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Ford Focus power loss

Stevie Dakota · 2009-01-14 13:49:20

Strange one this - When decelerating to a stop the revs don't drop I push in the clutch The revs drop but now there in no power It revs to 2000rpm, no more and the car is reduced to a crawl. Pull over, switch off the engine, restart and all is well. This has happened twice, within minutes of a cold start. The car is due…

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14-01-2009 2:49pm

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Stevie Dakota

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Strange one this -

When decelerating to a stop the revs don't drop
I push in the clutch
The revs drop but now there in no power
It revs to 2000rpm, no more and the car is reduced to a crawl.
Pull over, switch off the engine, restart and all is well.

This has happened twice, within minutes of a cold start. The car is due its first service next week but just thought I would throw this out there.

Car is Focus 2.0TDCi.

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Is it some sort of Limp Home mode? Any warning lights?

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#3 14-01-2009 3:11pm
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It certainly feels like a limp mode, and no, no warning lights.

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