In minneapolis 4/23/04 the car stalled in stop and go freeway traffic and took a few minutes on the freeway to re-start-mileage then-approx 2317 r/o open date r/o close date 9/21/04 10/05/04 the first 4 dates are transmission related. Initially the car would pop out of 2nd gear while slowing or turning a corner 2/03/05 2/10/05 bearings replaced 2/12/05 2/15/05 cruise inoperable 3/15/05 3/23/05 transmission replaced. 3/25/05 3/30/05 this is a throttle body replacement all of these repairs were done under warranty. In a further page I do not know what "oem" means so haven't answered that question.
2004 Ford Focus suspension complaints
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Steering and suspension/ center support bearing/part# y542-3b436-a failed... Believe car sold out of allignment. Rear-end, believed cause all wear on front suspension components, uneven wear on all tires also, and wobbly unstable rear end. Car was repaired 6-3-2005 also, the throttle body linkage had to be replaced, worn out, was causing sudden acceleration and hesitated acceleration, sometimes acting like stuck....
While driving, the consumer heard a loud boom. Upon making a right turn, the front of the vehicle collapsed. The ball joints were lying on the ground, the tie rod was broke in half and the brake had also broke in half. The vehicle was completely inoperable. The consumer stated she did not hit anything. Please provide any further information.
When braking there would be a squeaking and a rattling noise coming from the front suspension. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
When the car had ~ 3000 miles on it, we were driving on the freeway when it suddenly began to vibrate and shimmy like it had multiple flat tires. We pulled off and looked for problems but the tires were fine and nothing was obvious. When we began driving again there was no problem. The following day, the same problem occurred again and we took the car to the dealer. They found feathering on all tires and replaced all 4 tires and rebalanced them. About a week later while driving on the freeway a loud bang sounded in the rear of the car and it again began to vibrate and shimmy. Again after getting off the road and looking it over, the car seemed ok. We again took it to the dealer who could not replicate the problem and rebalanced the front tires. About 2000 miles later again while driving on the freeway, the loud bang and vibration re-occurred. When the brakes were applied, the car almost went out of control, sliding and feeling like it would tip over. We again took it to the dealer who could not replicate the problem. This time they did no work and said there was not an identifiable problem with it. We informed ford motor of the problems and are working with a lawyer on a lemon law complaint as the car is dangerous to drive.
While driving 25 MPH, a loud popping noise was heard coming from the rear. The driver was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem. Please fill ion additional information.
While driving 55 MPH a loud banging noise was heard coming from the rear wheel. Driver was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic informed consumer this vehicle was not covered under a recall.
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