Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#10010955March 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE IDLING OR ENGAGED, CAR FREQUENTLY/PERIODICALLY SHUDDERS AS IF THE ENGINE WOULD DIE, LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL SURGE, ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES WITH COMPLAINT OVER 8-9 MOS, SYMPTOMS COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, CODES NOT RECORDED, COULD NOT FIND ISSUE ON COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. 3-17 CAR STALLED REPEATEDLY, ENGINE LIGHT ON (CONSTANT). CODES RECORDED, DIAGNOSED - CYLINDER HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN ASKED WHAT WOULD CAUSE FAILURE, TECH STATED CARBON BUILD-UP. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012337March 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND STALLED. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
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0
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#10010866March 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS, INCLUDING WHEN IDLE OR NEAR IDLE. CRACK IN CYLINDER HEAD CAUSED BUILD-UP OF CARBON. CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *JB
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010849March 21, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
SPRING/STRUT FAILURE OF LEFT FRONT WHEEL IN DRIVEWAY AT SLOW SPEED (DIDN'T TRAVEL >10 FT..); SPRING OUT OF STRUT HOUSING WITH POINTED EDGE OF BROKEN SPRING ON TOP AND READY TO PUNCTURE TIRE!; HAD THIS OCCURRED DURING EXPECTED TRIP OF THIS DAY ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR CATASTROPHIC OR FATAL ACCIDENT!; WHY DID THIS SPRING FAIL AT 35,000 MILES AND VEHICLE NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD? SUSPECT FAULTY SPRING METAL FATIGUE; HAVE NOTICED THAT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF SAME INCIDENT "ON LEFT SIDE" WHEEL ONLY; WHAT IS GOING ON HERE, FORD? FOR AN OTHERWISE "MORE THAN SATISFIED" EXPERIENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE,IN SPITE OF NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR "SMALL ITEMS" THAT I WAS NOT WORRIED ABOUT GIVEN THE "INITIAL 2000 MODEL" STATUS.....I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED BY THIS APPARENT SPRING/STRUT PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE FATALITIES; THIS WILL SERVE TO DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND NEED TO INVESTIGATE FOR POSSIBLE RECALL. WHY DID THIS SPRING/STRUT FATIGUE AND FAIL AT LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD (35016 MILES) ? *NLM
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012162March 20, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK. GTB *NLM....*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010791March 20, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
OUR 2000 FORD FOCUS STALLS. THE FIRST DEALER IT WAS TAKEN TO REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER - APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR EAST OF THAT DEALER THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL OUT AGAIN...THE NEXT DEALER TELLING US THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED AS FAR BACK AS TWO YEARS AGO. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010800March 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE IGNITION. I HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010804March 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR A CAR THAT HAS ONLY 57,000 MILES. THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND DIE ABOUT EVERY 10 SECONDS. THE GAUGES AND ALL OF THE FRONT AND REAR EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL GO DEAD AND THE CAR WILL JUMP OUT OF GEAR. THE AIR COMPRESSOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ALSO SHOT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012202March 20, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT JUST HANGS AND DOES NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012080March 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED, WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A TURN. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012111March 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE MODULE, WHICH CAUSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB THE ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER HAD SHUTDOWN, THE TRUNK OPENED, THE KEYLESS ENTRY IS INOPERATIVE AND SOMETIME THE PASSENGER(S) GET STUCK IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAULTY LOCKS. SCC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010681March 18, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2000 FORD FOCUS WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING VIOLENT STUMBLING AND HESITATION PROBLEMS AROUND HIGHWAY CORNERS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 15,000 MILES. FORD WAS UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT TALKING WITH OTHERS WHO TOOK SAFETY MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS FOUND THE FUEL PUMPS NOT KEEPING ADEQUATE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW WITH SPECIFIC DIRECTION TO REPLACE THIS AT MY COST. WHEN A CAR VIOLENTLY STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND A CORNER, IT'S NOT SAFE. PLEASE RECOMMEND TO FORD TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012038March 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
NHTSA#00-V-303-000 VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REAR WHEEL HUB RETAINING NUTS CAN LOOSEN AND ALLOW THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES DEALER REPLACED THREE TIMES BUT RECALL REPAIR FAILED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010708March 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009608March 18, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTOR, HEATER CHAMBER, HALF SHAFT BEARING, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WERE ALL REPLACED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010530March 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY HARD TO INSERT INTO IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN. CAN NOT START THE CAR. ONLY 37,000 MILES. IF CAR STALLS ON A RAIL ROAD TRACK OR A BUSY INTERSECTION WILL BE DOOMED. THIS IS UNSAFE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010432March 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CLICKING NOISE IN FRONT LEFT SIDE WHEEL AREA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011774March 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE WHEEL BEARING 0 I 0017 000, BECAUSE THE CAMPAIGNS ENDED IN DEC 2002, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL FEB 2003. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010463March 14, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP ON MY FORD FOCUS WENT OUT TWICE, ONCE AT 38000 MILES, THEN AT 91000 MILES. CAR DIED INTERMITTENTLY ON FREEWAYS, CLIMBING HILLS, AND WOULD SHAKE AT ACCELERATION. VERY FRIGHTENING.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011841March 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
AFTER THE RECALL REGARDING THE BATTERY CABLES WAS PERFORMED, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
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Deaths:
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