fuel delivery system problem
9.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
no data
Average Mileage:
90,467 miles
Number of complaints:
6 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (4 reports)
- recall (2 reports)
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2008Feb 06
Focus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 90,000 miles
This will be the FOURTH TRIP to try and fix this problem. The car is really rough
when I start it, give it some gas then its ok. Of course should I hit a red light well
then I'm screwed. The bucking and near stalls begin! Last night was the worst,
every time I hit the brake it threatened to stall out. The first trip to the shop they
SWORE that the computer needed to re-learn itself (BULLS*%T), didn't help the problem. The second trip was to the dealer, they replaced almost $2000 worth of crap that didn't need to be replaced and then upon picking it up i drove it right back to the dealer as it was worse then before. Then three months ago it was at the dealer AGAIN because of the same issue, this time they said it was the spark plugs and now I have an appointment to get it there at some point tomorrow. I HATE THIS CAR this is the very last Ford I will EVER spend money on. I can't even stand putting gas in this thing anymore because that means I'll have to keep driving it. DO NOT BUY THIS CAR, honestly I'd be fine at this point should a Mack Truck hit it and total it.
2007Sep 21
(reported on)Focus 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 105,800 miles
UGH! My car does the same thing. It is awful. My car continually stalls out while driving. All of the dashboard lights come on and I have to put the car in park & restart it again. Sometimes it just surges while driving and doesn't turn off. I had my alternator tested and was told that it was fine. I also took my car in for the recall and supposedly they changed the fuel filter. This was a couple years ago and only temporarily relieved the problem. Mechanic did not find anything wrong with the car, because it does it intermittently. Ugh. I'll try the cleaning the heat sensor, but the problem is seriously dangerous....
2007Aug 11
(reported on)Focus SE 1.8L V TEC
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
I have a Focus with the V Tec engine. The engine stutters and nearly stalls. It looses power and jerks badly. There is no engine light (MIL) or code. I have replaced the fuel filter twice to no avail. I may have to pull the tank and replace the pump. Don't know who decided the fuel tank was a good place to put the fuel pump? This car is really becoming annoying
2007Jul 18
(reported on)Focus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 140,000 miles
I have two problems which were leading to the stalls - the first one was fixed (catalytic converter deterioration) but the stalls are still occurring. I get the exact same symptoms that everybody else has. The car stalls (usually while on the highway) and the you have to coast to the side of the road and wait about 5 to 10 minutes, in which case the car will restart and run fine (for a while). The problem is intermittent so no mechanic has been able to "find" the problem.
Though I've heard anything from clogged fuel filters, bad pumps, to needed to replace the distributor coil.
My mechanic has taken the car for a week to see if he can duplicate the problem. However, after reading these other complaints I see that I need to call the dealer and specifically ask them about this problem. I haven't owned the car for 10 years so they should be able to do this at no cost (ha ha ha - we'll see). Too many problems with this car, I'm getting an import next. As a matter of fact I finished paying off the car a little while ago and I plan on selling it (as soon as this problem is fixed) and then getting any car that is not American made. What an awful thing to have to say, but a free economy means that I buy the best car out there and right now, they are not American. This car as well as the other Ford I own has given me just one too many headaches.
2007Feb 16
(reported on)Focus SE 2.0
- Automatic transmission
- 48,000 miles
It happened on my way back from Miami to Tampa, had picked-up my mom, & had my daughter in the car, well a 3 hrs. ride turn out to be a 6 hrs. rides, because this darn thing keeps on shutting down anywhere & anytime, stop, take a 5 min. brake and go for another 15 to 30 miles before it will quit again. Thank god when i got home, I got the recall letter, I'll tell you, this car is the worst vehicle I've had, I don't know how can Ford stand to all of this. I'm not happy & be better once I trade this for a import, at least they spend the time & money to develop good engineering & reliable vehicles....
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2008Mar 24
Focus SE
The car is a pile of crap that should be repoded. I have learned a great lesson - never buy another FORD. I have had to replace the starter, the rack and pin and now there's this problem with the car. It cuts out and now I smell gas, it stalls out and has no power when I start it, if it will start. I can't believe you spend your hard earned money to buy a car that you need to get to work and you can't even keep it on the road. This crap car doesn't even deserve to be in a junk yard. I'd be afraid that some might try to use it for parts.
autumn
Stoneboro, PA, USA
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