2007 Ford Focus fuel system problems

17 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2007 Ford Focus, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 17 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 62,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 43% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	3
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	3
60k to 80k miles	5
80k to 100k miles	0
100k to 120k miles	1
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 14 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

While driving around down town los angeles the 2007 ford focus the right front tire went flat then the engine stalled. When I attempted to restart smoke was coming from under the hood. When we got out of the car flames were coming from the windshield wipers area. 911 was called and the fire department came and put out the fire. The insurance company is going to appraise the damage on wednesday 3-3-2010. But I am pretty sure that is a total loss.

Reported at 75,000 miles, February 2010 Fire

When slowing down (coasting or breaking) the accelerator hangs. It will hold at a constant RPM (between 2500 and 4000, different each time) I have to put the car in neutral and depress the throttle all the way several times. I checked the throttle cable and there is still tension on it so it is not mechanical between the pedal and the throttle body. Almost seems like a neutral sensor.

Reported at 64,000 miles, September 2011

Fuel system problems in other years

Fuel system problems across all Ford models