# 2002 and 2003 Ford focus will not start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-and-2003-ford-focus-will-not-start/120032>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** focus, ford\
**Created:** [June 28, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-and-2003-ford-focus-will-not-start/120032 "2018-06-28T20:31:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Deon\_Nance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Deon\_Nance](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Deon_Nance)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-and-2003-ford-focus-will-not-start/120032/1 "2018-06-28T20:31:38Z")

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Both cars won’t start, fuel pumps working, spark plugs firing, engine turning over. What else would cause car not to start?

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**Author:** ![Deon\_Nance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Deon\_Nance](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Deon_Nance)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-and-2003-ford-focus-will-not-start/120032/2 "2018-06-28T20:34:47Z")

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2002 has 165k miles and 2003 has 168k miles.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-and-2003-ford-focus-will-not-start/120032/3 "2018-06-28T21:22:11Z")

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Crankshaft sensor, camshaft sensor, bad fuel pressure regulator… sabotage maybe? Really odd coincidence BOTH cars quit starting at exactly the same time, isn’t it??

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**Author:** ![Buzzmeok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@Buzzmeok](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Buzzmeok)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-and-2003-ford-focus-will-not-start/120032/4 "2018-06-28T23:26:13Z")

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Yeah I agree with him sabotage. There is no way that both could have the same problem. Unless you got bad gas… Diesel fuel

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**Author:** ![Buzzmeok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@Buzzmeok](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Buzzmeok)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-and-2003-ford-focus-will-not-start/120032/5 "2018-10-28T14:02:25Z")

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So what was the out come for this??