NHTSA Complaint #11493288 — 2017 FORD FOCUS

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11493288
Vehicle	2017 FORD FOCUS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	October 2, 2022
Date Filed	November 12, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

this car with 38k on it has a transmission failure. it was very dangerous. the car lost its reverse gear and won't stay in its forward gears. it will jump in and out of drive down to low and then to nothing. i guess this could happen at any time during owning or driving this car. you could be going 70 and the transmission could fail. it would cause a wreck that might kill many on a busy road. there are no parts for this to be fixed. some back order of the computer chip. now i have a low mile car with no way to fix it. plus, this can happen at any time. ford should look into a fix for this problem. i know that there is a recall for the 2016. it should include the 2017 as well.

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