| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007098042 | Incident Date: Feb, 27 2007 |
| Consumer's City: EASTON | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: FOCUS | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAHP39553R | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 09 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Dec, 21 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My daughter drives a 2003 ford focus svt. on february 28, 2007 she was returning to easton, pa from state college, pa when the transmission destroyed itself resulting in a catastrophic failure of the gearbox, flywheel,bell housing and pressure plate. this took place on i-80 . i feel you should be informed due to the amount of damage and severity of the explosion. a fire did result from the failure/explosion. i have contacted ford (state college ford) and their esp representative has claimed the do not cover pressure plate failure past 12,000 miles and have declined to admit this is a serious situation. *jb |
