What 3,789 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford Focus RS

FORD WILLINGLY KNEW AND STILL SOLD CARS WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SEAT BELT TO UNLATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE SEAT BELT WAS FINALLY UNLATCHED IT HAS FAILED TO RELATCH.THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.

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STEERING AND HILL ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON WHEN WARMING UP THE CAR. WENT TO LEAVE THE PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RE STARTING TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE FOR A FEW DAYS AT FIRST! BUT IT CAME BACK AND DID THE SAME THING. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 200 @80MPH CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LEAVE MY LANE AND HIT A MINI VAN! THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW AND ONLY USED FOR VERY SHORT TRIPS IN TOWN (1 MILE OR LESS!) THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED ISSUE THAT FORD IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR! JUST ANOTHER CORPORATION NOT CARING ABOUT THEIR CONSUMERS! ISSUE A RECALL ALREADY!

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MY SHOCKS AND MY TRANSMISSION I BELIEVE

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VEHICLE STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. STEERING THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED. POWER RETURNED AFTER RESTART.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RANDALL FORD INC (5500 ROGERS AVE, FORT SMITH, AR 72903) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS UNDER OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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FOR YEARS MY CAR HAS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND HAS BEEN NEEDED TO BE TOWED TWICE. IT AND HAS HAD 10 RECALLS PERFORMED, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT COASTING ALONG A FLAT ROAD AT 45 MPH SO I DECIDED TO CALL FORD TODAY AND ASK WHAT NEW RECALLS HAVE COME OUT AND THEY STATED MY CAR HAS A FIELD SERVICE ISSUE FOR THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS COMMON BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED IT. WHY? THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE TO LOOK INTO WHETHER OR NOT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM.

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I FEW DAY AFTER GETTING THIS CAR I FELT A HESATATS GOING IN TO 2 GEAR SHORTLY LATER I TOOK IT HAD IT DIAGNOSED BUT THEY SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $70 UNLESS IT WAS A RECALL ON IT SO THEY DID THE SAID THE TCM WAS OUT AND IT HAS A RECALL ON IT BUT ALSO I NEED A CLUTCH AND THAT WAS $4000. SO THEY FIXED IT AND IT'S IT ALL GOOD NOW ABOUT 2 NO. LATER I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH A SUV IN FRONT OF ME I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT STARTED FELLOW WRITING IN THAT SHOP FOR YOU MADE ME HIT THE SUV IN FRONT.OF ME, IT STARTED DOING THE OTHER STUFF AGAIN I FELLED MY GAS UP AND TRIED TO START IT BUT IT WOULD START I SEAT THE A LIL THE TRIED IT AGAIN IF STARED JUST WHEN I STARTED DRIVING IT WAS JERKING REALLY BAD I STOP AT THE CLOSEST PLACE I CAN GET A DIAGNOSTIC BRAND ON IT THE SAID IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE GAS TANK SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD PLACE CAUSE THE WAS A RECALL ON SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GAS TANK THEY FIXED IT ONES AGAIN BUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT MORE STARTED GOING WRONG THE HAZARD LIGHT WOULDN'T WARM, PUT IT REVERSE IT WOULD DO ANYTHING BUT SET THERE AND RAISE MY RPM'S, BUT THEN IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN SO WE KEPT ON DRIVING IT, IT WOULD JUST DO ALL THESE THINGS OFF AND ON OTHER THAN THE HAZARD LIGHT NEVER WORKED AGAIN , DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WANT ABOUT 5MILES IT WAS RUNNING HOT SO I PULLED OVER AND KILLED IT AND CALLED MY DAD HE CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS THE WHERE FINE BUT I TRIED TO START IT IT WOULDN'T START SEAT THE A LIL THE IT STARTED SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP I ALWAYS USED ON SOME OF MY CARS THE SAID IT WAS MY FAN IT WAS $400. GOING DOWN THE HWY 70MP IT STOPED ACCELERATING THE RPMS WENT DOWN TO LITTLE PAST ONE LIKE I WAS SITTING IDLING PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN I RESTARTED AND THEN SHIFTING DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN BUT STILL HAVEN'T ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS THIS CAR IS PROBABLY A DEATH TRAP

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THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME GETTING THE VEHICLE OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ALL FORD 2012 VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT THE FOCUS.

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AT RANDOM TIMES I RECEIVE THE 'STEERING ASSIST FAULT' NOTICE AND CAN'T STEER. I TURN THE KEY OFF, TRY AGAIN AND IT DRIVES LIKE NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONCE, BUT THERE IS NO DTC CODE TO TELL THEM WHAT TO DO, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. THE FIRST TIME TODAY WAS WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE LIKE ALL THE OTHER TIMES, BUT THEN A FEW HOURS LATER SOMETHING NEW HAPPENED AND IT WENT OUT WHILE GOING FORWARD AND PULLING AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL CURB. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND I ONLY MOVED A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE CURB. I RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND IT DROVE LIKE NORMAL.

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THE 6 SPEED POWER ASSIST TRANSMISSION HESITATES. SHIFTS ROUGHLY, AND SHUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING. THE HESITATION IS SOMETIMES FROM A DEAD STOP AND THAT'S A HAZARD WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC. MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING. IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ONCE BUT IS HAPPENING AGAIN.

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WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AND 3 TIMES UPON START UP. THIS SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF US ON THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LITE AND WE SAFELY MAKE IT ACROSS ALL TRAFFIC LANES TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT OPERATED NORMALLY? THE INTERNET NOTED SIMILAR EVENTS BUT NO SAFETY RECALLS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. UPON STARTING THE SAFETY SYSTEM INDICATED A (POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE). I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION MODULE HAD FAILED AND THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF $2'500 DOLLARS. I WOULD MAKE THE ASSUMPTION JUST THE FACT THIS HAPPENED DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WOULD AT LEAST INITIATE AN INVESIGATION. THIS IS 2012 VEHICLE AND STARTED WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT NO FAULT CODE WAS EVER PRESENTED TO THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN THERE FOR APPARENTLY NOTHING COULD BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I BELIEVE FOR SAFETY REASONS, AND CONCERN FOR OTHERS THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO

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TRANSMISSION ISSUE FOR 2012 FORD FOCUS IS CODE PO7A3 A RECALL ITEM? TRANSMISSION ISSUE MAKES IT UNABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP STATES NOT A RECALL ITEM. BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM THEM REGARDING ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND I JUST WANT TO VERIFY IT IS NOT A COVERED RECALL REPAIR AS IT WILL BE COSTLY.

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I STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING TO WARM UP, I LIVE IN MAINE, SO AFTER 10 MINUTES I WANT TO GO TO WORK AND MY POWER STEERING WAS OFF , I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EASILY LIKE NORMAL AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING. GOOD THING IT DIDN'T HAPPENED LATER TONIGHT ON HOCKEY 🏒 PRACTICE WITH MY SON. IT'S VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS.

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I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 FORD FOCUS AND THEN IT STARTED TO NOT SHIFT WHEN I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD WITH THE SPEED LIMIT 50 MPH AND GOING UP HILL. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING I ONLY WENT 20 MPH OR LESS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 64,500 MILES AND THE MECHANIC SAYS IT'S A BAD CLUTCH AND COMPUTER. THERE'S NO REASON FOR A CAR WITH THAT MANY MILES TO BREAK DOWN LIKE THAT EVEN IF IT'S 9 YEARS OLD. THERE'S A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION AND EVERYONE IS LETTING FORD GET AWAY WITH IT. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THIS, DOESN'T FORD MAKE ENOUGH MONEY. THEY SHOULD'VE AT LEAST GAVE ME THE WARRANTY FOR IT.

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HORN WAS ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL.

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MAJOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ISSUE. DEALING WITH THE FORD STEREO SYSTEM. HAD THE CAR FOR ROUGHLY 3 YEARS NOW, AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I COULD BE LISTENING TO MUSIC, OR HAVING THE RADIO TURNED OFF. AND AT RANDOM TIMES, IF I WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC, THE MUSIC WOULD CUT OFF AND THEN ALL I HEAR IS A BUNCH OF POPPING AND CRACKLING COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN I HAVE THE RADIO OFF! IT HAS RECENTLY GOTTEN SO BAD, THAT I WAS SO CLOSE TO GET INTO A ACCIDENT WHEN THE RADIO DECIDED TO TERRORIZE ME WITH THE OBNOXIOUS CRACKLING AND POPPING, I ENDED UP JERKING THE WHEEL BECAUSE IT SCARED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME. IT RECENTLY HAS BEEN DOING IT NON STOP, AND NOW IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL BE DOING THIS, WHEN THE KEY IS NOT EVEN IN THE IGNITION. I ENDED UP PULLING THE FUSE FOR THE RADIO BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON A RADIO SHOULD CUT OUT, AND START POPPING AND CRACKLING AT THE LOUDEST VOLUME POSSIBLE. IT HAPPENS EVEN WITH THE RADIO OFF. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS RADIO/ELECTRICAL IUSSE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH. AND IT IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THIS RADIO, CAR, OR ELECTRICAL THAT IS CAUSING THIS NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED, RECALLED, FIXED. IT IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. WHEN THIS ISSUE FIRST STARTED, I HAD ROUGHLY 78,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I AM NOW AT 100,200 AND IT IS GOTTEN SO BAD. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED,FIXED,REMEDIED. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FORD RADIO SYSTEMS.

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TANQUE ESTA DESFORME POR SEGUNDA VEZ.SE REALIZ LA PRIMERA CAMPAA 18S32 LUEGO DE 6 MESES PRESENTO EL MISMO PROBLEMA.

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MY CAR WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY FINE, THEN OUT OF NOWHERE I GOT AN ERROR SAYING MY STEERING ASSIST WAS MESSED UP. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO LOCK ON THE HIGHWAY. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON I GOT AN ERROR STATING THAT THERE WAS A "STEERING LOSS" AND TO "STOP SAFELY." MY STEERING WHEEL IS COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT OF NOWHERE AND IS UNABLE TO DRIVE WITH VIRTUALLY NO WARNING OR ERROR MESSAGE PRIOR TO TODAY. I LOOKED UP TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FORD FOCUS WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE. FORD HAS IGNORED THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS AND NEEDS TO MAKE A SAFETY RECALL FOR AN ERROR THAT WAS MADE ON THEIR END INSTEAD OF CAUSING PEOPLE TO PAY THOUSANDS OUT OF POCKET FOR AN ERROR THAT WAS MADE BY THE DEALER.

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FORD RECALL 20530, NHTSA RECALL 16V-643. CAR WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL BUT HAS EXHIBITED ISSUE WITH DOOR OPENING SINCE RECALL SERVICE. WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS THE CAR WILL GIVE A WARNING THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR WHILE DRIVING. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT BUT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY AND IT WAS STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR CAR UNDER THE RECALL. THE "WARRANTY FOR THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED" ALL REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED "OUT OF WARRANY". THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. A CAR DOOR SHOULD NOT OPEN WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH

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MY CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT SHUDDERING EVEN AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AND COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. IT FIRST STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHEN IT HAD ONLY AROUND 60,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS AROUND FIVE YEARS OLD. EVEN AFTER BEING FIXED, MY CARS TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND IT COASTED TO A STOP AT THE SIDE OF A BUSY ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AT JARRINGLY LOUD LOW GEAR HOME. BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THE SECOND TIME, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO RESET THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME HE SUSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF IS BAD. IT DRIVE OK, BUT WITH ASTONISHINGLY LOW POWER AND DANGEROUS FREEWAY MERGES FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. NOW THE SHUDDERING IS BAD AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION GROANING IN BETWEEN LOW GEAR CHANGES. ADDITIONALLY THE CPV ON THIS CAR WAS BAD ONCE, AND IT WARPED THE GAS PAN. THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE COMPUTER CODES CONTROLLING THE VALVE BUT NOW THE ENGINE CODE FOR THAT PROBLEM IS ON AGAIN TOO. THIS CAR FEELS UNSAFE, BUT I HAVE LITTLE ALTERNATIVES. I HAVE NOW WAY TO GET TO WORK WITHOUT IT.

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WOW!!!! 874 PLUS COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE STEERING I'M LOST FOR WORDS WHEN OR WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE NHTSA .. YA I TOLD FORD AND THE DEALER WHAT I FELT AND I CAN PROMISE YOU I GOT MY POINT ACROSS NOTHING WILL EVER BE DONE BECAUSE FORD HAS SOME SMACK AND PEOPLE BELIVE IT EVEN OR GOVERNMENT . I SPOKE WITH A ENGINEER IN DETROIT AND WAS LIKE TALKING TO A BRICK WALL .I FIXED MY STEERING FAULT AND FOUND SEVERAL FACTORS TO BLAME I WILL TELL YOU LOOK INTO A SOFTWARE CALLED FORSCAN IF YOU HAVE ISSUES AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY AND HAVE NOT GET A BETTER HEAT SHIELD MADE THAT TISSUE THIN TIN THAT IS ON TOP THE RACK AND 5 POINTS OF GROUND TO PAINT REDO GRIND PAINT OFF AND USE THAT RED COATING ALSO A GROUND ON ALUMINUM DAAAAAAAA MOVE IT

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THIS IS A PROBLEM RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL 18S32. FORD FOCUS 2012 STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT CAR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE PURGE VALVE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE GAS TANK TO DEFORM. I CALLED MY FORD DEALER AND REQUESTED THEM TO REPLACE THE PARTS BECAUSE IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM FROM THE 2018 RECALL. THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE BUT SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE PARTS FOR FREE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY CLOSED THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY CLOSED THE RECALL FOR ME IN 2019, THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THAT THEY ONLY REPROGRAMMED AND DIDN'T ACTUALLY REPLACE THE PARTS. IF THEY HAD REPLACED THE PARTS IN 2019, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE MALFUNCTIONED NOW. OBVIOUSLY THE FORD DEALER MUST HAVE MADE A MISTAKE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR MY CAR AND DIDN'T ACTUALLY FIX IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR FORD CARS BECAUSE THE CAR CAN STALL AND TURN OFF AT ANY TIME. EVEN IF THEY FIXED IT BACK IN 2019 (WHICH OBVIOUSLY THEY DIDN'T), IT'S NOT WORKING NOW, MEANING THEY NEED TO DO ANOTHER RECALL AND ACTUALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I'M NOW STUCK DRIVING MY CAR WITH A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OR UNTIL THEY REOPEN THE RECALL.

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I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY CAR SLIDE ACROSS A HIGHWAY, HIT A MEDIAN, AND CAME TO A STOP HITTING A TREE HEAD ON. IT DEMOLISHED THE DRIVERS SIDE AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I UNHOOKED MY SEAT BELT AND MERELY LEANED AGAINST THE DOOR. TO MY SURPRISE, IT OPENED BY ITSELF AND I FELL OUT. CONSEQUENTLY I WAS LAYING IN THE SNOW AND MUD FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE A GOOD SAMARITAN PULLED ME OUT OF THE MUD. I SUBMITTED MY CAR TO A FORD DEALER/BODYSHOP TO CORRECT ANY RECALLS LAST YEAR, AND I HAVE PROOF THAT THIS WASN'T DONE PROPERLY. NOW I HAVE I HURT DISK IN MY BACK AS WELL AS LITTLE MOBILITY IN MY LEFT LEG.*DT*JB

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WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT JUST AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF AS IF IT WAS LOCKED. POWER STEERING FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO USE ALL MY MIGHT TO KEEP IT IN A STRAIGHT LINE JUST SO I CAN MAKE IT HOME.

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