Ford focus help!

mary_hinge

hi I have a ford focus zetec 1.6 that keeps cutting out as I am breaking and then the speedo doesnt register for a while before returning to normal. These cut outs can be a handful of times in one journey to nothing for a week or so. The garage it has been to on 2 occasions can't find any faults...... Any clues?!

Thanks

Mrs H x

Johno100

Faulty Vehicle Speed Sensor would be my first thought, anyone else?

scheming_gypsy

what exactly cuts out? just the speedo or everything? radio off, lights off etc?

if everything goes it could be a dodgy connection on the battery,

mary_hinge

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

what exactly cuts out? just the speedo or everything? radio off, lights off etc?

if everything goes it could be a dodgy connection on the battery,

The lights stay on...... Sometimes when breaking the battery light comes on for a second and so it will cut out others the light can come on then go off and the car is ok. Garage have checked the battery connections....

mary_hinge

Johno100 wrote: »

Faulty Vehicle Speed Sensor would be my first thought, anyone else?

Google would suggest this is a common fault in the early focus' but the mechanic didn't think so when i mentioned it?!

Slowly_does_it..

What year is your car? - Does the rev counter and temp gauge drop as well?

mary_hinge

Slowly_does_it.. wrote: »

What year is your car? - Does the rev counter and temp gauge drop as well?

They continue to work when the speedo doesn't register.....

Slowly_does_it..

Hmm, thank you. If they had also stopped I would have suggested a problem within the dashboard - dry joints to be precise.

Although this is now a reduced possibility, it is still there. Next time it happens try giving the dash a bash and see if it comes back to life.

mary_hinge

Slowly_does_it.. wrote: »

Hmm, thank you. If they had also stopped I would have suggested a problem within the dashboard - dry joints to be precise.

Although this is now a reduced possibility, it is still there. Next time it happens try giving the dash a bash and see if it comes back to life.

bashing the dash board only hurts my hand.:rotfl:... I have tried! the indicator has also stopped turning itself off automatically..... not sure if they are connected!