Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#762935June 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION FREEZES AFTER INSERTING KEY; AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT TURNS OVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762953June 11, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CAR STALLS AT SPEEDS FROM 45-55. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011345June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS GOING 45MPH ON A BRIDGE AND STALLED AS VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING TO 4TH GEAR. STEERING LOCKED AND BRAKES FAILED WHILE MOTOR SHUTDOWN. AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO CONTINUED TO WORK. VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. CRANKSHAFT WAS REPLACED BY FORD DEALER. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011358June 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING ON TURNPIKE AT 55 MPH, VEHICLE HESITATED MOMENTARILY AS THOUGH A SPARK PLUG WAS MISSFIRED. OWNER WILL SEND DETAILS AFTER FORD INSPECTS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011368June 10, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT, AND CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011378June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, DEALER HAS CLEANED AIRBOX. NUMEROUS TIMES AND VEHICLE WILL STILL HESITATE, ALMOST STALLING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011388June 10, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE, VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED SERVO SPEED CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011393June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE AT 65 MPH. DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER CHIP AND FUEL PUMP. BOTH TIMES CRUISE WAS ON, BUT NOT SET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011400June 10, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS BODY. *AK CONSUMER WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND BURNT HIS LEFT HAND. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8011401June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN HESITATING WHEN COMING TO A STOP, ALMOST STALLING. ON 8 JUNE 2002 VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. DEALER CANNOT FIND A CAUSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011404June 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
WHEN PUTTING KEY IN IGNITION KEY WON'T TURN, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL AFTERWARDS JIGGLE AROUND. TOOK TO DEALER, AND TUMBLERS REPLACED. ALSO, TAILGATES ARE TOO HIGH. CONSUMER HAS INJURED SHOULDERS OPENING AND CLOSING THE TAILGATES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011414June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011418June 10, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN WITHOUT NOTICE, IT LOSES ALL POWER. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED FUEL FILTER, AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN THE SAME AS BEFORE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FULL PUMP. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011419June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC HAS SERVICED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, CANNOT SEEM TO FIND OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762864June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL EITHER STALL OR COME CLOSE, FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 700RPM AND 230RPM. HAS HAPPENED IN THIS MANNER SINCE PURCHASE AND HAVE HAD IT TO DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONCERN OR FIX IT. MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANS AND INSTALLING AFTERMARKET INTAKE AND PCM PROGRAMING HAVE HAD NO EFFECT ON MY CONCERN. I AM A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZATION CALLED FOCALJET AND HAVE HEARD CONCERN FROM APPROXIMATELY 80-90 PERCENT OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE MOST WERE EQUIPED WITH MANUALS BUT NOT ALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762867June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE FIRST STARTED TO "CHUG" FOR SEVERAL DAYS OF DRIVING AND FINALLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ABOUT A WEEK LATER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762870June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR HAS STALLED OUT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER(S) COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. CAR STILL SPUTTERS FREQUENTLY. MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH TRANSMISSION OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WHEN "CHECK TRANSMISSION" LIGHT CAME ON; THAT WAS FIXED BY DEALER. LAST INCIDENT WAS FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2002 WHEN CAR STALLED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762883June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762886June 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR WOULD REPEATEDLY CHUG AND ALL GUAGES WOULD DROP TO 0, RADIO/CD WOULD TURN OFF. FINALLY, CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY CAR BEHIND US WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AND GO AROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762900June 10, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ENGINE STALLED-TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER-THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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