Ford Focus Complaints (2013)
2,181 consumer complaints on file.
- #10549680October 27, 2013ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH A 'STOP SAFELY NOW' WARNING. SINCE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT WAS NOT CLEAR WHAT HAPPENED, SO I CAME TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES NOW..WITH TWO EVENTS WITHIN A MILE OF EACH OTHER YESTERDAY 10/26. YESTERDAY THE FIRST EVENT WAS AT 40 MPH AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD (LUCKILY NOT VERY BUSY AT THE TIME) AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE OTHER TWO TIMES, IT HAPPENED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONTO THE ROAD. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549684October 27, 2013POWER TRAIN
I JUST BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM ON FRIDAY 10/25/2013 AND IT HAD 107 MILES. I DROVE AROUND YESTERDAY. WHILE GETTING ON RAMP TO 85 SOUTH FREEWAY FROM FREMONT BLVD, I HEARD THIS LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AS I ACCELERATED THE NOISE GREW LOUDER. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT CONTINUING AND EXISTED AT THE NEXT EXIT. DROVE TO A SMALL STREET, DRIVING SLOWLY TO SEE WHAT THE NOISE WAS. THERE I WERE, EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE, YOU CAN HEAR THE RATTLE. THIS IS BRAND NEW CAR. I WENT ONLINE ALL NIGHT LAST NIGHT AND SURPRISINGLY, THERE ARE SOME MANY SIMILAR CAR OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH NEW 2012-2013 FORD FOCUS. I'M TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BUT I CAN SEE SO MUCH HEADACHE AHEAD TO GET THIS FIXED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID MORE FUTURE CAR OWNERS OF FORD FOCUS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549725October 27, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO THE NHTSA TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS THAT THIS CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE SAME FAULT OCCURRED ON 10/25/13. I HAVE CONTACTED ALBANY FORD OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CAR WILL BE FLAT BEDDED BACK TO THEM TOMORROW FOR FURTHER ATTENTION. AFTER THE PREVIOUS OCCASION THEY HAD THIS CAR TO CORRECT THIS FAULT, NO PARTS WERE REPLACED OR REPAIRED BUT CODES WERE DOWNLOADED AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. OBVIOUSLY THIS DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. I FILLED OUT A FORM ON THE FORD OWNER WEB SITE YESTERDAY AND HAVE HAD AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY E-MAIL. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED PREVIOUSLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549632October 26, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR: FORD FOCUS EV (ALL ELECTRIC) - SECOND REPORT ON NHTSA WEBSITE ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE FAILURE: INCIDENT: WHILE BACKING OUT OF PACKING SPACE IN COSTCO PARKING, I STARTED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. ALL OF SUDDEN, THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. I COULD NOT MOVE THE AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTER OUT OF THE (N) NEUTRAL POSITION. THE WEIRD THING WAS THAT AS YOU LOOKED AT THE DASH BOARD PANEL, IT SAID THE CAR WAS IN (P) BUT THE SHIFTER WAS PHYSICALLY IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR ACTED AS IF IN PARK (WHEELS IN GEAR - CAN'T PUSH IT). THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND I WAS STRANDED IN THE PARKING LOT LANE BETWEEN PARKING STALLS. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND FRITZ FORD IN RIVERSIDE, CA (WHERE I RECENTLY BOUGHT THE VEHICLE). FRITZ CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO GET THE CAR AND MY HUSBAND CAME TO PICK ME UP. BEING THAT THE FOCUS EV IS NEW, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED ON HOW TO GET IT ON THE TRUCK AS THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED IN NEUTRAL. FRITZ STILL HAS THE CAR AFTER 5 DAYS CLAIMING THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH IT. HMM? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549442October 25, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED ON 7/17/2013, AT 2267 MILES. I HAD CHARGED THE BATTERY OVERNIGHT (AT OUR MOTEL), USING THE 120-VOLT CHARGING CORD. I HAD PULLED THE CAR AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE MOTEL THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, IN "PARK," WHEN THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. I JUST POWERED THE CAR OFF AND POWERED IT BACK ON. THAT CLEARED THE SSN MESSAGE. THEN, I DROVE HOME, AS PLANNED, WITH NO RECURRENCES OF THE ERROR MESSAGE. TODAY, 10/24/2013, AT 4127 MILES, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED (FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME), WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL, AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT, AT WORK, AND THE SSN ERROR OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1 MILE. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER, WITHOUT BLOCKING TRAFFIC, BUT, SINCE I WAS GOING DOWNHILL, I JUST CONTINUED COASTING, MADE MY USUAL RIGHT TURN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, AND PULLED OVER, AT A SPOT WHERE THERE WAS A VERY WIDE, PAVED SHOULDER. SINCE IT WAS TOO LATE IN THE DAY (5:30 PM) TO GET THE CAR (WITH THE POWER STILL ON AND THE SSN MESSAGE STILL DISPLAYED) TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER (WHICH CLOSES AT 6 PM), I POWERED THE CAR OFF AND, THEN, POWERED IT BACK ON. THE SSN ERROR, AGAIN, WENT AWAY, AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE HOME, WITH NO ADDITIONAL SSN MESSAGES. BECAUSE OF A CONSTRUCTION DETOUR, LATELY, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING TO WORK AND BACK, ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THAT HAS A SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH. NUMEROUS STRETCHES OF THAT HIGHWAY ARE BOTH UPHILL AND HAVE LITTLE OR NO ROOM TO PULL OVER. THE LAST PART OF MY TRIP HOME IS US A STEEP HILL, WITH LOTS OF CURVE AND MOSTLY VERY NARROW SHOULDERS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549491October 25, 2013VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND MOVED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED WITH THE NAVIGATIONAL BUTTON AND THE SPEEDOMETER PROVIDED TWO DIFFERENT SPEED READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,633.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549569October 25, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN, THERE WAS A THUD, THE STOP SAFELY NOW LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. IT WOULD NOT RE-START. I PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE AND CALLED FOR A TOW. IT IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALER. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF THIS KIND AND THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO NHTSA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549602October 25, 2013UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STOP SAFELY NOW (SSN) OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, BECAME INOPERABLE, PUSHED TO STREET. STARTED NEXT DAY, DROPPED OFF AT DEALER ON 10/25/13 FOR INVESTIGATION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549370October 24, 2013ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE DISPLAYED A "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING DURING MY NORMAL MORNING COMMUTE. THE WARNING WAS PRECEDED BY A FAILURE OF THE RADIO PORTION OF THE SYNC SYSTEM. I BRIEFLY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AT A USUAL STOP ON MY ROUTE AND UPON TURNING IT ON, THE RADIO VOLUME, POWER AND TUNING WERE ALL UNRESPONSIVE. I ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE VEHICLE AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT BY POWERING DOWN AND OPENING THE DOOR, BUT THE RADIO REMAINED ON EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND THE DOOR WAS OPENED. I ATTEMPTED THIS SEVERAL MORE TIMES AT EACH SUCCESSIVE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE RADIO WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. AFTER ONE SUCH RESET, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO RESET THE VEHICLE AND SAFELY ENTER A PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR A TOW - WITH THE RADIO STILL ON. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WAITED THREE DAYS TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND UNSURPRISINGLY DETERMINED IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE/DEAD 12 V BATTERY AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. SOFTWARE WAS ALSO UPDATED. UPON RETURNING HOME AND ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE, MY VEHICLE DISPLAYED A HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM FAULT AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID THIS FAULT WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE CONNECTION ON A TERMINAL BLOCK ON THE ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT WAS USED TO SIGNAL BATTERY CAPACITY TO THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548849October 22, 2013POWER TRAIN
WHILE OPERATING THE 2013 FORD FOCUS EV ON THE HIGHWAY, JUST AFTER BRAKING TO ENTER THE LEFT TURN LANE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL PROPULSION CAPABILITY. THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE INDICATED "STOP SAFELY NOW" ONE OR TWO SECONDS BEFORE THIS LOSS OF POWER. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE PARKING SPOT. IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS.. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548912October 22, 2013POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE AND FORD SELECTSHIFT DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSIONS ARE DANGEROUS. THEY ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE.THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, GRINDS AND BUCKS IN TRAFFIC. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE. THE ENGINE'S ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IS ALSO VERY UNPREDICTABLE. SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING AT ALL HAPPENS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549006October 22, 2013POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE GOING ON LOWER GEAR (1ST TO 3RD GEAR) WILL SLIP. THE TRANSMISSION WILL JERK AND CHOKE. WHEN IT CHOKES THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND SLOWS DOWN CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ALMOST HIT ME. ALSO THERE IS A DRY RATTLE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. BROUGHT IT BACK TO FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID ALL TEST IS NORMAL BUT CAN'T DO ANY OTHER REPAIR TO TEST BECAUSE I AM UNDER WARRANTY AND FORD DON'T AUTHORIZE THEM TO DO FURTHER REPAIRS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548554October 19, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR SHUT DOWN/STOPPED WHILE DRIVING; WARNING LIGHT SAYS "STOP SAFELY NOW" BUT THERE IS NO CHOICE -- THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND ONLY OPTION IS TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548530October 19, 2013POWER TRAIN
WITH 9100 MILES ON IT...WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE RPMS REVVED TO OVER 7000 AND THEN DOWN TO ZERO. ALL GEARS WERE LOST AND HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE TO IT AND SAID IT WAS FINE. *TR APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY. TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A CLUTCH MOTOR WAS REPLACED. WITH 14320 MILES ON IT THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE TURNING OFF A FREEWAY RAMP. TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK IN TRADE FOR A NEW CAR. VEHICLE WAS POWERLESS TO MOVE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY OR DEATH OF OCCUPANTS DUE TO SHUTDOWN OCCURRING WHILE MOVING IN TRAFFIC AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548444October 18, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE RECEIVED A "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK WHILE DRIVE MY FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED I'VE LOST ALL ACCELERATION, AND ONE OF THE TIMES I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BREAK. BOTH TIMES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED THE CAR BATTERY WAS NEAR FULLY CHARGED. --------------------------------- 1ST OCCURRENCE WAS ON OCT 7TH 2013 WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROACH A STOP SIGN, I HEARD BEEPING AND RECEIVED THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING ON THE SCREEN AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR LOST POWER (THE DASHBOARD STILL HAD POWER). I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER, BREAK AND ACCELERATE. THANKFULLY I WAS ALREADY COMING TO A STOP (FOR THE STOP SIGN) AND WAS UNDER 5MPH. THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON UNTIL I OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR (THIS CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO POWER OFF), AFTER THIS I WAS ABLE TO POWER THE CAR BACK ON AND CONTINUE DRIVING. ------------------------------------- 2ND OCCURRENCE WAS ON OCT 16TH 2013 WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY, I HEARD BEEPING AND RECEIVED THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING ON THE SCREEN AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR LOST POWER (THE DASHBOARD STILL HAD POWER), THIS TIME I WAS STILL ABLE TO STEER AND BREAK BUT HAD NO ACCELERATION. THANKFULLY THERE WAS A FREEWAY EXIT CLOSE BY, AND THE CAR HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM THAT I WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE EXIT RAMP AND TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FEEDER ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, I HAD TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FOR THE CAR TO POWER DOWN ALL THE WAY. I WAS THAN ABLE TO POWER THE CAR BACK ON AND KEEP DRIVING. ------------------------------------- I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPT (ON OCT 17TH); AT THIS TIME THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE NOT FOUND AN ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548229October 17, 2013ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ANY POINT IN TIME THE CAR STARTS TO SOUND LIKE ITS GOING TO DIE ALMOST LIKE I'M DRIVING A STANDARD BUT I'M NOT. I MOSTLY NOTICE IT WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN. YET I HAVE NOTICED IT WHEN GOING FASTER AS WELL. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS BEING "NORMAL". I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN. THE PERSON WORKING ON MY VEHICLE SAID THEY DROVE IT AND NOTICED THE ISSUE. STATED THAT RESETTING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. YET AFTER HAVING THIS REDONE. NOT EVEN AN HOUR LATER I NOTICE THE ISSUE HAS NOT BE RESOLVED AND IS STILL HAPPENING. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL GET INTO A WRECK, NOT TO MENTION I HAVE WASTED MY MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL AS IF I AM THROWING MY MONEY AWAY COMPLETELY. WHEN TALKING TO MY SALES MAN AFTER HAVING THIS ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. HE TELLS ME THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT EVERYONE COMPLAINS ABOUT THOUGH FORD STATES THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES IN MY LIFE AND THIS IS BY FAR NOT NORMAL. IF THIS VEHICLE DID THIS WHILE I WAS TEST DRIVING THE CAR. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR EVER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. DO WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THE DEFECT BEFORE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. FORD... FIX THIS!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548272October 17, 2013ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR DASH INDICATOR ERROR "STOP SAFELY NOW" APPEARED AND THERE WAS NO ABILITY CONTROL THE CAR--DIDN'T TO RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I RESTARTED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO REGAIN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548302October 17, 2013POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED BEEPING, AND FLASHED UP AN WARNING 'SAFELY STOP NOW'. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND HIT THE OFF BUTTON. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, BUT THE ERROR DID NOT GO AWAY, I COULD NAVIGATE AROUND THE COMPUTER A BIT, AND IT SHOWED A 'WARNING' BUT WOULD NOT LET ME SEE WHAT THE WARNING WAS. WHEN I OPENED THE CAR DOOR, NONE OF THE ACCESSORY POWER SHUT OFF LIKE IT SHOULD. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR (REMOVING THE KEY) AND LOCKED THE CAR. STILL ALL OF THE ACCESSORY POWER STAYED ON. I GOT BACK IN, AND TRIED TO START THE CAR, AND IT WOULD NOT START, AND FLASHED THE MESSAGE 'SAFELY STOP NOW' REPEATEDLY. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK. THE ACCESSORY POWER SAID ON FOR THE ENTIRE HOUR I WAITED, BY THE TIME THEY GOT THERE, I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND IT LET ME START IT. IT RAN ALL THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT ANY ISSUE (3 MILES). SO FAR, THE DEALERSHIP IS CLUELESS ON WHAT TO DO. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548183October 16, 2013POWER TRAIN
AFTER COASTING AROUND A CORNER AT 30MPH I PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN CAUGHT AND THE CAR LAUNCHED FORWARD. IT DID THIS THREE TIMES AND NOW ITS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10547916October 15, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
CAR JERKS ALOT! ALWAYS JERKING AT LOW SPEEDS AND USUALLY THROUGH GEARS 1-4. VERY UNRELIABLE IN CITY DRIVING AND FEELS VERY UNSAFE. I TOTALLY REGRET PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. TAKEN IT SEVERAL TIMES TO THE FORD CAMELBACK IN PHX AZ AND THEY JUST SAY ITS THE WAY THE MANUFACTURE BUILT THE CAR AND HOW THE CAR IS ABLE TO SAVE GAS. FORD NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND GIVE FORD OWNERS A BREAK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0