general problems of the 2010 Ford Focus

On June 22 myself and my wife were pulling out of the food lion parking lot. As we proceeded out to the main road the gas pedal stuck. The car kept accelerating and know matter what I did I could free the gas pedal. Because of that we hit 3 cars in the intersection. Our car literally exploded putting myself and my wife in the hospital . My wife has had 3 surgeries for a broken pelvis. She is still in serious condition. Myself I suffered 3 broken ribs and a lacerated liver. Ford should be held accountable for our terrible pain and suffering. ?.

Alot of vibration when idle, idles up and down when in park.

Vibration when car is in park. Or just sitting still and rpm goes up and down when car is running in park.

While driving on the highway the gas pedal no longer accelerates the vehicle on occasion, wow stuck in traffic or at a stoplight the car shuts itself off after having a high idle.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rmp increased and revved causing the vehicle to crash into and unoccupied vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. No injuries were sustained. The contact stated there was a minor scratch in the front of her vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed; however, the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened, and advised the contact to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000.

Ford Focus (2010) recall - my mom is 80 years old and needs her car to work properly. She has a 2010 Ford Focus with shuddering problems and ideling problems. When she excelerates the car is very sluggish and slow to speed up. When she is in traffic the car idels down and almost shuts off. Please let me knoiw what I can do about this.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. When the vehicle was stopped, the engine cut off. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and the throttle body assembly was cleaned. The failure recurred within three weeks and the vehicle was taken back to the local dealer. The dealer made the manufacturer aware of the failure and was informed that the issue was normal. The contact notified the better business bureau and was referred to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 82,500.

Doors lock and wont unlock at time trapping you in and the car goes thur tires like crazy but I'm really worried about the doors traping you in the vichle at times.

The engine mounts are failing at 35,000 excessive rattling in the car.

When key turned and removed from ignition, engine does not shut off.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. When the ignition was started, the vehicle vibrated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 31,000.

The engine hesitates, at various speeds, it seems like it cuts out, but there is no loss of power, everything functions. It happens at irregular intervals.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. In addition, the check engine and wrench warning lights illuminated intermittently. The contact would have to shut the vehicle off and restart to resume normal function. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

When the car comes to a stop and is idling the engine starts to shake, the wrench light comes on and when I try to accelerate, the car has no power. If I turn off the car and turn it back on, the problem is solved until I come to another stop. The dealership cannot figure out what is happening and they say the diagnostic tool reports no codes.

I drive approximately 1 hour each way to work and back. During this trip I am spend a lot of time on two lane major access roadways with speeds of 55 mph. Driving at a steady 60 mph throughout most of my trip, I had a sudden loss of power in heavy traffic and the orange wrench that signifies "limp home mode" came on. Since half of my trip is on roads that are rural in amenities, I was unable to limp to the nearest Ford dealership or auto parts place the offer testing services. I coasted to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle which could be done under a roll as it is a 5spd. The car restarted immediately and ran perfect the rest of the way home (about 25 miles). This vehicle ran fine for three more weeks and then began doing the same thing again. One of the things I noticed the most is that it does not seem to do this over 60 mph as one day a week I am traveling at more highway speeds (70 ish) and it has never done this under that type of load. This had been an off and on occurrence since April, yet has become more common. I borrowed a scan tool from my neighbor, drove the car with it plugged in, and today came up with two codes in less than 11 miles of driving. P2135 and p2111 which when I contacted my Ford service technician came out to be throttle body codes. To date it has happened 27 times while driving, has not left me stranded, yet, but has caused rapid deceleration in some heavy traffic. Car does reset itself and runs fine for a while right after, however I am concerned that this could become much more of a hazard as time goes on. Currently has 74,500 miles on car.

Wrench light comes on. And vehicle loses all power. Have to pull to side of road and shut engine off and restart it.

This has been a re occuring 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.

I started feeling a vibration when stopped and when driving, about 1 month before I took it in to the dealer. The vibrations started getting worse as time went by. The service tech at lithia Ford fresno, CA immediately said that it was a motor mount. Fortunately for me it was still under the power train warranty and not the time one. Still I had to buy 2 front tires which cost $270.

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 the freeway and make it the next 30 miles home and another 10 miles the next day to the dealership with no issues. I was informed on March 6th that the throttle body was bad and has to be replaced. This seems to be an issue with the 2010 Ford Focus her in reading the other complaints. Current mileage on the car is 78,000 but entire engine was replaced at 58,000 miles (under warranty do to a timing failure at 65mph destroying the motor!!!.

I have a 2010 Ford Focus that has a "raw gas smell in the passenger compartment and in the trunk" area. This smell is not constant, at times we smell it for several hours and then at other times no smell. But mostly we smell raw gas. I've taken it to the dealer's service department twice. They could smell the fumes, when I brought it in, but could not find where it was coming from. The vehicle was left there for a couple days to be completely checked. . They were not able to find nor fix the problem. The "gas fumes give me headaches when driving" the vehicle also I worry that this "raw gas could cause a fire. ".

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.

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 throttle body was the cause of the failure. The vehicle was repaired so the throttle body was replaced. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. Bt.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that another vehicle crashed into the side of the vehicle. The air bags did deploy and the contact sustained minor injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle could not be shut off nor shifted into park following the crash. The vehicle was towed by the contact’s insurance company who ruled the vehicle as destroyed. The contact was informed that the ignition wires had to be cut to shut the vehicle off. The failure and the current mileage was 43,648. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated what while driving 25 mph, and applying the brakes, the vehicle began to shake. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but they were unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer wa notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,000. Updated 01/23/lj the consumer stated along with the brakes squeaking, she had to put the vehicle in park, when coming to a stop. The consumer was informed the problem was in the engine. Update 01/24/14.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that when she rear ended the truck in front her, the engine began smoking. The vehicle caught fire and was destroyed. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable when the complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were unknown.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) I am wondering what action I can take next. I own a brand new 2010 Ford Focus purchased in Feb 2010. The car has a terrible smell on the inside, I have taken it back to the dealer where I purchased it and all they did was spray something in the car and send us home. The smell is so bad that all I can do is back the car out of my garage open the doors and windows and after doing that for several hours a day I drive it back into my garage to sit. I can't drive my brand new Ford anywhere because I get so sick from the smell. I have contacted the Ford motor company about my problem and they sent me to tousley Ford. Tousley had my vehicle for a few days and believe the problem is the plastic parts inside the car, and claim they can't do anything about my "toxic" car. I am wondering who I can talk to get an answer and some help getting my vehicle replace by another 2010 Ford Focus that doesn't have a very bad smell in it. My husband and I get sick every time we get in the car to drive it down the road. The hotter the inside of the car gets the worse the smell. The dealership even took the carpet in the truck out to see but found nothing but a terrible smell. Ford has admitted that they don't want to spray anything more inside the car because it will "mask" the smell it already has l. How many months does it take owning a vehicle that you can only drive out of your garage to air it out and can't drive it down the road cause you get sick. [xxx].