NHTSA Complaint #11234973 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11234973
Vehicle	2012 FORD FOCUS
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	May 23, 2019
Date Filed	July 26, 2019
Mileage	123,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

TAKATA RECALL EVERYTIME I TAKE OFF IN MY CAR IT JURKS ALL THE TIME LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO CATCH TO MOVE INTO NEXT YEAR IT JURKS AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT ,AND A STOP SIGN IT JURKS AND THEN CUTS OF SO I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO KEEP IT FROM CUTTING OFF I HAVE BEEN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 6 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THE GAS METER STOP WORKING SO I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH GAS I HAD IN THE CAR NOW I CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE WANT GO INTO GEAR

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