Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#10017240April 21, 2003
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016260April 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP, CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THEY DRILLED IT OUT AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER 18 MONTHS AND 12000 MILES. OUT OF POCKET $606 PLUS THE TOW. CAR HAS ONLY 25000 MILES, BUT IS 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHOULD BE RECALLED! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016235April 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STALLS. SOMETIMES DIES WHILE DRIVING EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH. HAVE TOWED CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER BUT ONCE THERE, THE CAR STARTS AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO I HAVE TO PAY THE TOWING. LAST TRIP TO DEALER (ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THEY DID FIND SOMETHING WRONG AND OF COURSE WHAT THEY FOUND WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY) NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN....THIS TIME WE GOT STRANDED OUT OF TOWN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR SO MY SON WOULD HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION BUT HAS BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN NOT HAVING A CAR AT ALL. NEED HELP TO RESOLVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016206April 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS AUTOMOBILE WITH APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES. I JUST HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC LOCK SYSTEM. THE ELECTRIC LOCK DOOR ACTUATOR IN THE RIGHT REAR DOOR FAILED. THE ENTIRE LOCKING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING AND THE RIGHT FORWARD AND LEFT REAR DOORS BOTH LOCKED CLOSED. THE DOORS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS BOTHERS ME BECAUSE I FEEL A POSSIBLE ENTRAPMENT SITUATION COULD RESULT IF THIS OCCURS AS A RESULT OF A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OR WATER SUBMERGED. MY FAILURE OCCURRED AS I WAS LOADING THE CAR FOR MY TRIP HOME FROM WORK. I MAY HAVE HAD THE RIGHT REAR AND LEFT FRONT DOORS OPEN AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, WHICH MAY EXPLAIN WHY THEY WERE NOT AFFECTED. NORMALLY, THE DOORS WILL OPEN FROM THE INSIDE EVEN IF LOCKED. THIS FAILURE OVERRIDES THAT SAFETY FEATURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014493April 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH WON'T WORK, KEY WON'T TURN, HAD TO REPLACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014501April 17, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FAILURE OF DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SE 4 DOOR SEDAN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016067April 17, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS HALF FULL THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL ON RIGHT TURNS AND HILLS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016097April 17, 2003
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK. TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE SAFETY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016099April 17, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10016102April 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES WORE EXCESSIVELY. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED CONTINUOUSLY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015953April 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. *NLM *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016017April 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED INSIDE OF THE IGNITION, THE KEY BECAME STUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016018April 16, 2003
SEATS
THE BOLTS FELL OUT OF THE SEAT, WHICH CAUSED THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE . *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016023April 16, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS, DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014394April 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT TURN. HAS TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015925April 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BATTERY CABLE WIRE. THE VEHICLE BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE WIRE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE WIRE WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME THEN PARKED. TEN MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. TOTAL LOSS. *NLM PRIOR TO FIRE THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT OCCASIONALLY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015926April 15, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING UP HILL WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER TANK OF GAS THE ENGINE LOST. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED THE VEHICLE REACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014422April 15, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
LOSS OF POWER, STALLING WHEN FUEL TANK IS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER FULL. ACCORDING TO FORD SERVICE EMPLOYEE THIS RESULTS FROM PROBLEMS WITH EITHER FUEL PUMP OR FUEL FILTER(DUE TO BUILD UP OF SLUDGE AND/OR DEBRIS IN FUEL TANK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015470April 14, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE HIT HIGHWAY DIVIDER ON LEFT SIDE. THEN SKIDDED TO LEFT SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND HIT A GUARDRAIL AND WENT INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014355April 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN THE PASSING LANE AT 65 MPH WITH AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME, VERY CLOSELY, WHEN THE ENGINE JUST DIED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING THAT FAST, IT USUALLY DIES UNDER 30 MPH. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START IT BUT IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO MAKE A VERY HASTY EXIT TO THE CENTER STRIP AS THERE WAS ANOTHER TRUCK ON MY RIGHT. IT IS VERY "EXCITING" TO PULL ON TO THE GRASS AT (BY THIS TIME) AROUND 55 WITH A HUGE TRUCK TAKING ALL OF THE VIEW IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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