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Vehicle totally loses power while driving, sometimes for a split second and sometimes permanently. It also at times will not restart after being shut down without repeated attempts. This vehicle does have a manual transmission. Dealer has no clue as to why. Also rear driver side door repeatedly wont open from the outside of the vehicle.
Engine making ticking sound, dealer did not look into it, just replaced engine, the day I got the car back, it was making a squealing noise, take car back next day, after removing transmission, and leaving me without a car for another day, they realized they forgot to hook up a hose, now car is making a grinding noise only when clutch is not pushed in, noise stops when you push the clutch in, car going back in a few days.
Twice since we purchased this car, it has stalled. Once at start-up, and once entering a busy 4-lane road. Both incidents occurred after the car had sat turned off for 30 minutes following being driven at high speeds (45-65 mph) for at least 1 hour. Both times the car ran rough following the stall. The car has been in the shop twice, but the mechanics can't find a problem. Talking on the phone, one representative told me that Ford has been having trouble with gasoline additives causing the Focus to stall, but when I mentioned it at the dealership, everyone denied knowledge of this statement. While I was at the shop, another Focus owner reported the same problems. This car was bought so that we had a safe and reliable vehicle, it has been neither.
- Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA
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When ouside temperture is higher than 60 degree, the car would stall if restarted while the engine is still hot. Dearler told me it's because the PCM is interacting with the winter fuel addictive and causing the car to stall, and they can't do anything about it. Now I am afraid to drive when the whether is warm. There were few times, the car stalled right in the middle of the road and become very dangeous. I hope NHTSA can look into this. Thank you very much.
Vehicle keeps on stalling while in motion. Vehicle was repaired at the dealer once. Just got it back from the dealer, and has stalled 3 times on the same day. Consumer is contacting the lemon law.
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- Casco Township, MI, USA