While driving vehicle stalled without any warning. Fuel pump had a leak and all the gas leaked out.
2001 Ford Focus engine complaints
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Vehicle hesitates after driving long distances, finally stalled while traveling at 65mph in the left lane of a three lane highway.
Twice since buying this car experienced complete stalling on the hwy--almost lost control and nearly had a fatal accident
While driving vehicle will stall out at anytime without any warning.*ak
The vehicle engine stalls without warning. The initial occurrence resulted in my wife crossing into the left lane due to her inablity to drive or brake effectively without the power assist.
At no particular speed, vehicle jerks hard and stalls. Consumer had vehicle checked and repaired by dealer with no resolution.*akthe dealer is having consumer to monitor the vehicle when it starts failing, by pushing a button. This is supposed to pinpoint where the problem is occuring. The vehicle was downshifting while in motion, the sending unit was replaced. Also the jerking and stalling were caused by an erratic fuel pump driver module. This module has also been replaced. The ignition lock was replaced, there was a clunking noise present in the door assembly which was repaired, the wheel was out of alignment so dealer adjusted the upper ball joint, and the sun visor was broken which was also replaced.
The car has completely shutdown without any warning on three occasions. The first time while driving at approx. 25+MPH... The car started to stall and I hit the curb (right tire/wheel hit the curb), both airbags went off (why????) and burned my arm (really bad) and broke the windshield. I did not report the problem because I found out that geico (insurance company) had lost (or not received) my online application so I had no coverage and therefore I would have to pay for all the repairs myself. New windshield, airbag, wheel... Cost $3000+ I'm still paying for the repairs. The second time it happened when I stopped on red light (I just thoght I was running out of gas...), then; yesterday 06/28/02 I was driving home on hwy 192 at approx. 45mph and the engine lost all power (no warning) , I got scared and hit the brakes and pulled over almost causing an accident in the intersection. It's been raining here in fl almost everyday, I am glad the road was not wet when it happened... It could've been much worse. My car is a 2001 ford focus zx3 with only 7500 miles, so it's not an old car. After some quick research I found out this problem has been happening for a while now... And many of my focaljet.com (online ford focus club) friends had the same problem. So, I have to respectfully ask you and everyone else reading this; when will you (and/or ford) do something about it? I've just found out that I am paying ($3000+, and I only make min. Wage) for and small accident that could have been avoided... Sorry, I am really upset, I almost caused a high-speed/multiple-car accident in the middle of hwy 192 and I as well as other people could have been hurt. Please help ! ! !
Servere bucking/jolting a steady speeds, when A/C is turned on, when slowing down, when stopping, and when shifting gears. Radio turns off by itself, gets loud by itself, and sometimes, you can't turn it off. Popping noises when putting into gear.grinding noises and knocking noises when driving. Car vibrate uncontrolably at times. When increasing speeds, car wants to stall out and not shift gears. Almost lost control serval times because of jolting problem. Ford doesn't care, doesn't want to fix and has refused to contact us after 2 certified letters were sent.
A/c tends to have smoke and very bad smell coming from vents, brakes constantly squeal and grind, vehicle doesn't always want to start, no pickup or stalling when stopped at lights, etc. Engine makes loud grinding noices, engine also makes loud reving noises like it can't get into gear. Front passanger seatbelt tightens and locks for no reason. Ford manufactor notified via certified letter twice, no contact to date. Waldorf ford refuses to fix saying, "if we can't find the problem, we can't fix it." both refuse to fix anymore. In last year in shop 10 times, for over 45 days, and no resolution.
When driving onto an on ramp or accelerating vehicle stalled out. Driver had to leave vehicle on side of the road.
While driving vehicle stalled out at 50 MPH, causing consumer to lose power. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
The vehicle stalled out when driving at high speeds. *ak the vehicle has stalled out several times, most often when coming off of a right turn ramp.
Vehicle intermittently stalls while slowing for a stop resulting in the vehicle loosing all power, the vehicle will restart but will continue to stall, ford was contacted and replaced fuel pump, but problem still exists. *ak
The car has been taken in twice and it still stalls, loses brakes and steering.
At 75 MPH engine light come on, and then vehicle started to stall. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.
Have had numerous problems with the car hesitating and stalling. Have taken the car in a total of 7 times. 5 of which were related to hesitation. 3 of the those 5 times they found problems with the car. 2 times for an egr emissions sensor and 1 for a fuel pump (they think). The other two times they coulndt find anything wrong at the time. I have called ford directly and they can do nothing about the car, because they say it is repairable. I have had the car back now for a little over a week since they have replaced the fuel pump. Seems to have a little hesitation still, but has not stalled. We have had the left rear tire replace once for cupping of the tire. Ford dealership wasnt sure what caused it, but they say I could have run over something hard. The new tire starting cupping like the one they replaced, then that is when the recall for the rear wheel bearings was issued. No problems since then with the tires.
Sudden loss of power with tachometer dropping to zero or near zero when accelerating between 40 to 60 miles per hour 6 times.
I was stopping at a light to turn. As I was slowing down I heard a big clunk. I thought I ran over something so I checked but nothing was there. I noticed my battery light was on but the light turned green to turn so I started to go and had no power steering. I pulled over at the liquor store and had my friend look under the hood. Upon pulling on the serpentine belt, the tensioner pulley fell right out of the bottom of the car. After looking over the incident we found a snapped off bolt in the street. Snapped neatly at the beginning thread. Also on the pulley, the mounting arm was snapped in half. I know ntsa is investigating many parts on the focus, so I thought I'd give a heads up about this just incase it could pose any serious problems later on. Thanks and have a nice day.
Vehicle stalls at various speeds, taken to dealer 3 times. Dealer cannot find cause.
Vehicle has stalled twice at 65 MPH. Dealer has replaced computer chip and fuel pump. Both times cruise was on, but not set.
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Car has stalled out on three separate occasions for no apparent reason. Dealer(s) could not identify problem. Car still sputters frequently. May or may not be related to problem experienced with transmission over memorial day weekend when "check transmission" light came on; that was fixed by dealer. Last incident was friday, june 7, 2002 when car stalled out.
Vehicle first started to "chug" for several days of driving and finally stopped while driving at 65 MPH about a week later.
Vehicle will either stall or come close, fluctuating between 700rpm and 230rpm. Has happened in this manner since purchase and have had it to dealer on four separate occasions, they could not duplicate the concern or fix it. My vehicle is equipped with a manual trans and installing aftermarket intake and PCM programing have had no effect on my concern. I am a member of an organization called focaljet and have heard concern from approximately 80-90 percent of owners with the same issue most were equiped with manuals but not all.
The problem is that the car always shakes when its in park or at a stop light and it stalled 2 time. Have taken it to dealer numerous times and still cant find the problem.
Vehicle stalled 4 times, always when slowing down to come to a stop. Dealer cannot find cause.
While driving 35-40 MPH vehicle completely shutsdown without warning, cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify cause. Please give any further details.
Car stalled while on highway on 2 different occasions. Also was getting poor gas mileage. Brought in for service problem solved after second service.
While driving on highway, vehicle just stalled out without any warning.*ak the vehicle stalled as if it had run out of gasoline with an almost full tank. After letting the engine sit for a few minutes, the vehicle would restart.this has occurred several times within a few days and at various speeds from 15 to 65 MPH, causing loss of control of vehicle.
Consumer states when driving if vehicle hits a bump the rear end of vehicle goes from side to side like its loosing traction of the road. Cause is unknown. Jbconsumer further states the vehicle used to give them 300 miles when the fuel tank is full to empty. Now the vehicle gives them 180 miles. The vehicle also has trouble changing gears and has been stalling. The dealer says there is nothing wrong.
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