2001 FORD FOCUS Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO EA02-022. STALLS (ENIGINE SHUTS OFF) WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR AT ANY SPEED. FAILS TO START IN DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT, THEN CAR GETS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND CAR WORKS FINE WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. REPLACED FUEL FILTER WITH NO EFFECT ON PROBLEM. VERIFIED SPARK WORKS AND RELAYS ARE CLOSING WHEN CAR WOULD NOT START. HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY. ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK. CAR NOW HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT AND PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR AROUND 32,000 MILES. PLEASE FIX THIS IS DANGEROUS!! STALLS OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. STALLING THIS OFTEN MAKES THIS PROBLEM HIGHER RISK THAN AN OCCASIONAL STALL.*AK

WHEN ON A CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGE FROM FREEWAY TO FREEWAY, RIGHT WHEN I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. ALSO, WHEN I THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE BY PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN OR STALLS. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IS TO STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART IT. THIS IS PARTICULARLY FREQUENT WHEN COMING OFF MN-100 AND GETTING ONTO I-394. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE. THEY KEEP SAYING IT'S THE TIRES. I HAVE PAID OVER $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED NOW AND THE CAR STILL MALFUNCTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON THE ENTIRE TIME.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, AND DID NOT RESTART. *JB

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DID NOT RESTART. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 FORD FOCUS WHICH IS STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THE MOTOR ACCELERATES WHILE DRIVING, MAKING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT HARD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE DROPS SPEED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY INDICATIONS. VEHICLE STALLS IF THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS 75 DEGREES OR MORE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH THE CAR THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR MAY, 2002. AND TO DATE, APRIL 19, 2003, IT CONTINUES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE DASH LIGHTS BLINKING WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL IN TRAFFIC WHEN TEMPERATURES ABOVE 75 DEGREES. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE CAR DID NOT HAVE STALLING PROBLEM, ONLY THE LIGHTS BLINKING. SINCE THE WEATHER IS GETTING WARMER, THE VEHICLE IS STALLING WITH THE ABOVE PROBLEMS AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 FORD FOCUS ZTS. WITH A 1/2 TANK OF FUEL OR LESS, MY CAR STALLS IN MID ACCELERATION, WHILE GOING AROUND CURVES, DUE TO WHAT FEELS LIKE LACK OF FUEL. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE ONCE THE CURVE IS PASSED, I DO NOT IMMEDIATELY GET FUEL BACK TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT IT'S GETTING WORSE. IT ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH A 1/4 TANK OR LESS. NOW IT'S A 1/2 TANK OR LESS. IT'S STARTING TO WORRY ME. THIS HAPPENS AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS AND IS MUCH WORSE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC FROM AN OFF-RAMP. *JB

CAR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BUCK/HESITATE. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE VEHICLE OVER AND DECIDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

THE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB *TT

IT IS A 2001 FORD FOCUS WITH 50,000 MILES. THE ENGINE BEGAN STALLING. WE TOOK IT TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THAT WE HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT IS WAS JUST A DEFECTIVE ENGINE. IT IS GOING TO COST US $1,700 TO FIX. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, MANY INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED AND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE. *NLM

THE ENGINE MISSED USUALLY MILDLY, BUT SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY AS TO SHAKE VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES STALL, ALSO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A RAW GAS SMELL, SUSPENSION, BRAKE,TRANSMISSION AND TIRE PROBLEMS.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO NOTED THE REAR HATCH POPPED OPEN BY ITSELF.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. *NLM

I BOUGHT A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING AND WAS HARD TO TAKE OFF AND THEN IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD ALL OF A SUDDEN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY OILED THE CABLE AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW HOURS AND GOT STIFF AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THAT PROBLEM WAS FIXED. NOW WHEN I DRIVE IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN IT DIES. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. I FEEL THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB *TS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED , RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE AND STEERING FUNCTIONS. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK. PH

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE AND THEN PARKED FOR LESS THAN 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *MR *SCC

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO CARBON GETTING INTO CYLINDER HEAD OR DIRT GETTING INTO FUEL PUMP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AT START UP VEHICLE WILL DIE.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT. ENGINE CYLINDER BLEW OUT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN ACCELLERATING FAST EITHER FROM STOP OR WHILE SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR...ENGINE MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID TO BE A MOTOR MOUNT. HE SAID IT WASNT STIFF ENOUGH, BUT THAT NEW ONES WOULD ELICIT SAME OCCCURRANCE. CAR DOES NOT HAVE TO BE DRIVEN HARD TO GET CLUNKING SOUND. DISSATISFIED WITH REACTION AND LACK OF ACTION.*AK