Engine Cooling System Problems of Ford Focus - part 1

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the low oil pressure and the check engine warning lights illuminated. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000.

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The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 ( engine and engine cooling). The contact stated that the local dealer was contacted; however, the contact was informed that parts were not yet available to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about when parts would be available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

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The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling). The local dealer was contacted and refused to repair the vehicle. The contact was informed that unless a failure occurred with the engine, the recall repair would not be performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact stated that while his son was driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The oil pressure warning light was illuminated. The contact's son was able to coast to the side of the road; however, the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact stated that the engine had been replaced before at approximately 35,000. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,900.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, the "oil pump" message became displayed, and the vehicle decelerated and stalled. Additionally, during the failure there was a loud knocking sound coming from the engine. The contact stated that the brakes failed to function properly while the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who determined that the engine had failed; however, the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 160,000.

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The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 55 mph in traffic, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the brake pedal was firm. There was no warning light illuminated; however, an engine message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed and determined that the oil pump drive belt had fractured and there were debris inside the engine, causing engine failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the nhsta hotline for assistance. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 55,784.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and the oil warning lights illuminated. The check engine and the oil warning lights illuminated with an audible clicking sounded. The contact's daughter merged to the side of the road. The contact then towed the vehicle to the residence. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with engine oil pump failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the engine and heard metal parts from the engine detach from the vehicle and fall onto the road. The contact pulled over to the right side of the road and the vehicle lost braking power and the vehicle came to a complete stop. The contact exited the vehicle to inspect the vehicle and saw oil on the ground coming from the engine. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed back to the residence. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to the NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to call NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford fusion. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling) as a possible cause for the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the check engine light and the oil pressure signal illuminated. The contact stated he heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the timing belt needs to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired as the thermoset was replaced in August 2024. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however was unable to confirm when the part was to become available. The failure mileage was 63,895. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

 the contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had experienced the failure and the vehicle hesitated while accelerating and there was a misfire. The contact stated that the vehicle was shaking abnormally at start-up. The purge valve was replaced by the dealer, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at 75 mph, the vehicle stalled, with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact proceeded to stop the vehicle and park on the side of the highway to turn off and restart the vehicle. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to a local independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was probably linked to NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact was informed that the engine had seized and needed to be replaced. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired because parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:  23v905000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at 50 mph, the oil light illuminated, and the vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that dtc codes: p0012-p0014 had been retrieved, and that the vehicle had experienced internal engine failures. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 96,384. VIN tool showed no open recall.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to a family member's residence, and then towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the tensioner arm had fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at 30-50 mph, the vehicle lost motive power, and the engine seized. The contact stated that the engine fault message was displayed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed; however, the contact then decided to tow the vehicle to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed with turbo module failure. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred twice. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, the wrench symbol warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and parked the vehicle. The vehicle was turned off and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that there was an internal coolant leak and that the high voltage battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 100,305.

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I have been having cooling problems for months. It would run hot without any signal of it getting to hot. Now it wont crank. I was traveling on interstate at about 65 mph and smelled burning pulled over and wouldn't crank again.

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The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the check engine and oil pressure warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that while attempting to exit the interstate, there was an abnormal ticking sound coming from the engine before the vehicle stalled. The contact pulled off the interstate, turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that a dealer was contacted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 23v905000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 69,921.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. Within the last two years of the contact owning the vehicle, the transmission, wheel bearing, and water cooling tank were replaced. Also, the headlight assemblies filled up with water and were replaced. The repairs were performed by metro Ford (9000 NW 7th Ave, miami, FL 33150, (305) 751-9711) each time under warranty. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: cas2209312, but no resolution was provided. The contact reached out to the florida attorney general's office for lemon law advice. The failure mileage was 50,500.

The car is own 3 years old and I have already replaced the fuel emission valves, the cooling system, and now the unaffordable transmission control, catylattic converter, and transmission clutch have gone out to where my car wont change speeds while on the highway, nor reverse.

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Ford motor company knew and has know for years about bad valve seats in their 2000-2004 Focus's with 2. 0l split port injection engine. Where ever these heads were made , the quality control for this part was not evelauated properly. The engine drops a 'pressed in' steel valve seat that falls into the cylinder and puts too much stress on the piston, bore, and connecting rods of the engine. Under this stress it generally will cause rods to break, warp or come through the block wall. (which is what happened to my engine). It may be a cooling problem, it may be faulty design or poor craftsmanship. Regardless, if this car won so many awards over it's lifetime from motor trend or other institutions. . . . Then they should be backing the many people who have had to fork out thousands in engine repairs and parts to fix this problem. It seems to show up at variable mileage. . . Which I'm sure is due to each individuals driving habits. And it's obvious it's a defect --due to the similarity each person has experienced. It almost always happens to the same cylinder (number 4) and it's always just this particular engine. . . This is not coincidence. . . This is poor quality control. . . And should be addressed as such. I believe a recall by Ford is in order. . . . Without question by Ford motor. . . . They're ceo makes millions. . . How about fixing these cars. . . . It might explain why so many people stop buying Fords and go foreign. . . . And I can hardly blame them when they do! you need to come half way with the people on this matter Ford motor---it's hurting your reliability and dependibility issues. I replaced the engine for a wopping $2896. 00 and will never buy a Ford anything.

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I have a 2003 Ford Focus and the thermostat housing unit is cracked. When it cracked, and started to leak, it caused a lot of smoke, and when it started to leak, due to the temperature of the coolant inside, it burned through other hoses attached and almost started a fire. The part is made out of plastic (should be made of some type of metal such as aluminum due to the high temperatures involved consistently), and 4 certified auto technicians that I talked to said that they replace dozens of them on Ford Focus's every year. They say that "it is a known problem with Ford's various Focus years, and should have been recalled a long time ago. " even the Ford dealership said the following "yeah, Ford knows it's a problem; that's why we always keep that particular part in stock. " literally, there are tens-of-thousands of online complaints regarding this part, and how it has caused serious harm and damage. The problem starts by some coolant leaking slowly, and within a week (even after continuously adding coolant), the leak becomes larger and larger, causing the damage listed above, and causing the heater to not work. Why is this a very well-known problem to Ford; a problem that can cause serious safety issues, yet they do nothing for the tens-of-thousands of people that have encountered this problem? the part is $75 from Ford and then you have to pay labor too, which is about $150-$200. The Ford replacement part# for the defective part is rh157. I have the old part available for inspection if needed.

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After purchasing car with 62k miles on it, I discovered a coolant leak the next day. This leak has gotten worse over the last week. A search of different internet sites found at least 15 reports of the thermostat housing coming loose/breaking loose from its position against the engine block. This is where the leak is coming from on my car, and the description in at least one other case appears to be identical to my own leak. The descriptions found online range from nearly immediately after purchase to approximately 1 year after purchase. This leak is severe enough to generate a 2ft wide by 4ft long puddle of coolant in approximately 12hours. Continuous leak even after car has sat for greater than 12 hours rules out a failure only while under pressure.

In 2007, I purchased my new Ford Focus based on the recommended rating in consumer reports. Did you know that when the a/c of the Focus stops functioning, so does the auto? I am not mechanically inclined. I don't know if most or all autos are built this way. If so, based on the difficulties I have had just to find out this fact about Focus, and the $1,400 expense I incurred fixing problems, I would strongly suggest that this fact clearly stated in any ratings discussion, in bold fonts. My car had been maintained at the dealer every 3,000 miles, has only 42,000 miles on it, without accidents, tickets, violations. Foremost, the a/c should have lasted much longer. I am not sure that the recommended rating was warranted.

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Engine sometimes stalls while entering the freeway or making sharp turns. This has happened several times. The battery cables also get hot and the battery goes dead.

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