Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FOCUS / 2005

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005003406 Incident Date: Jan, 19 2005
Consumer's City: TROY Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FOCUS Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cables
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAHP34N15W Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 19 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 30 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine accelerated when i was at a stop. the engine began racing. i turned the engine off, and then on again and it still raced for a long period of time. at no time was my foot on the accelerator. the engine was racingby itself. i made a copy of the nhtsa that have been occuring with the fords but the dealer found nothing wrong with the car. my son has a ford escape and he just received a notice from the nhtsa about the same problem. the accelerator cable has to be relaced. i have a ford focus. sincerely, mike paglia. *jb