Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL
SB-2151009/01/201010037092Ready05/04/2011
SB-2151009/01/201010037092Ford: one some 2008-2010 focus vehicles there may be an inoperable speed control. *rm05/04/2011

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10/25/2012280001
 Traveling on highway in passing lane with cruise control on,noticed vehicle slowing down. applied pressure to gas pedal,no acceleration. i had to get off road quickly because car was coming to a stop;almost caused an accident in doing so. vehicle idled rough and i had no control of acceleration. i shut off vehicle and was able to start it up again and had acceleration control again. took vehicle to ford dealer ship and they replaced throttle body. service tech stated that they have been replacing several of these throttle bodies on ford vehicles lately and they except a recall.my concern is that this could have easily caused an accident. ford knows this issue exist,get it recalled before someone gets hurt or killed. *tr
08/10/2012814011
 I was driving home friday and i notice a light on the left side of the dash and it look like a wrench, so after about 10 minutes the car began to slowdown, so i pressed the acceleration but the car would not speedup and it acted as tho the transmission was slipping so i was able to coast to the right lane and over to the side off, the freeway after i stop the car, then i turn the engine back on and the car would drive normal,if i accelerated slowly it acted like the trans was slipping,and after i got home i was going to back the car but it would not move when i placed the transmission in reverse it would not move., this is a 2009 ford focus, and after reading the reviews on line i see that i am not the only that this have happen to, and this is a very dangerous place to be in on the freeway doing 70mph. and this happened ford should recall this mod of vehicles. *tr
08/10/201281401
 I was driving home friday and i notice a light on the left side of the dash and it look like a wrench, so after about 10 minutes the car began to slowdown, so i pressed the acceleration but the car would not speedup and it acted as tho the transmission was slipping so i was able to coast to the right lane and over to the side off, the freeway after i stop the car, then i turn the engine back on and the car would drive normal,if i accelerated slowly it acted like the trans was slipping,and after i got home i was going to back the car but it would not move when i placed the transmission in reverse it would not move., this is a 2009 ford focus, and after reading the reviews on line i see that i am not the only that this have happen to, and this is a very dangerious place to be in on the freeway doing 70mph.and this happend ford should recall this mod of vehicles.
02/08/201113074
 Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the vehicle began to idle high and accelerated abnormally. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis however the failure could not be replicated. the failure recurred numerous times. each time the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was notified and extended the warranty on the vehicle. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 13,074 and the current mileage was 33,600.
02/08/201113074
 Tl- the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the vehicle began to idle high and accelerated abnormally. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis however the failure could not be replicated. the failure recurred numerous times. each time the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was notified and extended the warranty on the vehicle. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 13,074 and the current mileage was 33,600. kmj
02/08/201113074
 Tl- the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. the contact stated while driving 20 mph the vehicle began to idle high and accelerated on it's own. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis however the failure could not be replicated. the failure recurred numerous times. each time the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was notified and provided an extended the warranty on the vehicle. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 13,074 and the current mileage was 33,600. dt
04/11/201258000
 Tl - the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and the power train warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the electronic throttle body sensor needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 58,000 and the current mileage was 59,000. kmj
04/11/201258000
 Tl - the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph the vehicle stalled and the power train warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the electronic throttle body sensor needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 58,000 and the current mileage was 59,000. pm
04/02/201025000
 Car frequently revs engine high when coming to a stop, when at idle the engine revs from 400-1100rpms uncontrollably. has occasionally dropped all power at highway speeds. ford dealer said the pcm is bad and that there's a service bulletin on it. however, the dealer says ford motor will not release a replacement part. i've loudly complained that the vehicle is unsafe to drive.
04/27/20104500
 Approaching a stop sign i applied the brakes, did not come to a stop, as the motor continued to accelerat(motor reved up beyond 1500 rpm. got the ar under control, turned off the engine. restarted the car 4 times and each time the motor was racing. if i had not had my foot on the brake i would have continued moving forward.i did not take my foot off the brake to see how fast the car would have gone as traffic was too congested. idid not wish to take a chance and drive the car . i called for an emergency tow and had the car delivered to my ford dealer where it is being looked over. a similar situation occurred on 4/16/2009 the dealer at that time could not determine the problem. (odi # 10328218)
04/16/20104400
 Approaching a red light at about 30mph i applied the brakes and the engine reved to a higher speed and i could not stop the vechicle until i put it in neutral and stood on the brakes. luckely there was no one in front of me as i went about 6 feet into the intersection have had the car since 07/2009. this is first time this has happened.informed dealer and car will be looked at 04/22/2010
08/01/2009
 Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. the contact was driving approximately 5 mph when the vehicle jumped a curb and crashed into a pole. the driver sustained no personal injury. there was property damage, and a police report filed. the vehicle was completely destroyed. in addition, the engine revved without warning on a separate occasion. the failure and current mileages were unknown. the vin was unavailable.
02/26/2010175001
 Driving over level pavement in my 2009 ford focus approaching a stop light. when i removed my foot from the accelerator, the vehicle continued at the current speed (45mph). i braked, but it wasn't enough to stop the car. i drove through the intersection which was empty, and put the car in neutral. the engine then slowed to normal idle speed. i then drove home and checked the operation, and could find nothing wrong. *tr