Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#10007397February 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE BATTERY CABLES RECALL 02 V 288 000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007398February 14, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES
NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING PINCH BOLT, RECALL NUMBER 02 V 289 000.*JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007411February 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED WHILE DRIVING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007426February 14, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE REAR DOOR LATCHES WOULD NOT KEEP THE DOORS SHUT; THEY FLEW OPEN WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE DOORS HAD TO BE HELD WITH BUNGEE CORDS. NOW ONE OF THE REAR DOOR SEIZED AND WOULDN'T OPEN. A FORD DEALER WANTS $400 PER DOOR TO FIX THE LATCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007510February 14, 2003
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE REAR WHEEL HUB RETAINING NUTS WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LOOSEN, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO TENNESSEE RESIDENTS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007373February 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER NOTICED A FIRE NEAR THE SHIFT LEVER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005805February 13, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY DOES NOT WANT TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN COLD. YOU HAVE TO WRIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE KEY. IT HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOTED THE PROBLEM 4 TIMES BUT CAN NOT FIGURE IT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#786291February 12, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION REGARDING THE FORD FOCUS.*DT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005748February 12, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SUSPENSION:REAR
MY COMPLAINT DEALS WITH THE 2000 FORD FOCUS . I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2001 WITH 100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO BRING MY CAR BACK FOR A FEW RECALS. ONE OF THE RECALS WAS THE REAR SUSPENSION WHERE MY CAR LOST CONTROL AND I VEERED OFF THE ROAD....LUCKILY NOONE WAS HURT. THE REASON WHY I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A INVESTIGATION ON THE FOCUS FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. I WANTED TO ADD TO THE INVESTIGATION BY SAYING THAT I JUST SPENT 340 BUCKS ON MY IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T TURN WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THRUWAY. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER! I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND MY CAR STILL IDOLS VERY ROUGH AND OCCASIONALY STALLS OUT WHEN I AM STOPPED. FORD SHOULD BE EMBARRASED BY THIS AND SHOULD TAKE ALL FOCUS'S OFF THE ROAD! I READ THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF FORD FOCUS' WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECAL WAS ISSUED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005693February 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2002 FORD FOCUS WILL NOT RUN IN SUB ZERO WEATHER DUE TO CONDENSATION IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE FIX IS TO DRILL HOLES IN THE EXHAUST AND LET OUT THE WATER. THIS CHANGE IN BACK PRESSURE, SALT IN THE SYSTEM, FUEL EFFICIENCY, AND LEAKAGE OF EXHAUST INTO PASSANGER COMPARTMENT HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THIS MODIFICATION SHOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED AFTER FACTORY CERTIFICATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005641February 10, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS WITH 86,500 MI. AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS SHOT. HOW CAN THIS BE ON A 2000 CAR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006868February 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE BRAKES SCREECHED VERY LOUD WHEN APPLIED, PADS WERE REPLACED AT 12000 MILES, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS WAS NOT REDUCED. DEALER ADVISED THE SCREECHING NOISE WAS NORMAL DUE TO BRAKE PADS BEING SEMI-METALLIC.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005555February 9, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
16K- DEC 02 BRAKES AND ROTORS SHOT $387 16.5K JAN 03 TRANSMISSION REBUILT 2 WEEKS DUE TO PARTS ON BACK ORDER 16.7K FEB 7, 2003 LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE AS WIFE PULLED INTO TRAFFIC FULL EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005447February 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BAD EGR SYSTEM FOLLOWED BY BATTERY GROUND FAILURE. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006750February 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT GEARS DOWN VERY HARD AND JERKS. THE POWER SHUTS DOWN AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE DASH BOARD GETS VERY DIM. TOOK TO DEALER, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005493February 7, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I GOT AN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2000 FORD FOCUS, AND THE AIR BAG SEVERELY BURNED MY WRISTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005382February 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WENT TO NE FROM MN FOR XMAS. PARKED FOCUS IN PARKING GARAGE. CAME OUT ON XMAS EVE; PUT KEY IN IGNITION, WOULD NOT TURN. WHEN TRYING TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN; LOCKED UP. CALLED FORD MOTOR AND NONE OF THEIR SUGGESTIONS WORKED. HAD TO HAVE FOCUS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER TO REPAIR AND REKEY IGNITION CYLINDER. TOTAL COST $260+ (WHICH IS LOW FROM WHAT I HEAR). TOW DRIVER MENTIONED SOMETHING VERY FISHY,"I'VE TOWED MORE THAN 12 FOCUS'S AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAD THIS SAME IGNITION/KEY PROBLEM... ...FORD WONT RECALL UNTIL THIS IGNITION/KEY PROBLEM BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN SOMEONE FREEZES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THEY CANNOT START THEIR CAR." INTERESTING. FORD MUST BE REQUIRED TO RECAL FOR THIS PROBLEM. ITS A TRAP FOR DEALERS TO MAKE MONEY OFF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE FOLLOW UP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006691February 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED , RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE AND STEERING FUNCTIONS. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006693February 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006710February 6, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 50 MPH IN THE REAR END. THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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