NHTSA Complaint #10434085 — 2005 FORD FOCUS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10434085
Vehicle	2005 FORD FOCUS
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	November 1, 2010
Date Filed	November 3, 2011
Mileage	80,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IA

Consumer Description

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES STUCK AND CAN NOT BE DEPRESSED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER IN LATE 2010 AND THEY DID NOT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. OVER THE SUMMER, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW THAT IT IS BECOMING COLD AGAIN THE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. WHEN I WENT TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL, I COULD NOT PRESS IT IN. I HAD TO TAP IT HARD THREE OR FOUR TIMES TO GET IT TO RELEASE, WHICH TOOK ABOUT 20 SECONDS AND CAUSED ME TO SLOW DOWN TO LESS THAN 50 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REACCELERATE. PROBLEM IS OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. USUALLY I ONLY HAVE TO TAP IT ONCE OR TWICE LIGHTLY TO GET IT TO RELEASE. LAST NIGHT I TAPPED IT HARD ENOUGH I WAS CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT CAUSE SOMETHING TO BREAK. CAR IS AT DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR EVALUATION. *TR

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