Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#10174884December 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
TRIED TO START CAR, BUT IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN WITH KEY INSERTED. IGNITION REMAINS LOCKED EVEN WITH NEW KEY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174799November 30, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A WHIZZING NOISE HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 5 MPH AND FASTER AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO EITHER DIRECTION. THE NOISE INCREASED OVER TIME. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AFTER THE CONTACT RECEIVED TSB # 630347 (01B85) ABOUT THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: WHEEL BEARING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174467November 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PUBLIC PARKING AREA, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE FRONT END OF THE PARKED VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO BE MOVED TEN FEET ONTO THE ROAD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE MOVED ON ITS OWN HITTING ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP FOR BODY WORK. THERE WERE NO FURTHER EXAMINATION OR REPAIRS MADE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174196November 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
IGNITION FAILED ON 2000 FORD FOCUS ALSO TURN CANCEL SIGNAL 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND BROKEN AGAIN OUT OF WARRANTY THE IGNITION FAILED 3000 MILES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE TURN CANCEL DURING AND AFTER. I HAVE 1 RELATIVE AND 1 FRIEND THAT HAS HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173907November 20, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
THE TRUNK LATCH HAS BEEN TROUBLE FROM THE DAY I GOT THE CAR (NOT CLOSING, IT WOULD TAKE 2 TO 3 TIMES TO GET IT TO CLOSE). NOW IT WILL NOT OPEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173796November 18, 2006
WHEELS:HUB, SUSPENSION
A "GRINDING" NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. INSPECTED BRAKES - FOUND NO PROBLEM. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE GRINDING NOISE TURNED INTO A CONSTANT "GROWLING"/ "RUMBLING" NOISE. RE-INSPECTED WHEELS/ BRAKES AND FOUND DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL TO BE LOOSE / WOBBLE (LUG NUTS WERE PROPERLY TORQUED). CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HUB/ WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY HAD "SIGNIFICANT PLAY". WHILE THE CAR WAS JACKED UP THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL WOULD GO FROM "EASILY SPUN TO NEARLY LOCKED UP". THE "REAR BEARING RETAINING CAP RECALL" WAS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR YEARS AGO - WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173541November 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
STEERING WHEEL, IGNITION, AND GEAR SHIFT ARE ALL LOCKED. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173237November 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2 TIMES MY IGNITION FROZE AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO START THE MOTOR. AND I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED BOTH TIMES; JULY 16,2002 AND AGAIN ON OCTOBER 13, 2006. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172964November 8, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 03V482000, FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE DUE TO THE VIN, WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, MAKING A CHUGGING OR COUGHING SOUND BEFORE THE ENGINE REACTED AND ACCELERATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172810November 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 MY CAR LOST ALL HORSEPOWER AND WOULD BARELY DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND NOW IT IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE IF YOU TRY TO EXCELERATE. WITH THIS OCCURING I AM LEFT WITH NOTHING TO DO BUT, SPEND "MORE" MONEY ON PROBLEMS EVERYONE IS HAVING WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR THE FORD CORPORATION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT...SOMEONES LIFE COULD BE TAKEN WITH ALL THESE DEFECTS AND REOCCURING PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172715November 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
LIKE MANY PEOPLE, MY 2000 FORD FOCUS IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKING UP. IT'S HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE BUT CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER MANY TRIES. HOWEVER, IT LOCKED UP AGAIN THIS PAST SATURDAY AND HAS YET TO UNLOCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172717November 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FORD FOCUS 2000 STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I SPENT 4 HOURS FIVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THIS THING UNLOCKED. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, IT HAS LOCKED UP ON ME MORE THAN 50 TIMES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!!! RECALLED BY FORD ASAP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172722November 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2000 FOCUS WAGON KEY DOESN'T TURN IN IGNITION THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, WHICH COST ME MONEY IN TIME LOSS FROM WORK AND HAVING A LOCKSMITH COME AND FIX IT UNTIL I CAN GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR IT AGAIN!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172725November 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172744November 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WITHOUT PREMONITORY WARNING OR OBSERVED MARGINAL BEHAVIOR, IGNITION LOCK FAILED AND KEY COULD NOT BE INSERTED FULLY OR TURNED TO START ENGINE. KEY FINALLY TURNED AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF RE-TRYING, BANGING ON STEERING COLUMN, ETC. LOSS: TIME SPENT RETRYING, AND INTANGIBLE ANXIETY CONCERNING HAVING TO LEAVE KEY IN IGNITION OVER A WEEKEND WHILE INVESTIGATING OPTIONS FOR REPLACEMENT DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS TO REDUCE COST RELATIVE TO REPLACEMENT IN THE FIELD. PROBLEM SOLVED BY PURCHASING NON-OEM AFTERMARKET IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE LOCKSMITH, AFTER ONLINE LITERATURE SEARCH INDICATED THAT DESPITE 4 RELATED TSBS (14533,15421,02182,13968) AND THOUSANDS OF OWNER REPORTS, FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL - SO FULL-COST SERVICE WORK DONE AT A DEALER WOULD PROBABLY RESULT IN REPLACEMENT WITH ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THE FAULTY ORIGINAL PART. I PERFORMED ALL LABOR EXCEPT FOR SETTING NEW LOCK TO EXISTING KEY PROFILE. OLD PART RETAINED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172445November 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY DID NOT GO IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172492November 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE BLEW ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS. A CONNECTING ROD BROKE AND CRACKED THE OIL PAN. ENGINE FLUIDS, INCLUDING OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE POURED OUT OF THE ENGINE. WHILE THERE ARE 130,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS WELL-MAINTAINED. WE DID NOT EXPECT IT TO FAIL AFTER 6 YEARS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172254October 31, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SUSPENSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON DRY ASPHALT, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER 15 MINUTES, AND WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PUMP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE FRON STABILIZER BAR AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/16/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172201October 30, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE SWITCH OR REMOVE THE KEY. SWITCH CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY A FORD RECALL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171881October 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2000 FORD FOCUS; IGNITION CYLINDER FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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