NHTSA Complaint #11229207 — 2013 FORD FOCUS
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11229207 |
| Vehicle | 2013 FORD FOCUS |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 59,600 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NJ |
Consumer Description
DROVE TO WORK FINE, ON MY WAY HOME, ALERT COMES ON STEERING WHEEL FAULT AND THEN I CAN BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. I PANIC AND PULL INTO AUTO ZONE, WHICH THEY SAY I MAY NEED POWER STEERING FLUID SO I BUY A BOTTLE. LOOK IN THE CAR BOOK TO SEE WHERE TO PUT IT, TURNS OUT THIS CAR ISNT EQUIP WITH THAT, I HAVE AN ESP! GET IN THE CAR AGAIN AND EVERYTHING IS FINE NO ALERT AND I CAN DRIVE IT FINE. NEXT DAY I GO TO DRIVE AND AGAIN I HAVE AN ALERT AND CAN NOT DRIVE!!! THIS IS MY 1ST CAR EVER AND IN THE 2YRS I'VE HAD IT NOTHING BUT RECALLS ON IT! THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO MANY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. WHAT IF THIS HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY!?!?! ON TOP OF THIS I'M STILL WAITING FOR A FIX TO THE GAS GAUGE ISSUE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIX BUT IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING AFTER A FULL STOP, IT HAS A HARD TIME GOING AGAIN!!!!! I WILL NEVER BY A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN
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