NHTSA Complaint #11088509 — 2017 FORD FOCUS

CLUTCH PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE/SPRING AND GOES TO FLOOR LEAVING VEHICLE IN GEAR AND VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING - DID THIS ON A HIGHWAY TWICE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT ALMOST CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AT ALMOST 70MPH. VEHICLE LUCKY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD COSTING IN AFTER STALLING WHEN CLUTCH WOULD NOT RETURN TO ITS NORMAL STATE. DEALERSHIP NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE ISSUE BUT ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AND I FEAR IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS IT CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL WHEN THE CLUTCH GOES TO THE FLOOR AFTER LOSING PRESSURE ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN VEHICLE IS STILL IN GEAR - IT WILL STALL OUT. SEEMS TO BE A POPULAR ISSUE AMONG MANY OTHER 2016-2017 FORD FOCUS RS VEHICLES. OTHERS REPORTED ISSUE WAS FINALLY RESOLVED BY REPLACING MASTER AND SLAVE CLUTCH CYLINDERS. SIMPLY BLEEDING LINES AND/OR REPLACING CLUTCH AND/OR FLYWHEEL DOES NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO RESEARCH AND ISSUE A RECALL ASAP AS THIS IS LIFE THREATENING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHEN THIS OCCURS.