Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#8002297January 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT. THIS CAUSED FOCUS TO REAREND OTHER VEHICLE. UPON REAR ENDING OTHER VEHICLE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002326January 16, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. MECHANIC INDICATED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY MALFUNCTION ON INERTIA SWITCH. *AK CONSUMER FURTHER STATES THAT AFTER THE FRONT END IMPACT ACCIDENT, THE INERTIA SWITCH FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, CAUSING THE CAR TO BURST INTO FLAMES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#756937January 16, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THIS CAR STOPS RUNNING AND CAUSES SEVERE THREAT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002154January 14, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD BACK END OF VEHICLE WILL SHIFT TO ONE SIDE. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002160January 14, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 30MPH HIT A PATCH OF ICE VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#756784January 13, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR DIES WHILE IN MOTION. HAD CAR IN SHOP ON NOV 8, 2001 FOR 1 AND 1/2 WEEKS. FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE WERE REPLACED. ON JANUARY 13, 2002 THE CAR DIED AGAIN WHILE TURNING ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002040January 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH HAD MINOR COLLISION, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO DASHBOARD PANEL AND WINDSHIELD.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756720January 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND CROSSED RAILROAD TRACKS AT APPROX 35 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER CROSSING TRACKS (BUMP) SUSPECT BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY FRONT END CONTACT. SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLL ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR AREA. POLL FELL AND HIGH TENSION WIRE FELL TO GROUND AND CAUSED FIRE. EMERGENY SERVICES CALLED AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR MULTIBLE INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8001877January 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKES ARE PUTTING OUT TOO MUCH CARBON DUST AND MAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756617January 9, 2002
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
MY 2000 FORD FOCUS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING. BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON FRIDAY JAN4 TH WHEN I GOT IT TO THE FORD MECHANIC HE SSAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING, WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME PART OTHER FOCUS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR. THE MECHAINC ALSO TOLD ME WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE TIRE COMING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CALLED FORD THEY SAID SINCE MY CAR WASN'T ON THE RECALL LISTS THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EVEN THOUGH THE PART THAT BROKE IS THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED ON OTHER FOCUS AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 42212 MILES ON IT AND BEARINGS SHOULD NOT BREAK DOWN THAT SOON. SO I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE DELT WITH *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756520January 7, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR END VERY UNSTABLE IS SNOW-MORE THAN NORMAL. DEALER SAID HE HAS HAD 3 OTHER COMPLAINTS - DEALER SAYS DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001605January 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING OVER A DIRT ROAD AT 5-10MPH, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD AND PLASTIC HEADLINER TO BREAK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER, THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. *JG *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8001609January 7, 2002
WHEELS
LEFT/REAR WHEEL IS CAUSING VIBRATIONS IN THE VEHICLE DURING OPERATION AT ANY SPEED. RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V303000 REPAIRS WERE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON NOVEMBER 2, 2000. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REEXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001668January 7, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED TO BRING VEHICLE IN. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756432January 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHY DID I SUFFER 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE POWDER BURNS TO THE LEFT HAND FROM THE FOCUS STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG? I KNOW OF ANOTHER PARTY WHO SUFFERED SAME TO LEFT HAND AND FOREARM FROM A FORD FOCUS STEERING WHEEL BAG. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FORD FOCUS DESIGN OR HAND BURNS COMMON IN ANY STEERING WHEEL BAG DISCHARGE? ANY INSIGHT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8001565January 4, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE LOSES POWER/ SHUTSDOWN AND RESTARTS. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONE TIME. ALSO, THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001419January 3, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 5MPH WHEN REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WELL CAME OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A RECALL 00V302000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE VIN NUMBER APPLIED TO RECALL BUT REFUSED TO REMEDY VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001504January 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CHANGES WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IT FEELS AS IF CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A MANUAL . SHE HAS HAD OVERDRIVE TO PAUSE ON HER AS IF SHE HAD STEPPED ON BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756296January 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REPLACEMENT OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AT LOW MILAGE. SYMPTOMS SUCH AS BRAKE SQUEAL AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO ROTOR WARPAGE WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON THE CAR. ONE WEEK AFTER REPAIRS THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE ONCE AGAIN PRESENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001347January 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
NUTS AND STUDS HAVE STRIPPED, AND DRUM CANNOT COME OFF WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME. VEHICLE HAS HAD THAT PROBLEM SINCE THEN. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER NEEDS TO REPLACE DRUM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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