NHTSA Complaint #10135736 — 2002 FORD FOCUS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10135736
Vehicle	2002 FORD FOCUS
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
Date of Incident	August 24, 2005
Date Filed	September 7, 2005
Mileage	45,116 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

BATTERY CABLE FAILURE IDENTICAL TO THOSE RECALLED IN 2000-2001 FORD FOCUS (02V288000) IN A VEHICLE MANUFACTURED VERY EARLY IN 2002 MODEL YEAR. FAILURE INITIALLY CAUSED ENGINE TO MISS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING IT TO LURCH SEVERELY WITH A LOUD 'BANG'. DEALER (BERGE FORD, MESA, AZ, 8/05/2005) HAD VEHICLE 3 DAYS, FOUND NO PROBLEM. VEHICLE BECAME INCAPACITATED 8/24/2005, CABLE WAS REPLACED AT DEALER (HOLMES-TUTTLE FORD, TUCSON, AZ, $500 BATTERY CABLE!), BUT NOT RETURNED TO US. *JB

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