weird thinge with my ford fsckus (focus) i mean...

[The Stigenator]

I noticed it yesterday and then this morning.

Last night I was coming on to the 134 West from the 2 North and its approach is a long decreasing radius curve. Anyway when coming out of the turn I hit the gas and it started to go in and out.. meaning the engine would go in and out.

I looked at ford's recall that hasnt been mentioned. At first I thought maybe this car has an anti-skid ESP on it, but then I realised no this isnt due to it. When coming out of the curve I powered up and It felt like i was hitting an rev limiter (but I was doing 35 mph in 3rd.

This morning while getting on to the 134 East there is a decreasing radius onramp and as I was coming out of the onramp it did that again..

I am taking it in today to have it checked (I got a 3 day 500 miles return and 10 day 1000 miles exchange on it - cooling off period).

Any idea's?

It sounds to me that i got a fuel delivery problem. I am going to fill her up and take the turns again and see if she comes up again. I am at 1/4 tank. The car otherwise runs fine.. smooth as ever.

 

[vi edit]

It sounds to me that i got a fuel delivery problem

When I was looking at focuses when they first came out, I browsed the "focus owners: problems and issues" thread at Edmunds town hall. It was about 1600 posts long, and this same exact problem was mentioned several times. No recall ever came of it, but I think it was made a TSB though. The fix escapes me at the moment though.

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

It sounds to me that i got a fuel delivery problem

When I was looking at focuses when they first came out, I browsed the "focus owners: problems and issues" thread at Edmunds town hall. It was about 1600 posts long, and this same exact problem was mentioned several times. No recall ever came of it, but I think it was made a TSB though. The fix escapes me at the moment though.

I think the fix is to remove the illegal immigrants that built it that were smuggled in the engine compartment.... Also to remove the Union workers banana from the tail pipe who did the official lookover of the car when it came in from mexico.

Ford = Owned

 

[The Stigenator]

bump

 

[andylawcc]

you went from a Tercel to a Focus?? that's like...

 

[styrafoam]

.....like going from an older car to a newer car.

 

Still better than a Hyundai accident..err..Accent

 

[bmacd]

the focus is a nice looking car. If i was in the market for a 4 silly, i'd consider the focus. Sorry for your troubles TGG

-=bmacd=-

 

[The Stigenator]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
you went from a Tercel to a Focus?? that's like...

going from a money sucking whore to a cute sexy thing that has unknown future with you.

 

[The Stigenator]

found the problem..

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: The_good_guy
found the problem..

you have to keep your foot on the right pedal...

 

[The Stigenator]

damn .. my new used car has to go in..

I am beginning to hate this....

Might have been why I got it cheap and so little mileage.. and why the guy upgraded to a mustang.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: The_good_guy
found the problem..

Well?

 

[Ornery]

"I am taking it in today to have it checked (I got a 3 day 500 miles return and 10 day 1000 miles exchange on it - cooling off period)."

Is there a Mustang in your future?

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: The_good_guy
damn .. my new used car has to go in..

I am beginning to hate this....

Might have been why I got it cheap and so little mileage.. and why the guy upgraded to a mustang.

Still a Ford, not much of an upgrade there

 

[Pastore]

Sounds like it's slipping a gear or something...

 

[deerslayer]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: The_good_guy
damn .. my new used car has to go in..

I am beginning to hate this....

Might have been why I got it cheap and so little mileage.. and why the guy upgraded to a mustang.

Still a Ford, not much of an upgrade there

LOL

 

[Ornery]

"Still a Ford, not much of an upgrade there"

Yeah, maybe you should "step up" to a 733t Civic instead!

 

[The Stigenator]

Originally posted by: Beast1284
Sounds like it's slipping a gear or something...

its the fuel pump not anything else.. i would have thought it was a gear problem but its charterstic of a fuel starvation.