NHTSA Complaint #11311584 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11311584
Vehicle	2012 FORD FOCUS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	February 24, 2020
Date Filed	February 26, 2020
Mileage	65,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

2012 FORD FOCUS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION! HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO ATTEND COLLEGE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VEHICLE IT LOSES POWER SUDDENDLY SHUDDERS AND SHAKES CAN BARELY GET PULLED OVER TO KEEP FROM BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. LAST REPAIR BY FORD DEALER WAS 8-15-2018. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN!. I COULD SAY MORE BUT DO NOT FEEL THAT ANYONE IS LISTENING TO HOW DANGEROUS THIS VEHICLE REALLY IS AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE. REALLY FEEL FORD GOT AWAY WITH A MAJOR SCREWUP AND HAVE NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY ANYONE! GOING TO HAVE TO TRADE THIS IN AND IT SHOULD NEVER BE SOLD AGAIN BUT THEY WILL SELL IT TO SOME POOR SOUL JUST LAS IT WAS SOLD TO ME! 1ST REPAIR11-2012 BY PREVIOUS OWNER 2ND REPAIR 7-16-2014 3RD REPAIR8-25-17 4TH REPAIR 8-15-2018

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