NHTSA Complaint #11326658 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

I BOUGHT IT OFF THE PREVIOUS OWNER THAT TOLD ME WHEN I TOOK IT FOR A TEST RIDE THE CAR SPUTTERED ON TAKE OFF THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID SHE HAD PUT IT IN THE SHOP A FEW TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHE GOT THE SAME RESPONSE EVERY TIME WHICH WAS THEY DID IT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS OR THE CAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND LOOKED UP ANY RECALLS AND I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP THE EMPLOYEE I SPOKE TO TOLD ME.YES THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR AND YES IT WAS COVERED AND FOR ME TO TAKE IT IN THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I TAKE INAS SAID TO AND WAS TOLD I MISSED THE RECALL TIME FRAME AND AND I'D HAVE TO PAY $2500 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH THE CAR WAS ALWAYS OVER HEATING AND I REPLACED THE WATER PUMP THERMOSTAT PULLEY & BELT TUNE UP AND STILL KEPT MARKING HOT ONE DAY I GET TO A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR STALLS AND NEVER STARTED AGAIN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OUT OF TOWN WHEN THE CAR TEMP OVER HEATED PULLED OVER WAITED 45 MIN TO COOL I TURNED AROUND TOOK THE BACK ROADS HOME SO I COULD DRIVE SLOW IT WAS NIGHT BY THIS TIME CAME 2 A 4 WAY STOP AND THAT IS WHEN MY CAR TURNED OFF AND NEVER STARTED