Problems with water in vehicle's engine.*mr consumer drove over a puddle and vehicle was splashed on by another vehicle in the opposite lane. Approx. 50 feet from a traffic light, the vehicle cut off and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where the vehicle was purchased. The next morning someone from the service dept. Stated the engine was flooded and needed to be replaced at $5000. This wasn't covered by the warranty. The dealer wouldn't offer a rental vehicle so the consumer felt he had no choice but to have the work done. An independent court certified auto expert stated in his opinion there was a design defect. The vehicle was incapable of being driven through puddles due to low air intake. *ph *jb the consumer requested reimbursement.
2003 Ford Focus engine complaints
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My 2000 ford focus with 70080 miles suffered engine failue while at highway speed. The engine will not remain running unless the accellerator pedal is held off of idle. The engine will not crank and stay at idle without operator intervention. *ak the unit has been removed from service pending repair. There is a rumbling sound from the right front of the vehicle and the steering wheel shakes (+-0.5" at 3 hertz) when at 55mph and above.
While traveling on the highway and without prior warning check engine light appeared on the dashboard.
While traveling on the highway and without prior warning vehicle shut down.
Vehicle repeatedly stalls or runs coarse when cold. Vehicle misses repeatedly. This has now occured 7 times in two weeks.
2003 ford focus svt. (850 miles) car has a high speed surge and a bad miss off the line. No matter how much you play with the clutch pedal and the gas the car always falls on its face then picks back up.(realy bad when its cold) its been at the dealership 3 times. The 1st time they said it was a pinched fuel line and the gas tank had to be droped. 2nd time was the same a pinched fuel line. And now the 3rd time their telling me that im not the only one with the problem and just wait till ford figures it out. Im pretty sure it had nothing to do with the fuel line.(who know how long I will have to deal with ford on this matter).
While driving home from a doctor's appointment my 2003 ford focus stalled and would not restart. After 3 tries the car finally restarted and I drove it to the dealership to have it repaired. They said the mass air flow system was bad and would have to be replaced. The car only has 1500 miles on it and is less than 2 months old.
The vehicle stalled, which caused consumer to lose slight control of the vehicle.
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