NHTSA Complaint #10990596 — 2014 FORD FOCUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND DID NOT ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE PART WITH DISCOUNTS. THE CONTACT REQUESTED A BUY-BACK, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.