NHTSA Complaint #10897241 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

TRANSMISSION DANGEROUSLY ERRATIC, UNDERPOWERED, BUCKING, LURCHING,FADING OUT ON ACCELERATION FROM STAND STILL. WORSE WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 70 DEGREES F. AMBIENT TEMP. HAVE HAD ALL THE SERVICE DONE AS PER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS FROM FORD. HAVE HAD IT SERVICES FOR TRANSMISSION CHATTER ISSUES AT 46K, 54K, 59K, 77K. AT 59K FORD SERVICE REPLACED CLUTCH WITH "F ASY". CLUTCH WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED AT 30K. DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP TO ENTER TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CIRCLES, OR AVOID CONTACT WITH OTHER VEHICLES. TURNING CAUSES A GREAT DEAL OF SHIFTING VIBRATIONS. REGULAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODE IS LAGGING AND UNRESPONSIVE IN NORMAL DRIVING AND LAGGING IN CITY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. FROM STANDSTILL I HAVE HAD THE CAR LURCH AND BUCK FORWARD. ALSO THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARD IN DRIVE ON A HILL. THIS FORD HAD MARKETED AS A FEATURE TO NOT HAPPEN. FORD ANNOUNCED THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION AS " POWERSHIFT WILL DELIVER THE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF A MANUAL GEARBOX WITH THE CONVENIENCE AND EASE OF A PREMIUM AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ' THE ANNOUNCEMENT GOES ON TO SAY "POWERSHIFT PROVIDES THE FULL COMFORT OF AN AUTOMATIC WITH A MORE SOPHISTICATED DRIVING DYNAMIC, THANKS TO UNINTERRUPTED TORQUE FROM THE DUAL-CLUTCH TECHNOLOGY, WHICH CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF TWO MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS WORKING IN PARALLEL, EACH WITH ITS OWN INDEPENDENT CLUTCH UNIT. ONE CLUTCH CARRIES THE UNEVEN GEARS ' 1, 3 AND 5 ' WHILE THE OTHER THE EVEN GEARS ' 2, 4 AND 6. SUBSEQUENT GEAR CHANGES ARE COORDINATED BETWEEN BOTH CLUTCHES AS THEY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE FOR A SEAMLESS DELIVERY OF TORQUE TO THE WHEELS." THE PRODUCT IS THE FURTHEST FROM THE DESCRIPTION AND DANGEROUS ON TOP OF THE RHETORIC. HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2009/01/21/FORD-OFFICIALLY-ANNOUNCES-DUAL-CLUTCH-POWERSHIFT-GEARBOX-FOR-201/