2009 Ford Focus: check engine light

Filed Apr 5, 2017 · Transmission · 122,700 miles · IN

Check engine and wrench light flashed while driving 70 MPH in interstate and suddenly lost some power. This issue came up without any other symptoms. My mechanic unable to find the issue and resolve the code error. Later on I find out all the ford focus having the similar problem and ford did not recall for this issue.

Filed Jan 5, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 60,000 miles · IL

Ever since we turned over sixty thousand miles on our ford focus se 2009 we have started to experience a problem where our car's check engine light will go on and the gas pedal will stop working. When this happens, the only thing you can do is: pull over, shift into park, turn the car off and start the car again. At this point the cel will go off and it will be like nothing happened. This is terrifying and extremely dangerous! The first time that the car stalled or went into limp mode was when the weather was damp, so we thought it was weather related. We decided to have the dealer look at the car. We brought the car into the dealership. We dropped the car off so that the mechanic could do a test drive. After an entire day of driving, they could not reproduce the problem, or pull a diagnostic code so they gave our keys back and said we cant do anything to help you. They then suggested that the next time our car stalls, idle the car to the dealership, but do not turn it off. Really!? The next time it happened we were taking a 500 mile road trip and experienced the car shutting down after about 250 miles. This happened twice, once in traveling to our destination and once coming home. The car shut down one time on the expressway going 70 MPH, having to make a double lane change and pull over to avoid getting hit. The other while exiting the expressway slowing down to a stop and pulling onto a crossing road.

Filed Oct 18, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 104,634 miles · ME

At 75 MPH on the highway the vehicle all of the sudden sputtered and lost acceleration. The wrench lamp illuminated and then the check engine light came on. After pulling to the side of the 4 lane highway and nearly getting sideswiped, shutting down the vehicle and restarting reset the acceleration. This happened two more times in a 20 minute span. The check engine failure code acquired from advance auto was p2112 throttle body stuck open. Ford is well aware of the p2112 and p2111 failure codes and that they are an electronic defect with the electronic throttle body. This part has been recalled on 4 other models of fmc vehicles. Ford has refused to replace the part.

Filed Jun 4, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 57,800 miles · WI

As reported by several others, my 2009 ford focus will unpredictably go into "limp? Or failsafe mode, with power surges or hesitations and the wrench & check engine light. After then engine is re-started the car will run normally for various periods of time, sometimes miles, days or weeks. This first happened several times in november 2012, I brought the car into a ford dealer, but because the wrench or engine lights were not on, they were unable to read any codes or otherwise diagnose. In may 2013, I again experienced several instances of the limp / failsafe mode with one or both of the wrench and check engine lights on. On may 11, 2013 car was delivered to a different ford dealer with the wrench light on. This dealer ?cleaned? The throttle body even though as I now understand the throttle body is a sealed unit. Just over 4 weeks after the maintenance I again experienced the limp mode and wrench lights. At this time I started to keep track of each instance. For approximately 1 month the car experienced frequent power surges/hesitation and instances of limp mode. The car then went 1 month without any repeat of that experience. After several more instances of the problem in early september 2013, the issue disappeared for over 6 months, until april 2014. I now have a log documenting approx 25 ? 30 instances of limp mode over a period of about 8 weeks. This happens when the car is both warm or cold, in any weather conditions, sometimes when the car is running for only 1 minute or after a long drive. Unfortunately I have had to shift into neutral and re-start at highway speeds. Again as others have commented, this is a dangerous situation and should be corrected by a recall. I have an appointment in the next few days at which time they will likely replace the throttle body for approx $600, after sticking about $300 to the 1st 2 service calls.... Thank you

Filed May 5, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · WI

Ford focus 2009 april 25, 2014 I had appointment for a routine oil change and tune up. Was told there was oil in my spark plug wells and I needed a valve cover gasket replaced. Total bill $376.65 then 5 days later on april 30th, when I started my car it would not run correctly and was chugging and sputtering really bad. The throttle control/ transmission light came on and also the check engine light. I checked the miles I had driven and it was exactly 25 miles since the oil/tuneup/gasket change. I called the ford service department and told them what was going on and they said to drive it over. It would hardly run so I had to have it towed. Then they called to tell me the throttle body was bad at an estimated $800 to fix it. They had to order the part and it would be a few days. May 5, 2014, dealership called to inform me the housing for the throttle body is also bad and it will be an additional $54 to replace that with the throttle body.

Filed Apr 26, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 15,000 miles · IL

Wrench light came on when starting...and went off..gradually came on and stayed on until I turned off engine and restarted...bob ridings ford here in decatur said they could not check it unless the wrench light stayed on...which never happened...gradually the light would come on when car was being driven...and stalled down at a place I could not get off road to restart...luckily not in heavy traffic which could have caused an accident. Next the wrench light went off and the engine light came on...before I could get it to the garage to be checked, all the lights went off...said palmer from palmer tire and auto checked it and got one code which he tried to get ford to help him with..before he could hear back (if ever he would have) I took it to bob ridings in taylorville (I had bad experience with one in decatur)and they called said to get his diagnosis..and discussed the fact that both had replaced throttle control on other focus cars which ford motor did not recommend doing! This cost me $569.10 which I believe would have been under warranty if it had been repaired in 2011; and this should have been a recall as it is a dangerous condition when driving in traffic., I think ford owes me...and probably others...and is a problem warranting a recall! I guessed at mileage and time but know this problem occurred the year after I bought the car and it only had 9000 miles on it when I purchased it...making it have around 15,000 when problem began.

Filed May 24, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 61,280 miles · MI

Car went into limp home mode (wrench light) while pulling into traffic, sudden loss of power almost LED to accident. My two year old was in the vehicle, with her side exposed to oncoming traffic when the car lost connection between the accelerator and throttle. Returned home immediately. Went out to start it later, no warning lights, ran fine. 2 days later, it went into limp home mode on the freeway, this time cel came on. Code p2135, indicating a problem with the throttle body. Part replaced, problem hasn't recurred. Research online indicates this is a known problem (there is a tsb). I would regard it as a safety issue based on the failure rates of widespread (albeit anecdotal) evidence. Though it isn't uncontrolled acceleration, it still is a loss of control; this system is drive-by-wire, the same as toyota. I would think it should be given consideration for recall. Below are experienced shared on various forums regarding the vehicles affected (2008-2011 focus): www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=271461 www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317251&highlight=throttle+body www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=298322&highlight=throttle+body www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=291391&highlight=throttle+body www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=290333&highlight=throttle+body www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=257103&highlight=p2112 www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=262099&highlight=p2112 www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174484&highlight=wrench+light www.carproblemzoo.com/ford/focus/2009/cruise-control-problems.php www.carproblemzoo.com/ford/focus/2008/vehicle-speed-control-problems.php http://bit.ly/18ccw56 http://bit.ly/16toxcc http://bit.ly/19aqtpn http://bit.ly/18cch08 http://bit.ly/11ik0mu ...and countless more on www.fordfocusforums.com.

Filed Jun 15, 2012 · Acceleration · 20,000 miles · MI

Upon starting the vehicle, the engine light was on and the vehicle would not travel more than 30 MPH. The vehicle would not accelerate at all in response to pressing the accelerator. The vehicle would only coast when lifting off the brake pedal. After taking the vehicle to the dealership, the throttle body required replacement which was done under the warranty.

Filed Apr 7, 2012 · Transmission · 18,000 miles · MD

After driving only a couple miles from my place of departure, speed 45 MPH, my car suddenly began to decelerate (and the check engine light, the "wrench" light, came on. When I pressed the accelerator nothing happened, my car continued to decelerate. I pulled over to the far right lane (no shoulder), braked and the car jerked to a stop; I put my hazard lights on. I tried putting the car in neutral and then back in drive, but the car still would not accelerate. I turned the car off. When I restarted, the wrench light was no longer on and the car ran normally. This happened again on the same road, at about the same place (a couple miles from work) a month later on january 18, 2012. Then it happened a 3rd time february 13, 2012 about 3 miles from home. Each time it happened the same way--after driving only a few miles (5-10 minutes running time) there is sudden, uncontrollable deceleration (when I am trying to accelerate between 40-50 MPH), wrench light comes on, no response to pushing the gas pedal, I pull out of traffic just in time while continuing to decelerate (had about 30 seconds to make this happen), brake to complete the stop, the car shudders to a halt, I shut the car off, restart and the car acts perfectly normal again.

Filed Sep 25, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 39,253 miles · OH

I was driving my ford focus on the highway, running approx. 55 MPH. All at once a wrench light came on in my car, and my car decelerated to approx. 10 MPH. I pulled it off of the road shut the car off and restarted it, and the car ran fine the rest of the way home. Since then it has happened multiple times, without warning. I took the car to my ford dealer shortly after the first occurrence, and was told that since the wrench light wasn't on they couldn't tell me what the problem was. Yesterday, the car did it again, but this time the engine light came on and stayed on. I took it to advance to have the code read, and was told it coded out a (tac) throttle actuator control failure. I have several friends that also drive focus' and they all tell me that theirs is doing the same thing. I was wondering if you could get ford to recall this problem. I have also researched on the internet and found that they are also having this issue with the mustang, f-150, and f-250 to name a few. Thanks for your help.