Table 1 shows five common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2002 Ford Focus. The number one most common problem is related to the cruise control (six problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (five problems).
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Cruise Control problems | |
| Vehicle Speed Control problems | |
| Car Accelerates On Its Own problems | |
| Accelerator Stuck problems | |
| Speed Control Cable problems |
While driving the vehicle, the cruise control would not work properly. The dealer was not notified. When the consumer disengaged the transmission, the engine began racing uncontrollably. The consumer felt that this was caused by omission in the logic design of the cruise control system. Read details...
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. Read details...
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 compleate stop I had to pull the emergence brake , steam was coming out of vehicle and turn the engine off but when I started it Read details...