This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Car has stalled multiple times at speed took it to the local Ford dealership and they couldn't find any problems. Last time it stalled my husband replaced the fuel filter and fixed the problem for 2 days and it acts like it is going to happen again.
While driving for 75 miles West on I96 the car came to a complete stop, no power.luckly I managed to pull over. The car restarted after a few minutes, but the engine shut down a further 5 times till I arrived at the dealer. They spent a couple of days with the car, all they could tell me that they felt I needed to change the plugs and leads. Have not driven the car for any long distances since.still have burning smell from engine compartment, can not smell inside the car now as Ford did fit a carbon cabin filter.have had front sway bars replaced, along with rear wheel bearing, under extended warranty at $100 cost to myself. Plugs and wires Ford refused to pay for.
I have totally lost power too many times to count. It seems to happen without rhyme or reason. It can happen at any speed, 25mph to 75mph. It can happen when the engine is hot or cold. If going at faster speeds, I may drop to 20mph, at slower speeds, I come to a complete stop. On 2 occasions, at faster speeds, the entire front of the car was shaking as I lost power. On 3 occasions the check engine light flickered. This can happen tomorrow and then not happen for days or even weeks. I have had the car into the dealer at least 5 times. They, however, only have 2 of them recorded. The other times when I had it in, I was taking it in for re-calls, so they oviously didn't record the engine problem. They have no clue what is wrong. I've been told I bought bad gas. I've been told to let the engine warm up longer - although that is clearly not the problem. I've been told more or less, that I am nuts, nothing was wrong. I was also told the check engine light can not flicker, either it is on or off. It flickered! the last time I had it in I was told not to bring it back in again, unless one of the following occurred #1 the loss of power occurs as I am driving by the dealership or #2 the car totally breaks down. I was told that would be the best thing that could happen! they said they could figure out the problem then! a couple of times when this has happened, I've been on the highway, with my 5yo in the back seat. I nearly got rear ended both times. I also asked the dealer if other owners of the Focus had similar problems. I was told "no, you are the only one we are aware of." I have found out since then, through others, such as yourself, that this is not true. I hope that you can help find and reslove the problem before someone loses a life. Thanks.
Vehicle completely stopped while driving up a hill at 45 mph, as a result of the vehilce stopping the vehcle then began to roll backwards, the vehicle has stopped like this three other times and the dealer has told the consumer that there is no problem, the consumer is requesting reimbursement from the manufacturer. Nlm
The engine hesitates, idles and fluctuates from 4000 to 5000 RPM, then drops to 0. everything on the control panel starts signaling, including the check engine light. Head lights go on and off. In general, the whole electrical system of the car goes off and on; it flashes..
While moving in very heavy stop & go traffic on freeway, engine suddenly & without warning lost power & stalled. No warning lights, no engine codes. 3 occupants, A/C on, 95 degree F outside temp, 1/2 tank fuel. Engine restarted after several attempts but could not develop power to accelerate. Engine continually stalled. 45 minutes later after a tow to nearest Ford dealership, engine started & ran normally. Dealership test drove, inspected & performed diagnostic tests. Found no codes, no problems.
Consumer experienced problems with engine shaking, almost to the point of cutting off when coming to a stop light. The local dealer was unwilling to look at the vehicle free of charge.
PE O2 040 /engine stalling: Engine would stall when accelerating from a stop position or while driving. Also, while coming to a stop. Vehicle been to the dealer on three occasions, but problem reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information.
My Ford Focus stalls while in operation. It happens under various conditions: Accelerating up a hill, accelerating down a hill, while on a straightaway, while going around a hairpin turn. It happens when it's hot, cold, or nice out. The only constant is that when this happens, first the battery light comes on, then the oil, engine, and gas lights come on; the steering locks up after a few seconds, and the brakes go after that. The first time it happened was in the fall of 2000, during the first year I had the car. When I brought it into the dealership the next morning, they looked at it, told me the car's computer had no memory of anything going wrong, told me they could not duplicate the problem, and that I must have turned the key off in the ignition while driving! it happened again a few months later and I brought my car back in to the dealership. This time, they said they'd fixed it. This problem continues to happen, however, and the conditions under which it happens are so varied that I can't even find a pattern to this problem.
PE 02-040/engine stalling: Vehicle stalls while driving, vehicle taken to dealer, and they replaced a fuel injector, but problem reoccurred. Feel free to provide any further information.
Vehicle would momentarily lose power while driving at multiple speed. Vehicle been to the dealer, and the problem reoccurred. Feel free to provide any further information.
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