2010 Ford Focus Engine

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the RMP increased and revved causing the vehicle to crash into an unoccupied vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. No injuries were sustained. The contact stated there was a minor scratch on the front of her vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed; however, the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened, and advised the contact to call the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000.

ALOT OF VIBRATION WHEN IDLE, IDLES UP AND DOWN WHEN IN PARK.

VIBRATION WHEN CAR IS IN PARK. OR JUST SITTING STILL AND RPM GOES UP AND DOWN WHEN CAR IS RUNNING IN PARK.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE GAS PEDAL NO LONGER ACCELERATES THE VEHICLE ON OCCASION, WOW STUCK IN TRAFFIC OR AT A STOPLIGHT THE CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF AFTER HAVING A HIGH IDLE. *TR

I HAVE CHANGED MANY PARTS ON MY 2010 FORD FOCUS SE 2.0 AND HAS NOT CHANGED ANYTHING. I STARTED OUT WITH NOT IDLING AND AFTER SPENDING A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS IT HAS NOT CHANGED ANYTHING. VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP IT SHUTS OFF. THE PERSON BEHIND YOU THINKS YOUR GOING TO PROCEED AND YOU DON'T DO TO CAR SHUT OFF IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION YOUR IN. I DID READ THAT THERE ARE MANY OF THESES MYSTERY PROBLEMS WITH THESES VEHICLES AND FORD CANT EVEN FIGURE IT OUT. IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MANY THAN WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY FORD. DOES SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE HURT BEFORE IT BECOMES A RECALL? I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THIS HAPPENS UNDER WARRANTY AND UP TO 100K. VERRY SORRY!

FORD FOCUS (2010) RECALL - MY MOM IS 80 YEARS OLD AND NEEDS HER CAR TO WORK PROPERLY. SHE HAS A 2010 FORD FOCUS WITH SHUDDERING PROBLEMS AND IDELING PROBLEMS.WHEN SHE EXCELERATES THE CAR IS VERY SLUGGISH AND SLOW TO SPEED UP. WHEN SHE IS IN TRAFFIC THE CAR IDELS DOWN AND ALMOST SHUTS OFF. PLEASE LET ME KNOIW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS.

VEHICLE IDLE FLUCTUATES FROM 500 RPM TO 2000 RPM WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. ENGINE KILLS ID IDLING TOO LONG OR WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL WHEN PARALLEL PARKING. GRINDING SOUND AND EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION WHILE ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 2000 RPM. DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED IT IS A FAILURE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. MECHANIC DISAGREES. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS APPROXIMATELY.

THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE FAILING AT 35,000 EXCESSIVE RATTLING IN THE CAR.

THE ENGINE HESITATES, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT SEEMS LIKE IT CUTS OUT, BUT THERE IS NO LOSS OF POWER, EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS. IT HAPPENS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE 120K SERVICE. THE SERVICE WAS COMPLETED. A WEEK LATER I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND ASKED THEM THE CHECK A YELLOW CRUSTING UNDER THE DASHBOARD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER FOOTWELL. THEY DID AND SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS OR WHAT WOULD CAUSE IT. A WEEK LATER WE NOTICED A SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE CAR WAS NOW 3 YEARS OLD AND WE HAD A SIMILAR SMELL 18 MONTHS PRIOR THAT COST US $1800 TO REPLACE THE AC CORE. SURELY THIS COULD NOT BE ANOTHER AC CORE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THEM AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG...EVEN THE SMELL HAD GONE. I TOOK THE CAR AND ON THE WAY HOME I NOTICED THE CAR WAS BEGINNING TO OVERHEAT...FORD WAS ALREADY CLOSED. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE RADIATOR. I TOPPED IT UP AND IT TOOK A GALLON OF WATER. I WATCHED THE LEVEL FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT DIDN'T MOVE. I DROVE HOME OK AND RECHECKED THE RADIATOR...SAME LEVEL. IT DROVE THE FOLLOWING DAY OK TOO. THEN IN THE EVENING I NOTICED IT WAS GETTING HOT AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70MPH AND IT SUDDENLY CUT THE POWER ON THE ENGINE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND HAD TO DODGE TRAFFIC TO COAST TO A HALT ON THE SHOULDER WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE SPEED AND NO POWER. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT WAS FLOORED, BUT THE ENGINE PRODUCED NO POWER WHATSOEVER...DIDN'T EVEN REV HIGH. WHEN I CHECKED THE RADIATOR AGAIN IT WAS VERY LOW AND TOOK ANOTHER GALLON OF WATER. I MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME AGAIN BUT NEITHER THE AC NOR THE HEATER WOULD WORK. WE ALSO NOTICED THE CARPET IN THE PASSENGER FOOTWELL WAS NOW WET AND THE SMELL WAS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THE HEATER CORE WAS THE PROBLEM AND HAD CUT THE POWER TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. IT COST ME ANOTHER $1800 FOR THE HEATER CORE AND THE CARPET TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 60K SERVICE AT APPROX 62K. ALL WAS OK. ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER I NOTICED A FUNNY SMELL IN THE CABIN. I PUT IT DOWN TO WHATEVER CHEMICALS THEY USED ON THE 60K SERVICE. ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER THE SMELL WAS GETTING WORSE, BUT ALSO THE AC WASN'T COOLING LIKE IT USED TO AND MY THEN 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PASSED OUT IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE SMELL. I TOOK IT TO FORD AS THE INCIDENT HAPPENED STRAIGHT AFTER THE SERVICE AND THEY SAID NOTHING THEY DID WOULD HAVE CAUSED IT, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE THE AC CORE AND THE SMELL WAS PAG OIL. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER GARAGE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO FREON IN THE AC SYSTEM. THEY RECHARGED THE SYSTEM AFTER CHECKING FOR LEAKS AND NOT FINDING ANY. A WEEK LATER (TWO WEEKS AFTER THE INITIAL SERVICE) THE AC WAS NOT COOLING AGAIN. IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING FORD DID...AGAIN THERE WAS NO FREON IN THE SYSTEM. THEY GAVE ME THE SAME STORY AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1800 TO GET IT FIXED...WHY SHOULD I PAY $1800 ON A CAR THAT'S 18 MONTHS OLD? WELL, BECAUSE I NEEDED THE AC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER AND ITS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE. I COMPLAINED TO FORD DIRECTLY ASKED THEM TO PAY HALF THE COST AND THEY SAID I WAS "NOT USING THE AC CORRECTLY" AND AS SUCH WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANYTHING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO FORD AND THEY SHOWED ME THE "CORRECT WAY TO USE THE AC"...THE SAME WAY I USE THE AC. *TR

MY 2010 FORD FOCUS WILL FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCE A VERY ROUGH IDLE, AND WILL ALMOST STALL WHILE STATIONARY. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER SLOWING DOWN. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY CAN REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY WITH AN "UPDATED VERSION THAT DOESN'T STICK". IF THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC SAFETY PROBLEM, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

NOT PROVIDED BY FORD CABIN AIR FILTER BENEFITS A CABIN AIR FILTER IS AN AIR PURIFICATION FILTER, SOMETIMES CALLED A ?MICRO CABIN AIR FILTER? OR "IN-CABIN MICROFILTER,"DESIGNED TO REMOVE THE MICROSCOPIC DUST, ALLERGENS, POLLUTANTS AND OTHER PARTICLES THAT COME INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN OF YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH ITS AIR VENTS. IN ADDITION TO MAKING THE AIR IN THE INTERIOR OF YOUR CAR UNPLEASANT AND UNHEALTHY, A DIRTY CABIN AIR FILTER, CLOGGED WITH DIRT, DUST, SMELLY MOLD AND ALLERGENS, CAN ALSO IMPACT THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR DEFROSTER, HEATING AND AC, AND HEALTH HAZARDS. *TR

I STARTED FEELING A VIBRATION WHEN STOPPED AND WHEN DRIVING, ABOUT 1 MONTH BEFORE I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE VIBRATIONS STARTED GETTING WORSE AS TIME WENT BY. THE SERVICE TECH AT LITHIA FORD FRESNO, CA IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT IT WAS A MOTOR MOUNT. FORTUNATELY FOR ME IT WAS STILL UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND NOT THE TIME ONE. STILL I HAD TO BUY 2 FRONT TIRES WHICH COST $270. *TR

WOULD LOSE RPM'S AT IDLE AND ALMOST STALL. WENT TO DEALERSHIP (NO HELP), COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG BECAUSE NO CODES, EVEN THOUGH ENGINE WAS STILL IDLING RUFF FOR THEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT HAPPY THAT I BROUGHT THE CAR IN BEFORE 50,000 MILES, STATING I SHOULDN'T NEED TUNE-UP TIL THIS MILEAGE. WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC (CERTIFIED) WHO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, AGAIN NO CODES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO DATE. GOING TO MECHANIC FOR IDLE SENSOR REPLACEMENT, HOPING THIS WILL HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

FOCUS WOULD LOSE RPM'S WHEN IDLING, WOULD ALMOST STALL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIRST SAID IT WAS DUE TO TANK BEING TOPPED OFF AND SAID IT WAS CORRECTED. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTED SO TOOK BACK 2 MORE TIMES AND FINALLY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. REPLACED AND WORKED FINE FOR COUPLE OF YEARS. NOW IT IS HAVING SAME PROBLEM, SEEMS THE SENSOR FOR THE IDLE IS NOT MADE VERY WELL. HAVE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED TO TAKE IN FOR REPAIRS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF NOR SHIFTED INTO PARK FOLLOWING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WHO RULED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION WIRES HAD TO BE CUT TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,648.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WIRING WAS EXPOSED AND WOULD CAUSE THE THIRD CYLINDER TO MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE THIRD CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING WAS CHEWED BY A RODENT, RESULTING IN THE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE EXPOSED WIRING. THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER WHETHER OR NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9/1/2011 AT ABOUT 3:00 PM. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND WEATHER WAS DRY AND SUNNY. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN. WHILE DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IN OHIO ON I-75 SOUTHBOUND JUST SOUTH OF MILE MARKER 99 THE CAR STARTED BEHAVING LIKE I WAS OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH I HAD AT LEAST A HALF TANK LEFT. IT STARTED TO STALL AS I PULLED IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AS I GOT IT STOPPED I NOTICED SMOKE/STEAM COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE HOOD LATCH INSIDE THE CAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO. MY WIFE AND I EXITED THE CAR AND WENT TO THE FRONT WHERE SHE NOTICED IT WAS ON FIRE. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 FOR HELP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OHIO STATE TROOPERS ARRIVED AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AS THE FIRE COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER MODIFIED FROM STOCK AND WAS MAINTAINED AS REQUIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SENSOR FAILURE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE REAR ENDED THE TRUCK IN FRONT HER, THE ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.