2008 Ford Focus: sudden loss of power

Filed Jul 22, 2014 · Transmission · 61,640 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle loss power and stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 61,640.

Filed Sep 5, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 45,800 miles · VA

Vehicle suddenly lost power, only continuing to run at a rough idle. The vehicle would not allow any acceleration. The only possible response was to limp to the shoulder of the road. After turning off the ignition the vehicle was restarted and ran as normal for the rest of the trip. Four days later the same thing occurred. Upon taking the vehicle to the ford dealer and having them tell me to continue to drive the vehicle until it occurred again and then have it towed in, I convinced them to look further into it. I was able to locate several complaints on line of the same type. The necessary repair was to replace the throttle body. The next day the dealer contacted me and said the ford hotline stated they had previous complaints and advised to replace the throttle body. This was done and the vehicle has operated correctly since the repair.

Filed Jul 20, 2010 · Acceleration · 88,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly exhibited an extremely slow response at an idle speed. There was a ninety percent loss of power. The contact drove across two lanes with caution onto the emergency lane. The engine was turned off and restarted. The vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure occurred intermittently whenever the vehicle was in operation. The contact stated that the failure occurred five different times within the same day. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The failure was contributed to the throttle body. The technician stated that the part was on back order. The vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed. The contact had significant concerns about the potential safety hazard. The failure mileage was 88,000.

Filed Jun 7, 2010 · Acceleration · 66,400 miles · MN

While driving at highway speeds (60-65 MPH), with the cruise control set, the vehicle has twice lost all engine power, though it remained running at idle speeds. The first time this happened, the car seemed as if it had turned off, though the engine was still running at idle speed. After pulling over, with the car in neutral, pushing on the accelerator pedal did nothing...it remained at idle speed. A dash light came on, indicating a throttle sensor fault. After turning off the car and restarting, everything seemed to be working fine. The second time this happened was about 2 weeks later under similar conditions, though this time was in heavier traffic on a multi-lane highway. It was difficult, not to mention dangerous, to cross two lanes of traffic to pull over.

Filed Aug 20, 2009 · Fuel system · 32,233 miles · NM

There is a throttle body issue with 08 and new ford focus. The throttle body defect, leans the fuel mixture causing the car to loose all power, but idols keeping your power steering and brakes. You then have to pull over, turn the car off and restart car only to happen every 50 miles or so, depending on A/C, speed, road grades. Ford dealer in kingman admitted lots of focus have been coming in with same issue. However, despite the wrench lighting coming up on the dash there was no codes for the dealer to fix the car. After the 7th time of the power loss and wrench, we left the car running on the side of the road to take video, and a check engine light finally came on. Which allowed the dealer in albuquerque, nm to immediately replace the throttle body. This issue is very dangerous as at highway speeds you loose all or 90 percent power and have to coast to the side of the road. Based on the dealers comments it appears a recall should happen on the throttle body issue.