2007 Ford Focus: engine stalls while driving

Filed Nov 12, 2018 · Fuel system · IN

Similar to the federal safety agency campaign number 18v735000, I've experienced many occurrences where the vehicle stalls when coming to a stop. This is far more likely to occur if the gas tank is less than half full. The first instance of this was around 2011, but has happened much more frequently since then. When this occurs, the vehicle decelerates, comes to a complete stop, and then then engine cuts out, dropping the rpms down to 0. This then requires the driver to put the car into park, turn off the car, turn the car back on, and then return the car to gear.

Filed Jun 30, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 130,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford focus. While driving 70 MPH, the engine stalled and the battery warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred several other times. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and it was towed to his residence. The dealer (j.d. Byrider located at 1801 gordon hwy, augusta, ga 30904; (706) 736-5543) was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 803‑359‑4114 and stated that there may be an open recall. The manufacturer advised the contact to check for any recalls before they could inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Feb 8, 2013 · Electrical · 47,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford focus. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder to be restarted. The vehicle had to be pushed to a garage to park it. The contact removed the ignition transformer capacitor and the vehicle started again. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer or local mechanic. The failure mileage was 47,000.

Filed Aug 6, 2012 · Electrical, Transmission · 77,000 miles · ID

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle decelerated to 40mph and stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the alternator was defective and needed to be replaced. The failure recurred a week later. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who verified the alternator had become defective again and added that the shift solenoid needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 77,000 and the current mileage was 78,000. ...updated 09/12/12 *bf updated 09/18/2012

Filed Mar 6, 2012 · Electrical · 30,630 miles · PA

While driving on the interstate the car had total failure of its electrical system. All dashboard functions failed, lights, radio, anything electrical. Within 5 minutes the car stalled and would not started again. The car was towed to a local ford dealership. Tests indicated that the alternator was defective. Prior to this incident there was absolutely no warning indicating a problem with the charging system. The car is 5 years old and only has 30,630 miles on it.

Filed Feb 24, 2012 · Brakes, Transmission · 83,835 miles · AL

There are two recurring problems that really concern me: 1) transmission/powertain light has flickered on-and-off and then goes off completely. Initially I assumed it was a fuse or electrical problem. There have been several episodes, the scariest to date on 2-20-12 the car seemed to "lose gears," shuttered a little, and suddenly felt it was going to stall out on a short incline. My 15 year old daughter (with learner's permit) was at the wheel. It was frightening as the car felt it would roll backward with traffic stacked up behind her. 2) brakes: on two ocassions since I have owned the car (3.5 months) the brakes, when applied (normal fashion) completely went to the floor without functioning: there was nothing there. A couple of minutes later, and only after pumping the brakes a few times, did the "brake function return." my mother had warned me about this - she also provided me with a file folder of all repairs she had made on the car. Twice; she had the master brake cylinder replaced! She complained to the ford dealer in her hometown, who "brushed it off" and assured her there would be no further problems. In the last 3 weeks, the brakes failed again - and again, my 15 year old was at the wheel. I cannot tell you how frightening this was - if the federal safety agency is aware of multiple complaints about a design failure; why hasn't ford issued a recall to make the necessary repairs?

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 Jan 11, 2012 · Engine · 61,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford focus. While the contact was driving approximately 20 MPH, the engine stalled and the entire instrument panel began to illuminate. The indicators remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. In addition, the speedometer became inoperative. Upon restarting, the malfunctions continued and the contact was able to resume operation. The failure occurred two different times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The PCM was replaced, however the failure persisted after the repair was performed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.

Filed Dec 2, 2011 · Transmission · 86,668 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford focus. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle shook abnormally before stalling without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer test drove the vehicle and advised that the tires needed to be rotated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the transmission. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 86,668.

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 Jun 29, 2011 · Electrical · 41,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford focus. While driving 50 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The current and failure mileage was 41,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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.