2017 FORD FOCUS — Complaint #2043238
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NHTSA Complaint about POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY filed November 25, 2024
NHTSA complaint #2043238 (ODI reference 11627343) concerns a 2017 FORD FOCUS and was filed on November 25, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on November 6, 2024. The vehicle had 93,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Nevada based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as power train:clutch assembly, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD FOCUS cohort independently describe similar power train:clutch assembly failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2017 FORD FOCUS shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that there was a rumbling sound coming from the vehicle with the check engine and transmission failure warning lights illuminated. The contact attempted to drive the vehicle to the dealer; however, the engine overheated seven times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed transmission clutch assembly. The contact was informed that the transmission clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched and discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V169000 (Power Train) and 18V845000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included in the recalls. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2043238 |
| ODI Number | 11627343 |
| Date Filed | November 25, 2024 |
| Failure Date | November 6, 2024 |
| VIN | 1FADP3F21HL |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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