# 2001 Ford Focus SE stalls when warm

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-focus-se-stalls-when-warm/18710>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** focus, stalling\
**Created:** [August 27, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-focus-se-stalls-when-warm/18710 "2008-08-27T02:03:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![jon\_barber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@jon\_barber](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jon_barber)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-focus-se-stalls-when-warm/18710/1 "2008-08-27T02:03:52Z")

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Our Focus runs pretty well, but after it has been driven a good while on the highway, it can be trouble if one shuts it off for a few minutes while doing an errand. When re-started, it will not idle. The only solution is either to wait a good while (1/2 hr, maybe?) or keep the engine speed up, well above normal idle. This isn’t easy; yesterday, I stalled and re-started at least a dozen times trying to get home. The engine will die whether in gear or not.  
  
  
  
 Somewhere I read that there’s a device affecting idle speed that can fail if under-hood temps get high enough. The writer suggested heating it with a hair-dryer when the engine itself is less warm.  
  
  
  
 Do these systems ring a bell with anyone, and can you describe what successfully solved the problem?