2009 Ford Focus Brakes Problems

“Before taking a right out of the parking lot, I turned my blinker on (with my foot on the brake) and the car accelerated forward instead of turning. I kept my foot on the brake and the car speeded up even more. I finally crashed into a fence onto private property. Then I came to a full stop when I hit an SUV. This crash completely damaged the front of my 2009 Ford Focus.”

“Occasionally, without warning or prediction, when I apply the brakes to slow down, my brake pedal will travel nearly to the floor which reduces braking time and ability. Braking typically returns to normal after each incident. At no point does an ABS or brake system light come on. This happens at least 1 or 2 times during my commute each way to work, which is approximately 18 miles away or a 1 hour drive time with traffic.”

“While driving the car, a Focus, I tried to stop for a red light; when I stepped on the brake, the car accelerated momentarily. I pushed harder on the brake and the car did stop. However, this has happened four times in the last month (mid january to mid february, 2009), and the last time it happened, I came within inches of rear-ending a stopped car.--this was after I left about double the stopping space that would be normal for a stop.. The car is now at the dealership for the second time and they are trying to duplicate the problem,with no luck so far.”

“-contact rented a 2009 Ford Focus. While driving at a speed of 60-65 MPH on dry pavement and exiting onto a ramp the contact applied the brakes and felt the wheels lock causing her to crash into the preceeding vehicle . The contact feels that the vehicle was faulty and does not know why the wheels locked up. The current mileage is 1070 and failure mileage was 1055. Updated 05/26/09 the consumer stated while driving, she heard a lot of noises around the drivers side door, as the ough the door was not closed properly. …”

“The contact owns a 2009 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the contact felt the front passenger’s side brake was seizing. The contact stated there was smoke coming from the brakes. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over on the side of the road and waited for the vehicle to cool down and the vehicle started operating normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact had the brakes replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000.”