NHTSA Complaint #10070786 — 2001 FORD FOCUS
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10070786 |
| Vehicle | 2001 FORD FOCUS |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 49,500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OK |
Consumer Description
WAS DRIVING THE TURNER TURNPIKE BACK FROM FUNERAL, CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 76 MPH. BOOM FROM UNDER THE CAR, OIL LIGHT COMES ON, SMOKE BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH. I PULLED OVER, TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE WHOLE ENGINE COVERED IN OIL. BEHIND IS A TRAIL OF OIL FROM OVER THE HILL TO WHERE I HAD STOPPED. I'M PRETTY SURE THE ENGINE IS GONE. NO KNOCKING, TEMP WAS RIGHT, NO WARNING LIGHT, JUST BOOM! DIDN'T EVEN GET TO 50,000 MILES. WHAT A CROCK!
Related Complaints for the 2001 FORD FOCUS
Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Complaints
#10512897
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT BECAME WET. THE VEH...
#10468063
ON 7/27/2012, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE VENTS...
#10435475
ENGINE SUDDENLY HAD NO OIL IN IT. IN TURN, THE ENGINE IS NOW BLOWN. *TR
#10433585
MY MAIN COMPLAINTS ARE THE POWER WINDOWS, AIR CONDITIONING, FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE 3 OF THE 4 POWER WINDOW MECHANISM IN M...
#10433536
I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD FOCUS AND DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE I'VE BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A HIG...
Recent Complaints for the 2001 FORD FOCUS
#11444566
SUSPENSION
The contact owns a 2001 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving her vehicle at approximately 35 MPH, the ba...
#11444566
WHEELS
The contact owns a 2001 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving her vehicle at approximately 35 MPH, the ba...
#11433112
AIR BAGS
The front dashboard and steering wheel airbags went off. if I was moving this could’ve ended even worse but luckily I...