NHTSA Complaint #11509893 — 2014 FORD FOCUS

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at slow speeds, the transmission overheated and failed to allow the vehicle to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed and produced code: P0805 P0809. The contact was informed of Manufacturer Recall Number: 19N08 (PCM). The vehicle was repaired; however, after the vehicle was retrieved, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired a third time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a different dealer, but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.