WHEEL BEARING ON LEFT WHEEL WERE MAKING A SQUEEKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
2000 Ford Focus complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
I HAVE TOTALLY LOST POWER TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITHOUT RHYME OR REASON. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED, 25MPH TO 75MPH. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT OR COLD. IF GOING AT FASTER SPEEDS, I MAY DROP TO 20MPH, AT SLOWER SPEEDS, I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ON 2 OCCASIONS, AT FASTER SPEEDS, THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS SHAKING AS I LOST POWER. ON 3 OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED. THIS CAN HAPPEN TOMORROW AND THEN NOT HAPPEN FOR DAYS OR EVEN WEEKS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES. THEY, HOWEVER, ONLY HAVE 2 OF THEM RECORDED. THE OTHER TIMES WHEN I HAD IT IN, I WAS TAKING IT IN FOR RE-CALLS, SO THEY OVIOUSLY DIDN'T RECORD THE ENGINE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS WRONG. I'VE BEEN TOLD I BOUGHT BAD GAS. I'VE BEEN TOLD TO LET THE ENGINE WARM UP LONGER - ALTHOUGH THAT IS CLEARLY NOT THE PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD MORE OR LESS, THAT I AM NUTS, NOTHING WAS WRONG. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAN NOT FLICKER, EITHER IT IS ON OR OFF. IT FLICKERED! THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN I WAS TOLD NOT TO BRING IT BACK IN AGAIN, UNLESS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED #1 THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURS AS I AM DRIVING BY THE DEALERSHIP OR #2 THE CAR TOTALLY BREAKS DOWN. I WAS TOLD THAT WOULD BE THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN! THEY SAID THEY COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM THEN! A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED, I'VE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH MY 5YO IN THE BACK SEAT. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED BOTH TIMES. I ALSO ASKED THE DEALER IF OTHER OWN
FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN BECAUSE LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE. ALSO, DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE STALLS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON I5 WITH A FULL TANK, GAS PIPE LINE UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE BROKE AND I WAS SPILLING GAS ON ALL VEHICLES BEHIND ME. ANOTHER MOTORIST SIGNALED TO ME AND I PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT GAS TANK WAS ALMOST EMPTY. TEMPERATURE ON THAT DAY WAS 115F. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SMELL THE GASOLINE. I AM A SMOKER BUT WAS NOT SMOKING AT THE TIME AND WAS ABOUT TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE WITH MY FLAME LIGHTER. THE PATROL OFFICER MADE ME OPEN THE TRUNK AND THE SMELL TOOK US ABACK. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN OFF FLASHING LIGHTS AND ROLL DOWN WINDOWS WHICH I COULDN'T DO AS I DID NOT WANT TO TURN ON THE MOTOR AGAIN. CAR WAS TOWED TO ATHENS AUTO REPAIR IN REDDING. THE GAS PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY BECAUSE THE NEEDLE TO REGISTER IF PUMP WAS FULL OR EMPTY HAD ALREADY FAILED AT 70.000 MILES. I DRIVE 1,000 MILES A WEEK SINCE I WORK EVERY DAY IN OROVILLE (200 MILES ROUND TRIP).*AK
WHEN KEY WAS INSERTED INTO IGNITION SWITCH IGNITION IT FAILED TO TURN. 0WNER INDICATED THAT SOMETIMES IGNITION WOULD TURN, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. OWNER WAS AWARE OF OTHER VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING OVER 60MPH VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. CONTACTED DEALER. HAD WHEEL ALIGNED, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC VEHICLE SHUTSDOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP, AND COMPUTER BOARD. PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE MOVING IN VERY HEAVY STOP & GO TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, ENGINE SUDDENLY & WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER & STALLED. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO ENGINE CODES. 3 OCCUPANTS, A/C ON, 95 DEGREE F OUTSIDE TEMP, 1/2 TANK FUEL. ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT COULD NOT DEVELOP POWER TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLED. 45 MINUTES LATER AFTER A TOW TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, ENGINE STARTED & RAN NORMALLY. DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE, INSPECTED & PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. FOUND NO CODES, NO PROBLEMS.*AK
THE ENGINE HESITATES, IDLES AND FLUCTUATES FROM 4000 TO 5000 RPM, THEN DROPS TO 0. EVERYTHING ON THE CONTROL PANEL STARTS SIGNALING, INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HEAD LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. IN GENERAL, THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR GOES OFF AND ON; IT FLASHES..
SINCE THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, WE HAVE HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD THE TIRES REPLACED 7 TIMES NOW AND WILL SOON HAVE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO SEVERE TIRE WEAR. ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN SUSPECT AT ALL TIRE CHANGES AND WARRANTY HAS BEEN VOIDED ON 3 SETS OF TIRES DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN DONE SEVERAL TIMES BY FORD AND BY PRIVATE SHOPS. ALIGNMENT WAS EVEN SET OUT OF SPEC. BY FRIENDSHIP FORD (BRISTOL TN) TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF SEVERE TIRE WEAR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IF A VEHICLE HAS TO BE SET OUT OF SPEC. TO CORRECT A PROBLEM, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE WERE TOLD HOWEVER, BY RUSTY WALLACE FORD (NEWPORT TN) THAT OUR DRIVING HABITS WERE JUST TOO ROUGH AND THEY PROCEDED TO TELL ME HOW TO DRIVE. I DO NOT RACE THE CAR OR DRIVE LIKE A MANIAC AND SHOULDNT HAVE TO DRIVE 25MPH TO AVOID REPLACING TIRES EVERY 20000 MILES. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING THAT LOCKED UP ALSO RUINING THE SPINDLE, AND REAR BRAKE PADS DUE TO THE BRAKES ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKING UP. IT SEEMS SORT OF QUESTIONABLE TO ME THAT I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF THAT ONE WHEEL, THE SAME ONE THAT WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE SLIGHT PROBLEM OF IT COMING OFF THE CAR. MY MOTHER AND I OWN AN INVENTORY SERVICE AND DRIVE THE CAR AS MANY AS 3000 MILES A MONTH AND SOMETIMES MORE, SO OUR WARRANTY WAS USED UP QUICKLY AND ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE TIRES HAVE COME AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED. I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GOODYEAR TIRES NEEDED REPLACED AFTER ONLY 14000 MILES, NO OTHER SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC
PE O2 040 /ENGINE STALLING: ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, WHILE COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
DURING NORMAL BRAKING ON DRY ROAD SURFACE VEHICLE WHEEELS WOULD LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY. ON WET ROAD SURFACE WHEELS WOUND LOCK UP CONTINUALLY. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
FRONT MCPHERSON STRUTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS OR AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED STRUTS, BUT SOLUTION DID NOT WORK.*AK
REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SOME NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.*AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE SQUEAKING , DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 32,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YH
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS. SOMETIMES SHE CANNOT TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. THEN, SOMETIMES CANNOT PUT KEY IN IGNITION. ALSO, FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE.*AK
VEHICLE WAS GOING 50MPH ON HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND STALLED. AIR CONDITIONER/ RADIO CUT OFF, AND RPMS WENT TO ZERO. VEHICLE HAD NO POWER ,AND GAVE NO WARNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
BACK PASSENGER'S DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 20MPH AROUND A CURVE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE A TELEPHONE CORD TO TIE FRONT PASSENGER HEADREST TO THE DOOR HANDLE TO KEEP DOOR CLOSED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AT 55,000 MILES. FORD REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIR UNDER RECALL .FORD REFUSED TO SELL ME THE IMPROVED OR REDESIGNED WHEEL BEARING PARTS, BUT INSTEAD WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO PURCHASE ANOTHER SET OF THE SAME DESIGN BEARINGS THAT ALREADY DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY ARE SUBJECT TO EARLY FAILURE, AS THEY HAD ALREADY DEMONSTRATED BY FAILING AT 55,000 MILES. I AM NOW DRIVING A FORD VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE SUBJECT TO UNEXPECTED AND PREMATURE WHEEL BEARING FAILURES BECAUSE IT ENCOMPASSES AN ADMITTED FLAWED COMPONENT, THIS EXPOSES ME AND OTHERS DRIVERS ON THE ROAD TO AN UNWARRANTED RISK INVOLVING VEHICULAR SAFETY AND POTENTIAL PERSONNEL INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT COULD INCLUDE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. IN THE INTEREST OF PERSONNEL AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO DEMONSTRATE ADEQUATE CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY, I FEEL IT IS FMCS RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WHAT I WANT:1) FMC SHOULD REPLACE THE FLAWED COMPONENTS (REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES) WITH THE NEW APPROVED DESIGNED COMPONENTS AT THEIR COST, ON A RECALL OR OTHER BASIS. 2) FMC SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY COSTS TO PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THE DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES PRESENTLY ON THE CAR. 3) I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT FMC SHOULD REVIEW AND REVISE AS NECESSARY THEIR INTERNAL PROCEDURES AND POLICIES TO CORRECT THIS TYPE PROBLEM WITH OTHER APPLICABLE FOCUS OWNERS.
SOMETHING WAS BURNING WHILE DRIVING, AFTER PARKING FOUND BATTERY CABLE WAS BURNING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FUEL PUMP INSIDE THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
PE 02-040/ENGINE STALLING: VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED A FUEL INJECTOR, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE WOULD NTERMITTENTLY NOT RESTART WITHIN 10 MINUTES OR MORE AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BRAKES SQUEAK WHENEVER THEYARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
AIR CONDITIONING WIRING CONTINUES TO SHORT OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AT 65 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK JG *JB
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3-4 TIMES AT 10-20 MPH AND 45 -50 MPH. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN AN ANIMAL FALLING OUT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT DOOR LATCH WAS RUSTED AND HAD CRACKED. MANUFACTURER BLAMED CONSUMER BECAUSE SHE LIVED IN AN AREA WHERE SHE FREQUENTLY DRIVES ON DIRT ROADS.*AK
FUEL PUMP IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL. VERY UNSAFE WHILE TRAVELLING ON ROADS BECAUSE VEHICLE LOSES SOME CONTROL.*AK FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OR WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. THIS FUEL PUMP IS PROBLEMATIC. *JG
VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 65 MPH. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP THREE TIMES, DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
I HAVE HAD 3 SETS OF BRAKES,3 SETS OF TIRES AND MY ROTORS SHAVED(THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS). SEVENTY PERCENT OF MY MILEAGE IS INTERSTATE DRIVING,THEREFORE,NOT USING THE BRAKES THAT MUCH.THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIBRATION OF THE WHEELS IS TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE WEARING OUT MY TIRES WITH THERE 50,000 MILE WARRENTY. IN OTHERWORDS, THE BRAKES AND ROTARES ON THIS CAR ARE OF THE POOREST QUALITY I HAVE EVER SEEN. SO MUCH FOR AMERICAN PRIDE, I'M GOING BACK TO MY HONDA!*AK
IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP , UNABLE TO START VEHICLE, CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITH LOSS OFF STEERING/VEHICLE CONTROL.*AK
MY FORD FOCUS STALLS WHILE IN OPERATION. IT HAPPENS UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS: ACCELERATING UP A HILL, ACCELERATING DOWN A HILL, WHILE ON A STRAIGHTAWAY, WHILE GOING AROUND A HAIRPIN TURN. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S HOT, COLD, OR NICE OUT. THE ONLY CONSTANT IS THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, FIRST THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, THEN THE OIL, ENGINE, AND GAS LIGHTS COME ON; THE STEERING LOCKS UP AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AND THE BRAKES GO AFTER THAT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN THE FALL OF 2000, DURING THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR. WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING, THEY LOOKED AT IT, TOLD ME THE CAR'S COMPUTER HAD NO MEMORY OF ANYTHING GOING WRONG, TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THAT I MUST HAVE TURNED THE KEY OFF IN THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING! IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER AND I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME, THEY SAID THEY'D FIXED IT. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, HOWEVER, AND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT HAPPENS ARE SO VARIED THAT I CAN'T EVEN FIND A PATTERN TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK
FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS MY 2002 FORD FOCUS SE HAS BEEN RUNNING ROUGH WHEN RPM EXCEED 3500. YESTERDAY THIS PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHILE I WAS TRAVALING ON I-94 EAST BOUND. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED OF THE FREEWAY THE CAR BEGAIN TO STALL OUT. IT STAYED RUNNING BUT I COULD NO LONGER PRESS THE GAS PEDAL WITHOUT THE MOTOR WANTING TO STALL. FINALLY AFTER A THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH I WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHERE POSTED SPEED IS 70MPH. CAR WHERE FRANTICLLY TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ME WHILE I LIMPED MY WAY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 15 MINUTES I TRIED RESTARTING AND IT APPEARED TO BE RUNNING BETTER. I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. HOWEVER THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT EVEN IDEAL AND COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 40MPH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OTHERS WHO OWN THIS SAME VEHICLE THAT THEY TOO ARE HAVING SIMULAR PROBLEMS. I ALSO READ THAT YOU MAY HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN KEEPING US SAFE AND HOLDING THE MANUFACTOR TO THE STANDARDS THEY SHOULD BE AT. I'M A EMPLOYEE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAVE ALWAYS DEFENDED THERE POSITION, BUT AS A CONSUMER THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS AND NEED YOUR ATTENTION.*AK
IF ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE FAILING AFTER 2 YEARS HOW DI I KNOW SOME MAJOR COMPONENT THAT MAY CAUSE HARM TO ME OR MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN WONT GO OUT NEXT. NO SAFETYY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS (MINOR). PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHATTERED WINDSHIELD BEFORE DEPLOYING TOWARDS PASSENGER. PILLOW WAS COVERED WITH GLASS.*AK
AFTER GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD, CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES AT 30-40 MPH. AFTER VEHICLE STALLS, IT TAKES UP TO 25 MINUTES TO RESTART. DEALER CANNOT FIND A CAUSE. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT MULTIPLE SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
TRIED TO STOP USING BRAKE PEDAL, BUT LUNGED FORWARD DUE TO GAS PEDAL BEING HIT AT SAME TIME. *AK
THE CONSUMER REPORTED TO THE DEALER THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING BUT THE DELAER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE THROTTLE BODY ALSO STICKS. NLM
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICKE IN FOR BRAKE NOISE AND GRINDING. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED BRAKES WER FINE. ONCE AGAIN, CONSUMER TOOK BRAKES IN FOR GRINDING NOISE AND DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHILCE NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. *JG
WHILE AIR CONDITION IS BEING USED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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