2001 Ford Focus Gasoline Problems
- 71
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 71 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- without warning · 10 records
- fuel pump · 6 records
- problem still · 4 records
- cause unknown · 4 records
- slowing down · 4 records
- find problem · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Gasoline
While driving on an interstate highway the car began to surge and loose power. Eventually the car stalled completely. This happened while traveling in normal conditions at ~65mph. The date given is the most recent occurrence. This same situation occurred once before ~1 year ago under the exact same conditions. Engine surge has been a persistent problem with the vehicle since it was new (~6 years). *tr
ODI 10198145
Gasoline
2001 FORD FOCUS ENGINE STALLING. *JB
ODI 10152381
Gasoline
Vehicle stalls at freeway speeds - restarts poorly and runs rough. Happens when gas tank about 1/4 full (about 7 gallons fills tank. Vehicle then runs ok. *jb
ODI 10018638
Gasoline
Engine stalling problem. At a running speed of approx. 45 mph the car started to buck and sputter and after managing to pull it off to the side of the road, it finally stalled. After letting it sit for a few minutes i was able to start it and drive it on without incident. The problem has occurred before back in september of this year. It is my hope that the nhtsa will have ford recall the car so the problem can be…
ODI 769955
Gasoline
Consumer is concerned about recall on ford focus 2001 for engine fires.
ODI 568598
Gasoline
Consumer states while driving at highway speed the engine hesitates. Ts
ODI 8021006
Gasoline
Second failure occurred 11/15/02; engine hesitates and stalls when gas tank is btw 1/4 and 1/8 full. Dt
ODI 769780
Gasoline
Engine stalled 5 times while driving under normal conditions. Mr
ODI 768087
Gasoline
Consumer states that while driving the vehicle stalls. Dealer was notified. *mr
ODI 8019707
Gasoline
While driving at highway speed and without any prior warning the vehicle stalls resulting in loss of all power. This problem has 0ccurred during early start up, and when vehicle has been driven over an extensive period . Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced fuel pump and filter but the problem still occurs.*ak *nlm
ODI 8018412
Gasoline
The car completely stalls (dies) randomly. This has happened 5 times thus far. 2 times the car has died on the freeway going approxamitely 70 mph. 3 times it has died going about 10 mph and lost its power steering at the same time. It is a major safety hazard.*ak
ODI 766995
Gasoline
Car is sluggish and sputters when speeds of 45 and above are reached. The engine feels like it is going to drop out. Car has stalled once at a complete stop. Car has been seen by dealership twice and they cant find anything wrong. Contacted ford company and was told that the engine has what they term as the v-tech blues. This has something to do with the engine and the ac not working well together. Car has trouble…
ODI 765833
Gasoline
Consumer states while pulling off from a yield or stop vehicle will lose power. Vehicle chekced by dealer who could not determine cause of problem. Consumer stated that this problem seems to happen when slowing down or accelerating from a stop or yield, the dealern replaced mass air flow sensor and pcv valve but this did not correct the problem.*jb *nlm
ODI 8014817
Fuel Pump · Gasoline
While driving vehicle stalled without any warning. Fuel pump had a leak and all the gas leaked out.*ak
ODI 8013915
Gasoline
While driving vehicle will stall out at anytime without any warning.*ak *yh
ODI 8013338
Frontal · Gasoline
The car has completely shutdown without any warning on three occasions. The first time while driving at approx. 25+mph... The car started to stall and i hit the curb (right tire/wheel hit the curb), both airbags went off (why????) and burned my arm (really bad) and broke the windshield. I did not report the problem because i found out that geico (insurance company) had lost (or not received) my online application so…
ODI 763634
Gasoline
Vehicle hesitates after driving long distances, finally stalled while traveling at 65mph in the left lane of a three lane highway. *ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 764187
Gasoline
Vehicle intermittently stalls while slowing for a stop resulting in the vehicle loosing all power, the vehicle will restart but will continue to stall, ford was contacted and replaced fuel pump, but problem still exists. *ak *nlm
ODI 8011831
Gasoline
Vehicle will either stall or come close, fluctuating between 700rpm and 230rpm. Has happened in this manner since purchase and have had it to dealer on four separate occasions, they could not duplicate the concern or fix it. My vehicle is equipped with a manual trans and installing aftermarket intake and pcm programing have had no effect on my concern. I am a member of an organization called focaljet and have heard…
ODI 762864
Gasoline
Vehicle first started to "chug" for several days of driving and finally stopped while driving at 65 mph about a week later.*ak
ODI 762867
Gasoline
While driving vehicle stalled out at 50 mph, causing consumer to lose power. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak
ODI 8012154
Gasoline
While driving 35-40 mph vehicle completely shutsdown without warning, cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify cause. Please give any further details.*ak
ODI 8011269
Gasoline
Twice since buying this car experienced complete stalling on the hwy--almost lost control and nearly had a fatal accident
ODI 9007098
Gasoline
Sudden loss of power with tachometer dropping to zero or near zero when accelerating between 40 to 60 miles per hour 6 times. *ak
ODI 762914
Fuel Pump · Fuel System, Gasoline · Gasoline
While driving on highway, vehicle just stalled out without any warning.*ak the vehicle stalled as if it had run out of gasoline with an almost full tank. After letting the engine sit for a few minutes, the vehicle would restart.this has occurred several times within a few days and at various speeds from 15 to 65 mph, causing loss of control of vehicle. *jg
ODI 8010836