NHTSA Complaint #10088669 — 2001 FORD FOCUS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10088669
Vehicle 2001 FORD FOCUS
Component ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 76,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MN

Consumer Description

I HAD EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN ACCELERATION AND MY CAR STALLED. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, IT RAN FOR ABOUT ONE MILE AND THEN IT STALLED AGAIN, THIS TIME THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. I COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND I CALLED FOR A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY RAN SOME TESTS AND TOOK APART THE ENGINE, THEY FOUND THAT A VALVE HAD BROKEN IN THE CYLINDER AND DAMAGED THE PISTON AND THE HEAD/HEAD GASKET. THE CAR IS A 2001 FORD FOCUS THAT I HAD PURCHASED NEW AND I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THE ENGINE SINCE IT IS LESS THAN 3 AND YEARS OLD. *AK

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