Check Engine Light On problems of the 2001 Ford Focus

Was on my way to the va hospital 04/04/2018 started car, it would shake vigorously. Check engine light and oil fuel light keep coming on and off. Had a complete tune up. Going to the va hospital on 4/16/2018 start car, check engine light came on and fuel light came on again. Had inner tire rods replaced. Going to a va appt, on 05/10/2018 start car check engine light cam on, cv valves replaced. 5/30/2018 on my way again to the va hospital, start car check engine light came on again. Please advise, since it very difficult to miss and reschedule appts at the va hospital. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Focus. The contact started the ignition and the vehicle made a strange noise. The engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle could not be driven. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for a diagnostic. The current and failure mileages were 125,000.

I was driving my 2001 Ford Focus I just bought from an independent dealer and 3 or 4 days later the engine started stalling out of the blue. I didn't think anything of it until my engine light came on while driving. I got it tested and it said cylinder 2 misfire. I got the spark plugs and wires changed and it didn't do it anymore. Then a week later it started doing it again. This time with my wife driving the kids to a doctor appt. Everything seems to be ok with the car except the stalling. When I turn the ac on the stalling seems worse. I have had the car for 4 months and have tried everything I can to get the problem fixed. But, no one can seem to figure it out. There have been a lot of close calls with accidents.

Consumer states: starting to have engine hesitation,loss of power, some surging. The check engine light has been on for a few days. The engine sounds rougher but there is no knocking.

The driver heard a humming noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The noise escalated while the vehicle accelerated. Check engine light appeared on the dashboard, and remained on. Then, vehicle stalled. Driver was unable to restart vehicle, and had it towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that driver's side wheel bearing needed to be replaced due to corrosion. Also, the engine needed a sensor.

Events leading up to the failure: check engine light came on has never gone off since, highly increased running noise, engine hesitation that at highway speed it causes the whole car to jerk failure: I took the car in and they told me I needed a new head that Ford had redesigned a new one and it would cost $1000. The one I currently have deposits carbon and will keep doing so until it eventually gives out. The thing that irks me is Ford obviously knew there was a design flaw if they designed a new one, therefore I feel they should be covering this. Corrections: none, cannot afford. Will have to drive it until the car gives out.

Check engine light appeared on the dashboard. Vehicle stalled. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle, and had it towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the fuel pump needed to be replaced.

Was driving for a few minutes engine light came on. Had taken vehicle to dealership, and was informed by mechanic that cause of engine illumination was not known.

I bought my Focus used, it had 38,000 miles, on a trip the engine began to act up. It was revving all the way up but would not go above 40 mph. After calling a tow truck the check engine light came on, the dealership that I took it to had it for over a week and had difficulty locating the problem. It started and drove just fine for them. I had the fuel pump and filter replaced, as well as the fuel system flushed. While it was there they performed recall work on my battery cable routing, and my one of my engine control arm bolts. Everything was fine for a few months, then I had a tire throw tread, the front passenger side. 1 week later it was back to get the other tire replaced because it had a bubble in it, after learning that I got the rest of the tires replaced. A few weeks ago my brakes started squeling, I had the pads checked they were fine, after they kept making noise I insisted that they were changed. After driving about 100 miles I started hearing a spinning thump. That became very loud. Back into the shop, they replaced a brake caliper, and also I had to get yet another fuel filter, it was begining to become restricted, again. The brake problem even though it had been doing it for a while since I did not have a Ford dealership do it was not covered under my warranty, and I am sure that something else will go wrong. Yay!.

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.

Check engine light illuminated and the emergency brake failed.

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.

At 75 mph engine light come on, and then vehicle started to stall. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.

The check engine light illuminated and was told it was a faulty switch that needed to be reset, the problem has not yet been resolved.