NHTSA Complaint #11165581 — 2013 FORD FOCUS

CAR IS DRIVEN IN MODERATE RAINING CONDITIONS IN VA. SUDDENLY WHILE MANEUVERING IN A WALMART PARKING LOT A FAULT 'ENGINE FAUL SERVICE CAR NOW' SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN. DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING DIFFERENT AT FIRST AND CONTINUED DRIVING BACK HOME. ABOUT 2 MILES LATER IN THE MIDDLE OF ROUTE 28 THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND COMPLETELY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER IT ON THE SHOULDER BEFORE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. RESTARTED ENGINE BUT SAME ERROR SHOWED UP AND CAR ONLY MOVED A METER BEFORE STALLING AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD CHANTILLY VA. DEALER CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER AND STATED IT'S A 800USD REPAIR ON A ELECTRICAL HARNESS ISSUE. IT IS THE SAME ELECTRICAL HARNESS RECALL THAT FORD RELEASED BUT ONLY FOR THE FORD FOCUS ST MODELS AND NOT SE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS YEAR THAT I'VE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR MAJOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES. THE FIRST ONE IS COVERED BY THE TRANSMISSION PCM RECALL. FOR A 2013 MODEL THAT IS BARELY BEING USED (CAR HAS ONLY 35K MILEAGE) THIS IS UNACCEPATABLE. BTW CAR ALSO HAS AN ISSUE ON THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW (DOESN'T GO DOWN) BUT I HAVE NOT REQUESTED THEM TO FIX THEM YET.