NHTSA Complaint #10947464 — 2013 FORD FOCUS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10947464
Vehicle	2013 FORD FOCUS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	January 24, 2017
Date Filed	January 24, 2017
Mileage	90,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WV

Consumer Description

MY CAR HAS DIED IN POWER 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ONCE BEFORE I KNEW ANYTHING IT BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND LURCH THEN WHILE GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR DIES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SINCE I WAS GOING SO FAST AND I HAVE NO CONTROL I ALMOST GET HIT BY A LOG TRUCK. I GET CAR HOME TAKE TO FORD THEY REPAIR 1401'M AND 1402 M. THEN I GET IT "FIXED". CAR APPEARS TO RUN PROPERLY UNTIL I AM DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT THE SPEED OF 70. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS AND MY CAR [XXX] TO LURCH AND SHUDDER AGAIN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN POWER DIES AND I CANNOT CONTROL VEHICLE. I ALMOST GET HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. I AM 3 MINS FROM HOME. I PULL TO SIDE FINALLY AND SIT. TRY TO START AND CAR WILL NOT START. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IN BOTH INSTANCES AFTER IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

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