Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/19/2011 | |||
| This is the second occurance. the first occurance was november 19,2011. i have a file complaint online with nhtsa. this occurance occured saturday january 19,2013. while driving to work my accelerator pedal seems to be stuck. i had been driving 30 miles with no problem. i had to tap it to get it to release. i kept driving and had to tap it again to release. the car started to accelerate without my foot being on the accelerator and it was moving to 65 mph. i was on interstate 85 and it was moving to 75 mph. i went through the intersection at 85 mph. i braked hard to turn to my job. i was coming to a stop sign and was standing on by brakes and my car would not stop. while on the phone with my husband he yelled to put it in neutral. the car stopped abruptly and the engine rewing. i put it in park and turned my car off. i had my car towed to the dealership. this is the second time i came close to having an accident or getting killed. i am now in the process of talking to someone from ford corporation about my terrifying incident. | |||
| 10/31/2011 | 74000 | 1 | |
| Driving at high speeds the gas throttle sticks (app. 45-higher). the speed control also got stuck before. the car also has problems starting. in mornings and evenings, regardless of weather the car doesn't always start. *tr | |||
| 10/31/2011 | 74000 | ||
| Driving at high speeds the gas throttle sticks (app. 45-higher). the speed control also got stuck before. the car also has problems starting. in mornings and evenings, regardless of weather the car doesn't always start. | |||
| 09/08/2008 | 1 | ||
| This occurred around 2008 i bought the car in 2007, when i drive the car on the freeway, or up a hill the gas paddle sticks , when i apply pressure to accelerate speed it doesn't move to give it more gas. it becomes frightening when i'm going uphill or on the freeway when cars are going 60 to 75 and on my tail my car slows down and i have to coast to the shoulder till it releases i have taken it in the ford dealership they said it was going to cost me over $200.00. i feel this is a hazardous defeat and dangerous. 2010, i took my car in to a jiffy lube shop, and they lubricate the pulley it seems to help for awhile, but now it | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford taurus. the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while attempting to enter the drive way; the rpm increased to 3,000, the contact had to turn the engine off to bring the vehicle to a stop. the contact inspected the vehicle and found the accelerator cruise control cable plastic receptacle detached and caused the vehicle to accelerate. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage 109,000. li | |||
| 11/19/2011 | 150000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. while driving approximately between 55-60 mph, the vehicle unintentionally increased in acceleration up to 90 mph. the contact drove through a red light and repeatedly applied force to the brake pedal; however the vehicle continued to accelerate. there was also a strong burning brake odor. the contact turned the vehicle off and it came to a stop. there were no injuries. the police stated the brakes failed and the vehicle was not a condition to be driven. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and was in the process of being diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the failure mileage was 150,000. the vin was unavailable. rvk | |||
| 11/11/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal was sticking upward. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 82,000. kmj | |||
| 11/19/2011 | 150000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. while driving approximately between 55-60 mph, the vehicle unintendedly increased acceleration up to 90 mph. the contact drove through a red stop signal and repeatedly applied force to the brake pedal; however the vehicle continued to accelerate. there was a strong odor of burning brakes. the contact turned the ignition off and the vehicle came to a stop. there was no personal injury. the police was called to the scene and stated the brakes had completely failed and the vehicle was not in the condition to be driven. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and in the process of being diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the failure mileage was 150,000. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 11/11/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal was sticking upward. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 82,000. kmj | |||
| 11/19/2011 | 150000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. while driving approximately between 55-60 mph, the vehicle unintendedly increased acceleration up to 90 mph. the contact drove through a red stop signal and repeatedly applied force to the brake pedal; however the vehicle continued to accelerate. there was a strong odor of burning brakes. the contact turned the ignition off and the vehicle came to a stop. there was no personal injury. the police was called to the scene and stated the brakes had completely failed and the vehicle was not in the condition to be driven. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and in the process of being diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the failure mileage was 150,000. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 11/11/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated that the vehicle acceletator pedal was sticking in the up position. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage 80,000 and current mileage was 82,000. pm | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 80000 | ||
| The accelerator pedal becomes stuck and can not be depressed. took the vehicle to ford dealer in late 2010 and they did not diagnose a problem. over the summer, the problem went away. now that it is becoming cold again the problem has reappeared. last night while driving at 70 mph, i lifted my foot off the gas. when i went to depress the gas pedal, i could not press it in. i had to tap it hard three or four times to get it to release, which took about 20 seconds and caused me to slow down to less than 50 mph before i was able to reaccelerate. problem is occurring intermittently at varioud speeds. usually i only have to tap it once or twice lightly to get it to release. last night i tapped it hard enough i was concerned that i might cause something to break. car is at dealership again for evaluation. | |||
| 10/28/2010 | 86000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck when the weather was cold. the dealer was notified, but they denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was 123,000. | |||
| 10/28/2010 | 86000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck when the weather was cold. the dealer was notified, but they denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was 123,000. kmj | |||
| 10/28/2010 | 86000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal would stick when the weather was cold. the dealer was notified, but they denied any assistance with repair to the defect. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was 123,000. nw | |||
| 08/25/2011 | 145000 | ||
| While driving on the interstate, i was unable to stop my car from accelerating as the gas pedal stop working. to keep from hitting anyone, i had to pull off to the side median, brake as hard as could, throw my car into park and turn it off. if i tried to turn it back on, you could still hear the engine revving from the accelerator still being stuck in accelerator mode. ford is not willing to cover cost of repair - only offering a 12,000 mile or 12-mos service parts warranty. | |||
| 09/11/2005 | 50 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently surge when accelerating or decelerating. no warnings would occur prior to the failures and the failures had been occurring since the purchase of the vehicle. during the failures, the vehicle would idle high and run rough. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on several occassions, where they were unable to diagnose the failure. the failure mileage was 50 and the current mileage was 53,000. sm. | |||
| 09/11/2005 | 50 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated the vehicle has sudden surges when the vehicle is starting to accelerate or slowing down. the contact stated there was no warning prior to the failure. the contact stated this has been happening on and off since they purchased the vehicle. the contact stated the vehicle idles high and runs ruff when the failure occurs. the contact stated the dealer inspected the vehicle several times, but have not been able to find anything wrong with the vehicle. the failure mileage was 50 and the current mileage was 53,000.rl | |||
| 01/15/2009 | 66000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph she was unable to engage the vehicle accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 66,000. pm | |||
| 03/24/2011 | 32000 | ||
| I was just about parked when the car accelerated on it's own. over the curb, through a wood fence and into a camping trailer on the other side of the fence. toyota is not the only company with this problem. car was towed away and i'm not sure if it is repairable or if the insurance company will total it. | |||
| 03/11/2011 | 5000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly surged forward. the failure occurred once before the most current failure. the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired nor was the manufacturer notified of the failure. the current and failure mileage was 5,000. | |||
| 03/11/2011 | 5000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly surged forward. the failure occurred once before this failure. the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. the manufacturer had not been notified. the current and failure mileages were 5,000-bk | |||
| 09/07/2010 | 73000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. while stopped at a traffic light she engaged the accelerator to move forward and the accelerator failed. she stated the accelerator was stuck. she placed the vehicle in park and waited 5 to 8 minutes and the vehicle started as normal. the failure has been intermittent for three months. the vehicle has not been taken to the dealer or a local mechanic for the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 73,000 and the approximate current mileage was 75,000. vwb | |||
| 04/21/2010 | 63000 | ||
| I noticed the gas pedal of my car (ford focus 2005) was hard to press when the weather is freezing cold. at times, i forced it through. a couple of times, we lubricate the cable and it worked fine. yesterday, i speeded up to pass the car which was too slow in front of me. then, my car accelerated itself and i could hardly stop. i almost wrecked into a car in front of me at a stop light. i managed to stop the car but the break was battling with the engine. when i let go of the break, the car accelerated itself. so, i had to use my break a lot to reach a local mechanics. he lubricated the cable and told me that the cable would need to be replaced. i went to ford dealership today and they told me the same that the cable had to been replaced. it would cost me around $300.00 including labor. later, the mechanic at ford showed me the cable. part of the cable was concealed inside a plastic tube and this part was all messed up and keep breaking off. because of the increase in the diameter of the cable after i pressed on the gas pedal, the cable would not go back once it was out. therefore, my car kept accelerating yesterday. i agreed with ford to fix it at my cost but i am anxious about the car quality as well other people's safety. i could have a terrible accident if i was not calm enough. | |||
| 03/06/2010 | 60000 | 1 | |
| 2005 ford focus accelerator pedal stuck while driving. delearship, bill brown ford of livonia mi, determined the cause was throttle body binding, so replaced the throttle body. *tr | |||
| 06/04/2009 | 49502 | 1 | |
| Uncontrolled acceleration after car was parked. *tr | |||
| 11/06/2006 | 27850 | 1 | 08/01/2005 |
| When attempting to change lanes on parkway accelerator fell to floor and stuck there speeding up car until ignition key was removed to shut off engine. *nm | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 6 | 06/01/2004 | |
| 2005 ford focus begin to speed up quickly when coming to a stop.***no answer required***. *mr there seem to no pattern when this would happen. the dealer said the brakes were fine. it has happened perhaps a half-dozen times and the only recourse is to quickly shift into neutral and press down on the accelerator. the engine then will slow down. *bf *nm | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 12/23/2006 | 10000 | 2 | 10/12/2004 |
| Tl* - on december 23, 2006 the contact engaged the ignition while she applied the brakes and the vehicle was in park. after shifting from park to drive with the brakes still applied the rpms began to accelerate as though the the accelorater pedal had been depressed. a similar incident occurred shortly after the vehicle was purchased, but she didn't feel the need to complain at that time. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 01/20/2005 | 1 | 08/31/2004 | |
| Engine accelerated when i was at a stop. the engine began racing. i turned the engine off, and then on again and it still raced for a long period of time. at no time was my foot on the accelerator. the engine was racingby itself. i made a copy of the nhtsa that have been occuring with the fords but the dealer found nothing wrong with the car. my son has a ford escape and he just received a notice from the nhtsa about the same problem. the accelerator cable has to be relaced. i have a ford focus. sincerely, mike paglia. *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 04/08/2005 | 3 | 04/07/2005 | |
| Hood latch was not attached properly to body. caused hood to brake free and fly up upstrucking vision and causing a wreck. no air bags deplored and cruse control stuck on. new vehicle vin # did not match vehicle description. | |||