Vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly loses complete engine power at highway speeds and vehicle speed rapidly drops to under 10 mph. Engine runs very rough and there is no response when depressing accelerator pedal. Must immediately pull over (if possible) as vehicle is not drivable. After waiting several minutes, engine operation returns to normal but power loss will usually reoccur anytime as quickly as within the next several minutes or as long as a day or two. Engine power loss may last as little as a minute or two or for several minutes and check engine light comes on.

- Clarks Summit, PA, USA

Vehicle when purchased from dealership-had a loud sound-we assumed that this was normal-the sales person attached a $1500 warranty on the vehicle as if it was a part of the deal-this vehicle was selected by the sales person we never saw the vehicle before the sale or one like it-we went along with the deal only because we needed a vehicle for our family-an they were willing to have it financed-and our credit was not terrific-now we know why they attached the warranty because of the bad engine-the vehical was so small for our family that we went to try to trade it in for a family van at a different dealership-the sales man told us that the vehicle should not be sounding this loud-he said that you should not hear the sound of the engine-thats when we took it back to the dealership-at first they said it would only take 2days for repairs-but now they are saying at least one week and that the whole engine must be taken apart-an that they were having problems with the timing chain-since they did not offer us a loaner we have to transportation-we thought that if you purchased a vehicle from a place like the Ford dealership -who is well known! we wouldn't have to worry about being frauded but we guess we were wrong -the purchase of this vehicle has been a nightmare to our family-please notify us about what can be done-we can't afford to pay for a lemon from the Ford dealership. No safety defect listed.

- South Bend, IN, USA

Consmer is calling to report complete engine failure four times since date of purchase. Dealer has yet to be contacted.

- Quanito, CA, USA

Motor is blowing oil onto catalyc converter, causing car to smoke in engine compartment. Took to dealer, and he replaced a gasket. But, problem has reoccurred. Consumer is handicapped, and is afraid of not exiting a car fast enough in event of a fire. Please and any furthur information.

- Stanton, NE, USA