NHTSA Complaint #11324308 — 2014 FORD FOCUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOWNTOWN FORD SALES (525 N 16TH ST, SACRAMENTO, CA 95811, (916)299-3529), WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGE TITLE AND THE DEALER WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,700.