2007 Ford Focus

I WAS LEAVING THE STORE WHEN I FELT MY CAR SLIP A LITTLE BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OVER DRIVE STARTED BLINKING OFF AND THE CAR WENT TO REDUCED POWER MODE. I TOOK IT TO O'REILLY'S THEY PLUGGED IT IN AND SAID IT WAS THE SHIFT SOLENOID E. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE AND THEY TALKED ABOUT JUST REPLACING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION!! THE CAR ONLY COST ME $5400 WHY WOULD I PAY 4K FOR A TRANSMISSION!! WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS YET I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING WITH NEW CARS AND LESS MILES THEN MINE, WHAT IS FORD DOING???......NOTHING!! BUILT FORD TOUGH MY [XXX]!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD FOCUS, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS MAKING UNUSUAL NOISES BUT DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL THE NOISES GREW PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER AND MORE ALARMING. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT I WAS PERHAPS IN THE WRONG GEAR SO WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF, THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THAT SEEMED TO ALLEVIATE THE SOUNDS MOMENTARILY AND I DROVE A DISTANCE BEFORE THE SOUNDS STARTED TO OCCUR AGAIN. AS I STARTED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THESE NOISES, I NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS TREMBLING SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND CONTACTED MY UNCLE, WHO IS A FISHERMAN BY TRADE. HE HAS DONE A LOT OF MECHANICAL WORK ON THE ENGINES INSIDE OF HIS 32-FOOT, COMMERCIAL-SIZED FISHING BOAT, SO I FRANTICALLY ASKED HIM WHAT I SHOULD DO. HE HAD ME DO A SERIES OF CHECKS INCLUDING CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVELS, THE COLOR, AND THE ODOR. I REPORTED TO HIM THAT THE FLUID LEVELS SEEMED ADEQUATE AND THE COLOR NORMAL BUT THERE WAS PERHAPS A SLIGHT BURNT SMELL. THE ?OD IS OFF? LIGHT WAS ALSO FLASHING AND SO HE THOUGHT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT THAT IT COULD BE A BELT ISSUE AS WELL. HE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE SAFEST TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR AND OFF THE FREEWAY, ONTO SURFACE STREETS AND RETURN HOME UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IF THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HE THOUGHT IT WAS QUITE STRANGE THAT I WAS HAVING THESE ISSUES AND I WAS ONLY AT 86,000 MILES. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE THE WHOLE WAY HOME, NOT QUITE SURE IF I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT BACK. I THEN ARRANGED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED AAA. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKING WHEN MY GEAR SHIFTER FELL APART IN MY HAND. LITERALLY THREW UP A SPRING AND THE BUTTON POPPED OFF I MANAGED TO GET IT ACROSS THE STREET TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTSWHERE THE WORKER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO KIND OF FIX IT FOR ME. I HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT BEING ON THE ROAD AND IT FALLING APART AGAIN THIS IS SO UNSAFE. THANK YOU [XXX] THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS HERE ON THE SAME THING. ALSO THIS CAR HAS HESITATED WHEN DRIVING AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. FRIGHTENING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD FOCUS HOME WHEN MY GEAR SHIFT FELL APART IN MY HAND. LUCKILY I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT IS NOW NOT DRIVABLE AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP TO BE WORKED ON. I DO NOT BELIEVE A GEAR SHIFT SHOULD FALL APART IN YOUR HAND AS THIS ONE DID. I GOT ONLINE AND READ THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I THINK THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS TO THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED BEFORE MY PLANNED VACATION WITH MY NIECE TO THE COAST WHICH WOULD MEAN TRAVELING CURVY ROADS AND IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED THEN IT MAY HAVE COST US BOTH OUR LIVES. I HAVE WRITTEN AND COMPLAINED TO FORD COMPANY VIA THEIR ONLINE SITE BUT I EXPECT THAT NOTHING WILL PROBABLY BE DONE BUT IT'S SAD THAT FORD COMPANY PRIDES THEMSELVES ON SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WOULD LET THIS GO ON WITHOUT BEING ADDRESSED. I WILL DEFINITELY THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AS TO DEFINITELY THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SAFETY. MAYBE A FATAL ACCIDENT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS GETS ADDRESSED. *TR

MY '07 FOCUS HAS BEEN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR & AT TIMES, JUST STOPS! A YELLOW FLASHING, OD OFF, LIGHTS & FLASHES ON THE DASH. LEFT ME STRANDED & I HAVE MS!! I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH 8 MILES ON IT AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, SO I WOULD NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING STRANDED. IT HAS ONLY 53,700 MILES! IS THERE A RECALL OR A CLASS ACTION SUIT, BECAUSE I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN EITHER OR BOTH! WHEN I WAS STOPPED ON A STEEP HILL, APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR HAD ROUGHLY 20000 MILES, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE. THEN IT WAS FINE SO I DIDN'T SEE A REASON TO BRING IT IN, JUST GUESSED THE HILL WAS TOO STEEP FOR IT...SEEMS I GUESSED WRONG! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE ENGINE TOIDLE FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE GEAR WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BE SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE THROTTLE ON MY CAR CONTINUALLY GETS STUCK OPEN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REPEATEDLY FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND AM PROBABLY GOING TO DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS. I GO TO BRAKE AND MY CAR WON'T STOP. TONIGHT, 2/24, I WENT TO STOP COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS BRAKING. FORD HAS REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO FIX THIS EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN LOOK IT UP ONLINE AND SEE THAT IT HAPPENS TO ALMOST ANYONE WHO HAD THE UNFORTUNATE LUCK OF BUYING SUCH A CRAPPY CAR. FIX IT BEFORE I DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT MYSELF. IT IS BECOMING A MORE FREQUENT INCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED IN 2010, 2011, THE END OF 2012 AND JUST NOW. *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS ST EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. AT 71,000 MILES THE VEHICLE IS DUE FOR THE FOURTH SET OF TIRES. GOODYEAR EAGLE GT P205/50-16 TIRES HAVE TWICE LASTED LESS THAN 25,000 MILES WHILE THE TIRES ARE WARRANTIED FOR 50,000 MILES. ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE ARE GOOD AND MAINTAINED, NO 'UNUSUAL' WEAR PATTERNS. MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

TRAVELING ON AN FREEWAY, I DOWNSHIFTED (MTX75, 5SP MANUAL TRANS) AND PASSED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THEN WENT TO UP SHIFT AND FOUND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENTER ANY GEARS. SHIFTER WOULD MOVE SIDE TO SIDE, BUT NO UP AND DOWN INTO THE GATES. TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND TORE DOWN TO FIND CAUSE. FOUND A ROLL PIN HAD FALLEN OUT/SHEARED OFF ON THE GEAR SELECTOR ASSEMBLY ON THE TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH SHOWED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS TRANSMISSION WITH NO FIX OR UPDATED PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40MPH AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO VERIFIED THE ALTERNATOR HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE AGAIN AND ADDED THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ...UPDATED 09/12/12 *BF UPDATED 09/18/2012 *JS