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Replying to: piglover (May 13, 2007 5:52 pm) Piglover |
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I have a 2003 ZX3 ford focus that is leaking some fluid on my clutch pedal. It seems to be some kind of oil or grease? What is it and how do I make it stop. Thanks 
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I ran over a curb trying to avoid an accident. As I was going over and the back went down my seatbelt tightened, left a nice mark in my neck and then the car smelled like rubber and the back tire was smoking. It stopped and I was able to drive it home. On the way home I noticed the airbag light on..the one that shows a stickfigure with an airbag in his face. I called the Ford Service place where I got it to get their opinion and they said it should be looked at. They said it should only come out on "Impact" and I asked if running over a curb was considered an "impact" and the guy was like.."uhhh guess not but still should be looked at". The "uhhh" makes me wonder if he just wanted money or he was serious. lol What's the real deal with the airbag light? Is the only concern that if I get in an accident it won't come out? Or will it randomally pop out as I'm driving? Airbag issues common with fords or something? My mother smashed into a small car with her Explorer and her airbag didn't even come out. We got the cars from different places too. 
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You may have tripped the seat belt auto tentioner, get it looked at. The tech you spoke to was technically incorrect, it is not impact that sets off the air bags, its rate of deceleration. Your mom may have hit something, but the rate of deceleration was not enough to trip the air bag. This makes sense if you are correct that your mom hit a smaller car and you remember from high school physics that the vehicle with lower mass absorbs more of the energy of the crash. |
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i traded my suv and i can say im not looking back. since i was going into a smaller more inexpensive to drive car i opted for a loaded ses version minus the leather and yes its true 30mpg!!! |
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| Thanks, Piglover, for your help (message #65 under Electrical Problems, see also #226-229 here). The neighborhood mechanic was able to fix the power locks/trunk quickly and it cost half of what the dealer wanted just to diagnose the problem. My trunk hasn't popped open when the headlights are turned on since I took the trunk light out (it wouldn't turn off) but I will put it back in and try now. Thanks again! | |
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Hello all. This forum seems very informative and I am hoping it will suggest a fix to my problem. I bought my adorable 2005 Ford Focus SES brand new. It now has about 45,000 miles on it. It is a super fun car to drive and gets great gas mileage! However, it is eating tires very quickly. I replaced the first set of tires at 22k and now I need new tires again. The problem is that the car will NOT stay aligned. I have had it 4-wheel aligned 3 times in the past two years (each time all four tires were out of alignment, ESPECIALLY the back tires). I take it to the dealership for all work. They only suggested that I get it realligned every 6 months. GAAAD!! They must be joking! Is there a recall or a replacement kit I can get to fix this problem? I can not continue to buy a set of tires every year. 
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Replying to: mrsdoni (Jul 31, 2007 11:09 am) also if bad alignment were the problem, your tires would show conspicuously suspicious wear patterns. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 31, 2007 11:15 am) The rear tires DO have very bad irregular wear. So much so that when rotated to the front, they sound like tractor tires The tread depth is still very good but the noise they create is horrible. I replaced the orignial Pirelli tires (because of the same noise issue) with BF Goodrich (recommended to me) of the exact same size that came on the car. I have taken the car to two different dealerships for alignment. The car will simply not stay aligned. I drive the same roads I have driven for the past 12 years (all paved). My last vehicle was an Explorer that would get 65K + to a set of tires and was rarely out of alignment for the 185,000k miles I drove it. Does anyone else have to get their Focus 4-wheel aligned every 3-6 months?? I guess I was hoping there was a recall on it that would fix the problem. The gas savings seems to be going towards tires & alignment instead of my pocketbook. I am looking at the explorers again and thinking of trading up. |
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