general problems of the 2010 Ford Focus - part 1

While driving on city streets the engine (35 mph) the engine lost power and dropped in speed yo a few mpr. Shut engine down and then restarted the engine I drove about a mile and the same thing happened again only this time the engine icon lite came on. I then called for a wrecker which towed the car to the dealer. There they said it was the e throttle body.

I turned on the engine in the morning and the car seem to start fine, but when I put the gear selector in reverse and pressed the gas pedal suddenly the check engine came on and the car started shaking violently, I instantly turned off the car after a few seconds I tried turning the car back on, the check engine light went away, and it seem to work fine after that, but this now happens on a daily bases at random times of the day, I checked the car with an obd2 scan tool and it had codes p2111 and p2135 this keeps happening even after replacing the gas pedal and the throttle body.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that after several attempts the vehicle responded. The contact stated that there was a hesitation in the response of the vehicle. The vehicle did not stall. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000. Ah.

On at least 4 various random occasions over a period of several years, with the Focus in motion on a roadway, the Focus accelerated when the brakes were applied with the intent to make a normal stop of the vehicle. Two of those occasions occurred recently in March and April of 2017. On those occasions, it was not possible to stop the vehicle by normal braking. Other measures such as shifting the transmission lever, applying the emergency brake or pulling off the road were necessary before the vehicle came to a stop.

The speed control stuck for a few and the doors always locks and will not open its a safe hazzrad and the car bounces all the time.

At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 1/2 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 69' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,448.

At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 1/2 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 85' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,433.

At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 1/2 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 80' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,442.

At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 1/2 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 72' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,394.

At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 3/4 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 80' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,368.

At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 3/4 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 80' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,345.

At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 1/2 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 80' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,177.

At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 3/4 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 80' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,223.

At a stop sign pulling into traffic, car stalled. Applied pressure to gas pedal and would not move. Pulled over turned car off, restarted and then pulled back out into traffic and car worked fine for rest of day. Conditions: 1/2 tank of gas, in morning car warmed about 10mins, 68' degree temp outside. Mileage 162,177.

Car does not accelerate properly at times. When pressing gas pedal car does not move accordingly. Stalls at random times on highway.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving about 40 mph, the gear shifted to neutral without warning. The failure recurred. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was called but did not return call. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000. Fe.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated. On another occasion while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle stalled. The contact mentioned that the wrench and the check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked and lost acceleration while driving at various speeds. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle stalled. The failure occurred on numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

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.

Just after I left home two wednesdays ago; after about 1/4 mile, my car suddenly started to decelerate and the wrench light immediately came on. I drove it to my repair shop (about 14 miles away including a highway) and although it never stopped, I had to keep hard on the accelerator to get just over 50mph. They said that there was nothing wrong, it was due for an oil change. When I picked it up, it did drive normally. However, the next time that I drove it (the following evening) the same thing happened (at the same location from my home). This time both the wrench and engine lights came on. I stopped and turned the car off. I started it after a minute and the speed dropped to zero after a few yards. The next morning on the way to the repair shop, it again decelerated to zero. The shop said that it was a throttle sensor and I paid almost $200 to get it fixed (I had to wait until Monday). Two days later, last Wednesday, at the same location, the car decelerated again to zero (three times). I had an emergency appointment that day so I had to drive it. That night, I had just gotten on the highway to come home when the same thing happened. Thankfully, it was very late and no one was behind me because there wasn't a shoulder on which to pull over. The next morning, I was taking it to the Ford dealership when the same thing happened twice. The soonest appointment available was this morning. According to the Ford service rep, this is normal; all cars suddenly stop even on the highway. This does not appear to be normal to me. I would think that suddenly losing control of one's car, especially on a highway, is very unsafe. Sometimes, I've driven without incident and sometimes, I have this problem. The only thing that I can in common is that when it occurs, it's always within a couple of minutes after I start driving.

When I drive my car it jerks when I drive a certain mph. . I was on the free way and it felt like I wasn't going to be able to stop or didn't no if my car would stop. . . My power steering is not working when I turn a corner it makes a grinding noise and when I found out what the problem which was my power steering pump I got it fixed an now the power steering leakes out an still makes the noise. . I feel really unsafe in my car an am afraid to drive with my son in it.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would suddenly loose power and would not accelerate. The contact indicated that during the failure the check engine light would illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 140,000. Jft.

When driving this car and the speed reaches about 40 mph the traction control light comes on and the car reduces speed and you can push the pedal all the way down and it will go no faster than 30 mph. The only fix is to hit the traction control switch on the dash and this turns the traction off and allows you not to get killed. I took it to the shop to see if any trouble codes would pop up and the scan said the car was fine no issues. When you drive the car it tells a whole different story . It will not be long until some one gets to an intersection and a truck is barring down on them and the car will not safely accelerate to get you out of danger. I have found nothing that will fix this problem so I will try to sell it back to a dealership. Sad thing is we still owe $5000. On it but don't feel safe in it. New car time, skipping Fords this time until they take some accountability and try to fix this issue.

Tl - the contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 55 mph the vehicle decelerated. The contact mentioned the check engine and wrench warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,800. Bt.

Similar to man of the complaints on this vehicle; it ended up being the throttle body issue. My mother-in-law was driving and it suddenly wouldn't accelerate. A car almost rear-ended her. She was able to coast to the side of the road. She noticed that the "wrench" light was on. She started it up and "limped" to the Ford dealer. About $700 later, the throttle body was changed. There is only 30,000 miles on the vehicle and she bought it brand new. She is quite upset about having to pay for the repair, and I don't blame her. This should be part of the power train, or under the extended warranty coverage that was applied to some of the other Ford and Mercury vehicles that had the same throttle body issue. How many incidents or complaints does it need to take to have Ford apply the same coverage to the Focus? do they have to wait till people get badly hurt? this is ridiculous. Please take care of it.

I drove with several friends for over an hour to a football game. As we were approaching the stadium going 35-40 mph, the car suddenly lost acceleration and a wrench light and check engine light came on. We pulled over, turned the car off and on again and were able to go about a half mile before the same thing happened again. I had it towed to a Ford dealer where they found that the throttle body had failed. I was very grateful this happened on a residential street and not on the very busy highway I had been driving on for the last hour! from looking online, I found that this is a common issue with late model Fords and that an investigation had been opened by the NHTSA at least for Ford escape and fusions.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to independent mechanic for diagnosis. The technician stated that the accelerator switch would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.

While driving my car, I was stopped at a red light and when it turned green I was unable to accelerate. The wrench light was on and I couldn't move my car. I had my grandchildren with me and it was very scary to say the least. It has happened on the highway where I was unable to accelerate and had to put on my hazard lights and reset the car. I have seen online there are similar issues with the Ford Focus and there should be a recall. I am lucky that I and my grandchildren didn't get seriously injured.

Error codes coming up p2135 and p2111 loses power and runs rough.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 50 mph. The failure recurred several times. The wrench and the check engine warning light illuminated after the failure occurred. The contact was able to restart the engine and the vehicle resumed normal function. The contact performed a diagnostic and located the failure at the throttle control position sensor. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 43,325 and the current mileage was 44,000.

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!!!.

This vehicle is part of the national fleet owned by the us postal service. The driver was trying to come to a complete stop at an intersection. The engine began revving as the driver was applying the brakes. The additional acceleration made it impossible to stop causing the Focus to collide into the rear of the vehicle stopped ahead. The Focus engaged the stopped vehicle once, pushed it ahead, then engaged it a second time. The vehicle was taken to a Ford dealership where nothing was found to be wrong. This incident is consistent with past complaints filed with NHTSA for same model year Ford Focus vehicles.

I first started to notice a problem about 2 years after owning this car. Bought it brand new from the dealership. One day after an oil change I was sitting at a stop light and the car felt like it was about to spudder and die out. I revved the engine and once I started to move it didn't seem to be an issue. I took it into Ford and they told me it was the a/c unit circling on and that this was normal. I thought it was weird since this was not something that happened since day one, but instead started happening after 2 years of owning the car. I went back and forth with the dealership that there was definitely something wrong with the car. The guy that was working on my car told me at that point that he thought it was the throttle body and at that point it was still covered under my warranty but that if he were to replace it and there was nothing wrong with the one that came out of my car, I would be charged for it. So, being someone that doesn't have an extra $700 laying around, and believing the dealership, I chose to go on driving my car as it was. Today was the most recent incident. I was driving down a very busy highway, going close to 60 when my car decided to turn off today. This has now happened 5, yes 5 times. The first time it happened I was slowly turning a corner and my car just died. Completely died. Check engine light came on, wrench light came on, and oil light came on. I pulled over to the side of the road and started my car again. How many complaints need to be filed before action is taken????? there is obviously a problem not only with the Focus models but with all of Fords throttle bodies! is this going to be another Chrysler monstrosity?.

Bought Focus new with 49 miles on it on Dec 1, 2010. I have had premature tire wear, and issues with stalling/ jumping. I was driving home from an event this past weekend and had been on the road 45 minutes when the car started acting like it was going to stall, then started making a high pitched squeel noise. I managed to make it home, and after arriving home the car kept wanting to jump while parked. The idle would jump to 3000rpm then back down to 1000rpm, then rise slowly holding steady at 2000rpm for about 5 seconds and then relax. After all of this the car had a strong coolant smell, as well as high condensation dripping out of the tailpipe. Had car towed to dealer, and after 3 days they could not find a problem. After reading the 105 complaints about 2010 Focus I know I am not alone, and now have just decided to ditch the Focus.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing and the technician stated that the throttle would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.