Ford Focus Complaints (2013)

2,181 consumer complaints on file.

#10505189April 1, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN 70 DEGREE AND WEATHER AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505173March 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A 2013 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK ON MARCH 22, 2013, LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. ALL SUDDEN MY CAR DIED WOULDN'T START. I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, THE GUY CAME AND JUMP START MY CAR 5-6 TIMES IN ORDER TO GET CAR STARTED, BUT THE HOOD/ AND DASHBOARD HAD BURNING SMELLS AND IT WENT DARK COMPLETELY, NO LIGHTS DISPLAY ON DASH, THE SIGNAL LIGHT DIDN'T EVEN WORK TOO. I CHECKED ONLINE, MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINT FORD FOCUS HAS ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM SINCE YEAR 2000, AND IT IS CONTINUED USING ON YEAR 2013 MODEL, THE WIRE CRACKING IN INSULATION. FORD SHOULD RECALL CARS TO FIX THEIR DESIGN PROBLEMS, BUT I BELIEVE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN BEFORE THE BIG 3 MOTOR MANUFACTURERS WOULD TAKE CONSUMERS SERIOUSLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502985March 20, 2013
EQUIPMENT
2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POOR DEALERSHIP SERVICE IN GETTING SECURITY CODE CHANGED ON CAR KEYS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED PARTS WERE MISSING FROM THE HATCHBACK AND FOR THE REAR TRAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503793March 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STUTTER ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CENTRAL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503005March 14, 2013
SEATS, VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT HEADREST BLOCKED THE REARVIEW MIRROR VISIBILITY WHEN REVERSING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE FOR THE HEADREST BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. ..UPDATED 04/24/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A PERSON WITH A WIDE SHOE TO STEP ON BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. UPDATED 05/16/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502042March 8, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
NOTED JERKY MOVEMENT OF CAR DURING TURNS AND IMMEDIATELY UPON ACCELERATION. WAS MINOR AT FIRST, BUT APPEARED TO INCREASE IN DURATION AND INTENSITY WITH ADDITIONAL MILEAGE. QUALITY OF SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS VERY POOR - SURGING AND LURCHING NOTICED. SLIGHT OIL LEAK DETECTED TOWARDS FRONT END OF ENGINE AT FIRST OIL CHANGE. UNDER ENGINE COVER ALSO COATED WITH ENGINE OIL RESIDUE. TOOK VEHICLE INTO FORD DEALER FOR ABOVE COMPLAINT, WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE HAD LOST OIL DUE TO LEAK AND HAD CONTAMINATED ITS CLUTCHES (EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC, IT HAS 2 CLUTCH DISCS) WHICH CAUSED ERRATIC PERFORMANCE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR. INITIAL GUESS IS DEFECTIVE REAR MAIN SEAL IS AT FAULT. CONCERN OVER DAMAGE TO ENGINE DISMISSED BY SHOP SUPERVISOR. PERSONAL CONCERN WAS THAT VOLUME OF OIL SOAKING INTO UNDER ENGINE COVER COULD BE IGNITED BY ENGINE AND CAUSE FIRE. SAFETY CONCERN OVER DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IS THAT DECREASED PERFORMANCE WOULD LEAVE VEHICLE STRANDED. COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL WOULD RESULT IN CAR STOPPING, AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE ACCIDENT, DAMAGE, FIRE, ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501985March 7, 2013
TIRES
THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 FORD FOCUS ST, A SPORTY VERSION OF THE STANDARD FOCUS IS WITH THE GOODYEAR 235/40/18" SUMMER ONLY TIRES AS A STANDARD TIRE FOR ALL ST'S. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY OPENED A CASE NUMBER ([XXX]). I CALLED THE SALES MANAGER AT ASKING IF HE HAD ANY CONCERNS ABOUT SELLING A CAR WITH SUMMER ONLY TIRES. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION HE AGREED THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE OFFERED AN OPTIONAL PACKAGE FOR THE CAR AS THEY DO FOR THE MUSTANG GT. I ALSO CONTACTED GOODYEAR'S CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY ALSO DIDN'T RECOMMEND THIS TIRE FOR WINTER DRIVING AND SUGGESTED FORD COULD HAVE OFFERED SEVERAL OTHER ALL WEATHER HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES. I WAS NOT TOLD THIS WAS A SUMMER ONLY TIRE FROM THE DEALER OR FORD, AND I SHOULD PURCHASE A WINTER SET OF TIRES AND WHEELS BEFORE DRIVING THE CAR. FOR AN ENTRY LEVEL CAR FOR SOME BUYERS THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM AND AN ADDED COST NOT EXPLAINED BEFORE THE SALE. TODAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM [XXX]THE REGIONAL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER. SHE HAD REVIEWED THE CASE WITH A FORD TECH MANAGER FOR THE FOCUS ST, THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE CAR COMES THIS WAY WITH SUMMER TIRES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN SNOW BUT CUSTOMERS CAN PURCHASE A SECOND SET OF ALL WEATHER TIRES AND WHEELS FROM LOCAL TIRE DEALERS SINCE THE FORD DEALER DOES NOT OFFER AN OPTION OR TIRES. NO OFFER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES, NO CREDIT FOR THE SUMMER TIRES TOWARDS PURCHASE OF ALL SEASON TIRES, OR MOUNT & BALANCE OF TIRES I COULD PURCHASE. AT THE DEALER OR FORD THERE IS NO OPTION TO PURCHASE AN ALL SEASON TIRE FOR A MAIN STREAM SPORTY ECONOMY CAR, LIMITING IT'S USE TO ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURE DRIVING. I'M VERY SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED BY FORDS UNWILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE ANY SOLUTIONS FOR A SERIOUS DRIVABILITY AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2013 FORD FOCUS ST DURING WINTER DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499933February 25, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH WITH NO WARNING. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART FOR 10-15 MINUTES, THE CAR DID RE-START, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP ON 2/22. AWAITING INFORMATION FROM DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498163February 14, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING TO WORK TRAVELING AT 80 MPH MY FORD FOCUS 2013 HATCHBACK SE DECELERATES TO 60 MPH. I STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE RPM GOES FROM 3000 RPM TO 4500 RPM WITH NO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE CAR WAS ONLY GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE ROAD NO MORE THAN 10 DEGREES OF ELEVATION. I RELEASE THE GAS AND THEN TRY TO STEP ON THE BRAKE GENTLY. IF THERE WERE PROBLEMS ACCELERATING I WANTED TO BE SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP. THE BRAKES WORKED FINE, BUT WHEN I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE I COULD NOT GET THE CAR BEYOND 60 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT EVER HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW JAN 2, 2013. I LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO SO THERE WERE NO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITION TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497994February 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK TITANIUM MODEL. PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY 2013. CURRENTLY HAS 1100 MILES ON IT. CAR HAS A SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT FORD HAS DUBBED "POWERSHIFT". TRANSMISSION IS VERY JITTERY AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING. IT IS ALSO HESITANT TO SHIFT GEARS AND PICK UP SPEED. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK INSIDE THE ENGINE AND THE CAR JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. FROM A STANDING STOP THE CAR WILL START TO ROLL BACK WHEN YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE AND STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494807January 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
THIS IS A COPY OF COMPLAINT SENT TO FORD... "THE HOOD ON MY ONE MONTH OLD FOCUS HAS POPPED FOUR (4) TIMES. TODAY I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY DEALER (RT 23 AUTO MALL, BUTLER, NJ) AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT "MAY" BE MY FOOT ACTIVATING THE HOOD LATCH. IF MY FOOT CAN OPEN THE CAR HOOD, YOU HAVE A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM. (WHICH WE ALREADY KNOW FROM THE OTHER DESIGN ISSUES THE FOCUS HAS). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!! FORD SHOULD REMOVE ALL FOCUS' FROM THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. MY DEALER AGREED AND GAVE ME A LOANER. THEY WILL BE CONTACTING YOU MONDAY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. IF I WAS ABLE TO TEST DRIVE THE FOCUS FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, I PROBABLY (DEFINITELY) WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. I HAD CONVINCED MYSELF TO BUY AN AMERICAN MADE CAR, BUT I WAS WRONG!" *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494534January 24, 2013
STEERING
APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO TRIP TO WORK FROM HOME THE POWER ASSIST STEERING ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS FAILED AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE BECAME SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. LUCKLY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT PATH, HAD THIS HAPPENED IN A TURN, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY OCCURED. AT THE POINT WHERE THE POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILED A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARDS LED DISPLAY THAT READ SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT LOSE OF POWER ASSITED STEERING DETECTED. AFTER THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED, THE VEHICLE'S (!) LIGHT REMAINED LITE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO AFTER LOOKING AT IT STATED THAT THE TECHNICIAN STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RAN PERFECTLY. NO ISSES WITH THE STEERING AT ALL, BUT THAT THERE WERE SOME "CODES" LOOGED IN THE VEHICLE'S SYSTEM THAT THEY WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH AND WERE TRYING TO REACH THE "FORD HOTLINE" FOR FURTHER HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493178January 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOORS WERE OPENED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 564.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492146January 10, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY ~50MPH THE CAR SEEMED TO BE DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AS THOUGH BEING BLOWN BY HEAVY WINDS, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS LITTLE/NO WIND THAT DAY. I APPLIED A TYPICAL, SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO THE LEFT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL RESISTED MY INPUT, AS THOUGH SOMEBODY WAS HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT, AFTER A SPLIT SECOND, THE OPPOSING PRESSURE RELEASED AND THE WHEEL OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT FOLLOWED BY THE IDENTICAL RESPONSE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BACK TO THE RIGHT. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS EVERY MILE OR SO, FOR APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES, UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY. AT LOWER SPEEDS (CITY DRIVING) THE STEERING IS COMPLETELY NORMAL. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT LANES, CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE, AND I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK IT BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. APPLYING LIGHT/STEADY/EVEN PRESSURE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DESIRED CORRECTION, WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE BEYOND THE POINT WHERE YOU FEEL THE RESISTANCE SEEMS TO HELP PREVENT THE OVERCORRECTION PROBLEM. ON 9 JAN, WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN LANES ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, THE WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT MORE THAN YOU'D EVER EXPECT UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AND I ENDED UP HALF WAY INTO THE NEXT LANE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THAT LANE OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITHOUT A DOUBT. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY AN OVERCORRECTION TO THE LEFT, AND AGAIN BACK TO THE RIGHT. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 40MPH BEFORE THE RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING EASED UP. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY THAT I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH; I HAVE TRAVELED IT WITHOUT INCIDENT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS, AND I WAS PREPARED FOR THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE TWO UNEVEN LANES. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER VEHICLES WITH EPAS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491959January 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND THEN HAVE TO ACCELERATE IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR HESITATES OR STUTTERS TO GET INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IF SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC, AND THEN ACCELERATING THE CAR HESITATES TO GO FORWARD, THE ENGINE REVS BUT HESITATES TO GO FORWARD. IT IS LIKE BEING IN NEUTRAL FOR A FEW SECONDS. I NOTICED AT THIS TIME THE NEEDLE FOR THE TACHOMETER WENT UP TO PAST THE NUMBER 4. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491561January 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE IN PARK - STOPPED THE CAR AND PLACED IT IN PARK (THOUGHT I DID) SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LOCKED THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED THE STORE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS OBVISIOUSLY NOT IN PARK BUT ALLOWED ME TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND LOCK THE DOORS WHILE NOT IN PARK. I HAVE NOTICED THIS BEFORE AND FIND THAT YOU NEED TO ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT IS IN PARK. THIS IS A KEYLESS VEHICLE - OTHER KEYED VEHICLES THAT I OWN WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PULL THE KEYS OUT IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FLAW IN THIS KEYLESS VEHICLE.. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486080November 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER TRAVELING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER SWITCHING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED AND THAT THE OCCURRENCE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 500. KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485300November 20, 2012
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE AND WOULD PUSH HIS HEAD FORWARD TO THE POINT WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASE THE ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS. THE CONTACT FOUND THE SOLUTION TO BE UNREASONABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483891November 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION HUNTED FOR A GEAR BUT SEEMED TO GET STUCK BETWEEN GEARS AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE RPMS STAYED UP SINCE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE RPMS DIDN'T DROP, BUT KIND OF JUMPED AROUND. I TRIED APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR BUT IT JUST REVVED AND DIDN'T ACCELERATE. I THEN STOPPED APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THEN SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION FOUND A GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482606October 30, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 AM, ROADWAY WAS WET (PREVIOUSLY RAINED), TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN LANE 3 OF 3 AND CHANGING LANE INTO LANE 2 OF 3 WHILE MILDLY ACCELERATING AND THEN LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR LIGHTLY AS CHANGING LANE (APPROACHING REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME). AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AFTER CHANGING INTO LANE 2, THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT USER INPUT, ENGINE COULD BE REVVED TO 5K RPM WITH NO EFFECT ON FORWARD SPEED. I MOVED GEAR SELECTOR INTO N FROM D AND BACK, AND D TO L AND BACK WITH NO EFFECT. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO FAR LEFT AS IT WAS UNSAFE TO MOVE TO RIGHT. VEHICLE WAS OTHERWISE COASTING WITH VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE (SPEED LOSS WAS VERY GRADUAL SUGGESTING NO BRAKING EFFECT VIA ENGINE COMPRESSION). ONCE I REACHED APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH THE TRANSMISSION REENGAGED A GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WITHOUT USER COMMAND, CAUSING LOSS OF PROPULSION AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION OF BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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