NHTSA Complaint #720945 — 2000 FORD FOCUS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	720945
Vehicle	2000 FORD FOCUS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	March 24, 2000
Date Filed	April 11, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

TWICE SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR, IT HAS STALLED. ONCE AT START-UP, AND ONCE ENTERING A BUSY 4-LANE ROAD. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT TURNED OFF FOR 30 MINUTES FOLLOWING BEING DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS (45-65 MPH) FOR AT LEAST 1 HOUR. BOTH TIMES THE CAR RAN ROUGH FOLLOWING THE STALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE, BUT THE MECHANICS CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. TALKING ON THE PHONE, ONE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH GASOLINE ADDITIVES CAUSING THE FOCUS TO STALL, BUT WHEN I MENTIONED IT AT THE DEALERSHIP, EVERYONE DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS STATEMENT. WHILE I WAS AT THE SHOP, ANOTHER FOCUS OWNER REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT SO THAT WE HAD A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN NEITHER. *AK

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