2004 Ford Focus acceleration problems

Filed Jun 27, 2017 · Acceleration · 155,000 miles · MI · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 ford focus. The contact heard a car horn sound while being away from the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact noticed flames underneath the vehicle. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the flames. An investigator diagnosed that the failure originated from the cruise control switch. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control), but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

Filed Mar 16, 2015 · Acceleration · PA · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. While driving at 27 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stuck causing the contact to crash into the another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The driver sustained neck and back injuries and the passenger sustained a bruise knee, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Feb 25, 2015 · Acceleration · 90,000 miles · NY · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. While driving approximately 15 MPH, an unintended acceleration occurred and the brake pedal was depressed. The contact crashed the vehicle into a snow embankment. There were no injuries or damages. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was driven from the scene. The vehicle was not diagnosed repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Jan 29, 2010 · Acceleration · 105,500 miles · AZ

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal began to stick on a regular basis. When she pressed down on the accelerator, it would not resume the regular position. The dealer replaced the throttle body. She experienced no issues with the pedal since the vehicle was repaired. She had not spoken with the manufacturer to-date. The current mileage is approximately 116,000. The failure mileage was approximately 105,500. Updated 03/01/10 *bf the consumer stated the accelerator pedal was sticking. Updated 06/28/10

Filed Oct 5, 2009 · Acceleration · 54,102 miles · NJ

The vehicle has 54,000mi and driven within normal driving limits. The hinge peg that creates a pivot point for the accelerator pedal broke on one end causing it to fall completely out of the pedal and bracket. The incident happened on a busy road during rush hour and cause complete loss of control to accelerate. The problem has not yet been corrected happening only hours ago.

Filed Apr 30, 2008 · Acceleration · 69,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. While driving 40 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stuck. The contact had to pull to the side of the road and shut off the vehicle. Once the vehicle was restarted, the accelerator pedal worked properly. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 69,000.

Filed Sep 4, 2007 · Acceleration · 19,800 miles · NC · crash

Upon entering an intersection and having to stop at a stop sign, I pressed the cruise control off button and applied the brake. Instead of slowing down, the vehicle increased speed, and traveled into the intersection. I attempted to turn out of the way of oncoming traffic but struck a passing SUV. End result was my car was totaled and the SUV suffered heavy damage. I contacted ford in dearborn, mi but they were no help. *tr the consumer stated the cruise control would not deactivate when the brakes were applied or when the off button was pressed. Updated 10/10/07.

Filed May 8, 2007 · Acceleration, Airbags · 97,000 miles · WA · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle veered off the road. The contact did not depress the brakes and the right front of the vehicle struck a guard rail. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. There was a recent tire rotation performed on the vehicle and aaa and the dealer determined that the lug nuts were stripped. The contact has a police report. The current and failure mileages were 97,000.

Filed Apr 20, 2007 · Acceleration, Brakes · 41,500 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford focus zts. The contact stated that the brakes worked intermittently. The vehicle failed to come to a complete stop when the brake pedal was depressed. The dealer changed the brake pads. Upon leaving the dealer the failure recurred. Also, the contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck. On several occasions the contact had to release the accelerator pedal and then depressed it again for the vehicle to respond properly. Weather and speed were not factors. The current and failure mileages were 41,500.

Filed Jan 21, 2007 · Acceleration · 39,000 miles · GA

1) accelerator sticking upon pushing on the pedal 2) pushing hard on the pedal, it eventually releases, sometimes squealing the tires and launches the vehicle forward which has almost made me hit people or unable to get out of the way of traffic where others have almost hit me. 3) dealer cleaned throttle cable but also said they would replace throttle body if it happens again.