2010 Ford Focus: check engine light

Filed Jul 12, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 67,000 miles · MI

My yellow wench check engine light came on,I was stopped at a 4 way city intersection and when I stepped on the gas pedal the car would not pick up any speed. I was stuck with traffic behind me. I had to go through the intersection at idle speed pull off the road, turn the car off and wait a few seconds then restart it. I was then able to drive it and the yellow check engine light was no longer on.the yellow light check engine light has come on before and I had goodyear and auto zone check it on their computer and it came up with code p2135 throttle sensor. The guy at auto zone told me to enter that code on utube and see what other people did to fix the issue. There are many stories on youtube etc regarding this issue. It seems to be a widely know issue and on another ford car they had a recall for it. I took my car to the ford dealer and they kept it for a few days,they told me since they could not get the yellow light to come on they can not tell what the issue is and therefore not fix it? It is dangerous to drive it in this condition.

Filed Jun 29, 2018 · Transmission · 63,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently shifted into neutral and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic were it was diagnosed that the shifter solenoid failed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was made ware of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,000.

Filed May 23, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 145,303 miles · OR

I turned on the engine in the morning and the car seem to start fine, but when I put the gear selector in reverse and pressed the gas pedal suddenly the check engine came on and the car started shaking violently, I instantly turned off the car after a few seconds I tried turning the car back on, the check engine light went away, and it seem to work fine after that, but this now happens on a daily bases at random times of the day, I checked the car with an obd2 scan tool and it had codes p2111 and p2135 this keeps happening even after replacing the gas pedal and the throttle body

Filed Oct 11, 2017 · Engine · 93,200 miles · NY · fire

Vehicle stalled. Tried to restart it, would not fire up. It then caught on fire on the side of the highway (I-87n, exit 17/moreau) vehicle was in good working order, no check engine light or other indication of trouble, temperature gauge never showed any problem. Not sure if this is related to other ford engine fires (due to overheating/loss of coolant) or what exactly caused it. Insurance did not do an inspection (I owned the car outright and only had liability coverage) and ford totally blew me off. Have pictures, but they look like any other car with an engine fire.

Filed Apr 4, 2017 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. While attempting to make a left turn, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with a faulty transmission module. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Filed Aug 11, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 5,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. While driving various speeds, the engine stalled while the throttle body control and check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body control failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the computer system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.

Filed Jun 13, 2016 · Acceleration, Electrical · 87,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated. On another occasion while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle stalled. The contact mentioned that the wrench and the check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000.

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Acceleration · 57,000 miles · CT

Just after I left home two wednesdays ago; after about 1/4 mile, my car suddenly started to decelerate and the wrench light immediately came on. I drove it to my repair shop (about 14 miles away including a highway) and although it never stopped, I had to keep hard on the accelerator to get just over 50mph. They said that there was nothing wrong, it was due for an oil change. When I picked it up, it did drive normally. However, the next time that I drove it (the following evening) the same thing happened (at the same location from my home). This time both the wrench and engine lights came on. I stopped and turned the car off. I started it after a minute and the speed dropped to zero after a few yards. The next morning on the way to the repair shop, it again decelerated to zero. The shop said that it was a throttle sensor and I paid almost $200 to get it fixed (I had to wait until monday). Two days later, last wednesday, at the same location, the car decelerated again to zero (three times). I had an emergency appointment that day so I had to drive it. That night, I had just gotten on the highway to come home when the same thing happened. Thankfully, it was very late and no one was behind me because there wasn't a shoulder on which to pull over. The next morning, I was taking it to the ford dealership when the same thing happened twice. The soonest appointment available was this morning. According to the ford service rep, this is normal; all cars suddenly stop even on the highway. This does not appear to be normal to me. I would think that suddenly losing control of one's car, especially on a highway, is very unsafe. Sometimes, I've driven without incident and sometimes, I have this problem. The only thing that I can in common is that when it occurs, it's always within a couple of minutes after I start driving.

Filed Mar 20, 2015 · Acceleration · 140,000 miles · NH

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly lose power and failed to accelerate. During the failure, the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle body was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Oct 1, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 82,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. In addition, the check engine and wrench warning lights illuminated intermittently. The contact would have to shut the vehicle off and restart to resume normal function. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

Filed Sep 15, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 41,500 miles · OR

While driving at 50 MPH engine shut off and after stopping and attempting to restart the engine would only sputter. After a few minutes it did restart and as we were 120 miles from home this event reoccurred a dozen or more times with the check engine light illuminating after 7 instances of stalling. The repair shop we took it to found that the throttle body was defective and made the repair. As some deal was apparently made between the manufacturer of the vehicle and the government agency responsible for assuring my safety in order to maximize company profits at my expense I am none the less making a report.

Filed Aug 25, 2014 · Acceleration · 28,800 miles · NE

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle decelerated on its own and the check engine warning and maintenance wrench indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 28,800.