2010 Ford Focus

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN MOTION, WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER HAS ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN A COUPLE OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. I UNDERSTAND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT WHILE FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON EXPLORERS AND A FEW OTHER MODELS SO OWNERS CAN HAVE NEW PARTS INSTALLED, IT HAS NOT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO THE FOCUS ' THIS DESPITE THOUSANDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS FROM FOCUS OWNERS. THIS REPAIR WILL COST ME ABOUT $700, AND I CANNOT AFFORD IT. I WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING BEFORE 95K MILES PROPERLY MAINTAINED, ALSO TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD WIRING NOISE WHERE IT SOUNDS LIKES ITS GEARS ARE WEARING. WAS ADVISED TO DROP TRANSMISSION AND TEAR INTO IT TO SEE WHAT IS BROKEN BUT THERE IS A CONFIRMED PROBLEM. WAS ALSO ADVISED BY DEALER TO SELL BEFORE BREAKS IF NOT WANTING TO PAY TO EXPLORE FOR PROBLEM

ENGINE SURGED/FADED A FEW TIMES LATELY AND TWICE THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID NO CODES WERE REPORTED AND THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. TODAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 0 SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THE WRENCH SYMBOL DISPLAYED AGAIN. AFTER TURNING THE KEY OFF/ON THE WRENCH WAS GONE AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING NORMALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SAME ACTION REPEATED BIT WHILE SLEEPING ON THE SHOULDER I HIT A METAL OBSTRUCTION ON THE ROAD WHICH A CAUSED A FLAT TIRE. AFTER CHANGING TO THE SPARE THE ENGINE SYMBOL DISPLAYED, BUT THE CAR OPERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED NORMALLY. I STOPPED AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THE READ THE STORED CODES, P2111 AND P2135. IT IS NOW BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

WE OWN A 2010 FORD FOCUS AND FOR THE PAST 6 WEEKS WE HAVE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR DOES NOT SHUT OFF BUT ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE IS GONE. ONCE WE STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT, THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE IS RESTORED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST SIX WEEKS. IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS ON A FOUR LANE ROAD WHEN THERE IS NO CHANCE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE AND YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN TURNING ONTO A BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD FROM A SHOPPING CENTER. WE WERE TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC WITH PLENTY OF ROOM AND TIME TO MAKE THE TURN UNTIL WE LOST ACCELERATION, PUTTING US IN HARMS WAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY THE ONCOMING DRIVERS WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND STOPPED WHILE WE WERE STOPPED, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING TO REGAIN ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND TALKING TO THE LOCAL FORD MECHANIC, IT LOOKS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS. THE PROBLEM CENTERS AROUND THE THROTTLE BODY AND SENSORS, CAUSING A DISENGAGEMENT WITH THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE AND HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT I CAN NO LONGER PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. IT IS JUST TOO UNSAFE WITH THIS ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT 12:30 A.M.FROM WORK ON MN HWY 169 N I WAS EXITING ONTO MN HWY 62 W, SLOWING DOWN TO 20 MILES HR. CAR SLOWS DOWN TO 5 MILES PER HR., WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. CAR STALLS RPMS WON'T GO BEYOND 2. CAR SPUTTERS & WILL NOT GO FORWARD. PULLED OVER IN A SAFE PLACE BY EXIT RAMP. TURNED OFF CAR & RESTARTED CAR IS FINE. LOOKED UP ON-LINE AND SAW SIMILAR COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS COMPLIANT. THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM FOR $837.19. ON 03/24/15. I BELIEVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY OWES US A RECALL. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. THE INCIDENT COULD A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR IT JERKS WHEN I DRIVE A CERTAIN MPH.. I WAS ON THE FREE WAY AND IT FELT LIKE I WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP OR DIDN'T NO IF MY CAR WOULD STOP... MY POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING WHEN I TURN A CORNER IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND WHEN I FOUND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS MY POWER STEERING PUMP I GOT IT FIXED AN NOW THE POWER STEERING LEAKS OUT AN STILL MAKES THE NOISE.. I FEEL REALLY UNSAFE IN MY CAR AN AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH MY SON IN IT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR AND THE SPEED REACHES ABOUT 40 MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR REDUCES SPEED AND YOU CAN PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT WILL GO NO FASTER THAN 30 MPH. THE ONLY FIX IS TO HIT THE TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH ON THE DASH AND THIS TURNS THE TRACTION OFF AND ALLOWS YOU NOT TO GET KILLED. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO SEE IF ANY TROUBLE CODES WOULD POP UP AND THE SCAN SAID THE CAR WAS FINE NO ISSUES. WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR IT TELLS A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY .IT WILL NOT BE LONG UNTIL SOME ONE GETS TO AN INTERSECTION AND A TRUCK IS BARRING DOWN ON THEM AND THE CAR WILL NOT SAFELY ACCELERATE TO GET YOU OUT OF DANGER. I HAVE FOUND NOTHING THAT WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM SO I WILL TRY TO SELL IT BACK TO A DEALERSHIP. SAD THING IS WE STILL OWE $5000. ON IT BUT DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT. NEW CAR TIME, SKIPPING FORDS THIS TIME UNTIL THEY TAKE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR