NHTSA Complaint #10956162 — 2016 FORD FOCUS

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10956162
Vehicle	2016 FORD FOCUS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	February 10, 2017
Date Filed	February 21, 2017
Mileage	10,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH ALL MY FORD FOCUS SINCE 2014 MOST RECENTLY ON OR ABOUT 02/10/2017. WHEN I ENTER A FREEWAY OF GOING UPHILL MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS AND THEN TAKES ABOUT 3-6 SECONDS TO UPSHIFTS RENDERING THE VEHICLE HELPLESSLY AT THE MERCY OF OF THE TRAFFIC COMING FROM BEHIND. SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO QUICKLY DRIVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING CRUSHED BY A TRUCK. ON MY EARLIER PURCHASED 2016 VEHICLE BOUGHT IN DECEMBER OF 2015. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A REPROGRAMMING OF THE TRANY. I TRADED MY VEHICLE FOR THIS CURRENT 2016 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. THIS A LEMON AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED AS WHICH IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I WILL BRING BACK TO THE DEALER. I ALSO BELIEVE IT OCCURS ONLY WHEN THE A/C OR HEAT BLOWER ARE ON THE SAME TIME. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN IN MOTION.

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