2002 Ford Focus Engine Problems

“The car vibrates; shakes. I was told by two auto repairman before I was aware of just what the problem was. It is now a little worse. I need to get it repaired soon and I will. I was hoping there is a recall on the mounts. I was told there was by adams street muffler in tallahassee. Tallahassee Ford says they have no recall.”

“The motor on the sun roof and all of my windows went out the handle on door for the front passenger fell off the ,rear door on the passenger side on the inside just fell apart sometimes you can't open the door from the inside or the outside its like they freeze up and a day later they open (this is a huge safety issue ) sometimes my car just dies out and all of the panel goes blank like it just shuts down.”

“When starting my car from my carport in the morning, the engine made a rattling, grinding noise. I had the vehicle towed to the Ford dealership. They determined that the valve seat had dropped, damaging the cylinder head and two of the pistons.”

“I am writing this for two incidents happened within a two week time frame. 1. The engine had to be replaced since one piston pin had broken due to which the whole piston had broken inside the engine. The whole engine had to be replaced as per mechanics suggestion. I have the invoice from the mechanic shop and the mechanic would gladly provide more details if needed. 2. This was scary ! While driving at 70 miles an hour on cruise,the car would not come out of cruise control and constantly accelerated even after trying to use brakes. …”

“I own a 2002 Ford Focus zx3 with a very low mileage of 45226. On october 12th friday, I drove my car to the university, (~2 miles from my home) and parked for a few minutes. Then I started driving toward the commuter parking lot. However, 30 seconds later, a huge ?continuous knocking? Sound came out from the engine followed by white smoke. Then I saw a very large amount of engine oil spill, down the road. Since I could no longer drive the car, I had to get it towed to the nearest garage. The mechanic concluded that one of the piston rods have been broken and spiked the engine oil sump. …”