general problems of the 2007 Ford Focus

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. When the brake pedal was depressed at 30 mph, the vehicle continued to accelerate without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. After the failure occurred, the driver side air bag warning indicator illuminated. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,000.

On 5/31/16 while driving on highway 13 vehicle accelerated on its own, gas pedal went to the floor, brakes pedal was hard as a rock and could not be depress to slow vehicle down, shifting gears cause the engine to race, pulling emergency brake did not slow the vehicle down. . Managed to take an off-ramp off the highway, stopping the vehicle by running into some hedges and a tree. Oakland police incident number is 162.

I am driving on the highway, and the used car I just bought with in the last week is shuddering, jerking, and slip out of gear. It only had one owner, and a little over 56,000 miles. Now I have only put 125 miles on it, and it does this. Since it slows down quickly with a fierce jerk of the car, I was lucky and did not cause an accident because of the problem, and other cars behind me slamming on there brakes.

Problems with car accelerating on its own, when driving, it picks up speed, rpms increase and continues even with foot off the gas pedal. Have to hold down on brakes as hard as possible, while car is still accelerating at same time so I will not cause accident. Have to put in park- but then engine revs up to over 6rpms. Took back to dealership twice within first few months of purchase. They stated they cleaned and adjusted the throttle body and second time, they stated they took the complete throttle body assembly apart. Within a few months I was having same issues. When I explained how unsafe I felt driving this car, they just said "well dont drive it". They said that I could bring it in again, but would be charged for any repairs. Iam now fearful every time I drive this car now. I no longer drive the interstates, stay on city streets, driving slower. At this point, I am ready to just drop car back at lot and take my chances with repercussions of breaking a contract; its better than risking my life and others on the road.

Cpsc:i1430512a. 2007 Ford Focus. Consumer stated the car rev's up and accelerated with her out foot being on the gas. The consumer stated she had to apply both feet to the brake, in order to stop the vehicle.

Anytime the temperature becomes cold out, the gas pedal will not budge; no matter how hard you stomp on it. My remedy has been to turn the floor board heater on full blast for about 20 mins. ; if I am lucky, this will release the pedal and I am able to push it down to accelerate. (this problem only happens when it is cold out side, I have not experienced it during the warm months; as of yet. ) I bought my vehicle at marshal mize Ford, hixson, TN, so I phoned them regarding the issue after I read the nc consumer. Org report and gave them the consumer satisfaction program 13n03 information. The reply I received was, "there is no recall on your vehicle. However; if you bring it in, we could find out exactly what the issue is but you will be charged a diagnostic fee. If the throttle assembly is the problem, it will be around $304 plus labor. ".

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop, the vehicle accelerated independently and without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure was unable to be replicated. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions for the same failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 37,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, she attempted to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal but the pedal would not respond. The contact was able to successfully operate the accelerator pedal after applying heavy pressure. The failure had since recurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that this was a known failure. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 83,335.

Premature and uneven wearing on original tires (parelli) accident due failure to control and/or stop the vehicle before hitting another car. Over 6,000 dollars in damage to my vehicle and whip lash.

This has happened many times (20+) where I slow down to stop and it accelerates almost causing an accident. I have to throw it into neutural and hit the gas peddle a few times to bring it back down to idle and once I couldn't get it back down so I had to shut the engine off and restart the car. I took it to the Ford dealer and they couldn't find anything wrong. This is a serious flaw and real scary when it happens!! I've seen other complaints with the exact same issue too!.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle would accelerate abnormally and without warning. The contact would depress the brake pedal but the vehicle refused to stop. The contact then turned the vehicle off while the vehicle was still in motion. The contact turned the vehicle back on and the vehicle began to perform as normal. A local mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 60,601. . . Updated 04/11/12.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph and the accelerator pedal failed to depress upon engaging until after repeated attempts. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer four times for the similar defect and the throttle body was replaced each time. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000. Js.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. While starting the vehicle, it accelerated to 60 mph and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The dealer stated that the engine detects the pressure on the accelerator and automatically accelerates to 60 mph. The dealer is currently replacing the valve to correct the problem and stated that this is a common occurrence in this year, make and model vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 60,000.

The problem has occured about 10 times. The vehicle loses speed but the tachometer rpms increased. The speed will drop to 5 mph and then increase up to maybe 20 mph and then drop back down. It won't go over 20 mph. The condition laste d for a couple of minutes. Either the conditions corrected its self or I had to stop the car and restart it. When it first happened the dealer indicated that it was related to the traction control which was struck on. The dealer now said that there were no error codes on the computer, so the only thing to do was wait for the car to break down. Since I lost speed in traffic I felt that thiswas a safety issue.

2007 Ford Focus with unexpected acceleration issues. Consumer states that her vehicle revved up and surged almost hitting a guard, and then a second time almost went into the woods.