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Average Mileage:
127,500 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
engine problem
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2008Oct 19
Focus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 150,000 miles
I just had this car looked at by 2 mechanics a month ago. The first one fixed the broken air switch thing, but couldn't figure out what was up with the engine. Then the car stalled 6 times in ONE day and I took it to a dealer. He fixed a couple of things with it and now, today the engine was gurgling all day. I feel like I'm driving a lawn mower around. The acceleration is terrible and when I get up to 40 mph, the check engine light (which just turned on today) BLINKS like a little indicator light on a bomb! Then the car shakes a whole lot until I slow down. I really think this car is going to kill me. I have school 3 days a week and work the other 4. I don't have time to get it fixed, but I wouldn't need to work right now if this POS would stop breaking.
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2009Mar 02
Focus SE
At times when I would start the car and get going the check engine light would start blinking and the car would not go over 40 mph. I felt like it was going to explode! It happened about 8 times in 2 months. I finally sold it and bought a Toyota!
Jade P.
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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