8.3
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$212.00
Average Mileage:
77,786 miles
Total Complaints:
14 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (13 reports)
- clean or replace heat sensor (1 reports)
engine problem
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2009Jun 29
Focus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 110,000 miles
The first time, I was on the interstate and I was driving at about 70 mph. All of a sudden, my car stalled out, it sounded like it was in neutral. Then my gauges went up and down and I had to pull over to the side. I had my sister and my newborn niece in the car, we were all terrified! We started the car back up and it ran fine. The second time, I was going to a friend's house and I had the exact same problem but this time the car COMPLETELY shut off in the middle of the road! I turned it off and it started back up. I don't know what to do! Please, someone help, This is the only car that I have.
2009Jun 15
Focus
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
Has stopped twice in the last 2 months: seems the engine is starved of fuel and just dies. Turns over fine, electrical fine, but no gas getting to motor. After a delay of 10 minutes both times, car started up just fine.
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2008Jun 10
Focus S2 2.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 86,000 miles
The car just stalled as my daughter was driving it. This is the 3rd time this has happened in about 3 weeks. We have replaced the main fuse because it keeps getting hot and burning out but this is not the problem apparently. You will be driving down the road and it will just stop working and it only happens during the day when it is hot out. I have driven it at night to work and haven't had the problem, but as soon as we drive it during the day when its hot outside it stops working. When we replace the main engine fuse it works again for about two days then............ back to the drawing board. I looked on the web and found that the fuel system/engine has a recall on it for this year. it has something to do with the fuel delivery module (FDM). So this week I maybe on my way to the dealer to see if it will be free to replace. I don't know if that is the problem or not?! If it fixes the problem i will be getting rid of this piece of crap.
2008Jan 08
Focus
- Automatic transmission
- 105,000 miles
Car dies randomly, mostly on freeways. Restarts and runs okay for awhile. Replaced plugs, wires, cleaned fuel system, nothing helps. Any ideas?
2007Nov 24
Focus LX 4L
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
while driving on the freeway car died ,able to restart but it would only drive 20 miles an hour.Had to pull over and get towed home.I had two of my young children in the car very scary.
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2007Sep 07
(reported on)Focus ES V6
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
Hey!!! I had this exact same issue, my Ford focus wagon died turning the corner out of my daughter's daycare with a semi coming straight at us! No good. I took it into a local mechanic that i use through my place of employment - they said that they checked everything out and it was a heat sensor. Cleaning the heat sensor kept the car from dying since then. It cost me about $150 to have it all evaluated and cleaned. Worth the cost. Other mechanics kept trying to make me change my alternator, pfft - fat chance. Hope this helps!
2003Jul 02
(reported on)Focus SE
- 47,000 miles
driving in heavy traffic on freeway, speed up to change to get into other lane, engine revs cut out at 4000, engine would faulter at 4000 for rest of trip, this limited power considerably. next day car fine. no further problem until 8 months later when engine cut out again except this time quit completly. and after ten attempts when it would start then stall, it finally did go and then no more problem, until 6 months later engine quit again in heavy traffic with no warning. in all three gases weather was quite warm and humid. Did nothing as felt it was water or bad fuel???. have now contacted dealer as found out this is a real problem with ford focus. I am very concerned for my safety.
2006Aug 09
(reported on)Focus SE
- 89,000 miles
My car will engine will shut down at random times for no apparent reason. I've spent $350 thus far having mechanics looking at it but have found nothing. The car will simply hesitate around 40 mph; engine, oil, and battery light will come on, the car will shut down and the power steering locks up. Very scarry when driving on a freeway or in busy traffic ... Someone please tell me how I can get this fixed.
2006Sep 30
(reported on)Focus SE
- 80,000 miles
My focus has had stopped twice while i was on the highway. It shut down and i don't drive it anymore. just in case it stalls on highway and i got into an accident
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2006Feb 14
(reported on)Focus ZX3
- 56,000 miles
My car stall as I was going 30 mph down a hill. First the battery, oil, then engine light went out. I lost power steering too. The weird thing is that my radio kept going. This really scared me cause it was in the middle of traffic. I thought I was going to cause a wreck.
2006Jan 02
(reported on)Focus SE
- 99,000 miles
i had to fix the car several times and its always the same and the windows break down every so often and im tired of it.
2002Jul 21
(reported on)Focus SE
- 30,000 miles
I have had it in the shop 2 other times telling the Ford dealers that it was hesitating while accelerating, and also that it had stalled a few time going 35 mph and then also on the highway while trying to merge and just driving. They did not find anything wrong. Now it's doing it again and it's out of warranty. I don't know what to do.
2001Oct 13
(reported on)Focus
- 12,000 miles
Engine suddenly stopped while driving at 65 mph with no warning. Car started after 5 min. with no repeat of incident in 2 weeks. Dealer could find nothing wrong. This chance of this happening again makes me very nervous.
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2008Jul 09
Focus SE V6
Driving Stone Mountain Hugh Howel Rd. Hill in my 2001 Focus and the car just cut off.
Delphine A.
Mobile, AL, USA
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