NHTSA Complaint #11161902 — 2016 FORD FOCUS

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11161902
Vehicle	2016 FORD FOCUS
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 16, 2018
Date Filed	December 17, 2018
Mileage	49,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, TRANSMISSION/ENGINE STUTTERS MAKING THE CAR SHUDDER AT LOW SPEEDS. DELAYED AND INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION NOTED DURING SHUDDERING EPISODES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY ACCELERATION UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF ACCELERATOR IS ADVANCED MORE RAPIDLY, SHUDDERING NOT NOTED. CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE. A TRANSMISSION PART WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE WHICH SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT FIRST. THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AFTER REPAIR.

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