| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007096914 | Incident Date: Feb, 23 2007 |
| Consumer's City: TALLMADGE | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: FOCUS | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:floor shift |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP36N05W | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 28 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 30 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On 2/24/07, i made a purchase at a drive through window at a fast food restaurant. i leaned across the center console to place the order on the passenger side floor. while doing so, i bumped the gear shift and it moved from drive to neutral without depressing the lock button on the side of the gear shift handle. upon arriving home, i tested the gear shift handle, and found i could move it from reverse to neutral to drive, and from drive to neutral, all without depressing the gear shift release button. it seems to me that unintended shifting while driving could result in a serious incident, and i believe the shift release button is designed to prevent that. on this vehicle, this is a problem. *jb |
