NHTSA Complaint #11528529 — 2017 FORD FOCUS

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated while at a stop light and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle started jerking. The contact stated that after several minutes the vehicle operated normally. On another occasion, while at a stop light, the contact started to accelerate however, the vehicle jerked and there was a delay before the vehicle shifted into gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the clutch was replaced, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the clutch needed to be replaced again. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V735000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 60,000.