2004 Ford Focus Vehicle speed control Problems

“1) accelerator sticking upon pushing on the pedal 2) pushing hard on the pedal, it eventually releases, sometimes squealing the tires and launches the vehicle forward which has almost made me hit people or unable to get out of the way of traffic where others have almost hit me. 3) dealer cleaned throttle cable but also said they would replace throttle body if it happens again.”

“I have a 2004 Ford Focus that has 18,000 miles. I have already had to have the throttle replaced twice; after several thousand miles, the throttle begins to stick and it becomes more difficult to apply light pressure to the gas peddle. The throttle will stick and as I apply pressure to the gas, the car will surge forward when the force finally overcomes the throttle sticking. This causes problems in commute stop/go traffic as I have several times almost hit the car in front of me because of the surge.”

“Upon entering an intersection and having to stop at a stop sign, I pressed the cruise control off button and applied the brake. Instead of slowing down, the vehicle increased speed, and traveled into the intersection. I attempted to turn out of the way of oncoming traffic but struck a passing SUV. End result was my car was totaled and the SUV suffered heavy damage. I contacted Ford in dearborn, mi but they were no help. The consumer stated the cruise control would not deactivate when the brakes were applied or when the off button was pressed. Updated 10/10/07.”

“The vehicle has 54,000mi and driven within normal driving limits. The hinge peg that creates a pivot point for the accelerator pedal broke on one end causing it to fall completely out of the pedal and bracket. The incident happened on a busy road during rush hour and cause complete loss of control to accelerate. The problem has not yet been corrected happening only hours ago.”

“While slowing to attempt to stop, depressing brake became very hard, and car would not stop. The engine speed increased momentarily while foot on brake, tachometer showed increased RPM, car moved foward faster, and hit another vehicle. This was 4th time this occurred with new vehicle, within first 2000 miles. First three times no collision occurred due to luck.”