2009 Ford Focus

CAR FREQUENTLY REVS ENGINE HIGH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WHEN AT IDLE THE ENGINE REVS FROM 400-1100RPMS UNCONTROLLABLY. HAS OCCASIONALLY DROPPED ALL POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORD DEALER SAID THE PCM IS BAD AND THAT THERE'S A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. HOWEVER, THE DEALER SAYS FORD MOTOR WILL NOT RELEASE A REPLACEMENT PART. I'VE LOUDLY COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH TIRES ON THE DRIVER' SIDE WERE WEARING DUE TO AN UNKNOWN SUSPENSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER SHE WOULD NEED FOUR NEW TIRES, STRUTS, AND OTHER UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,638 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

APPROACHING A STOP SIGN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, DID NOT COME TO A STOP, AS THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE(MOTOR REVVED UP BEYOND 1500 RPM. GOT THE AR UNDER CONTROL, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. RESTARTED THE CAR 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE MOTOR WAS RACING. IF I HAD NOT HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD.I DID NOT TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO SEE HOW FAST THE CAR WOULD HAVE GONE AS TRAFFIC WAS TOO CONGESTED. DID NOT WISH TO TAKE A CHANCE AND DRIVE THE CAR . I CALLED FOR AN EMERGENCY TOW AND HAD THE CAR DELIVERED TO MY FORD DEALER WHERE IT IS BEING LOOKED OVER. A SIMILAR SITUATION OCCURRED ON 4/16/2009 THE DEALER AT THAT TIME COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. (ODI # 10328218). *TR

APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT ABOUT 30MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO A HIGHER SPEED AND I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND STOOD ON THE BRAKES. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME AS I WENT ABOUT 6 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 07/2009. THIS IS FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. INFORMED DEALER AND CAR WILL BE LOOKED AT 04/22/2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM MONITOR WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED. DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE WARNING INDICATOR THE TIRES COMPLETELY DEFLATED AND NEARLY SHREDDED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM MONITOR OPERATED PROPERLY AND THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE MEASURED 15 PSI, ALTHOUGH THE ACCURATE PRESSURE SHOULD MEASURE BETWEEN 26 TO 27 PSI. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,274. THE CURRENT WAS MILEAGE WAS 33,512.

WAS HIT IN FRONT END DOING 8,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF. TOOK TO BOB THIBODEAU AND QUESTIONED AIR BAGS AS TO WHY AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME, BLACK BOX WOULD EXPLAIN. LEFT AT BOB THIBODEAU FOR REPAIRS TO BODY AND TWO WEEKS LATER, I CALLED TO SEE WHAT THE HOLD UP WAS, THEY EXPLAINED TO ME MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING WELDED ON. BOB THIBODEAU SETTLED ONLY FOR THE COST OF MY LOAN, WITH NO EXPLANATION ABOUT AIRBAGS. FURTHERMORE, NUMEROUS CONTACTS WERE MADE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND NO RESPONSE FROM THEM REGARDING THESE TACTICS. *TR

NEAR MISS. I BOUGHT A NEW 2009 FORD FOCUS 7 MONTHS AGO; IT HAD 25 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PUT 18,000 MILES ON IT SO FAR, MOSTLY IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE BACK STARTS THUMPING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOUT 1000 MILES AGO SO TODAY I TAKE IT IN TO BILL KNIGHT FORD, WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR (74133) , AND THEY TELL ME I NEED A REAR END ALIGNMENT AND 2 NEW TIRES. AMAZING ENOUGH, THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIRES IN STOCK- I'M GUESSING CAUSE EVERYONE THAT TRADED IN THE CLUNKERS 7 MONTHS AGO (TO BUY A FOCUS), ALREADY BEAT ME TO THE DEALER SHIP. IS IT JUST ME OR DOES THE $17,000 CAR HAVE PROBLEMS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURY. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING OVER LEVEL PAVEMENT IN MY 2009 FORD FOCUS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AT THE CURRENT SPEED (45MPH). I BRAKED, BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR. I DROVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHICH WAS EMPTY, AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE THEN SLOWED TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. I THEN DROVE HOME AND CHECKED THE OPERATION, AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR