NHTSA Complaint #10125043 — 2003 FORD FOCUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10125043
Vehicle	2003 FORD FOCUS
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Date of Incident	June 12, 2005
Date Filed	June 12, 2005
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	FL

Consumer Description

NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE BATTERY LIGHT WOULD FLICKER AND FLASH AND THE CAR WOULD STALL. FORD ISSUED A TSB WHICH "CURES" THIS BUT IT DID NOT WORK WITH ME OR MANY OTHER FOCUS OWNERS (JUST SEARCH WWW.FOCUSFANATICS.COM OR WWW.FOCALJET.COM). FORD SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT DOES THIS WITH THEM, BUT IT IS SO RANDOM THERE IS NEVER A SET OCCASION WHEN IT WILL DO THIS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES BEFORE ME FOR THE SAME SITUATION. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND THE PCM "FLASH" HAS BEEN DONE OVER 2 TIMES. EVEN THE SERVICE REP AT THE SELLING DEALERSHIP SAID "THIS CAR REALLY LIKES TO BE HERE FOR THAT PROBLEM". THOSE WERE HIS OWN WORDS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT HAS STALLED ON MY WHEN I WAS IN AN OFF-RAMP AND I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE BARRICADE AN AT AN INTERSECTION.

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