NHTSA Complaint #10080647 — 2001 FORD FOCUS
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10080647 |
| Vehicle | 2001 FORD FOCUS |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 34,500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | SC |
Consumer Description
MY 2001 FORD FOCUS ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A WEEK OR SO AGO, SO I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND HAD THEM CHECK OUT MY COMPUTER, AND SEE WHY THE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CULPRIT WAS MY EGR VALVE. IT SAID THAT THE WAS LOW OR NO FLOW TO THE VALVE SO I CLEANED THE EGR VALVE PORTS AND REPLACED THE VALVE WITH A NEW ORIGINAL FORD EGR VALVE. THE LIGHT STAYED ON AND IT IS STILL ACTING UP. IT IS HESITATED WITH ACCELERATION, IT IS STALLING AND CUTTING OFF ON MY AT LOW SPEEDS, AND MY GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED BIG TIME! ALSO, MY LEFT-REAR TIRE HAD WARPED DRASTICALLY EVEN DESPITE ROTATING MY TIRE OFTEN, IT ALL WAYS SEEMS TO KEEP ON WARPING MY BACK LEFT TIRE. *AK
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