NHTSA Complaint #10075258 — 2001 FORD FOCUS

MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING NOW FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I HAD IT FIXED AT AROUND 27,000 MILES AND I STILL HAD A FACTORY WARRANTY AND I WENT TO JOE MACHENS FORD IN COLUMBIA, MO (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 10/01) AND THEY SAID IT WAS A WIRE ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS CORRODED. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN I TOOK IT TO JOE MACHENS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAD ASKED THEM TO CHECK AGAIN BECAUSE THIS HAD HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND IT WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY REPLACED SOME SEALS. REPAIR WORK TOOK ABOUT A WEEK. ON JUNE 4, 2004, I WAS GOING DOWN I 270 IN ST. LOUIS, MO AND I WAS IN THE FAST LANE GOING 75MPH WHEN MY CAR STALLED. IT WOULD NOT GO AND I AM GLAD THAT I WAS GOING TO THE SPEED I WAS BECAUSE AS IT WAS DYING I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. JOE MACHENS AGAIN FIXED IT AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THEY REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP AND MY FUEL FILTER ON JUNE 8, 2004. ON MY WAY HOME FROM COLUMBIA, MO ON JUNE 11, 2004 IT STALLED AGAIN. AS OF NOW I HAVE NOT SENT IT ANY WHERE TO GET IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM COLLEGE. THIS WILL NOW BE THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH NO RESULTS.*AK