NHTSA Complaint #11232619 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11232619
Vehicle	2012 FORD FOCUS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	July 1, 2016
Date Filed	July 16, 2019
Mileage	100,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO JUDDER AND SLIP REALLY BAD CAUSING CAR TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS BOUNCING. EVENTUALLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THIS LED TO REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD PREVIOUSLY GONE TO THE DEALER TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND A LEAK AND THAT SOME OF THE THINGS I WAS EXPERIENCING WERE NORMAL. AFTER THIS FIRST REPLACEMENT, A FEW MONTHS LATER MY TRANSMISSION STARTING ACTING REALLY BAD AND WAS ACCELERATING IMPROPERLY. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. NOW, I AM ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION AND IT IS SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS AS MY FIRST ONE.

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