What 979 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ford Focus Bev

MY CAN USED TO GET 400 PLUS MILES WHEN THE HAS TANK IS FULL. NOW IT GETS LESS AND STUDY GET LESS WHEN I FILL UP. WHEN I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR SOUND LIKE AIR RUSHING IN AND THE RPM'S REV UP WAY TO HIGH. THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS. THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE FREEWAY, HIGHWAY, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS.

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RECENTLY HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 7TH TIME, CAR STILL SHUDDERING, HESITATING WITH LACK OF POWER WHETHER AT A STANDSTILL OR ON THE MOVE.

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CAR WILL HESITATE TO ACCELERATE LEAVING YOU TO PRESS THE GAS HARDER THAN NEEDED AT TIMES AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SOMETIMES CAR WONT SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET MY CAR WILL REV UP TO 7,000 RPM AND STAY THERE FOR A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE MULTIPLE VIDEOS OF THIS HAPPENING AND IM TOLD ITS NOT BAD ENOUGH FOR FORD TO COVER IT UNDER MY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT DOESNT MEET THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR A REPAIR. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CLUTCH AS WELL AS TCM. A TOTAL OF 3 TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AND NOW IM PASSED MY WARRANTY SO THEY WONT COVER THE DIAGNOSIS. IVE HAD IT LOOKED AT MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS TOLD ITS NOT BAD ENOUGH OR THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT ALL. AND MY VIDEOS ARENT PROOF ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN SEE MY CRUISE IS SET AND MY SPEED DOESNT CHANGE BUT MY RPMS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE, NOR IS IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO MAKE MY RPMS STAY CONSISTANT AT A RATE. VERY FRUSTRATING TO BUY A BRAND NEW CAR TO HAVE THESE ISSUES CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND GET HORRIBLE HAS MILEAGE.

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CAR SHAKES BADLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, ESPECIALLY ON AN INCLINE. CAR CAN STALL AND COME TO A STOP WHEN TRAVELING LESS THAN 40 MPH. THE FIRST ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND THE STALLING BEGAN HAPPENIN JUST IN THE LAST WEEK.

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WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP MY CAR SPUTTERS/ STUTTERS AND TRIES TO STALL OUT. IT ALSO HAS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT HAS CAUSED MY STEREO AND OTHER FUNCTIONS TO NO LONGER WORK

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S PRESSURE PLATE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO LOCK AND BECOME UNRESPONSIVE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED GEAR CHANGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARSHAL MIZE FORD (5348 TN-153, HIXSON, TN 423-875-2023) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 22271967-C6H7W6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH THE NUMBER TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FOUR SEASONS FORD (601 DUNCAN HILL RD, HENDERSONVILLE, NC 28792, 828-693-4281) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER QUALIFIED FOR THE RECALL DUE TO A PRIOR REPAIR MADE TO THE TRANSMISSION WHERE A STRIP WAS WELDED ONTO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,685.

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A BOUGHT A USED FORD CAR FROM TOYOTA, THE CAR UNKNOWINGLY HAD A RECALL ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SEEN 10 TIMES, UNDER WARRANTY, THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH HAS GONE OUT, FORD AND TOYOTA HAVE REFUSED TO BY BACK THE CAR. CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR 31 DAYS AS OF NOW. AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RENTAL, FORD WILL NOT OPEN THE RECALL BACK OPEN. HENDRICKS WON'T LOOK AT THE CAR THEY TELL ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO FORD. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE CAR WOULD NOT EXELORATE PASS 40-55 MILES PER HOUR. THE RADIO, BLUETOOTH PORTS STOPPED WORKING. THE AUTO START AND STOP STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD COMPANY MORE THAN 10 TIMES WITH 6 CASE NUMBERS. THE LAST TIME I WAS DRIVING THE CAR I WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I COULD SMELL A BURNING ODER, THEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT OUT (STUCK IN THE FAR BACK POSITION) THEN THE CAR WHEN INTO LIMP MODE AND WOULD NOT EXCEL PAS 50 MILES PER HOUR AFTER PRESSING THE GAS THE GAS PETAL GOES OUT. THE STICK TO CHANGE GEARS WHEN OUT AND THE CAR WAS SMOKING. I THEN ROLLED OFF THE NEAREST EXIT RAMP WHERE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO AN ACTIVE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REVERSE WHEN PLACED INTO THE REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (POWER TRAIN) REGARDING THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH DUNPHY FORD (7700 FRANKFORD AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19136, 215-624-6700) AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

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WHEN DRIVING THIS FOCUS, UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION, THIS CAR SHUTTERS BADLY. SEEMS TO SHUTTER MORE ON HOT DAYS, BUT THIS OCCURS ALL YEAR ROUND. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, FOUND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. PLAN ON CALLING DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED. I DO NOT WANT THIS TO BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY.

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TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS SLIPS AND IS GENERALLY SLUGGISH. SOMETIMES READS IN NEUTRAL AND CAR IS IN DRIVE MODE. FORD DEALERSHIPS STATE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND SEALS NEED REPLACED HAVE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FROM DEALERSHIP CONFIRMING THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WILL DO TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS FORD HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.I WAS SHUNNED AND GENERALLY TREATED VERY POORLY BY EVERY F ORD DEALERSHIP I SPOKE WITH AS THEY STATED THEY CANNOT RECOVER THE REPAIR COSTS FROM FORD.

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WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, (AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR A SMALL DISTANCE) THE CAR JERKS AND JUMPS AND DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION OR NOT, BUT IT WORRIES ME BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOT GO. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD IT IN TO A REPAIR SHOP YET AND I AM WONDERING IF IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BAD TRANSMISSIONS THAT WERE PUT INTO THE FORD FOCUSES. THIS HAPPENS WEATHER I AM DRIVING ON A CITY STREET OR ON A HIGHWAY AND IT IS VERY CONCERNING. I GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM FORD BACK IN DECEMBER 2018 THAT STATED MY CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH CERTAIN THINGS AND THAT THEY WOULD BE SENDING OUT A RECALL IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2019, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM FORD AFTER THAT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,691. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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GOT THE CAR AROUND 31K MILES I'VE BEEN DOING UBER SINCE I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO DESPERATELY NEEDS MONEY ALL THE TIME. MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT ON MY 2015 FORD FOCUS SE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE I HAD A PASSENGER. I WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AROUND A ROUND ABOUT, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. ON THE DASH IT SAID TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING WAIT 5 MINUTES. SO I DID. THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. I HAD A PREVIOUS 2013 MODEL WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TO THINK FORD WOULD OF FIXED THE PROBLEM, THEY CONTINUED TO SELL THESE CARS. KNOWING THEY HAD FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION.

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WHEN TURNING THE CAR VIBRATES AND SHAKES A LOTS AND MAKE SOME NOISE.NOT SURE WHAT THIS COULD BE BUT NEED HELP WITH THIS BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENED UPON TURNING TAKE OFF,HIGHWAY, EXHILARATION IN CITY ALSO TOO. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTICE THIRD A FRIEND BOUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALL WHEE WE DRIVE. BOUGHT CAR03-08-20 DRIVE OUT OF TOWN IN APRIL FOR WEDDING.

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SHUDDER AFTER ACCELERATION

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THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2015 FORD FOCUS HAS HAD NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE UPDATES ( TCM ) WHICH THE DEALERSHIP KEPT SAYING WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH IT DID NOT IN MOST CASES MADE IT WORSE. THE DUAL CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIME'S THE THROW OUT BEARING, AND THE SHIFT MOTORS FOR THE FIX TO LAST BETWEEN 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE CLUTCH BEING REPLACED AGAIN. AT THE LAST VISIT TO DEALERSHIP WAS ADVISED THE CLUTCH NEED REPLACED AGAIN BUT WAS ADVISED IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY NOW BECAUSE THE CLUTCH USED AT LAST REPLACEMENT WAS THE LATEST REVISED EDITION THAT HAD A 10,000 MILE WARRANTY THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND OPEN A CASE UP TO SEE IF FORD WILL WARRANTY THE REPAIR. WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GIVE THEM THE CASE NUMBER ISSUED BY FORD. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED LATER THAT DAY AND ADVISED THAT MY CAR WAS READY FOR PICKUP. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP THE CLUTCH HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED WAS ADVISED AT THAT TIME IT DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SHUTTER FILE NUMBER TO WARRANT REPLACEMENT BUT IT DID A WEEK EARLIER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. AT THE CURRENT TIME THE SLIP'S ON ACCELERATION. JERK'S AND SHAKE'S WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. HILL ASSISTANCE WORKS SPORADIC TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN PULLING OUT ON A HILL. THE CAR AT TIMES WILL NOT WANT TO UPSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT WHEN IT NEED TO CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THEN IT WILL SHIFT CORRECTLY FROM A FEW DAYS TO A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. BUT I'M TOLD BY FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR NOW AFTER I GOT A CASE NUMBER FROM FORD ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 75,000 MILES AND HAS STILL NOT BEEN FIXED BY FORD.

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PURCHASED USED FROM A FORD DEALER USED 2015 FORD FOCUS. WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE HAD TO LERN MY STYLE OF DRIVING. CAR SHUTTERS WHEN GOING ACCELERATING, TAKE TIME TO SHIFT BETWEEN 1,2,3, GEARS. ALSO SHUTTERS AT OTHER SPEEDS IN THE MIDDLE OF SHIFTING. CANNOT SHIFT QUICKLY FROM PARKED OR IN STOPPED POSITION LIKE AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. CAR ALSO NOW REVS HIGH AND HAS TO BE COOLED DOWN AFTER DRIVING. I CANNOT TRUST VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN BY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS DUE TO TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM BUT DEALERSHIP CHARGES FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND STATES THAT IT IS THE WAY I DRIVE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AKINS FORD (220 WEST MAY ST, WINDER, GA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SERVICED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT SEPARATE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT WILL SHUDDER UPON ACCELERATION AND SLIP GEARS. AT LEAST ONCE WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. MY REQUEST FOR RELIEF IN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS DENIED WITH NO EXPLANATION OR WAY TO APPEAL.

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I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I BEGAN TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AWAY FROM THE LIGHT MY CAR SHOOK AGGRESSIVELY AND STALLED IN THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY OTHER CARS WERE ABLE TO STOP. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN GEAR IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. EVENTUALLY I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME SHAKING EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED. I TOOK IT TO BEAU TOWNSEND FORD. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CLUTCH SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED FIXED. THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING INTO NEURAL. I PURCHASED MY CAR ONE YEAR PRIOR AND THE SALESMAN TOLD ME THEN THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RELIABLE AND EFFECTIVE. HE IT WAS A GREAT TRANSMISSION THAT NEVER NEEDED SERVICING DURING THE LIFE OF MY CAR. HE KNOWINGLY LIED TO ME.

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THE CAR JUMPS, SHAKES, AND JITTERS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A START. OFTEN TIMES JERKS BADLY AND FEELS AS IF IT WILL NOT WANT TO GO!

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I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2015 FORD FOCUS WITH NO ACCIDENTS. AFTER 2 YEARS AND 20,000 MILES THE CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHAKE VIOLENTLY UPON ACCELERATION, WHERE IT WOULD THEN ACCELERATE SLOWER THAN NORMAL AT THAT. I AM GREATLY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, AND THE ENTIRE PUBLIC AS A LOSS OF CONTROL FROM THIS BEHAVIOR COULD CAUSE MULTIPLE FATALITIES AND GREATLY IMPACT MANY FINANCIALLY DUE TO TRAFFIC CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT, OR EXUBERANT HEALTH AND/OR FUNERAL COSTS. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY (COSTING ME A DAY OF WORK AS FORD DENIED ME A RENTAL EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE WAS UNEQUIVOCALLY THEIR FAULT), BUT I KNOW THE ISSUE WILL COME BACK SOON AS IT HAS FOR MANY OTHERS. UPON WHICH, I WILL HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN AND WILL SELL THE CAR TO AN UNSUSPECTING BUYER WHO MAY BE MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS THEY WILL BE LESS INFORMED ON THE ISSUE WHEN THE PROBLEM OF THE DEFECTIVELY ENGINEERED CAR RISES AGAIN. THIS EXPERIENCE HAS STEERED ME AWAY FROM AMERICAN CARS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE 1996 HONDA CIVIC I BOUGHT IN 2008 AND SOLD IN 2015.

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THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR MY CAR AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED A REMEDY.

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CAR HESITATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP, HESITATION WHEN COASTING AND APPLYING THROTTLE, SHUDDERING (SOMETIMES SEVERE) AFTER EACH GEAR SHIFT FROM STOP TO FIRST, FIRST TO SECOND, SECOND TO THIRD. CLUTCH FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING MID-GEAR IN FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE ON FREEWAY AND CAUSED A JAM WHILE I NURSED IT OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC.

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