2010 Ford Focus Engine cooling Problems

“Would lose RPM's at idle and almost stall. Went to dealership (no help), could find nothing wrong because no codes, even though engine was still idling ruff for them. Dealership was not happy that I brought the car in before 50,000 miles, stating I shouldn't need tune-up til this mileage. Went to a local mechanic (certified) who couldn't find anything, again no codes. The problem continues to date. Going to mechanic for idle sensor replacement, hoping this will help.”

“I took the vehicle in for its 60k service at approx 62k. All was ok. About 2 days later I noticed a funny smell in the cabin. I put it down to whatever chemicals they used on the 60k service. About 3 days later the smell was getting worse, but also the AC wasn't cooling like it used to and my then 9 year old daughter passed out in the car because of the smell. I took it to Ford as the incident happened straight after the service and they said nothing they did would have caused it, but it looked like the AC core and the smell was pag oil. …”

“I took the car in for the 120k service. The service was completed. A week later I took the car back and asked them the check a yellow crusting under the dashboard in the front passenger footwell. They did and said they did not know what it was or what would cause it. A week later we noticed a smell in the cabin. The car was now 3 years old and we had a similar smell 18 months prior that cost us $1800 to replace the AC core. Surely this could not be another AC core problem. I took the car back to them and they found nothing wrong...even the smell had gone. …”

“The incident occurred on 9/1/2011 at about 3:00 pm. Traffic was light and weather was dry and sunny. We had been driving about 3 to 4 hours when the problem began. While driving the posted speed limit in ohio on I-75 southbound just south of mile marker 99 the car started behaving like I was out of gas even though I had at least a half tank left. It started to stall as I pulled it to the shoulder of the road. As I got it stopped I noticed smoke/steam coming from under the hood. I attempted to open the hood latch inside the car but was unable to. …”

“Not provided by Ford cabin air filter benefits a cabin air filter is an air purification filter, sometimes called a ?micro cabin air filter? Or in-cabin microfilter, designed to remove the microscopic dust, allergens, pollutants and other particles that come into the passenger cabin of your vehicle through its air vents. In addition to making the air in the interior of your car unpleasant and unhealthy, a dirty cabin air filter, clogged with dirt, dust, smelly mold and allergens, can also impact the performance of your defroster, heating and AC, and health hazards.”