The vehicle does not exceed 50 MPH. The car would stall and jump under the hood. The car does not accelerate up hill. The car also shakes continuously and roars loudly when 40-50 MPH is reached. The wrench light comes on when driving but the wrench light also goes away when you restart the car. I took the car to mechanics who stated they could not service when wrench light is off. When I did take it to the mechanic when the wrench light was on the mechanic plugged up a system and informed me that it must just be a sensor. I avoid highways because the car does not accelerate after 40-50mph. I am concerned for my safety when operating the vehicle. I do not feel safe. I rely on my vehicle and am disappointed, afraid and uncertain what to do.
2008 Ford Focus engine complaints
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I purchased my ford back in may of 2014, it had 60,000 mile at the time of purchase. The car passed all inspections. I did purchased an extended warranty. For the past week I noticed the car felt as if it was idling high and not accelerating properly, on and off. On october 23, 2014, while driving at 20-25 miles per hour, the car began to shake and it felt as if it was going to be loosing power, the car never shut off, it reduced in speed and would not accelerate, soon after the wrench sign appeared. I turned off the car and restarted it, the wrench sign was gone and the car drove as it had prior to the light appearing. I took the ford into my local ford dealership and they diagnosed the issue as being the throttle body and needs to be replaced. I was told that my warranty does not cover the throttle body and was quoted $840.00 for parts and labor.
Evaporator core leaking.
The ignition switch,when I turn the key to the on position it sometimes sticks in this position and sticks it does this every other time when I turn on the vehicle it feels the key is going to get stuck in the starting position it don't spring back the way it should.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, there was a sudden loss on engine power without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,203 and current mileage was 54,400.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH the vehicle stalled without any warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 74,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. The contact was driving 45 MPH when the front passenger and driver seats began to vibrate abnormally. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic where the mechanic stated that the vibration was caused by sagging motor mounts. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer advised that the vehicle was designed to vibrate. The contact stated the passenger could not sit in the seat due to the vibration. The failure mileage was 58,000.
The ignition key is binding in ignition cylinder when turning to start position only. Twice it has not started on the first try. Twice I heard a metal sound when starting. This is a problem with ford focus 2008, and has been brought to my attention by my auto repair shop. It was suggested to me to go direct to a ford dealer service shop which I did. The car warranty expired 5/2011 so I don't qualify for free repair on this problem. As far as I can see in researching there has not been a recall on it. I think ford should pay.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. While the contact was driving approximately 45 MPH all of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel and suddenly the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated the oil filter detached from the engine which resulted in internal damages. The engine was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. The contact stated that around two months ago the vehicle started to stall. The contact stated that the wrench icon illuminated on the dashboard and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer five times and they have not found any failures. The dealer notified the contact and stated that the black box was not recording any data. The vehicle warranty had nearly reached its limit of 60,000. The contact was concerned that they would not diagnose the failure before the mileage reached 60,000. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 56,000 and the current mileage was 59,100.
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