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2002 Ford Focus Vehicle Speed Control Problems

15
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 15 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi5
30–60k mi1
60–100k mi1
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 17, 2015 · 327,000 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    I am writing this for two incidents happened within a two week time frame. 1. The engine had to be replaced since one piston pin had broken due to which the whole piston had broken inside the engine. The whole engine had to be replaced as per mechanics suggestion. I have the invoice from the mechanic shop and the mechanic would gladly provide more details if needed. 2. This was scary ! While driving at 70 miles an…

    ODI 10748354

  • March 20, 2015

    Vehicle Speed Control

    While driving my 2002 ford focus about 45 mph vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 85 mph. I tried to reduce speed by stepping on the brakes still would not come to a complete stop i had to pull the emergence brake , steam was coming out of vehicle and turn the engine off but when i started it back up the engine is still revving up. *tr

    ODI 10700812

  • October 4, 2006

    Vehicle Speed Control

    The speedometer on my 2002 ford focus suddenly drops to zero. It often takes several minutes to reset and often does this repeatedly. It has been happening with increasing frequency this started after the warranty expired but it is a safety issue that ford knows about and will not correct. They claim that i must replace the entire expensive instrument cluster. *jb

    ODI 10169946

  • March 6, 2006 · 74,806 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Dt*: the contact stated while slowing down at ten mph and putting the vehicle in neutral the rpm's drop to 500. This causes the vehicle to stall or sputter intermittently. The dealer can not duplicate the problem and no repairs have been made.

    ODI 10151986

  • December 17, 2005 · 43,411 miles

    Fuel Pump · Vehicle Speed Control

    Dt: the contact stated the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed the dealership and it was determined the fuel pump failed. The fuel pump and iac valve were replaced. There were no warning indicators prior to the failures. *ak

    ODI 10146579

  • November 20, 2005 · 20,385 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    Engine accelerated at a high speed while shifting from forward to reverse (and vice versa). To overcome the problem i maintained heavy pressure on the brake and tapped the accelerator. *jb

    ODI 10143303

  • November 11, 2005 · 12,700 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Dt: the contact stated when starting the vehicle the engine will rev without warning. This problem only occurs on morning starts and in cold temperatures. He immediately turns off the ignition and restarts the vehicle. This procedure remedies the problem. He plans to take the vehicle to a dealer for further inspection of the problem. *ak the replaced the throttle position sensor. Updated 12/27/05. *jb

    ODI 10143434

  • February 5, 2005

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I was accelerating rapidly to merge into traffic and the gas pedal got stuck, and the car kept accelarating after i removed my foot from the brake pedal. It has done this twice.*ak i have a 2002 ford focus ex

    ODI 10116236

  • June 17, 2004

    Vehicle Speed Control

    While pulling inside of the garage vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle by applying both feet on the brakes. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic informed the consumer that the problem could not be duplicated. *ak

    ODI 10079451

  • January 21, 2004 · 12,393 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    On several separate occasions vehicle commenced to accelerate and lurch forward without warning. No incident occurred at this time. Vehicle has been to the dealer and they were unable to duplicate the problem.*ak

    ODI 10108926

  • November 29, 2003

    Sidewall · Vehicle Speed Control

    Our 2002 ford focus se, has had a surging problem since the day we purchased the vehicle on 04/15/02, the engine seems like it wants to stall out.lso we have a water leak under the dashboard, and we need new tires. *ak after only 20000 miles on them.

    ODI 10048849

  • November 14, 2003 · 11,065 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Sudden acceleration of vehicle while pulling into a level parking stall at a shopping mall. Vehicle collided into a planter head on and the air bags did not deploy *la *mr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10061024

  • April 7, 2003 · 5,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, when a turn was made. *jb

    ODI 10015606

  • March 23, 2002

    Vehicle Speed Control

    When the brakes were applied with the cruise control activated, the vehicle continued to accelerate. The dealer has been notified. Nlm *yh

    ODI 8006604

  • Vehicle Speed Control

    While driving, when cruise control is engaged the vehicle's acceleration decreases. Please provide more details. Mr

    ODI 8024200