Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#767417September 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY FOR NO REASON, IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AS NEW TWO AND HALF YEARS AGO. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENS, THE CAR WAS ONLY 6 MONTH OLD. I WAS LUCKY THAT ALL THOSE THREE TIMES WHEN IT STALLED I DIDN'T GET INTO ANY ACCIDENT BUT IT'S SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I KNOW SOME OTHER FOCUS OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENED TO THEM TOO. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767438September 19, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE REAR OF THE CAR TO BREAK LOOSE. INSPECTION REVEALED ~1/8" OF LATERAL MOVEMENT IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL/HUB ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED DESTRUCTIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH REAR TIRES, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAS A SIGNIFICAN FLAT SPOT WILE THE RIGHT REAR HAS A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE WARRANTY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TIRES WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AND NOT IN ANY TIRE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018937September 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AT TIMES CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO PUT KEY INTO IGNITION, OTHER TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START OR ABLE TO PUT OUT OF GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019006September 18, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED, CAUSING TIRE TO WOBBLE. IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY, BEARINGS, HUB, BRAKE SHOES AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767329September 18, 2002
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
PLASTIC ASH TRAY BURNED HOLE THRU BOTTOM HOT ASHES DROP BEHIND DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567497September 17, 2002
STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THERE WAS NOISE IN THE FRONT AND CARGO AREA OF THE VEHICLE, THE TRUNK DID NOT CLOSE EASILY, THE DOORS AND THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018898September 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND TURNING OFF IGNITION WILL LOCK ITSELF, PREVENTING KEY FROM BEING TURNED TO RESTART. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018741September 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN FRONTAL COLLISION THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY ON IMPACT, BUT LIQUID FROM AIR BAGS BURNED DRIVER SO BADLY THAT DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#767255September 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE STALLED TWICE, THEN ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE IN BATTERY AREA. PLEASE NOTE THAT I LIVE IN CANADA, AND SITE DOES NOT PERMIT CANADIAN ADDRESS. ACTUAL ZIP IS M4K 1M6 IN TORONTO ONTARIO, CANADA. VEHICLE IS TOTAL WRITEOFF. FORD DEALERSHIP DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF FIRE OR STALLING PROBLEMS WITH FOCUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767175September 14, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN IT BUMPED ANOTHER CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHEN THE BAGS DEPLOYED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018633September 13, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED STARTING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE BOTTOM ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD AND DURING RAINY WEATHER WATER LEAKS INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018640September 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767137September 13, 2002
WHEELS
THE BEARINGS ARE BEING REPLACED IN AREAS WHERE SALT IS USED ON ROADS. WHAT ABOUT SALT CONDITIONS ON THE COAST LINE WHERE SALT IS A PROBLEM YEAR ROUND. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS , MEANING MORE THAN ONE, UNDER THE RECALL FOR CERTAIN STATES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS THE SALT BY THE OCEAN IS A WORST PROBLEM THAN STREET SALT. PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED ON THIS MATTER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767139September 13, 2002
WHEELS
THE BEARINGS IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAVE FAILED. THE WHEEL IS NOW LOOSE AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND A NOTICEABLE WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR HUB ALSO WAS REPLACED LAST WINTER FOR THE SAME ISSUE AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. THIS SITUATION CONCERNS ME BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NEVER RECALLED FOR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE(??), YET BOTH REAR WHEELS HAVE NOW FAILED. THIS STRIKES ME AS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018515September 12, 2002
STEERING
3 RECALL NOTICES HAD BEEN RECEIVED REGARDING DEFECTS ON DIFFERENT PARTS. CONSUMER WILL FURTHER DETAIL NOTICES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018460September 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767017September 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES SQUEAKED BADLY SINCE THE DAY PURCHASED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY WERE NEW AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY STOP. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL AND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE BRAKES. THEY TOLD THEY WERE AWARE OF A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, BUT WERE ANTICIPATING A RECALL. NOW I HAVE TO HAVE MY FRONT PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE TOO WAS AWARE OF A NUMBER OF VEHICLES LIKE MINE THAT WERE BEING SERVICED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I CNATCTED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. AT FORD AND TOLD ME UNTIL AN OFFICIAL RECALL WAS IMPLEMETED THEY COULD DO NOTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018406September 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN PUTTING KEY INTO THE IGNTION KEY WILL NOT TURN, IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF LOCKED POSITION. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567405September 10, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, ALSO CUTTING THE ABS SENSOR WIRE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766949September 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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