2007 Ford Focus: multiple warning lights

Filed Feb 14, 2012 · Electrical · 58,120 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the radio and all of the lights on the instrument panel began to operate intermittently. The vehicle then stalled. The vehicle coasted to the shoulder and was towed to an auto body shop. The auto body shop stated that the alternator needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred once and the vehicle would not start. The dealer was not made aware of the second occurrence. The vehicle was not taken back for additional repairs. The failure mileage was 58,120 and the current mileage was unknown.

Filed Dec 2, 2011 · Electrical · 37,000 miles · TN

While traveling on interstate 24 east between nashville and chattanooga, I had an electrical problem that caused my engine to shut down while my car was still traveling at 65 MPH. The first sign of a problem was when my radio shut off unexpectedly. There were no warning lights on the dashboard to indicate that my engine was about to shut down. After traveling another 3 to 5 miles, all the warning lights illuminated on my dashboard and a few seconds later my engine shut down. I was still traveling at approximately 60 MPH and was able to stop the car in the emergency lane. After stopping the car, the engine would not start. Me and my family were stuck on the side of the highway until we could have the vehicle towed to the nearest ford dealer. The ford dealer ran electrical tests and discovered the battery had failed. The dealership replaced the battery and the car drove fine. On december 1, 2011, only four months later, I was traveling trough the city when my radio shut off and a few miles later the engine died and would not restart. The battery was tested and found to have failed again. Both batteries that failed were motorcraft 1bxt*96*500. Since this problem occurs while driving with no apparent warning lights, and causes the engine to shut down, it needs to be investigated.

Filed Oct 23, 2011 · Electrical · 86,939 miles · MI

Alternator failed without prior warning, please note that the charging system failure never once was indicated by the illumination of the battery idiot light before the vehicle stalled at 15 MPH and in a drive thru at a mcdonald's... The vehicle could not be restarted due to depleted battery charge level..... Note battery passed testing phase after alternator replacement.... Please note that the battery idiot light does illuminate during the key on engine off prestart system check.....once the battery was sufficiently jump charged the vehicle restarted and ran without any apparent problem from any system (no idiot lights illuminated and no check engine light). However when a charging system check was performed, the test revealed the alternator had failed and was not maintaining a voltage output sufficient to sustain vehicle operation. Please note that this alternator failure also caused the whole electrical system to shut down including all lights..... Does this or does this not present a sever safety problem caused by the stalling of the vehicle at any speed and or traffic condition since the circuit that should activate the idiot light when the charging system begins to fail and/or fails completely does not illuminate said idiot light system....

Filed Apr 16, 2011 · Electrical · 38,600 miles · FL

All of the lights in the instrument cluster lit up and all of the gauges stopped working and then the car shut off in the middle of traffic. It happened yesterday and I had the battery changed but the problem resurfaced the next day and again the car shut off in the middle of traffic and I had to have it towed. I had the car towed to a mechanic to see what is causing the problem but the mechanic has not been able to find the problem yet. This is a dangerous situation due to the car stalling in the middle of traffic.

Filed Mar 13, 2011 · Electrical · 29,100 miles · IN

Just purchased a 2007 ford focus hatchback two weeks ago. It had 29,000 miles on it. Hardly driven. I drove an hour away from my home, yesterday,two weeks after purchasing it. The radio went black, all lights and gauges followed. I was able to drive it approx. 2 miles to a truck stop, before the car died, and I called for roadside assistance. After realizing that it's probably the alternator, I did a search online and realized that many people have dealt with this exact same issue in the exact same type of car, around the same mileage. Nothing has been done by ford to correct this issue and I think they should. I was on a busy highway with my girlfriend and her 9 year old daughter, who was terrified of the whole situation of being stranded in the dark at night. I have also learned that people have needed to replace the alternator in these cars more than one time, after the initial episode. I had to have my car towed and it cost me $100. I haven't even made my first monthly payment on this car yet !!! Now im looking at spending anywhere from $400-$700 to fix a car that I purchased, less than 3 weeks ago. Had there been a recall from ford on this, I would either have never had to deal with it, or I could have taken the car in when I purchased it and had it serviced, free of charge. I know that there are plenty of complaints about it on the internet to constitute a recall. I hope this helps in getting that done. Where do I stand, if a recall is announced after I have spent the money to rectify the situation myself??