2010 Ford Focus

I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD HAD MY CAR TOWED OVER SO THEY CAN DO A DIAGNOSIS ON THE TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY CHARGED ME ME $110.00 DOLLARS AND.I HIGHLY DOUBT THEY EVEN CHECKED THE VEHICLE I HAD TO TOW IT BACK TO MY HOUSE. THEY TRIED CHARGING ME.$4000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY ARE AWARE IT'S DEFECTIVE ON FOCUS AND FIESTA MODELS INSTEAD OF TELLING ME THAT THEY WENT AND LET ME SPEND $300 PLUS DOLLARS ON NOTHING I HAD TRIED TO CHANGE OUT TRANSMISSION OIL AND IT WORKED FOR A WHILE. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT ON A GRANT. AND I FEEL FORD RISKED MY LIFE BY NOT INFORMING ME HOW BAD THE TRANSMISSION IS ON THIS VEHICLE PLUS ON MY SERVICE HISTORY THEY LIED AND SAID THEY SERVICED MY CAR WHICH IS NOT THE CASE.

WHEN TRAVELING IN REVERSE AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (BETWEEN 1 & 4 MPH) THE CAR CONTINUES TO TRAVEL FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. IT IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AND/OR WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE, BUT CAN HAPPEN OTHER TIMES. IT IS FAIRLY INFREQUENT. I HAVE HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP CHECK IT, BUT NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME AND HAPPENED RECENTLY. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS USUALLY OCCURS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN BACKING OUT OF A SPACE. IF A PERSON OR CAR COMES BEHIND ME WHILE I AM REVERSING, THE BRAKES MAY NOT IMMEDIATELY WORK WHEN I TRY TO STOP SUDDENLY.

MY YELLOW WENCH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,I WAS STOPPED AT A 4 WAY CITY INTERSECTION AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP ANY SPEED. I WAS STUCK WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT IDLE SPEED PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW SECONDS THEN RESTART IT. I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT AND THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON.THE YELLOW LIGHT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON BEFORE AND I HAD GOODYEAR AND AUTO ZONE CHECK IT ON THEIR COMPUTER AND IT CAME UP WITH CODE P2135 THROTTLE SENSOR. THE GUY AT AUTO ZONE TOLD ME TO ENTER THAT CODE ON UTUBE AND SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DID TO FIX THE ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY STORIES ON YOUTUBE ETC REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDELY KNOW ISSUE AND ON ANOTHER FORD CAR THEY HAD A RECALL FOR IT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A FEW DAYS,THEY TOLD ME SINCE THEY COULD NOT GET THE YELLOW LIGHT TO COME ON THEY CAN NOT TELL WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND THEREFORE NOT FIX IT? IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT IN THIS CONDITION.

MIL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH A P0451 (3-4 DRIVING CYCLES AFTER A COLD START ) DTC, NO OBVIOUS REPAIR CONDITIONS PRESENT. ROUGH IDLE, POWER LOSS, HESITATION, DECREASE IN MILEAGE. ISSUES GO AWAY ON THEIR OWN AFTER PCM RESET, COME BACK SHORTLY AFTER MIL SETS AGAIN. MIL GOES OFF RANDOMLY, AND PROBLEMS GO AWAY SHORTLY AFTER. HAVE RUN MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICS AND NO REPAIR ISSUES FOUND. WAS TOLD THE PCM ITSELF MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REPROGRAMMED.

ONE AFTERNOON I GOT IN MY CAR WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND MY BLINKER WAS BLINKING FASTER THEN NORMAL. THAT NIGHT I WAS PULLED OVER BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE NOR DID I HAVE A BLINKER. THE NEXT FOLLOWING DAY I GOT TO LOOKING AT MY TAIL LIGHT TO CHANGE IT TO MY SURPRISE MY TAIL LIGHTS WAS I TAPPED THE LIGHT COVER AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT THE BULB WAS BLACK. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE MY CONTROL KNOB WAS ON THE OFD POSITION WHICH IT WAS. THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD ONLY COME ON IF I TURNED TO CONTROL TO ON POISTION. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS NOW I HAVE NEVER REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE HEAD OR TAIL LIGHT BUT I HAVE CHANGED TO RIGHT SIDE TWICE.