2010 Ford Focus Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 50
- 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 50 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 19 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- check engine · 10 records
- pulled turned · 10 records
- stop sign · 9 records
- sign pulling · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 15 |
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle decelerated on its own and the check engine warning and maintenance wrench indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vin was unavailable. The failure mileage was 28,800.
ODI 10628064
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Similar to man of the complaints on this vehicle; it ended up being the throttle body issue. My mother-in-law was driving and it suddenly wouldn't accelerate. A car almost rear-ended her. She was able to coast to the side of the road. She noticed that the "wrench" light was on. She started it up and "limped" to the ford dealer. About $700 later, the throttle body was changed. There is only 30,000 miles on the…
ODI 10627359
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the freeway when my focus suddenly lost power and speed despite my foot remaining on the gas pedal. I had to get over to the shoulder suddenly and narrowly missed being hit by a semi. The car would not start back up immediately and a check engine / wrench light appeared. I lost power several more times on my drive to work. It was a nightmare. The car would not accelerate beyond 55 anymore until…
ODI 10587313
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was driving on the freeway, and the car stopped responding to the gas pedal suddenly. The light with the wrench image came on also at that time. Somehow she was able to pull over safely on the shoulder. She turned the car off and after she turned the car back on the warning wrench light was gone. And the vehicle responded to the gas pedal fine. She had to drive in the right lane cautiously with the emergency…
ODI 10576240
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on the freeway is most left lane and completely lost accelerator power, check engine light came on. Had to cross about 3 lanes to get to the shoulder before complete loss of momentum. *tr
ODI 10572605
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Experiencing rough idle and complete loss of power at normal speed, engine check and wrench light comes on at time of issue. Had a diagnostic check at advance auto and error code p2135 throttle position sensor/switch a/b voltage correlation and also error code p2111 throttle actuator control system stuck open. I believe this to be a safety issue due to complete lose of power at normal driving speed and just enough…
ODI 10558482
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I drove with several friends for over an hour to a football game. As we were approaching the stadium going 35-40 mph, the car suddenly lost acceleration and a wrench light and check engine light came on. We pulled over, turned the car off and on again and were able to go about a half mile before the same thing happened again. I had it towed to a ford dealer where they found that the throttle body had failed. I was…
ODI 10552591
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to independent mechanic for diagnosis. The technician stated that the accelerator switch would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure.the approximate failure mileage was 56,000.
ODI 10551553
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This has been a re occurring problem that the throttle body sticks causing my vehicle to go into "limp mode" causing the car to almost loose power. This has had several close calls now, it does get better when cleaned but is needing cleaned more and more often. *tr
ODI 10596527
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my car, i was stopped at a red light and when it turned green i was unable to accelerate. The wrench light was on and i couldn't move my car. I had my grandchildren with me and it was very scary to say the least. It has happened on the highway where i was unable to accelerate and had to put on my hazard lights and reset the car. I have seen online there are similar issues with the ford focus and there…
ODI 10547366
Vehicle Speed Control
Error codes coming up p2135 and p2111 loses power and runs rough. *tr
ODI 10549764
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 50 mph. The failure recurred several times. The wrench and the check engine warning light illuminated after the failure occurred. The contact was able to restart the engine and the vehicle resumed normal function. The contact performed a diagnostic and located the failure at the throttle control position sensor. The…
ODI 10542845
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
It's not just the mercury milan and ford escape having the throttle body sensor/assembly issue. I was driving down the 694 interstate in minnesota when my car went into limp mode and the wrench warning light appeared on my dash. I was able to find some shoulder and pull over, turn my car off and restart it and make it home. I brought it to automation in white bear lake, mn. The following day and spent $800 for the…
ODI 10516098
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On march 5th, 2013 i was traveling home at 65 mph and the car jerked for a brief moment and no warning lights came on. Traveled another 20 miles and again it jerked this time the control module/transmission light (wrench icon) came on and the car began to go into limp mode. I was able to pull off the freeway and shut the car off. After a few second started it back up and reset the computer. Was able to get back on…
ODI 10501917
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
This vehicle is part of the national fleet owned by the us postal service. The driver was trying to come to a complete stop at an intersection. The engine began revving as the driver was applying the brakes. The additional acceleration made it impossible to stop causing the focus to collide into the rear of the vehicle stopped ahead. The focus engaged the stopped vehicle once, pushed it ahead, then engaged it a…
Crash reported
ODI 10483573
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I first started to notice a problem about 2 years after owning this car. Bought it brand new from the dealership. One day after an oil change i was sitting at a stop light and the car felt like it was about to sputter and die out. I revved the engine and once i started to move it didn't seem to be an issue. I took it into ford and they told me it was the a/c unit circling on and that this was normal. I thought it…
ODI 10605915
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Bought focus new with 49 miles on it on dec 1, 2010. I have had premature tire wear, and issues with stalling/ jumping. I was driving home from an event this past weekend and had been on the road 45 minutes when the car started acting like it was going to stall, then started making a high pitched squeal noise. I managed to make it home, and after arriving home the car kept wanting to jump while parked. The idle…
ODI 10480968
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing and the technician stated that the throttle would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.
ODI 10482906
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On june 22, the mechanic's wrench appeared in the dashboard while sitting in idle with the gear shift in park. The ford manual states that the warning sign is related to the throttle/transmission. I turned the motor off and restarted the car and the mechanic's wrench went away. On june 25th, the mechanic's wrench appeared again while driving at about 30 mph and the car started to jerk. It was hard to keep it in the…
ODI 10463122
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Car suddenly went in to limp mode. Was able to limp to corleys ford in grants nm. Dealer replaced throttle body at my cost. $382 for throttle body and $327 labor. *tr
ODI 10499981
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus s. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle would decelerate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 68,000.
ODI 10636971
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Electronic throttle body light comes and 2010 ford focus just loses power..this seems to be a on going issue.... *tr
ODI 10419508
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. While the vehicle was stopped the engine began to idle very loudly. The contact also stated the vehicle would intermittently stall while driving at any speed. Upon restarting the vehicle it would operate normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on five occasions and advised the contact that the throttle body needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired.…
ODI 10398911
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. While driving various speeds, the engine stalled while the throttle body control and check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body control failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the…
ODI 10895099
Vehicle Speed Control
While braking when coming to a complete stop, the engine starts revving very high. Depending on whether or not the car is in gear, the car will move even when applying the brake as hard as possible. This is an intermittent problem, in fact a very infrequent one. Car has been brought into dealer on two occasions re: this problem and no diagnosis has been obtained. The car has less than 1500 miles on it. Eight…
ODI 10329458