CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002 Ford Focus 2.0L SOHC engine has a defect where the intake valve seat fails. The valve then falls into the cylinder, destroying the engine & most owner relationships with Ford in the process.
3.4
definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
39,109 miles
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When starting the vehicle and driving with the air conditioner on or on a slight encline vehicle stalled. This affected the steering and brakes. Vehicle is at the dealership for the fourth time.
On a trip to Florida from nc, my engine light came on. The following week, it turned off on it's own. A week later the light came on again. Before I had the diagnostics run, it went off again. Four days before the incident date, the light once again came on. During all of this, the car ran fine, no stalling, no surges or failures. I parked my car at work, and 12 hours later came out to go home, only to find my car would not start. After having it towed to a service station, I found out that my fuel pump was shot, and had to be replaced. This car is only 2 years old, and a fuel pump should last a lot longer than that. And the fact that I have to pay $500 out of pocket for Ford using a faulty part is not acceptable. I'll never understand why the investigation on this matter was closed. A recall needs to be enacted. The car is in the shop at this time, and I'm not sure if they still have the old part. I shudder to think what would have happened if my car had just quit on the way to Florida with my four year old daughter and I alone on a busy I95.
Consumer had concerns about her vehicle. The consumer received a fuel pump recall letter that was fixed under warranty. The consumer stated the vehicle experienced electrical problems in the past.
2002 Ford Focus SE engine stalled. Consumer had the fuel pump replaced expecting to remedy the problem. Once the consumer arrived at the gas station and began to fill the gas tank there was a puddle of oil underneath the vehicle, it was then determined the dealer installed the gas tank incorrectly which caused the leak.. on the third occasion, while driving, the engine stalled and restarted and the automatic transaxle/cooling system light illuminated on the dashboard and then went off.
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- Miami, FL, USA