Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ready | 07/06/2011 | |
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration. *rm | 07/06/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 01/25/2012 | 68000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph the vehicle stalled without any warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 74,000. | |||
| 01/25/2012 | 68000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph the vehicle stalled without any warnings. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable diagnosed the problem. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 74,000. pm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 08/03/2010 | |||
| The ignition key is binding in ignition cylinder when turning to start position only. twice it has not started on the first try. twice i heard a mental sound when starting. this is a problem with ford focus 2008, and has been brought to my attention by my auto repair shop. it was suggested to me to go direct to a ford dealer service shop which i did. the car warranty expired 5/2011 so i don't qualify for free repair on this problem. as far as i can see in researching there has not been a recall on it. i think ford should pay. | |||
| 08/23/2011 | 45800 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly lost power, only continuing to run at a rough idle. the vehicle would not allow any acceleration. the only possible response was to limp to the shoulder of the road. after turning off the ignition the vehicle was restarted and ran as normal for the rest of the trip. four days later the same thing occurred. upon taking the vehicle to the ford dealer and having them tell me to continue to drive the vehicle until it occurred again and then have it towed in, i convinced them to look further into it. i was able to locate several complaints on line of the same type. the necessary repair was to replace the throttle body. the next day the dealer contacted me and said the ford hotline stated they had previous complaints and advised to replace the throttle body. this was done and the vehicle has operated correctly since the repair. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 20000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. while the contact was driving approximately 45 mph all of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel and suddenly the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated the oil filter detached from the engine which resulted in internal damages. the engine was replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 20,000. rvk | |||
| 08/23/2011 | 45800 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly lost power, only continuing to run at a rough idle. the vehicle would not allow any acceleration. the only possible response was to limp to the shoulder of the road. after turning off the ignition the vehicle was restarted and ran as normal for the rest of the trip. four days later the same thing occurred. upon taking the vehicle to the ford dealer and having them tell me to continue to drive the vehicle until it occurred again and then have it towed in, i convinced them to look further into it. i was able to locate several complaints on line of the same type. the necessary repair was to replace the throttle body. the next day the dealer contacted me and said the ford hotline stated they had previous complaints and advised to replace the throttle body. this was done and the vehicle has operated correctly since the repair. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 20000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. while the contact was driving approximately 45 mph all of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel and suddenly the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated the oil filter detached from the engine which resulted in internal damages. the engine was replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 20,000. rvk | |||
| 08/23/2011 | 45800 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly lost power, only continuing to run at a rough idle. the vehicle would not allow any acceleration. the only possible response was to limp to the shoulder of the road. after turning off the ignition the vehicle was restarted and ran as normal for the rest of the trip. four days later the same thing occurred. upon taking the vehicle to the ford dealer and having them tell me to continue to drive the vehicle until it occurred again and then have it towed in, i convinced them to look further into it. i was able to locate several complaints on line of the same type. the necessary repair was to replace the throttle body. the next day the dealer contacted me and said the ford hotline stated they had previous complaints and advised to replace the throttle body. this was done and the vehicle has operated correctly since the repair. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 20000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. while the contact was driving approximately 45 mph the entire warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel and suddenly the engine stalled. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated the oil filter detached from the engine which resulted to internal damages and the engine was replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 20,000. js | |||