Brake Electric Antilock Problems of Ford Focus - part 1

November 19th, attempted to brake, brakes went to floor, I hit a pickup. Requested dealer check brake system, they did a test drive said brakes are fine. November 30th, driving on highway, went to stop noticed brakes were mushy, not same tension as usual but car did brake. December 5th, making right hand turn to get on freeway, tapped brakes, brakes did not work, tapped again they worked.

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Always keep my car checked regularly, changed my brakes in March,but my abs just went down; even if it is a different part, I am wondering if it is normal to have to change the abs so soon, my car has only 46000 miles.

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I was going about 15 mph when I hit a small pot hole in the road. Soon after I began to hear a clicking noise when I would take turns. After bringing the car to a mechanic I was told that both front coil springs had shattered. After having these fixed as they were under extended warranty by the manufacturer I am told that coincidently I have new front suspension and abs issues which though most likely were caused by the coil string malfunction will not be covered as subsequent damage and I am on my own. Had the damage to the coil spring not occurred there would have been no issues with the abs or front suspension.

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I have a 2005 Ford Focus zx5 with 19,000 miles on it that I purchases on 2-16-2006. I had not had any problems until 2-22-2006. My son was driving the car and his grandmother was in the car with him an he tried to stop at a stop light, when he hit the brakes the car did not slow down. He pumped the brakes 3-4 times and then jammed on them. When he jammed on them the car slip into the vehicle in front of him. When our car stopped the engine was racing. He turned the car off. We tried to start the car a couple of other times at the scene of the accident but the motor would still race until the police officer opened the hood. This caused front end damage to our Focus and damage to the vehicle he hit. The other vehicle also had a personal injury that was reported later. There has been not corrective action done to this point.

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My car was kept up to date on maintenance and recalls. Approximately 2 days before my accident, my husband experienced a slight delay in brake response on one occasion while driving. He checked all fluids and looked for leaks. Everything seemed good. No indicator lights or warning lights indicated a problem. On the day of my accident, I drove to work and most of the way home. I was less than a mile from my destination when I applied my brakes to make a 90 degree turn. This is the first and only time that I had knowledge of a total loss of brakes, with no indicator or warning lights being activated to alert me of a brake problem. As a result, I crashed into a utility pole, injuring myself and my passenger. My 2000 Ford Focus se is totaled.

2001 Ford Focus the actual brake pedal bolts broke, causing the consumer to crash. She states that while her son was driving the vehicle the bolts that holds the pedal on broke off, causing the actual pedal to swing. The consumer says that she still owns the vehicle. The air bags deployed, and the car is now totaled. His neck is fractured due to the accident. Police report is available as well as photographs.

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For the events of the final failure; I was attempting to stop at a red light that I did not see at first. Though I had plenty of room to stop my vehicle before hitting someone I was not able to stop due to the brakes locking up. I had at least two and a half car lenghts between me and the intersection. I believe as a result in the brakes locking up I was unable to stop and t-boned another car. My car was totalled. I have had other problems with the brakes locking up and nothing was done to repair the problem because the service people could not duplicate the problem so they did not know what to fix.

While driving vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. Driver applied the brakes, and the pedal went to the floor. Driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic determined that the problem could not be duplicated. The dealer told the consumer that the brakes are not the problem.

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Consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. The air bag light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, but mechanic could not duplicate the problem.

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The brakes have been replaced 6 times since I purchased the car. They go out every 3 to 4,000 miles. I hit a tree with the side of my car because I had no brakes at all at on point while I was driving. The car gives no warning with the brakes. I talked to Ford about who was going to be liable if I wrecked and somebody got hurt. They say it my problem. I'm not getting anywhere with the dealership. They just tell me I don't know how to drive. I feel my car is very unsafe on the road. I also have a 4year old that I won't dare put in the car. Just for the fact that there may no brakes when I stop. O do admit in the first 6,000 miles I used it for business. They stated my job was the cause of it. But I no longer use this car for my business. And everytime I call the Ford hotline about my car's brake problem. They just also blame it on my job. I told them I no longer do the job in this car. They just assume I do. I do use my car for errands and just driving around.

Vehicle is having a problem with the brakes. Driver has to pump the brakes and jam the brakes to the floor then the vehicle will stop. The brake problem is intermittant. Owner says that an engineer from the manufacturer came to test the vehicle and the problem did not duplicate itself. Provide further details.

While attempting to stop at a traffic light brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard. Consumer had to apply excessive pressure in order for the vehicle to stop.

I rented a Ford Focus 2004 with just under 12,000 miles in san francisco from fox rent a car. The brakes were making noises when I would come to a stop. When I took the car down lombard street the car smelled like burning wires but at that time I was not sure if the smell was coming from our car or another acr. Two days later I drove on the highway and exited, drove on the service raod going now about 25miles/ hour then as I came to the other cars I tried to slow down to a stop to make a right hand turn. I was pressing on the brake but nothing was happening. I looked down to see if my foot was on the brake and it was and still the car was not stopping. I then put my foot all the way to the floor on the brake and still nothing happened. I then gently rolled into the car infront of me. Fox rent a car staded it was my fault because it is impossable for a newer car to have brake problems. I then contacted my local Ford dealer who stated "Ford has never had any problems with the brakes. " later I searched on google and found I was not alone.

While coming out of the driveway and coming to a stop consumer depressed the brakes and heard a grinding sound. Vehicle did not stop, and it side swiped a sign post near a school zone. The police did not investigate the incident nor were there any injuries. Vehicle experienced some dents , and the loss of the exterior driver's side mirror.

While driving 75 mph vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that brakes and tires needed to be replaced, and replaced them. However, the problem recurred.

While driving applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor and there were no brakes. As result, consumer's vehicle collided with a guard rail. Dealer could not duplicate or correct the problem.

When trying to apply the anti lock brakes. The brakes will lock up causing the vehicle to have extended stopping distance. Dealer notified.

Front brakes do not work properly. Also extended stopping distance. Contacted dealer.

When brakes were applied at unknown speed pedal went to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance, and causing a collision. No injuries, damage to vehicle unknown at this time.

When applying brakes at 40-55 mph there is a loud grinding sound and pedal feels spongy. Dealer refuses to do anything about it. Please provide additional information.

Brakes grind when consumer is applying brakes. Following day consumer could not stop when trying to park, vehicle ran into a house. *akconsumer suffered bruises to the chest and back problems. Consumers mother suffered a concussion and the children had bumps and bruises.

While pressing on brakes pedal goes to the floor and it is hard for vehicle to stop. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.

During normal braking on dry road surface vehicle wheeels would lock up intermittently. On wet road surface wheels wound lock up continually. Vehicle been to dealer on three occasions, but problem still occurring. Feel free to provide any further information.

Brakes have not been right since the first day of delivery.

In Jan 2002 Ford wanted to buy car back but said the car is 2 years old so it was only worth half of its value due to the car would have to go to an auction car was in shop 77 days then released and 4 days later parts went up again and car lost steering and brakes and had accident this is a serious matter and someone is going to be killed by this problem Ford knows about this problem but seems they dont care.

While driving 35 mph, brakes malfunctioned, resulting in an accident. Both driver and passenger were injured.

When the driver applied the brakes they locked which resulted in extended stopping distance.

Anti-lock braking system works on a intermittent basis. Dealer has been contacted, but has been unable to remedy problem. Please provide further details.

While traveling at approximately 30 mph consumer attempted to apply brakes for a red light, and consumer had to force brake pedal all the way to floor which slowed vehicle down. But, did not bring it to a complete stop. Light changed, and consumer continued on, and parked car. Dealership has yet to examine vehicle. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

I've had ongoing problems with the whole car and no one will help me. No safety defect listed.

While applying brakes pedal is hard, and stays up. Dealership is aware of problem.

I have a 2000 Ford Focus that I have had allot of problems with. I specially ordered this car to have all the safety features including side impact air bags, and anti loc brakes. We originally had bought the car in CA. The first problem happened at 3000 miles the rear brakes started squealing, and the seat belt buzzer wont go off. We took it to Ford were they said nothing was wrong. We moved to nc were we now live. Took it back to Ford with the same complaint this now 30,000 miles. They said they were defective, they had the car over night for the seat belt buzzer, still no problem found. So they replaced the brakes. When we picked up the car the seat belt buzzer did the job of staying on for us. It stopped the squeal problem with the brakes. 1 1/2 weeks later we had an accident. Whitch I might add the air bags did not go off. Also in the accident the rear seat came unhinged and threw a plastic piece that holds the seatbelt at the back of her head causing a lump. My wife said the brakes just didn't work as they did previously with the noise. I took it out for a test drive found the brakes were not acting right, the car would not stop properly. Took it back to Ford, they told us that everything was fine. A friend of ours was a Ford mechanic at a different dealership was going to look at it for us, he was killed that week in a car accident un-related. So we lost our inside mechanic to tell us what was really happening. Now at 50,000 miles the noise is back, my wife who drives the vehicle says every once in a while the brakes will act up again. Now we just don't have the time nor the patients to deal with the dealerships once again for now the fan blower only works on 3 on the dial and the cable broke to select def, vents, ect. Along with the recall of the wiper motor, and the neeeding of new roters on the front. This car to me is a lemon.

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While driving on i275 nth I heard what sounded like the noise a flat tire would make. Got off motorway to investigate, could find nothing wrong. Got back on only to find the car starting to pull toward the passenger side. Luckily I was near a rest area, pulled off. Only to find smoke pouring from the rear wheel. It had siezed solid. It was taken to a dealer, who fixed the following, drum&bearing cup, spindle, retainer asy wheel, rotor brake sk, cap rear wheel and the abs sensor. Refused to check other side as that had already(much early been fixed under a recall) while their they did find the cause for the fuel smell inside the vehicle, in circuit 15rl3(gn. Rd) @ c-87 terminal was not seated in connector, fuel consumption has improved from 28mpg to 31mpg. Local dealer and Ford customer service both told me my concerns with the other rear wheel and the engine due to it's consumption of unburned fuel(not to mention mine)were area's they will not check, even if I feel they are potentially dangerous to myself and any passengers I may have.

Problems have not been fixed. I am very concerned that my car is unsafe. The brakes are not dependable and squeak. My car is only 7 months old. I bought the car to feel safe with my 10 month old son. I do not feel safe; and I am becoming very disappointed with the car and service.