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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 4 / 3
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 1
- Average Mileage:
- 58,644 miles
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Luckily no one was injured - as I was driving the highway to go home, the cars motor suddenly shut off, after barely making it to the shoulder (inches from traffic) I looked at the estimated miles to empty, which stated 17 miles to empty - yet I was out of fuel. Seems Ford Focus has a incorrect reading on the fuel economy/and or estimated portion that could be potentially dangerous. (I took a photo of the dash readouts as well).
- Orlando, FL, USA
As I pulled out into the flow of traffic from a gas station, I realized my car would not accelerate beyond 15-20 mph. I immediately pulled over to the right hand lane and proceeded to the stop light, which was about a 100 yards down the road. At the red light I placed the car into neutral and discovered the engine would not go beyond 3500-4000 RPM's. I then turned on the warning flashers, and when the light turned green I pulled over to the side of the road and proceeded at 15-20 mph until I could turn into a safe area about 1 mile down. I then had the car towed to the local Ford dealer. When the dealer ran my VIN# through their system, it showed that a technical service bulletin had been issued regarding this very problem. They then repaired the car and it now seems to be running ok, although I don't feel real good about it. Hopefully something like this will not happen again, especially if I am in a situation like driving on the freeway at high speeds. Myself and my wife were knowingly put into a potentially unsafe risk by Ford Motor Company, which I feel could have been avoided if Ford Motor Company had been a little more proactive in notifying their customers of the possibility of something like this occurring.
- Temecula, CA, USA
- Los Altos, CA, USA