2000 FORD FOCUS Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

EARLY ON I HAD ISSUES WITH STALLING BUT JUST THOUGHT IT TO BE WEIRD FOR THE CAR WOULD TURN BACK ON..WOULD POWER DOWN WHILE DRIVING THEN I COULD START IT OVER AGAIN. WASN'T UNTIL RECENTLY IT BECAME AN ISSUE THAT WORRIED ME WHEN I WAS ON A TRIP AND IT DID IT 3 TIMES IN A ROW AND IT WOULDN'T START ON THE SECOND TIME BUT THEN DID ON THE THIRD TRY. I HAD BEEN PULLING OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN CAR JUST DIED.. EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. TONIGHT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I STARTED SEARCHING THE NET LOOKING FOR REASONS WHY WHEN I CAME ACROSS THE STALLING ISSUES WITH THE FORD FOCUS 2000. I HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR OVER THE YEARS AND UNTIL RECENTLY HAVE STAYED UNDER 50,000 MILES. I ALSO HAD THE LOCKING OF THE IGNITION WHICH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALING BUT...

2000 FORD FOCUS SE, ENGINE WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING CAUSING A COMPLETE STOP OF THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THE PROBLEM DIDN'T SHOW ANY PRIOR SYMPTOMS I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO THAT WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME IN A 5 LINE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC ONLY LUCK HELPED ME AVOIDING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD BACK ON 2004 RELATED TO A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM AND A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM TO VEHICLES HAVING SYMPTOMS LISTED ON THE LETTER. AT THAT TIME MY VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE SO I FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED ACTION THAT WAS TO TAKE NO ACTION AND SAFE THE LETTER IN CASE OF SOMETHING HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. HOW GOOD IS THE LETTER IF THIS PROBLEM NO GIVE ANY WARNING SIGNS IT HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. PLEASE FOLLOW UP ON...

FATALITY VEHICLE FIRE, DEC. 8 2004. MY HUSBAND IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 FORD FOCUS, SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS SERVICE VISITS TO BILL BROWN FORD, LIVONIA MI FOR: IGNITION, STEERING COLUMN, WHEEL BEARING, BRAKE, REAR WINDOW CONTROL, SEAT BELT &TRUNK LATCHES, OVERHEAD LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT. THE VACUUM LINE & FUEL PUMP & VALVE ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED 2/03, FOLLOWED BY STALLING. IN 6/03, A/C COMPRESSOR & MANIFOLD LINE REPLACED. FUEL LINE & PUMP FAILURE IN 8/03, RESULTED IN GASOLINE SPILL ON RESIDENTIAL STREET MINUTES AFTER PARKING. BOGGING FOLLOWED REPAIRS, PCM REPROGRAMMED & LEAKING PVC TUBE REPLACED 1/04. FUEL PUMP AGAIN REPLACED. IN 8/04, OUR 24 YEAR OLD SON TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEMATIC CAR. WE ARE UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER VEHICLE MALFUNCTION CAUSED A 35 MPH COLLISION WITH A FIRE HYDRANT. AN IMMEDIATE ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FUEL FED FIRE TRAPPED MY SON AND HIS PASSENGER. DESCRIBED BY POLICE AS...

CAR CUT OFF AT INTERSECTION IN PHILADELPHIA, IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND ACTED AS IF IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT WOULD GO ABOUT 4 BLOCKS AND SHUT OFF AGAIN. I DID THIS 5X BEFORE I ACTUALLY GOT HOME. ALSO, THE INTERIOR DASH AREA WAS VERY HOT. I ALMOST CALLED THE FIRE DEPT., BUT THERE WASN'T A FIRE. INVESTIGATION DATE CLOSED 1/16/04 PER NHTSA AND VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME 2/16/04. I WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO PURCHASE. DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. MY 2D PAYMENT IS DUE MAY 1ST TO AMERICREDIT.*AK

THE CAR STALLS IN TURNS WHILE DOWNSHIFTING; GOING UP HILLS AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT BEGINS HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING; AND AFTER SEVERAL HESITATIONS IT WILL STALL OUT MUCH LIKE IT IS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THE PROBLEM BEGAN THE FIRST YEAR I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND ONLY WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING WITH UNDER HALF A TANK OF FUEL BUT NOW OCCURS EVEN WITH A FULL TANK. TWICE I HAVE MENTIONED IT TO FORD TECHNICIANS, TWICE TEST RESULTS CAME BACK NEGATIVE. THE FORD TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR IS NO LONGER A RELIABLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. *LA

MY WIFE HAS A 2000 FOCUS FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS WHEN SHE IS DRIVING IT WILL DIE. IT CAN BE RESTARTED QUICKLY BUT IT WILL DIE MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WILL TEND TO RUN ROUGH AS WELL WHEN IT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND WILL HAVE NO POWER. THE PROBLEM NOW HAS BECOME AND ALL THE TIME THING. LAST WEEK AFTER HAVING IT AT THE FORD DEALER A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK, THEY LEFT ALL THE CONNECTIONS LOOSE AND THE CAR HAD GAS RUNNING OUT EVERY WERE. ALSO HAVE HAD A CODE THAT SAID WE HAD A BAD GAS CAP. WE HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND IT DID NO GOOD. FUEL PUMP 2 TIMES, FUEL REGULATOR, FUEL CONTROL MODULE. ALSO CHECKED ALL THE CONNECTIONS AS PER FORD BULLETIN.

2000 FORD FOCUS STALLS IN TRAFFIC. I'VE HAD MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE CENTER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE COMPLAINT. I'VE HAD A FLIGHT DATA RECORDER INSTALLED ON IT TO CAPTURE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT. HOWEVER, EVERYTIME THE CAR STALLED, IT GOES COMPLETELY DEAD AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CAPTURE ANY DATA. THE STALLING SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS. SINCE I LIVE IN ARIZONA, BEING STRANDED IN 110 DEGREEES IN ITSELF IS A SAFETY FACTOR, NOT TO MENTION TRYING TO SAFELY GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND FIVE MONTHS. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, TWICE WITHIN TWO MONTHS. MY GAS LINES HAVE FALLEN OFF THE CAR, CAUSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE FILLED WITH FUMES. STALLS WHILE DRIVING, NOT MATTER THE SPEED,DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FIXED THE ISSUE, STILL ONGOING. CAR HESISTATES TO GO AT TIMES. OFTEN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS. HARD TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND OTHER GEARS, OFTEN POPS OUT OF GEAR. RECENTLY REPLACED CLUTCH CABLE, TECH SAYS THE CLUTCH IS FINE. REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AFTER BEING TOLD THEY WERE FINE, TWO WEEKS LATER THE ROTORS WERE GONE. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAK. WINDSHIELD IS NOT SEALED, YOU CAN HEAR AIR BLOWING IN WHILE DRIVING. HAD A BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER HOOD WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, ONLY TO GET A RECALL, AND MY CABLES WERE...

I AM THE ORIGINAL AND CURRENT OWNER OF A 2000 FORD FOCUS SE. WHENEVER I EXIT THE FREEWAY AND THE EXIT IS A CURVE, MY ENGINE FAILS. SOMETIMES, WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY PROCEEDING IN A LINEAR FASHION, MY ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FAIL.*AK

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS STALLED ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASSIONS. TWO TIMES OCCURING ON 2/13/03. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED THAT DAY. SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURED NEXT DAYON WAY TO WORK.(ONLY DROVE CAR HOME FROM DEALERSHIP DAY BEFORE) DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD SAME PROBLEM OCCURED.(7AM IN MORNING) THEY CALLED AT 5:30PM TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO KEEP CAR OVER WEEKEND. ON MONDAY THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HAD TEST DROVE IT 83 MILES, AND RETURNED VEHICLE WITH NO REPAIR MADE.(OTHER THAN UPCOMING RECALL I HADN'T BEEN NOTIFIED OF YET)

IN APRIL 2000, MY CAR DIED. FORD HAD TO GIVE ME A BRAND NEW ENGINE. NOW IN DECEMBER 2002, MORE CAR PROBLEMS AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS NOT EVEN THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS TOO MANY MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR A VEHICLE THIS NEW. DT

ENGINE OIL SPRAYS OUT OF DIP STICK. DT

FIRST PURCHASE FOCUS IT HAD A LOUD ENGINE WE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE TOP OF THE ENGINE. THEN OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FALL APART. IN A 2 YEAR SPAN, MOSTLY THE OCCURANCES HAPPENED IN THE FIRST YR, MOLDING AROUND THE HEADLIGHTS CAME OFF ALONG WITH THE MOLDING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD BACK AND FRONT, TRUNK WILL NOT SHUT THE MOLDING AROUND THE KEY HOLE FELL OUT AND THE LOCK INSIDE WAS LOOSE(TAKEN IN TWICE ONLY THE LOCK WAS FIXED ONCE THE MOLDING WAS JUST REPLACE THE LAST TIME, STILL WON'T SHUT) IGNITION GOT STUCK KEY WOULD GO IN BUT WOULD NOT TURN, ENGINE IS STALLING ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON AND THEN CAR STALLS IN PARK AND JUST STARTING TO MOVE. DT

THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, ONLY GOING AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED, 50-70 MPH. I CAN PULL OVER AND IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE GAS TANK IS AT 1/4 OR LESS, IT'S NOT OUT OF GAS, I CAN GO ANOTHER 50 MILES WITHOUT FILLING UP AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 50 MPH. ONCE I FILL THE GAS TANK BACK UP, IT DOESN'T STALL AGAIN UNTIL THE GAS TANK GOES BELOW 1/4. IS THERE A RECALL COMING UP ON THIS ISSUE? DT

AUTO HAS STALLED DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DT

THESE PROBLEMS HAVE ALL HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND SEEM TO BE COMPLETELY UNRELATED. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH THE BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 13K MILES. THE ENGINE JUST WENT INTO IDLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED THREE SEPARATE TIMES, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. MY REAR WHEELS STARTED MAKING A VERY LOW NOISE AROUND 8/15/02. AFTER AN ACCIDENT AT THE END OF AUGUST. THE NOISE WAS MUCH WORSE AND THE REAR BEARINGS WERE REPLACED BY THE SHOP THAT FIXED MY CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. SOUTH FLORIDA IS A "HIGH-SALT/CORROSION" AREA BECAUSE OF OUR PROXIMITY TO THE SEA. THIS WAS NEVER INTRODUCED BEFORE. WHEN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IS PUSHED IN, IT DOES NOT MERELY POP OUT WHEN IT IS HOT. IT EJECTS AND IS THROWN ON THE FLOOR. HAVING IT LAND ON...

THE VEHICLE HESITATES AT TIMES UPON ACCELERATION, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *YH

THE ENGINE ON MY FORD FOCUS HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING 4 SEPERATE TIMES SINCE PURCHASING IT 2 YEARS AGO, IT HAPPENS WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PUSH IN THE CLUTCH WHILE TURNING. I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT YET ONLY BY PURE LUCK ON MY PART. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS MY IGNITION WENT BAD WHEN THE KEYING MECHANISM IN THE IGNITION LOCKED UP NOT ALLOWING MY KEY TO ENTER, AFTER TALKING TO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HE SAID THAT HE GETS CALL ALL THE TIME ABOUT FOCUS IGNITIONS GOING BAD. IT COST ME ALMOST $500 FOR THE TOW AND REPAIR WORK. DT

THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR DOES NOT SHOW WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATS. CURRENTLY WE ARE TAKING IT BACK INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE THAT COME THROUGH THE HOOD. WE FEEL THE CAR COULD CATCH FIRE AT ANY MOMENT AND THAT IS IS UNDEPENDABLE. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TWICE. WE DO NOT FEEL WE CAN SELL IT BECAUSE OF ALL THE ON GOING DEFECTS AND YET WE STILL OWE $9,000 PLUS TO THE BANK ON IT. WE FEEL TRAPPED IN AN UNSAFE, UNDEPENDABLE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. DT

WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH VEHICLE ENGINE CUT OF AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. RESULTING IN VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE BACK OF OTHER VEHCILE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START-STARTED SHAKING AND THEN STALLED. DT

AFTER READING IN MY 10/13/02 DETROIT NEWS/FREE PRESS ABOUT PROBLEMS REGUARDING MY 2000 FORD FOCUS , I DECIDED TO LODGE THIS COMPLAINT. THE ARTICLE LISTED ONE PROBLEM BEING A SUDDEN STALLING OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH MY CAR JUST STALLED OUT. I COULD NOT RESTART IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION ABOUT 1 BLOCK FROM WHERE IT STALLED. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I PAID $625 FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER READING THE ARTICLE I AM NOW WONDERING IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY FORD PARTS. MR

STALLS OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *MR

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTANTLY AT 20-35 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 2-3 TIMES, NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. NLM

ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY FOR NO REASON, IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AS NEW TWO AND HALF YEARS AGO. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENS, THE CAR WAS ONLY 6 MONTH OLD. I WAS LUCKY THAT ALL THOSE THREE TIMES WHEN IT STALLED I DIDN'T GET INTO ANY ACCIDENT BUT IT'S SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I KNOW SOME OTHER FOCUS OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENED TO THEM TOO. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. NLM

ONGOING ISSUE, VEHICLE STALLS, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN TUNRS SUCH AS HIGHWAY RAMPS-PARTICULARLY BAD WITH 1/4 TANK OF GAS OR LESS, AT TIMES MUST COAST FOR SOME DISTANCE TO REGAIN POWER. ALMOST REARENDED ON NUMEROUS OCCAIONS. VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXHIBITED STUTTER & STUMLES AT CRUISING SPEED THROUGHOUT LIFE OF VEHICLE. MOST LIKELY FUEL RELATED ISSUE, FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT AROUND 10000, NO IMPROVEMENT. RATHER THAN STALLING IN TURNS, ENGINE OFTEN SEEMS AS IF SIEZED UP, TACH SHOWS AROUNG 900-1200RPMS SENSATION OF ENGINE BRAKING . BIG PROBLEM ON CLOVERLEAFS OF BALT/WASH AREA. ONE AMONGST MANY QUALITY ISSUES T. *AK

I BEG OF YOU RECALL THIS CAR. IT WILL EVENTUALLY KILL SOMEBODY AND THEIR CHILDREN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONTROL ARM FAILURE RESULTED IN TIRES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED, THOUGH THEY HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. FORD WOULD NOT WARRANTY THEM AND FIRESTONE WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY DUE TO DAMAGE BEING CAUSED BY DEFECT IN THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE STARTING AND/OR DYING HAS JUST BEGUN IN RECENT MONTHS AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.*AK

IN APRIL OF 2000 THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS ENCOUNTERED WHEN THE CAR LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AND WENT ON AUXILLARY POWER- I WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE POWER FAILURE - BOTH ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS TO REPORT AS OF YET. SECOND PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED WHILE IDLING I NOTICED THE FAN WAS NOT TURNING ON TO COOL THE ENGINE DOWN- I BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER IN JANUARY OF 2002 WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FAN RELAY SWITCH WHICH WAS REPLACED TO MY SATISFACTION. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS HAVE SURFACED WITH COOLING SYSTEM. THIRDLY AND MOST TROUBLING IS MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAD NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN EARLY 2002 (JAN) AND HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT- THEY TOLD ME THE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW AND ADDED A QUART...

WHILE DRIVING THERMOSTAT WENT FROM REGULAR TEMPERATURE TO HOT. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF BY ITSELF A FEW TIMES IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK *YH

VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MULTIPLE SPEEDS. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FREQUENT STALLING OF MY FORD FOUCS (AT VARRYING RATES OF SPEED). HOWEVER, IT IS A HAZARD TO ALL FOCUS OWNER'S AND ALL THOSE WHO USE THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. I FOUND NO OTHER FORUM TOO COMPLAIN OR FOREWARN.*AK

AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL. VEHICLE WILL STAY OFF UNTIL IT IS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED AT 20 MPH, ALL GAUGES WENT HAYWIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

THIS CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AT PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS AND AT THE TOP OF A FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. WE HAVE SEEN TV NEW REPORTS AND AN ARTICLE IN THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE REGARDING THESE SAME SYMPTOMS.*AK

ENGINE STALLS WHEN CAR IN EXTENDED TURNS (SUCH AS FREEWAY ON RAMP). PROBLEM FIRST NOTICE WHEN FUEL INDICATION AT JUST UNDER 1/4 TANK. PROBLEM OCCURRING AT OVER 1/4 TANK NOW.*AK

TWICE, WHILE ON A TRIP, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WOULD ONLY DO 10 TO 20 MPH MAX. WITH MY FAMILY, ON BUSY HIGHWAYS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FOR 75 MILES WEST ON I96 THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, NO POWER.LUCKLY I MANAGED TO PULL OVER. THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES, BUT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN A FURTHER 5 TIMES TILL I ARRIVED AT THE DEALER. THEY SPENT A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH THE CAR, ALL THEY COULD TELL ME THAT THEY FELT I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE PLUGS AND LEADS. HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR FOR ANY LONG DISTANCES SINCE.STILL HAVE BURNING SMELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT,CAN NOT SMELL INSIDE THE CAR NOW AS FORD DID FIT A CARBON CABIN FILTER.HAVE HAD FRONT SWAY BARS REPLACED, ALONG WITH REAR WHEEL BEARING, UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT $100 COST TO MYSELF. PLUGS AND WIRES FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR.*AK

CAR HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AT SPEED TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. LAST TIME IT STALLED MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 2 DAYS AND IT ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK

PE 02 040/ENGINE STALLING: VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE AT DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BATTERIES WILL DIE, THEN ENGINE WILL START AGAIN WITHOUT TURNING IGNITION.*AK

I HAVE TOTALLY LOST POWER TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITHOUT RHYME OR REASON. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED, 25MPH TO 75MPH. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT OR COLD. IF GOING AT FASTER SPEEDS, I MAY DROP TO 20MPH, AT SLOWER SPEEDS, I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ON 2 OCCASIONS, AT FASTER SPEEDS, THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS SHAKING AS I LOST POWER. ON 3 OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED. THIS CAN HAPPEN TOMORROW AND THEN NOT HAPPEN FOR DAYS OR EVEN WEEKS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES. THEY, HOWEVER, ONLY HAVE 2 OF THEM RECORDED. THE OTHER TIMES WHEN I HAD IT IN, I WAS TAKING IT IN FOR RE-CALLS, SO THEY OVIOUSLY DIDN'T RECORD THE ENGINE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS WRONG. I'VE BEEN TOLD I BOUGHT...

ENGINE STALLS. *AK

VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 45 MPH, AS A RESULT OF THE VEHILCE STOPPING THE VEHCLE THEN BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED LIKE THIS THREE OTHER TIMES AND THE DEALER HAS TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. NLM

VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT MULTIPLE SPEED. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE MOVING IN VERY HEAVY STOP & GO TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, ENGINE SUDDENLY & WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER & STALLED. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO ENGINE CODES. 3 OCCUPANTS, A/C ON, 95 DEGREE F OUTSIDE TEMP, 1/2 TANK FUEL. ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT COULD NOT DEVELOP POWER TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLED. 45 MINUTES LATER AFTER A TOW TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, ENGINE STARTED & RAN NORMALLY. DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE, INSPECTED & PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. FOUND NO CODES, NO PROBLEMS.*AK

THE ENGINE HESITATES, IDLES AND FLUCTUATES FROM 4000 TO 5000 RPM, THEN DROPS TO 0. EVERYTHING ON THE CONTROL PANEL STARTS SIGNALING, INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HEAD LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. IN GENERAL, THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR GOES OFF AND ON; IT FLASHES..

IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC VEHICLE SHUTSDOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP, AND COMPUTER BOARD. PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK