2006 Ford Focus Cruise Control Problems

Your car unexpectedly accelerated on its own while driving, and when you applied the brakes, the engine RPMs spiked dramatically. The problem turned out to be two issues: a broken cruise control module cable that caused the throttle to stick, and a broken breather hose connected to the air intake that also caused the engine to stall while driving. Replacing the cruise control cable, breather hose, and oxygen sensor should resolve both problems.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

MY 2006 FORD VENT SELECTOR THAT MOVES FROM DEFROST TO VENT HAS BROKEN TWICE NOW. I AM TOLD IT IS A 600 FIX BUT I SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHY IS THERE NO RECALL.. NEXT SAME CAR THE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN COLD WEATHER TAKE TO A AUTO SHOP THEY CLEAN THROTTHLE BODY AND RUNS FINE FOR A BIT BUT AGAIN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS YET NO RECALL WHY. THEY BOTH HAPPEN WHILE IN MOTION

ENGINE SPEED (RPM) INTERMITTENTLY INCREASES, OR FAILS TO DECREASE WHEN THROTTLE IS RELEASED. PROGRESSIVELY WORSENENING. LAST NIGHT, STUCK AT INTERSTATE SPEED AND KEPT ENGINE AT HIGH RPM. WIFE SEMI PANICKED HIT BRAKES AND PULLED OFF ON SHOULDER. AFTER 2 HOUR WAIT, STILL STICKY, BUT DRIVEABLE. MANY IDENTICAL REPORTS/FIXES ON UTUBE. POSSIBLY RELATED FAULT CODES P0410 , P0491

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE NYS THRUWAY MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL & IT BEGAN GOING FASTER. AT 85 MILES PER HOUR I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL & SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL (5 SPEED MANUAL). THE GAS PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. I EVENTUALLY GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER BUT THE CAR WAS REVVING EXTREMELY HIGH. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES,STARTED IT UP AGAIN & IT STILL WAS REVVING VERY HIGH. I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT & INSPECTED THE GAS PETAL, THERE WAS NO INTERFERENCE. I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. IT NOW HAD SOME PRESSURE BUT WAS A BIT STICKY FEELING LIKE IT WAS CATCHING. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN, IT RAN NORMALLY. I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT & DROVE IT HOME. WHILE DRIVING HOME IT BEGAN ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN AGAIN. I HAD TO USE THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO KEEP MY SPEED DOWN. I TOOK IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP & THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK BUT THEN WHILE AT STOP SIGNS/TRAFFIC LIGHTS IT WOULD BEGIN CUTTING OUT & DYING. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, HAVE ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE & PUMP THE GAS PETAL TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. WHILE IN TRAFFIC IT WOULD DIE ON ME. I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AGAIN. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY & THE IYAK WAS REPLACED. MINOR CARBON DEPOSITS WERE FOUND BUT NOT ENOUGH THAT SHOULD CAUSE A PROBLEM.THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING WITH THE INTERMITTENT UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION/HIGH REVVING THEN LACK OF POWER/ROUGH RUNNING. THESE SITUATIONS ARE VERY SCARY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL BEGIN ACCELERATING, REVVING/CUTTING OUT & HAVING NO ACCELERATION...EVEN WHEN THE PETAL IS TO THE FLOOR. MY MECHANIC CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (ALL AMERICAN FORD) AND THEY DENIED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS. HOWEVER, WHEN I RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND MANY. *TR

ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED REVVING UP AND WHEN BRAKES APPLIED COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND LUNGED FORWARD. WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKES AND GETTING TO A PARKING AREA, WHEN PLACED IN PARK THE ENGINE WENT UP TO 50000 RPMS. *TR

THIS SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM NEARLY COST ME MY LIFE THE OTHER NIGHT AND FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND IT FELT LIKE PEDDLE STUCK...CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN . I KEPT HITTING GAS TO TRY TO RELEASE IT, THOUGHT MAT IN WAY AND IT WASN'T. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THIS CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY AND IF I GET KILLED. GOOD LUCK FORD MOTOR CO. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME. AND EVERYONE SAYS ITS JUST A PROBLEM WITH CAR. WELL, THIS PROBLEM COULD KILL SOMEONE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FOCUS HAD A GAS PEDAL STICKING ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER EVENTUALLY FIGURED OUT THE THROTTLE CABLE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD KINKED. THE RESULT IS A PEDAL THAT COMPLETELY STOPS AND FREEZES. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS A LEAD WEIGHT. THE CAR TEMPORARILY HAS NO ACCELERATION. IN A CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREA THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT MOST LIKELY ONLY HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEEDS, BECAUSE OF WHERE THE KINK IS. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. THERE APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR EVENTS HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER TO FIX THE CABLE (POST WARRANTEE), BUT DID DISCONNECT IT, AFTER I PAID $100 DIAGNOSES. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RE-OCCURRED YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE BUT INSTEAD, INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AFTER THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY DEPRESSED THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

VEHICLE GAS PEDDLE STICK WIDE OPEN ABOUT 6000 RPM COLD OUT SIDE WITH SNOW, 10 DEGREES F. YOUNG GIRL 2 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE DROVE OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL TOLD TO SHUT ENGINE OFF AND PUT IN NEUTRAL. DROPPED OFF AT CERTIFIED MECHANIC HE CLEANED CARBURETOR TRIED TO LOOK AT CONTROL CABLE THINGS CHECKED OUT FINE. NO WARNING CODES CAME UP. DROVE HE NEXT DAY AFTER PICKING UP 10 DEGREES F, SAME ISSUE STICKING ACCELERATOR. I LOOK AGAIN AT IN TAKE CLEANED IT OUT AGAIN, ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN BUT NOT AS BAD. VERY DANGEROUS FOR A YOUNG GIRL WITH 2 YEARS DRIVING EXPERIENCE. *TR

WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR IT DOESN'T WANT TO STAY RUNNING UNLESS I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND AT THE SAME TIME MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WANTS TO STICK WHEN I PUSH IT TO GO. I HAD IT CHECKED AND NOBODY CAN SEEM TO FIND THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY RESISTANT AND COULD ONLY BE DEPRESSED PARTIALLY. THE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO BE PUSHED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHEN DRIVING, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE BEFORE RESISTING ANY ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*BF UPDATED 02/28/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT IN COLDER TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN MAY 2006. ON 01/23/07 DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET I REALIZED THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED TO HAVE BROKEN AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I COULD ONLY COAST AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE BOUGHT AND WAS TOLD THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN. ON 10/26/11 IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I WAS ON A 65MPH FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR. (5-LANE FREEWAY IN EACH DIRECTION - MAJOR HIGHWAY.) (MILEAGE 65040.) I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. HAD IT TOWED AGAIN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMED IT WAS THE SAME CABLE THAT HAD BROKEN. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP SAVE IT AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THE CABLE WAS COMPLETELY FRAYED. LUCKILY THE CABLE HAS NOT BECOME STUCK WHILE ACCELERATING LIKE SOME OTHER REPORTS I HAVE READ ON THE 06 FOCUS, BUT I THINK STILL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY IN COLDER WEATHER AND WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT SHE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. THE PROBLEM JUST BEGAN RECENTLY IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS DURING THE COLD WEATHER. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT TO GET REPAIRED OR INSPECTED BUT I READ A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER MODEL THE FORD ESCAPE AND IT IS THE SAME RECALL TOYOTA IS DOING. I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AT DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS WHERE MY CAR IS JUST IDLE AND I CANNOT ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY UNLESS I PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN WHICH MAKES THE CAR TIRES BURN RUBBER AND SPEED OFF DANGEROUSLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. DURING APPLICATION THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT, AND THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS SHREDDING . SHE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT AN EXPENSE OF $300.00 DOLLARS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED VERY BADLY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IN OTHER FORD FOCUS' AS WELL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000. UPDATED 04/21/08 *BF

SAME PROBLEM AS ODI #10182755. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AS FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR PARKING, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY KICK INTO HIGH REVS, (OVER 5000 RPM, AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, BUT WOULD STOP IF BRAKES APPLIED VERY STRONGLY. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IN APRIL 2006. SEVERAL MORE INCIDENTS OVER THE NEXT MONTH, INCLUDING TWO TIMES WHERE THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE; NEITHER REPAIR FIXED THE PROBLEM. FINAL ATTEMPT AT REPAIR DEALER DROVE THE CAR OVER 600 MILES IN 5 DAYS AND REPORTED NO PROBLEM FOUND. PROBLEM DISAPPEARED UNTIL MARCH 2007 WHEN IT OCCURRED AGAIN.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2006 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL IDLE HIGH AND THEN ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WILL STOP IF HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THIS FAILURE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 13,000. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. *AK