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I just visited the ford dealership and was looking at buying the ford focus ev 2014 ingot silver model. I test drove the car and it seems very nice. Much better then the Nissan Leaf which I also test drove yesterday. The lease terms are even more favorable then the Nissan Leaf and I was liking the car.The test drive went OK and we talked. I wanted my wife to see the car so they agreed to let me take it home for the night. They charged the car up a bit and I drove the car home. The 30 mile drive was a nice smooth ride and very little road noise. After parking it in front of our house, I locked it with the remote. I went inside and got my wife and 2 kids to come out and get in the car. We all got in and I pressed the button to start the car. All the dash lights came on and everything seemed normal. My son asked, "Is it on?" I said, "Yes, let go". So I then took my foot off the brake and went to press the accelerator. Can you guess what happened? Nothing except "STOP SAFELY NOW" appeared on the dash while we then proceeded to slowly coast down the hill in front of my house. My wife asked, "Whats wrong" as we sat at the bottom of the hill. I tried to go in reverse and forward. Everything else seemed to be working. The backup camera when in reverse, the head lights, the radio, and all the dash lights. I could hear a loud humming sound from the car whenever I put it into forward or reverse. This humming wasn't something I remember hearing before when I test drove the care or when I drove it home.I pressed the start/stop button to turn the car off but it didn't seem to want to shut off because the lights on the dash stayed on. I pressed it again and it then appeared to shut off. After turning it back on it behaved the same way. I tried shutting it off once more and then back on. The car then sounded different, yes it sounded quieter. When I put it in gear it then worked and went forward when I pressed the accelerator. I did not open any door or press any of the buttons on the remote during the two restarts. At this moment the car has only 70 miles on it.I really wanted to convince my wife to get this car. However, I just googled Stop Safely Now Ford Focus EV and guess what I found? Now what?
I just visited the ford dealership and was looking at buying the ford focus ev 2014 ingot silver model. I test drove the car and it seems very nice. Much better then the Nissan Leaf which I also test drove yesterday. The lease terms are even more favorable then the Nissan Leaf and I was liking the car.
The test drive went OK and we talked. I wanted my wife to see the car so they agreed to let me take it home for the night. They charged the car up a bit and I drove the car home. The 30 mile drive was a nice smooth ride and very little road noise. After parking it in front of our house, I locked it with the remote. I went inside and got my wife and 2 kids to come out and get in the car. We all got in and I pressed the button to start the car. All the dash lights came on and everything seemed normal. My son asked, "Is it on?" I said, "Yes, let go". So I then took my foot off the brake and went to press the accelerator. Can you guess what happened? Nothing except "STOP SAFELY NOW" appeared on the dash while we then proceeded to slowly coast down the hill in front of my house. My wife asked, "Whats wrong" as we sat at the bottom of the hill. I tried to go in reverse and forward. Everything else seemed to be working. The backup camera when in reverse, the head lights, the radio, and all the dash lights. I could hear a loud humming sound from the car whenever I put it into forward or reverse. This humming wasn't something I remember hearing before when I test drove the care or when I drove it home.
I pressed the start/stop button to turn the car off but it didn't seem to want to shut off because the lights on the dash stayed on. I pressed it again and it then appeared to shut off. After turning it back on it behaved the same way. I tried shutting it off once more and then back on. The car then sounded different, yes it sounded quieter. When I put it in gear it then worked and went forward when I pressed the accelerator. I did not open any door or press any of the buttons on the remote during the two restarts. At this moment the car has only 70 miles on it.
I really wanted to convince my wife to get this car. However, I just googled Stop Safely Now Ford Focus EV and guess what I found? Now what?
