Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 17918 | 07/01/2004 | 10009335 | Inoperative speed control system. *tt | 09/24/2004 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 15305 | 10/01/2001 | 630212 | Some vehicles with the 2.0l zetec engine may exhibit a rough idle condition, with no malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illumination, and with no diagnostic trouble code (dtc). *tt | 04/15/2002 | |
| 15051 | 07/01/2001 | 621046 | Exhibiting higher than normal idle speed, runs rough at idle and / or diagnostic trouble code p0171. *tt | 09/06/2001 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| EA02022 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/09/2002 | 01/16/2004 | ENGINE STALLING | 03V482000 | |
| Clogging of the fuel delivery module (fdm) filters in the subject vehicles can lead to stalling and other related symptoms.these symptoms become increasingly obvious to the driver as the clogging gradually increases over extended periods of driving.stalling in these vehicles is most likely to occur when accelerating through a right hand turn such as merging into freeway traffic when the fuel level in the fuel tank is less than 1/4 full.more than 90% of the stalling complaints pertain to the original design fdm installed in my 2000 and 2001 (partial year) focus vehicles. ford has decided to conduct a campaign (03v-482) to address stallingin these vehicles.the smaller number and rate of complaints associated with the interim and current fdm designs indicate improvement but also reflect a shorter time in service for these designs. accordingly, odi will monitor the stalling performance of my 2001 - 2002 focus vehicles equipped with interim and current design fdms. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 07/07/2012 | 115500 | 1 | |
| Driving with cruise control set at 60 mph when car accelerated gaining speeds over 75. i pulled over, shut down engine, lifted hood and saw accelerator linkage was stuck. i cleared linkage, started engine and car ran normally. this happened 3 more times on later dates with cruise control engaged. car starts accelerating until i stop vehicle, shut off engine, and free up linkage/metal. *tr | |||
| 07/07/2012 | 115500 | ||
| Driving with cruise control set at 60 mph when car accelerated gaining speeds over 75. i pulled over, shut down engine, lifted hood and saw accelerator linkage was stuck. i cleared linkage, started engine and car ran normally. this happened 3 more times on later dates with cruise control engaged. car starts accelerating until i stop vehicle, shut off engine, and free up linkage/metal. | |||
| 07/12/2012 | 109000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph, there was a sudden up shift and the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably on its own. the contact attempted to down shift into neutral to apply the brakes, but the vehicle failed to brake. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle and it accelerated up to 40 and 60 mph. the contact had to shut the vehicle off to stop acceleration. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or repair shop for inspection or repair. the manufacturer was made aware; however no further assistance was provided. the failure and current mileages were 109,000. | |||
| 07/12/2012 | 109000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph, there was a sudden up shift and the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably on its own. the contact attempted to down shift into neutral to apply the brakes, but the vehicle failed to brake. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle and it accelerated up to 40 and 60 mph. the contact had to shut the vehicle off to stop acceleration. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or repair shop for inspection or repair. the manufacturer was made aware; however no further assistance was provided. the failure and current mileages were 109,000. sm. | |||
| 07/12/2012 | 109000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. the contact stated while driving at 25 mph, there was a sudden up shift. the vehicle accelerated on its own and uncontrollably. the contact attempted to down shift, change gears to neutral and attempted to brake; however vehicle failed to brake. the contact was unable to stop acceleration, and vehicle accelerated up to 40-60 mph. the vehicle was turned off in order to stop vehicle acceleration. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or repair shop for inspection or repair. the manufacturer was made aware; however no further assistance was provided. the current and failure mileage was 109,000. yn | |||
| 04/11/2012 | 170000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. the contact was driving 20 mph when she noticed that the vehicle would not acclerate before stalling without waring. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was contacted they advised that the vehicle was not under recall and provided no further assistance. the failure and current mileages were 170,000. kmj | |||
| 04/11/2012 | 170000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. the contact stated while driving 20 mph she notice that her vehicle would not acclerated, and it would stalled. she was able to start the vehicle. no warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not token to the dealer. the manufacture was contacted they stated that the vehicle was not on recall and that they was not hold responsable. the failure and current mileages 170,000.jp | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 153000 | ||
| Tl. the contact own a 2001 ford focus. the contact stated while the vehicle is stopping the vehicle will accelerated. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer to have a tps (throttle positioning sensor) replaced. a year after the repair the vehicle continued to accelerating. the contact had the transmission replaced as well as a tps and the vehicle continued to accelerate while braking. the contact stated the tps is defective and causing the vehicle to accelerated. the contact stated the vehicle was unsafe to drive. the failure mileage was 153,000. jo | |||
| 11/11/2001 | 107000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. the contact stated that she has had numerous issues with this vehicle including the passenger side struts have been replaced two times. the vehicle when parked sits sideways. the front passenger seat back will not lock so it slides forward while the vehicle is in operation. she stated the headlights are too dim to see the road clearly. the front driver seat belt alarm goes off when latched and the latch will pop open on it's own. the vehicle also stalls out while driving and accelerates without driver intent. ford has been contacted and they stated that the repairs would be at the owners expense since it's not included in any recalls. the current and failure mileages were 107,000. rd | |||
| 07/24/2008 | 30000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. while driving between 20-80 mph, the accelerator pedal would become stuck momentarily. the dealer stated that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. the part was unavailable and the dealer stated that it was being redesigned especially for this failure, and would not be available until december of 2008. the vehicle is inoperable and awaiting the replacement part in order to be repaired. the failure and current mileages were less than 30,000. | |||
| 08/14/2005 | 45000 | 1 | 12/19/2001 |
| My daughter was driving on the highway. traffic was trying to merge, and she was blocked in on the left. she accelerated a little to get ahead of the merging traffic. at that time the throttle stuck wide open and would not release. she stated that when she tried to stop the car with the brakes, it would not slow down even though she was pushing as hard as she could on the brake pedal. she placed the gear shift in neutral and was able to stop the car. she came to a stop at the side of the road and shut the car off. the rpms were at 7000 before she shut the engine off. upon restart, the engine continued to race to 7000 rpm. she was able to get the throttle un-stuck by pushing the pedal to the floor and releasing. she drove the car to a sears auto center, where the technician found the throttle linkage malfunctioning. he could not fix the problem, and could not guarantee that it would not happen again. we elected to leave the car there, and have it towed to a ford dealership in the morning. it was a very scary and potentially dangerous event. *nm | |||
| 09/14/2004 | 32089 | 1 | 08/02/2004 |
| When attempting to brake, the consumer down shifted and the safety ignition switch malfunctioned and was caught under the clutch, causing the relay to slow down. the consumer pulled the emergency brake to stop the lurching, but it was too late and the consumer scraped another vehicle in a parking lot. *ak *sc | |||
| 08/16/2004 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle stalled while driving or would not start. dealership informed the consumer that the problem pertained to the idle control valve, but the problem was not resolved. *ak | |||
| 17000 | 7 | ||
| Vehicle was surging at a steady speed of 53-63 mph. *ph *sc *jb | |||
| 18000 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle stalled without warning when driving at any speed. the problem occurred more frequently when making turns or reversing. vehicle was almost rear ended when it stalled while merging onto the highway. dealership replaced the fuel pump 3 times, but problem still exists. also, while driving at any speed vehicle will suddenly surge and accelerate at a high speed. the brake pedal was depressed to disengage the excess speed. the cause of the sudden acceleration was undetermined.*ak | |||
| 08/12/2003 | 1 | 11/12/2000 | |
| Ford focus sped up for no reason and then veered to left crossing left lane and went into ditch which had a culvert and the car then bounced into a cornfield. airbags deployed for both driver and passenger. driver had broken ribs and other bruises. passenger had chest injuries from which he died couple hours later. the inspecting officer said witnesses insisted they did not see brake lights, and if there was anything wrong with the car the driver would have hit the brakes. driver remembered the accident, and was awake and talking to passenger. she was hospitalized and had neurological tests and did not have a stroke. *ak | |||
| 07/11/2003 | 29600 | 1 | 09/04/2001 |
| Vehicle accelerated without driver touching the accelerator pedal. over $5,000 for repair.*ak | |||
| 07/30/2003 | 80000 | 1 | 07/31/2001 |
| My 2001 ford focus se 4dr tends to stall out after using the air conditioner. the stalling behaviour starts after the a/c has been on for a while and continues after the a/c is turned off. the engine sputters and will stall while driving at highway speeds.*ak | |||
| 03/14/2003 | 19550 | 2 | 04/12/2002 |
| I bought a 2001 ford focus. the throttle was sticking and was hard to take off and then it would lurch forward all of a sudden. i took it to the dealer and they oiled the cable and it worked for a few hours and got stiff again. i took it to another dealer and they replaced the throttle body. that problem was fixed. now when i drive it the check engine light comes on and then it dies. i had to have it towed back to the dealer. i feel this car is not safe. *nlm | |||
| 10/29/2002 | 1 | 08/01/2001 | |
| While backing up slowly with my foot on the brake, the car lurched backward with tremendous force and struck two other parked vehicles. the brake failed to stop it. dt | |||
| 10/30/2002 | 7300 | 1 | 08/29/2001 |
| The consumer was backing the vehicle of out a parking space when the accelerator pedal became stuck resulting in a collision with 2 other vehicles. the dealer could not determine the cause. *mr *nlm | |||
| 08/21/2002 | 1 | 09/03/2001 | |
| While backing vehicle into the driveway, the engine surged and the vehicle shot back toward the house hitting it. the vehicle then shot forward bending a metal fence. consumer suffered injuries to the neck, also, in the accident the front seat broke, putting consumer into a 45 degree angle. *jg | |||
| 3 | 09/01/2000 | ||
| The vehicle surges while in 3rd and 4th gear, around 35-40mph. it has stalled out three times. we have taken it to a dealer to be repaired after telling them on several occasions that something was wrong and the problem has never been completely resolved.*ak | |||
| 09/13/2002 | |||
| While driving the vehicle started accelerating by itself to the point where consumer had to pull over, out of the highway.dealer was notified.*ak | |||
| 06/10/2002 | 15 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Car hesitates while at steady throttle and stalls while idle unless i turn off air conditioner and stereo (sometimes stalls anyway). dealer has been non responsive to the problem, stating it needs routine main tenance flushes,which have cost hundreds of dollars with less than 25, 000 miles on the car. the problem only continues to get worse. the stalling makes me fear for my safety. also, the dealer cannot service my vehicle in less than two. *ak weeks when i call for an appointment. i had the vehicle looked at today by anot her mechanic who told me in his opinion, these flushes had not ever been done and that the car was badly in need of such. i have the invoice from the dealer stating that they performed the fuel injector cleaning and the throttlebody combustion chamber cleaning (at my expense) at 25,482miles. on several occasions, the car has not started immediately in the morning as well. | |||
| 08/21/2002 | |||
| When returning from being out owner was backing vehicle into driveway when it suddenly accelerated rearward. vehicle struck the wall, and then bounced back into street, hitting a pole. driver's seatback collapsed in the process. please describe details.*ak | |||
| 05/03/2001 | 2 | ||
| While attempting to park, the vehicle took off and accelerated without any warning. the vehicle took off going through the back wall of the garage. the air bags did deploy. on another occasion, the vehicle was serviced for check engine light which was on. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and a chip was replaced. however, while driving, the vehicle accelerated out of control again up to 100 miles per hour. consumer was able to stop the vehicle by turning off the engine. dealer found throttle was stuck wide open. *tt | |||
| 07/31/2002 | 6 | 03/03/2002 | |
| While driving on highway engine started to accelerate without warning. consumer almost had an accident. vehicle repaired by dealer, who determined that map sensor failed. on 08/05/02, engine accelerated without warning again. vehicle taken back to dealer, who installed a flt recorder in car to detect where problem existed. on 08/09/02, engine accelerated without warning again. consumer was very concerned about family safety in vehicle.*ak | |||
| Vehicle is subject to stalling/stop, lunge forward or hesitate with no warning while in motion. dealership has had vehicle several times with no change in condition. owner also stated that she had some sort of fluctuation with the rpm gauge, sporaticully. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 07/25/2002 | |||
| Vehicle loses power while accelerating up hills, and at any speed. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| Vehicle has a tendency to jump/lunge or hesitate and stall completely. dealership unable to detect failure, even with vehicle repaired 15 inconsecutive days. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 07/18/2002 | 1 | 12/01/2001 | |
| Was driving home from work last thursday (10 minutes on the interstate, 97 degrees, full ac), when the car started to lose power followed by transmission lurching and engine trying to die. pulled the remaining block into my apts and opened hood expecting to find overheated engine, and ended up see a bunch of flame and signing my thumb. got fire extinguisher and put it out, and called fire dept. no work was done to engine other than a new air filter 4000 miles ago. so far the ford dealer wants to write it off as complete loss and leave it to my insurance. took out my air intake, melted battery, melted battery wires, ruined hood, scroched headlight, smoked interior, and who knows what got sucked into engine through the intake. dealer wouldn't tow because warranty tows have to be called in through ford customer service. photos are up at http://www.geocities.com/archangel_jjn. contact me for more information. *ak | |||
| 12/12/2001 | 2 | 11/01/2000 | |
| Three times i have had the throttle stick even though i have let off the gas. once when i had less than 5,000 and again at the end of last year. once when i parked the car and once while i was stopping at a light. both times i had to shut-off the vehicle and re-start it to cure the failure. i did not report it to the dealership but it did it again last week while i was driving.*ak | |||
| 11/01/2001 | 4 | ||
| While driving 65 mph consumer applied brake, vehicle did not slow down. consumer had to shut off engine to stop vehicle. this happened 4 times. dealer replaced servo speed control. *ak | |||
| 03/01/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving at 60 mph using the cruise control, all of a sudden vehicle lost power and stalled out with all lights in instrument panel coming on. contacted dealer ,and the dealer could not find the problem. *jg *ak | |||
| 03/25/2002 | |||
| While driving engine check light would come on and show vehicle surging forward. dealer was not notified at this time. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 01/08/2002 | 1 | ||
| While parking, vehicle suddenly accelerated and hit a brick wall. dealer and manufacturer weere notified.*ak *slc | |||
| 12/31/2001 | 2 | ||
| When engine was started and gear shift was put into drive position vehicle started rolling backwards unexpectedly. dealership examined vehicle for this problem ,and replaced throttle. after dealership made these repairs and drove on highway brakes failed to stop vehicle when pressure was put on brake pedal. driver for tow truck examined vehicle and determined there was no brake fluid in the vehicle (this diagnosis was confirmed by the dealership. *ak please provide any additional information / documentation. | |||
| 06/01/2001 | |||
| The car veered to the left on its own and began to accelerate with foot of gas and when the brake was applied the car began to slide and roll over a total of three times brfore coming to a stop. *ak | |||
| 07/31/2001 | 1 | 10/01/2000 | |
| I was traveling northbound on ga hwy 400 at 7:30 a.m. traffic was lighter than normal, so i decided to use my cruise control. i set the cruise at 70 mph & drove it for approx 5 miles. when i approached my exit, i pressed on the brake to disengage the cruise. the cruise light went off, but the cruise did not disengage. i fought it all the way up the ramp. i was very fortunate that the light was green & there were no cars ahead of me (normally extremely busy intersection). i exited at a high rate of speed as i continued to pump the brake. i got the car off to the side of the road, put it in neutral & once it was almost stopped, put it in park & turned it off. every time i turned it back on, the engine revved back up like it was trying to reach the 70 mph speed in park. i had it towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed as a bad servo. this could have been potentially fatal to me & others, had the normal traffic backup been at the off ramp. i could have slammed into one or more other cars trying to get mine stopped. i understand there are recalls on the 2000 focus cars, due to defective cruise controls, but have seen nothing on the 2001 vehicles. needless to say, although i paid extra for cruise control, i will never be able to trust it enough to use it again.*ak | |||
| 07/13/2001 | 1 | 10/01/2000 | |
| I own a 2001 ford focus automatic transmission. i was parked on a flat surface, when someone backed up into my car, they only moved 3 feet didn't do any damage to teh bumpber, but from that slight hit it sent my car free wheeling in park 175 feet, across a road, and slamming into 3 trees totalling out the rear of the car. luckily no one was hurt nor in the car at the time fo this accident. when i got into my car i expected to see the geer shifter broken but it wasn't it still worked. my car was the way i left it just 175 feet down teh road. this is not right! two of teh main safety feature failed on this car. ford sent out an investigartor who looked over the car, pushed on the car with their hands, but never took the transmission aprt to see if there was any damage. now ford said there is nothing wrong with my car and it is perfectly safe. i am very unhappy, i am stuch with a car i don't want any more, dont trust, and now becuase of the damage unable to trade in. i have only owned this car since oct of 2000. i feel that this is a major defect in the car and ford is just trying to cover it up.*ak | |||
| 04/16/2001 | 1 | 01/23/2001 | |
| While backing into driveway, vehicle suddenly accelerated. consumer could not stop vehicle, vehicle hit tree. vehicle was totalled. *ak the consumer had minor injuries during the accident but vehicle was totaled. the consumer believes some kind of defect caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate on its own. *yh | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 08/20/2003 | 1 | ||
| I purchased a 2001 ford focus on my way to work while pulling into my parking space the car accelerated unexpectedly then the brakes did not work. i then pulled on the emergency brakes which did not work to immediately stop the car. i crashed head on into the car in front of the parking space. also, upon impact the airbags did not inflate. the car was supposedly to have front and side impact airbags and one in the steering when and nothing happened. my chest went straight into the steering wheel so hard there was a circular imprint around my chest and stomach. after people came to see about me one man asked if my car was off. i said yes and he pointed out the car still looked like it was trying to accelerate. the wheels were spinning full force. i took the car back to the dealership i only had it for 3 days and nothing was done to correct the failure. the owner of the dealership said since the car was in a wreck it was worthless to him and there was nothing he could do. he even threatened that he would call the police if my family and myself did not leave. *jb | |||
| 07/17/2005 | 45000 | 1 | |
| No event led to this failure. i was driving on the freeway when my accelerator cable broke. luckily, i was in a lane that allowed me to coast to the shoulder; however, a defect such as this is a safety concern. this could have caused me to get into a car accident. | |||
| 01/01/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving vehicle hesitated to accelerate when pressing the acceleration pedal. the cause of this was undetermined.*ak | |||
| 07/17/2003 | 52441 | 1 | 09/28/2002 |
| I am writing to you in regard to a host of problems i am currently experiencing with my 2001 ford focus zx3.these problems include, but are not limited to: (1) gears not shifting properly and signs of locking up during driving -- and brake grinding sounds; (2) continuous flickering of headlights and dashboard panel lights; (3) air conditioning and heating systems not functioning properly; (4) large pond of water (during heavy rains) in floor on front passenger side; (5) problems with fuel module and fuel monitor; and (6) transmission failure in progress. transmission failure in progress -- ecm codes erased by dealership -- fuel monitor and bad running condition very evident. he further stated the fluid is burnt very badly , he cannot service the transmission at this point and that this vehicle is going to go downhill from here. in other words, the 2001 focus that i purchased from town & country ford, inc. only nine months ago is not drivable and it will cost at least $2,000 to replace the transmission. this is clearly a defect. it has to be! i cannot afford to repair this vehicle and make payments on it at the same time. | |||
| 08/28/2002 | 1 | 08/06/2001 | |
| While in motion consumer's foot slipped from gas pedal. consumer tried to put foot back on the pedal, but there was no pedal. consumer was able to move vehicle to the side of the road. c0nsumer had vehicle towed, and it was stated theat cable to gas pedal broke. *jg....*ak | |||
| 09/09/2002 | |||
| Accelerator got stuck, and the vehicle started to speed up which caused an accident. contacted dealer. *ak | |||
| 03/25/2002 | |||
| Accelerator pedal would stick intermittently while driving. dealer was not notified at this time. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 10/18/2001 | |||
| Was traveling uphill at 30mph and was depressing accelerator pedal, which went to the floor. vehicle started to drift backwards. parked vehicle and had it towed next day. mechanic indicated accelerator cable had broken. it went to the motor, had separated completely.*ak | |||
| 10/18/2001 | 1 | 10/01/2001 | |
| The cable that connects gas pedal to the engine broke off, i was driving up a hill and had no gas pedal . i called some ford dealers but they nad never heard of this. i am worried someone might have a very bad accident because of this. i was lucky no one was behind me when it happened. *ak | |||
| 09/21/2001 | 09/01/2001 | ||
| Something caused gas pedal to stick to floor and rapidly increase speed resulting in loss of control of vehicle resulting in crash.*ak | |||
| 03/01/2001 | |||
| While driving 70 mph gas pedal fell to floor. consumer had no control over accelerator, there was a sound like an explosion in gas line. dealer stated egr valve needed replacement. also, numerous times before when driving between 30 - 40 mph engine sounded like it was accelerating, but speed stayed the same. to dealer 5 times, could not remedy problem. *ak | |||
| 02/16/2001 | 1 | 12/01/2000 | |
| When parked ifo a house, was listening to stereo, shut off stereo and looked down and noticed gas pedal on the floor. went down to look and the cable had gone thru the eyelet, indicating to me that there was a break in the pedal cable. the sheathing was pulled back and cable pulled out freely and was frayed at the end of appx. 18 from the throttle body. the config on this design is very poor; the cable has two 90 degree turns in it above the radiator and the 90 degree turn closest to the throttle body is where the cable is frayed and snapped apart. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 09/02/2004 | 2 | ||
| Consumer noticed fuel rail system was leaking gasoline, resulting in stalling. independent shop cleaned the fuel injection an throttle cable. dealer was notified. *ak | |||
| 01/25/2003 | 1 | ||
| Nar 03/05/2003 the vehicle engine sped out of control by itself with a hugh burst of speed, and the car ran into the shrubbery at the edge of the parking lot. *cb | |||
| 01/23/2004 | 34000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while driving 35 mph. the gas pedal went all the way down to the floor. the cable popped out of the throttle mechanism and the vehicle accelerated. please provide further information. *jb | |||
| 11 | |||
| The consumer has experienced the following: the brakes has an abnormal noise, pulsation when moderate-hard braking, and grinding, the accelerator cable clip-broken, battery and case, belt assembly and idler seal, transmission/pan gasket leak, temp guage-found burnt resister/connector-goes hot and cools when a/c is on and the fan does not come on, the vehicle stalled at an intersection, the exhaust camshaft seal is leaking, the fuel sender works intermittently/inop, and the rear suspension-rear shocks-seemed weak and hears a noise in the rear end when going over a dip. scc | |||
| 08/11/2001 | 1 | ||
| While traveling at normal highway speed, i was crossing the tacoma narrows bridge when i experienced complete loss of throttle control. the vehicle slowed to a stop with the engine at idle. the accelerator pedal went to the floor. i called 911 and a washington state patrol vehicle responded and pushed me off of the bridge. the vehicle was towed to the nearest ford dealer where it was discovered that the throttle cable had snapped close to the linkage at the engine. the cable was replaced under warranty. due to the high volume of traffic on the bridge the stalling of my vehicle caused a large traffic jam and left me in a very unsafe condition.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 08/01/2004 | 44000 | 1 | 12/18/2001 |
| While driving down the montauk highway 27, i reached the speed of 50 mph. approximately 5 minutes after reaching 50 and placing my car in cruise control, the car unexpectedly began to rapidly accelerate. i could not slow the car down, had to turn the ignition key off and stopped in the middle of the highway.*ak | |||
| 15 | 01/02/2001 | ||
| 2001 ford focus displaying problems with transmission due to several leaks, cruise control, and trunk of vehicle. *mr water leaked onto the floorboard of the trunk which was only adjusted(problem repeated), the cruise control worked intermittently(new switch was ordered, the drivers side window squeaked and was fixed, the transmission leaked and was replaced but the service dealer was unable to determine the cause, water leaked in the front passenger side (problem repeated) then the r & l cowl grid was replaced to remedy the problem but didn't, coolant leaked from the upper radiator and the hose clamp was replaced, the trunk did not shut properly and the latch was replaced but did not fix the problem, the vehicle was taken in due to the parts being recalled, the real wheel bearings were replaced, the second recalled part was the pinch bolt torque and battery cable routing which was replaced, and the mechanics found that the brakes had worn out in the front and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was taken in for warranty repairs on 10 separate occasions and six attempt for the leaks, the problem in the front of the vehicle persisted. in addition, the entire transmission had to be replaced because of several leaks, several circuit and switches have broken down on the cruise control. the consumer was also concerned with the gas mileage which had consistently fallen and did not act as the promoted dealers sticker. the consumer requested a full refund for the purchase price. *scc *jb | |||
| 06/18/2002 | |||
| Engine light comes on and stays on. vehicle will not accelerate properly, and has a rough idle. replaced sensor and fuel pump.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 07/05/2003 | 40437 | 2 | |
| Engine stalls and power loss and brakes not responding resulted in rear end collision with another vehicle. *ak | |||
| 03/01/2001 | 3 | ||
| Aic valve replaced 2 times car same: throttle cable replaced 1 intermttent problems, still. they told me this is the way it is its dangerous? | |||
| 02/15/2001 | 1 | 02/01/2001 | |
| Throttle cable appears to be too long - cable has kinked and causes car to hesitate acceleration. when the car does accelerate it is sudden and could be dangerous under certain driving conditions (heavy traffic, ice on roadway). it appears my car is not the only car in for the exact same problem - the part had to be special ordered.*ak | |||