While driving my 2002 ford focus about 45 MPH vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 85 MPH. I tried to reduce speed by stepping on the brakes still would not come to a complete stop I had to pull the emergence brake , steam was coming out of vehicle and turn the engine off but when I started it back up the engine is still revving up.
2002 Ford Focus: sudden unintended acceleration
6 of the 939 complaints about the 2002 Ford Focus describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford focus. The contact stated that the wires on top of the fuel pump started to melt. As a result, the vehicle would intermittently surge forward and stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the melting wires were causing the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000 and the current mileage was 154,000.
Dt: the consumer complained about a transmission problem. While driving at any speed the transmission would slip. The vehicle was not in cruise control, the consumer manually pushed the accelerator pedal and the transmission would slip into neutral. After 10 to 20 seconds it would go back into drive. At times when stopping at a traffic light the vehicle would attempt to surge forward. The dealership was unable reproduce the problem, therefore this could not be fixed. *ak (11/23/05) recall campaign#03v482000.
While pulling inside of the garage vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle by applying both feet on the brakes. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic informed the consumer that the problem could not be duplicated.
Sudden acceleration of vehicle while pulling into a level parking stall at a shopping mall. Vehicle collided into a planter head on and the air bags did not deploy *la
The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, when a turn was made.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Ford Focus sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2002 Ford Focus?
6 of 939 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Focus (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2014.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Ford Focus?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Ford Focus
Stalling 102Fuel pump 50Won't start 47No deployment 38Door locks 28Coil spring 24Loss of power 23Check engine light 21Ball joint 19Grinding brakes 19Fire or smoke 18Engine failure 17Tire blowout 16Hesitation 13Water leak 13Adaptive cruise 12Power windows 12Steering lock-up 12Headlights 11Jerking 11Won't shift 10Airbag light 9Pulling 8Wipers 8Brake failure 7Power steering loss 7Slipping 5
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