general problems of the 2009 Ford Focus

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 35 mph the contact felt that front passenger side brake were locking and was smoking without any warning. The contact pulled over on the side of the road and waited for the vehicle to cool down and the vehicle stated operating normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact had the brake system replaced but the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000.

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.

While driving the car, a Focus, I tried to stop for a red light; when I stepped on the brake, the car accelerated momentarily. I pushed harder on the brake and the car did stop. However, this has happened four times in the last month (mid January to mid February, 2009), and the last time it happened, I came within inches of rear-ending a stopped car. --this was after I left about double the stopping space that would be normal for a stop. . The car is now at the dealership for the second time and they are trying to duplicate the problem,with no luck so far.