Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 01/02/2013 | 77000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford focus. the contact was driving approximately 65 mph when the accelerator pedal was depressed and became stuck in open throttle position. the vehicle did not accelerate but instead, independently decelerated to 30 mph. the accelerator pedal was released after the contact repeatedly depressed the pedal. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. the failure recurred sporadically. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 77,000. kmj | |||
| 01/02/2013 | 77000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford focus. while driving approximately 65 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and became stuck in an open throttle position. the speed reduced to 30 mph without applying the brakes. the accelerator pedal released after engaging repeatedly. the failure occurred on a separate occasion. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 77,000. js | |||
| 12/29/2012 | 39400 | 1 | |
| Vehicle gas peddle stick wide open about 6000 rpm cold out side with snow, 10 degrees f. young girl 2 years of driving experience drove out of control until told to shut engine off and put in neutral. dropped off at certified mechanic he cleaned carburetor tried to look at control cable things checked out fine. no warning codes came up. drove he next day after picking up 10 degrees f, same issue sticking accelerator. i look again at in take cleaned it out again, issue happened again but not as bad. very dangerous for a young girl with 2 years driving experience. *tr | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 100000 | 1 | |
| When i try to start my car it doesn't want to stay running unless i push the accelerator pedal and at the same time my accelerator pedal wants to stick when i push it to go. i had it checked and nobody can seem to find the issue. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford focus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal was extremely resistant and could only be depressed partially. the pedal was able to be pushed when the vehicle was shut off and when driving, the contact would have to pump the accelerator pedal in order to operate the vehicle. in addition, the pedal would become stuck intermittently and the vehicle would decelerate before resisting any acceleration attempts. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 81,000. kmj | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford focus. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal will not push down and allow the vehicle to accelerate. the contact stated the pedal has to be constantly pressed or turn off to attempt to get the pedal to work. the contact stated that while driving the pedal will get stuck and the vehicle will start to slow down and not accelerate. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 81,000.rl | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford focus. the contact was driving 5 mph and entering a parking space when the accelerator pedal would became stuck in open throttle. the contact stated that the failure was most prominent in colder to freezing temperatures. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 90,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford focus. the contact was driving 5 mph and entering a parking space when the accelerator pedal would became stuck in open throttle. the contact stated that the failure was most prominent in colder to freezing temperatures. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 90,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford focus. the contact stated that when driving 5 mph into a parking space the accelertaor pedal would stick and she was unable to release. after the weather had changed and became coldeer outside it would sometimes freeze after accelerating. the contact was concerned due to the accleration of the pedal being stuck and not being able to stop the vehicle. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 90,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 01/23/2007 | 8074 | ||
| Bought the car brand new in may 2006. on 01/23/07 driving on a surface street i realized the gas pedal seemed to have broken and i could not accelerate. i could only coast and was able to pull into a shopping center. had the car towed to dealership where bought and was told the speed control cable had broken. on 10/26/11 it happened again, only this time i was on a 65mph freeway in rush hour. (5-lane freeway in each direction - major highway.) (mileage 65040.) i was able to coast to the shoulder and get off at the next exit. had it towed again to ford dealership and confirmed it was the same cable that had broken. i had the dealership save it and you can see how the cable was completely frayed. luckily the cable has not become stuck while accelerating like some other reports i have read on the 06 focus, but i think still this is a major safety concern. | |||
| 10/15/2010 | 112000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford focus. while driving approximately 50 mph she engaged the accelerator and the vehicle did not accelerated. she stated the accelerator pedal stuck. the failure had occured 5 times. the failure has been ongoing for four months. the contact stated the failure happens mostly in cold weather when the vehicle had been parked for more than 8 hours. the vehicle had not been taken to the dealer for the failure. she called the manufacturer and was advised there was no recall for the failure. the manufacture advised her to take the vehicle to the dealer to have it checked. the failure mileage was 112,000 and the current mileage was 116,000. vwb | |||
| 12/29/2009 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Accelerator pedal sticking. the problem just began recently in the last 2 months during the cold weather. it does it all the time. i have not yet taken it to get repaired or inspected but i read a lot of people having the same problem with another model the ford escape and it is the same recall toyota is doing. i have been close to a couple of accidents because of this problem at dangerous intersections where my car is just idle and i cannot accelerate to get out of the way unless i push the pedal all the way down which makes the car tires burn rubber and speed off dangerously. *tr | |||
| 02/09/2010 | 78000 | 1 | |
| The accelerator pedal binds in my wife's 2006 focus. the other day it stuck open and would not release while she was on the expressway. she grabbed the floor mat and pulled it away in case it was causing it to no effect. she hit the brakes and the car wouldn't slow down. the accelerator pedal wouldn't respond to input it was jammed, after stomping her foot on it several times it finally released. dealer claimed at first was floor mat but pointed out mat was sitting on the other side of the car - then claimed it was carbon build up on throttle body causing it to jam. *tr | |||
| 09/06/2009 | 58000 | 1 | |
| After accident occurred on sept 6, 2009, i noticed that the gas pedal seems to stick especially after or during use of the cruise control. car engine also revved in park once, and a couple of times seemed hard to brake. car taken to dealership and diagnosed for $100. dealership says it is not related to accident but that the throttle body needs to be replaced because the pedal is sticking and it is a safety issue - cost almost $400 not including the cost of the diagnostics. second dealership confirmed price of throttle body and said that i needed to get it fixed because it's a safety issue. my car is a 2006 ford. i was not able to get the car fixed. i don' t have that much money, dealership put that i refused service. *tr | |||
| 04/25/2006 | 50 | 6 | 04/24/2006 |
| Same problem as odi #10182755. when attempting to stop as for a traffic light or parking, the car would suddenly kick into high revs, (over 5000 rpm, and attempt to accelerate, but would stop if brakes applied very strongly. first incident happened less than 24 hours after purchasing the car in april 2006. several more incidents over the next month, including two times where the car had to be towed back to the dealership for repair. dealer replaced throttle body assembly and a cruise control cable; neither repair fixed the problem. final attempt at repair dealer drove the car over 600 miles in 5 days and reported no problem found. problem disappeared until march 2007 when it occurred again.*ak | |||
| 02/16/2007 | 13000 | 7 | 02/01/2007 |
| Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2006 ford focus. the contact stated that the vehicle will idle high and then accelerate on its own. the vehicle will stop if he applied the brakes, this failure happened intermittently. there were no warning indicators. the failure mileage and current mileage were both 13,000. the vehicle has been towed to a ford dealer. the vehicle had not been diagnosed at this time. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 03/10/2008 | 1 | 11/10/2005 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford focus. while driving 25 mph, the contact's vehicle accelerated and rear ended another vehicle. the contact's vehicle was damaged very badly. the insurance company stated that this failure occurred in other ford focus' as well. there were no injuries. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 44,000. updated 04/21/08 *bf | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 12/09/2009 | 58000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford focus. during application the accelerator becomes stuck. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. she was advised that they may have to make an adjustment, and that the throttle cable was shredding . she repaired the vehicle at an expense of $300.00 dollars. the failure and current mileages were 58000. | |||