Car stalls when no fuel is given, ie: at red light, stop sign, even just slowing down while making a turn. Occurs on city street and highway during stop and go traffic. Brought car into mechanic - did diagnostic, etc. Could find nothing to cause engine to die suddenly. Have happened multiple times. Was instructed to contact ford dealer.
2010 Ford Focus: engine stalls while driving
37 of the 287 complaints about the 2010 Ford Focus describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 37
- of this car's complaints
- 13%
- typical mileage
- 56,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
Engine stalls while driving and will not restart. I suspect that it is related to similar issues drivers are having with the evap canister purge valve in other model years: "the canister purge valve may malfunction and create excessive vacuum in the fuel vapor management system, which can result in the engine stalling without restarting. Dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module and replace the canister purge valve as needed. If the valve needs to be replaced, dealers will also inspect and replace the carbon canister, fuel tank and fuel delivery module as determined to be needed. All repairs will be performed free of charge to resolve the concern."
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. While driving 45 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. After several attempts, the vehicle responded and hesitated. The vehicle did not stall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Whenever I start my car, the RPM's are between 2-3 and it takes a couple minutes to reach the normal idling RPM rate. The engine also makes clicking noises and is louder than usual and just does not sound right. And previously, my car has randomly stalled and just turned off while the battery stayed running while making a right turn or just idling at a stop light. Mostly, my cars engine just turns off while running it in the driveway in the morning while the battery stays on. It has not stalled in awhile but there is still something wrong with the engine and the rpms. Also sometimes, a wrench light appears on the dashboard when I am experiencing the problem.
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.
At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 1/2 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 72' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,394.
At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 1/2 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 85' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,433.
At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 1/2 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 80' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,442.
At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 1/2 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 69' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,448
At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 3/4 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 80' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,368.
At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 3/4 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 80' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,345
At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 3/4 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 80' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,223.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2010 Ford Focus stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 2010 Ford Focus?
37 of 287 owner complaints about the 2010 Ford Focus (13%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2010 Ford Focus?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2010 Ford Focus
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