2009 Ford Focus Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 33
- 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 33 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 9 records
- wrench light · 6 records
- foot brake · 6 records
- miles hour · 5 records
- throttle control · 5 records
- check engine · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on highway in rush hour traffic at 65 miles an hour when suddenly losing throttle control down to 35 miles an hour the gas pedal would not respond. Yellow wrench light and wavy car warning lights appeared. Coasted to side of the road and sat for 10 minutes. Started car and tested pedal. Eased back on freeway. Scared to drive this car.
ODI 10883934
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down the interstate at 70 miles per hour, the car dropped out of cruise control and coasted to 5 miles per hour. Pressing the gas pedal had no result. We were lucky to avoid collision with nearby cars and coasted off the interstate into a park and ride lot. Car had to be towed to dealer repair. We were told by ford dealer that the throttle body had died and had to be replaced. This ford certified…
ODI 10747996
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle idled and would not accelerate properly. The vehicle would operate only if the accelerator pedal was depressed to the floorboard. The vehicle would not accelerate past 15 mph. The contact stated that an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle several times before the warning light…
ODI 10896116
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Before taking a right out of the parking lot, i turned my blinker on (with my foot on the brake) and the car accelerated forward instead of turning. I kept my foot on the brake and the car speeded up even more. I finally crashed into a fence onto private property. Then i came to a full stop when i hit an suv. This crash completely damaged the front of my 2009 ford focus.
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10731389
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Ever since we turned over sixty thousand miles on our ford focus se 2009 we have started to experience a problem where our car's check engine light will go on and the gas pedal will stop working. When this happens, the only thing you can do is: pull over, shift into park, turn the car off and start the car again. At this point the cel will go off and it will be like nothing happened. This is terrifying and extremely…
ODI 10670186
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
At 75 mph on the highway the vehicle all of the sudden sputtered and lost acceleration. The wrench lamp illuminated and then the check engine light came on. After pulling to the side of the 4 lane highway and nearly getting sideswiped, shutting down the vehicle and restarting reset the acceleration. This happened two more times in a 20 minute span. The check engine failure code acquired from advance auto was p2112…
ODI 10648538
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my 2009 ford focus coupe approx 70mph on interstate 10 in the california desert at 3pm when the car suddenly and rapidly decelerated. I was in the 2nd to the left-hand lane and the rapid deceleration very nearly caused a multi-car collision with the cars behind to my right and left as the car directly behind me swerved to avoid rear-ending me. I had the car towed to a ford dealership which was unable…
ODI 10637459
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling at 60 mph when the car started slowing down even though i was depressing the accelerator. I thought the engine had died and i was coasting until i realized that it was still running but at an idle speed. I "coasted" for 10 miles afraid to turn it off and be stranded. I got it home and turned it off and restarted it and it acted as if nothing was wrong and had good acceleration. It did it again…
ODI 10614757
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
The car lost power on the highway at 65 mph. I pressed the accelerator and nothing happened. I had to coast to the side of the highway. The engine and the wrench light came on. The engine was idling but would not accelerate at all when i pressed the gas pedal. I turned the car off and let it rest for a minute. I turned it back on and was able to accelerate the car fine. This happened six times (losing power) on my…
ODI 10606775
Body · Vehicle Speed Control
I was pulling into a parking space in a school lot and was attempting to pull into a parking spot with my foot on the brake. I was going less than 5 mph. For no reason with my foot still on the brake the cars engine unexplained raced causing the vehicle to go forward striking the back of a pickup. The vehicle bounced off that vehicle and i hit another parked vehicle sending it into another vehicle. All this time i…
Crash reported
ODI 10598758
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Ford focus 2009 april 25, 2014 i had appointment for a routine oil change and tune up. Was told there was oil in my spark plug wells and i needed a valve cover gasket replaced. Total bill $376.65 then 5 days later on april 30th, when i started my car it would not run correctly and was chugging and sputtering really bad. The throttle control/ transmission light came on and also the check engine light. I checked the…
ODI 10586541
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was traveling down the highway the throttle suddenly and unexpectedly stopped working.(thankfully i was not in heavy traffic at the time.) i coasted the car over to the side of the highway. The car remained idling, however i still had no throttle control. The wrench light was on. I turned the car off, waited a few minutes and restarted the car. The wrench light was off and i once again had throttle control. I…
ODI 10585677
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle died in the middle of the road, while daughter was driving. Would not start. This has happened several times now. Took it to ford and they say problem is with the throttle control. *tr
ODI 10577734
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was found that the throttle had seized in the closed position. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
ODI 10562755
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate from a complete stop as the service sensor warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer where he was informed that the defect was due to a faulty throttle body. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 72,000. *tr
ODI 10558352
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This happened on two separate occasions. The first occasion, my wife was driving the focus at around 50 mph, when all of the sudden the car stopped accellerating (it didn't stall) and the wrench panel light came on. Luckily she wasn't in an accident, so she pulled over and restarted the car and it ran fine, and the light was off. Three weeks later we were driving on the highway at 75 mph when the exact same thing…
ODI 10534518
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Car went into limp home mode (wrench light) while pulling into traffic, sudden loss of power almost led to accident. My two year old was in the vehicle, with her side exposed to oncoming traffic when the car lost connection between the accelerator and throttle. Returned home immediately. Went out to start it later, no warning lights, ran fine. 2 days later, it went into limp home mode on the freeway, this time cel…
ODI 10513400
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. The contact stated that while stopped, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not respond. The contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to his right ankle and foot. The contact sought medical attention for his injuries. The police reported to the scene and a report was filed. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10504818
Vehicle Speed Control
I purchased my 2009 ford focus from the ford dealership in stockton, ca. As i was driving home from work during rush hour in the fast lane, without warning, the car went in to (what my mechanic called) limp mode. The car instantly went from 70 mph to 15 mph - very scary! Again, this happened while i was driving in very heavy commute traffic. Definitely a very dangerous scenario. I was able to move over into the slow…
ODI 10568743
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
GAS PEDAL WANTS TO STICK. *TR
ODI 10494653
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
As reported by several others, my 2009 ford focus will unpredictably go into "limp? Or failsafe mode, with power surges or hesitations and the wrench & check engine light. After then engine is re-started the car will run normally for various periods of time, sometimes miles, days or weeks. This first happened several times in november 2012, i brought the car into a ford dealer, but because the wrench or engine…
ODI 10596256
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling on highway in passing lane with cruise control on,noticed vehicle slowing down. Applied pressure to gas pedal,no acceleration. I had to get off road quickly because car was coming to a stop;almost caused an accident in doing so. Vehicle idled rough and i had no control of acceleration. I shut off vehicle and was able to start it up again and had acceleration control again. Took vehicle to ford dealer ship…
ODI 10483347
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home friday and i notice a light on the left side of the dash and it look like a wrench, so after about 10 minutes the car began to slowdown, so i pressed the acceleration but the car would not speedup and it acted as tho the transmission was slipping so i was able to coast to the right lane and over to the side off, the freeway after i stop the car, then i turn the engine back on and the car would…
ODI 10470446
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
We own a 2009 ford focus. Right out of warranty in june of 2012 my husband was driving the car on the highway, approx. 70 miles per hour when the car decelerated down to about 40 and would not go beyond that. We took it to the dealership, they charged us full price for a throttle body replacement. I know that other makes in 2009 were extended on the warranty for throttle body problems. I wanted to report this so…
ODI 10567782
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and the power train warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the electronic throttle body sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10458120