2009 Ford Focus

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AS THE SERVICE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD, RADIO, POWER WINDOW, AND THE BUTTON CONTROL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE EXTREMELY BRIGHT AND SUDDENLY THEY BECAME DIM INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE BRIGHT THEY WERE BLINDING AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE DEFECT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE CUPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES WERE CUPPING AND THE SHOCKS POSSIBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,343.

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, DRIVER LOSES ALL CONTROL OF GAS PEDAL AND HAS TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT IGNITION OFF IN ORDER TO RESTART CAR TO RESET CONTROL OF GAS PEDAL. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS. ON OCT 2 IT HAPPENED 5 TIMES ON THE SAME DRIVE THAT DAY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. IT IS LUCKY THAT WE HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS AND IT HASN'T CAUSE US AN ACCIDENT. BUT NOW WE MUST GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE FATE WILL CATCH UP TO YOU AT THE WRONG TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS. AFTER RESEARCH SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HAS A NON REPLACEABLE SENSOR ON IT THAT CONTROLS A SIGNAL TO THE GAS PEDAL. TO REPAIR IT THE THROTTLE BODY HAS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. I HAVE CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AND THEY SHOW NO CONCERN OR INTEREST IN FINDING OUT IF THIS IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM THEY MAY KILL SOMEONE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES THAT IS NOT AWARE OF THIS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED THE CAR LOST POWER, THE TACH DROPPED TO 1,000 RPM. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND AT ALL. PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. TOOK CAR OUT OF GEAR AND THE IDLE STARTED TO VARY FROM 500 TO 1500. SHUT THE CAR OFF. A FEW SECONDS LATER STARTED IT UP AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR MORE OCCASIONS SINCE THEN. MOST RECENTLY 2 WEEKS AGO. *TR

THIS HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST OCCASION, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE FOCUS AT AROUND 50 MPH, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STOPPED ACCELLERATING (IT DIDN'T STALL) AND THE WRENCH PANEL LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY SHE WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT, SO SHE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN FINE, AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THREE WEEKS LATER WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH WHEN THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED, THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND AGAIN WE WERE LUCKY WE WEREN'T IN AN ACCIDENT AND WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I CALLED FORD AND THEY AGREED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND PROVIDE ME A RENTAL CAR. AFTER A WEEK, THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO HAVE IT HAPPEN TO THEM. I TOLD THEM IT WAS UNREASONABLE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED THREE WEEKS APART, AND THE CHANCES OF IT HAPPENING WERE SLIM WITHIN A WEEK. I WAS TRYING TO URGE FORD TO COVER THIS SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD 54K MILES ON IT, AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEY SAID SINCE THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT, THEY COULDN'T FIX IT, AND EVEN IF THEY COULD DIAGNOSE IT, IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED SINCE ITS NOT UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF, AND THE FACT THAT THEY ARE 99.9% SURE ITS A THROTTLE BODY (THE DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES TOLD ME THEY'RE GETTING TONS OF THROTTLE BODY REPAIRS COMING IN AND THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER), THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THEM FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE WE COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THESE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS FROM HAPPENING. NOW I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR ON MY OWN SO MY WIFE CAN DRIVE A SAFE VEHICLE. SO FORD'S DEFECTIVE PART HAS ALREADY PUT MY WIFE AND I IN DANGER, AND NOW IS COSTING ME MONEY I DON'T HAVE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MOSTLY OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SUDDENLY DECELERATE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,700.

ON THE FREEWAY GOING APPROX 45 MPH IN THE POURING RAIN; CHANGED LANES, BRAKE A BIT TO 35. HAPPENED AS I SPED BACK UP, ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED AND CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MPH TILL I GOT TO A SERVICE STATION DIRECTLY OFF THE FREEWAY. SAT FOR ABOUT 8 MIN. STARTED UP AND DROVE HOME WITH NO INCIDENT. TWO DAYS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME INCHING ALONG TRYING TO CHANGE FREEWAYS. GOT TO EMG LANE AND SAT ABOUT FIVE MIN. STARTED UP AND GOT HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. ONLY 16 MILES BETWEEN HOME AND WORK - ALL FREEWAY. *TR

LAST YEAR DURING THE SUMMER I WOULD BE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD LOSE POWER. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING, NO RESPONSE. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY BUT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IT HAS BEEN A DAILY THING AND IT HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES EACH DAY. I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND IT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN THE WINTER OR EARLY SPRING WHEN THE TEMPS ARE COOLER. I DRIVE ABOUT 60 MILES ROUND TRIP AND THE MAJORITY OF IT IS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF, LET IT SET FOR A MINUTE OR LESS AND THEN START IT AGAIN AND IT RUNS. I DON'T HAVE TO LET IT STAY OFF FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME, I CAN START IT SHORTLY AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF WITH NO PROBLEM. THE TACH JUMPS UP BETWEEN 2000-3000 RPMS AND THEN SETTLES DOWN. I DON'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. SOMETIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP BUT SOMETIMES I DRIVE ONLY A COUPLE MILES BEFORE THE SITUATION REPEATS. WHEN I'M PARKED WITH THE CAR RUNNING I CAN WATCH THE TACH FALTER AND DROP BELOW 1000 RPMS BUT IT CATCHES ITSELF AND RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS IS GETTING OLD AND IS NERVE WRACKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN. *TR