NHTSA Complaint #11245389 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11245389
Vehicle	2012 FORD FOCUS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	August 20, 2019
Date Filed	August 21, 2019
Mileage	115,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NV

Consumer Description

WAS DRIVING HOME ON A FAIRLY BUSY STREET THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE RANDOMLY STARTED TO JERK AND KICK WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN ACCELERATING IN DRIVE, THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SUDDENLY JOLTED AND WENT TO FIRST GEAR THEN SECOND AND THEN BACK TO FIRST ALL IN A SPAN OF 20 SECONDS. THE RPM WAS ERRADICT AND RISED AND DROPPED DRAMATICALLY. COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD DESPITE BRAKING SO I HAD TO KEEP A WIDE DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD UPON ACCELERATING OR TRYING TO STOP. I HAD TO DRIVE LESS THAN 20 MPH, ANY HIGHER AND THE CAR WAS KICKING AND JOLTING.

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