Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#10082619July 25, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FORD FOCUS IGNITION WILL NOT ACCEPT KEY. KNOWN MANUFACTURER ISSUE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER EXPENSE OF REPAIR.*AK
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#10083760July 23, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT COIL SPRINGS FAILED ON 2000 FORD FOCUS. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE FRONT SPRINGS FAILED. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLAT FIELD. THE CONSUMER HAD TWO FRIENDS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB
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#10083577July 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RECALL 03 V 482 000 CONCERNING STALLING. VEHICLE STALLED AND HESITATED WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THIS RECALL BY THE DEALER, AND PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
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#10082547July 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2000 FORD FOCUS SE, CAR WAS PULLING. FELT LIKE A JERKING. CAR SEEMED TO IDLE OUT. IF I WAS TO SIT AT A LIGHT FOR MORE THAN 30 SECS IT CUT OFF. MAYBE 2-3 TIMES IN ONE DAY.I THOUGHT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AGAIN. BUT MY ENGINE WAS FAILING . THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE MECHANIC SAID IT'S FROM THE CAR OVER HEATING. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN I LITERALLY FILL THE COOLANT TO MAX EVERY WEEK TO MAYBE TWO WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG. SEEMS LIKE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. NOW MY CAR IS THE STOP FOR AND WILL BE THERE FOR A WEEK. COST OVER $900! I THINK EVERYONE ON THIS SITE NEEDS TO START A CLASS ACTION SUITE AGAINTS FORD. THIS CAR WAS NOT READY FOR RELEASE AT ALL. THEY ARE PLAYING GAMES WITH OUR LIVES LIKE WE ARE TEST DUMMIES!*AK
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#10083527July 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER INSERTED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
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#10081327July 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AT 6 MONTHS, THE IGNITION SWITCH (AND ALL DOOR LOCKS, TAILGATE LOCK) WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE INABILITY TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. 10/29/03 - IGNTION SWITCH REPLACED DUE TO BROKEN TUMBLER ASSY - COST ALMOST $300 07/16/04 - UNABLE TO TURN KEY IN IGNITION - AGAIN - SAME AS PROBLEM ON 10/29/03. *JB
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0
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0
#10082191July 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN THE KEY IS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AND START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP. *LA
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10082202July 19, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BOTH LOCKS IN THE REAR DOORS IN MY FORD FOCUS HAVE FAILED. MY DOORS ARE NOW HELD CLOSED WITH BUNGEE CORDS. *JB
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0
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#10082207July 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AT FIRST COULD NOT GET KEY INTO IGNITION, THEN AFTER WIGGLING IT IN, IGNITION WILL NOT TURN WITH KEY IN IT. THIS IS ON A 2000 FORD FOCUS. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FOCUS NOW BY HEARING FROM THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND OTHERS WITH FOCUS'. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ISSUE AS SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. *JB
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0
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#10083236July 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE KEY GOT STUCK WHICH ENABLED THE CONSUMER TO START THE VEHICLE. *AK
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0
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#10082222July 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1. REALLY HARD TO TURN KEY AND SOMETIMES HARD TO PUT KEY INSIDE THE IGNITION. 2. FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH LETS YOU SIT WHEREVER YOU ARE 3. REPLACE OF IGNITION SWITCH. *JB
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#10081285July 18, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I'M WRITING TO YOU ABOUT (PART # XS4Z*11582*AA CYL ASSY STRG COL IGNITION LOCK) I'VE HAD IT REPLACED 2 TIMES AND IT'S AT FORD AS I WRITE THIS FOR THE THIRD TIME. TWO TIMES IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY FORD ESP (EXTENTED WARRANTY) AT A $200 DEDUCTABLE.I CAN'T FIND PAPER WORK ON FIRST TIME BUT SECOND TIME WAS (DEC. 9, 2003) 74960 MILES ON CAR. THIS TIME IT HASN'T BEEN 12 MONTHS OR 1200 MILES (CURRENT DATE AND OFFICALLY AT FORD SERVICE CENTER JULY 17, 2004 (83500 OR SO MILES) I DON'T THINK I'LL BE CHARGED THIS TIME BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN THE WARRANTY TIME BUT I WON'T BE SURE TILL MONDAY. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY NEIGHBOR JUST WENT THROUGH THIS A WEEK AGO AND MESSAGE BOARDS ONLINE ARE TEAMING WITH HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS DEFINITLY A PART PROBLEM THAT FORD REFUSES TO OWN UP TO. FORD DOES NOT GIVE OLD PARTS BACK. A SOON AS I FIND PAPER WORK I WILL UPDATE FIRST INCIDENT UNLESS IT COULD BE GOTTEN FROM FORD. I SHOULD BE IN THERE COMPUTER DATA BASE.
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#10081172July 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN TO START THE CAR OR TO THE AUXILLARY POWER POSITION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT STRANDED ME OR MY WIFE, BUT IT HAS BEEN A CONCERN. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IRREGULAR AS TO WHEN IT OCCURS AND USUALLY CORRECTS ITSELF WITH PATIENCE AND SEVERAL ATTEMPETS. I AM SUBMITTING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME CAR AND WAS STRANDED. SHE HAD TO HAVE HER CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND $600 DOLLARS OF WORK DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANICA AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT HE EXPECTS FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL.*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10081149July 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION CYLINDER JAMMED AND CAR CANNOT BE STARTED. CYLINDER MUST BE REPLACED AND TUMBLERS REMOVED TO PREVENT REPEAT OF SITUATION IN THE FUTURE. *LA
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0
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#10081889July 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH FRONT COIL SPRINGS CRACKED IN HALF. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK
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#10080915July 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION LOCK FAILED. UNABLE TO INSERT KIT ALL THE WAY AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. *LA
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0
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#10081008July 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES EVEN SERVICE WRIGHTER SAY THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS HAD 4 IGNITION SWITCHES INSTALLED, THE LATEST ON I INSTALLED 5-13-04 AND TODAY IT WAS TOWED 65 MILES FOR A NEW ONG AGAINST A FAULTY DESIGN AND SHOULD BE FIXED. FORD WILL CREDIT ME FOR THE NEW SWITCH I PUT IN CAUSE THEY SAY THE KEY RUINED IT BUT I SAY THE SWITCH RUINED THE KEY. SO THE CHANGE EVERYTHING NOW THAT THE NEXT ONE IS IN FORD WHEN IT BRAKES AND I DON'T THINK ITS FAIR THE CONSUMER GET STUCK.THE CAR HAD THE ORIGINAL ONE, THEN ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO I CHANGED IT. THEN I CHANGED IT 2 MONTHS AGO AND NOW TODAY 07-12-04 AGAIN ALL THE SERVICE WRIGHTERS SAY THE SHOULD BE RECALLED TOO. *LA
Crash:
No
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0
Deaths:
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#10081661July 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER WENT OUT TO START THE VEHICLE AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED IN PLACE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH.*AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080825July 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WENT OUT TO MY CAR AFTER WORK AND TRIED TO START MY CAR. THE KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE IGNITION SO I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY. AFTER TRYING A FEW TIMES, I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALERSHIP, GAUDIN FORD IN LAS VEGAS ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THAT HE'S SEEN A LOT OF FOCUSES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT WORK ON IT ON THURSDAY AS THEY HAD OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF IT. FRIDAY THEY FIGURED OUT THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS BINDING. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK, SO IT HAD TO BE ORDERED. FINALLY ON TUESDAY IT WAS DONE. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AS I HAD OPTED FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN, BUT I DID HAVE A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. ALSO, I HAD RENTAL COVERAGE, BUT WAS MADE TO PAY FOR THE TAXES ON THE RENTAL CAR, ABOUT $20. *LA
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#10080827July 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE KEY IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX. I HAVE READ SO MANY ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. (THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY ALREADY.) *LA
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