NHTSA Complaint #11232749 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SHAKES AND SHUTTERS WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER IN 2015 I WAS TOLD THAT BEFORE I TOOK IT HOME THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS I NOTICED THIS VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUTTER AND SHAKE AND ALMOST STALL OUT AT TIMES OF ACCELERATION. I TALKED TO A SERVICE SPECIALIST AT THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE POWER SHIFT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE THAT YOU JUST NEED TO "BABY IT" ON TAKE OFF. THIS KINDA OF HELPED A LITTLE BUT YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS CONSTANTLY. I STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE. I USUALLY DRIVE IT AND PREFER NOT TO HAVE MY WIFE OR KIDS DRIVE AS I AM WORRIED THE SPUTTERING MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THESE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE ONLY RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS IS A WIDER PROBLEM FOR ALL FORD FOCUSES OF THAT TIME PERIOD. ALWAYS BEEN A FORD GUY BUT CAN SAY I AM A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED HOW FORD HAS HANDLED THIS ISSUE. DON'T LIKE HAVING A VEHICLE THAT YOU MUST BE CAUTIOUS ON DRIVING IN FEAR THAT IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. COME ON FORD YOU GUYS CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.