Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#8016612August 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
PARTS TO RECALL O1F156000 FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER ARE ON BACK ORDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765817August 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
MANY, MANY PROBLEMS AND DEFECTS WITH THIS CAR...ALL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN TWICE AND STILL FAULTY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765829August 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MY FATHER CHECKED THE BATTERY AREA, AFTER READING AN ARTICLE IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765764August 16, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016570August 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AFTER PARKING VEHICLEOVERNIGHT NEXT MORNING IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER GETTING VEHICLE STARTED CONSUMERTOOK IT TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT WIRING HAD MELTED, CAUSING BATTERY NOT TO CHARGE. CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING ON TV THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING SUCH PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016458August 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES LOUD NOISES. *AK THE WHEEL BEARING SPONTANEOUSLY LOOSENED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM PROMPTLY. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765629August 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE HAD TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR IT TO HAVE BEEN BOUGHT NEW IN 2000. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH IS UNBELIEVABLE. WHEN WE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REFERRED US TO A LOCKSMITH. THE LOCKSMITH TOLD US THAT HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE HE HAD DONE OVER 300 OF THESE IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO. WHEN WE HAD A TOW TRUCK TO COME AND TOW IT TO THE DEALER,HE TOLD US THAT HE TOWS 2 OR 3 OF THESE CARS A DAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY UPSURD AND TOTALLY UNFAIR THAT FORD HASN'T RECALLED THIS PART. ALSO, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS ON THIS CAR DEC. 2000, AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY BRAKES NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CAR. ESPECIALLY THE 2000 MODEL. I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE WITH THIS CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765630August 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AT PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS AND AT THE TOP OF A FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. WE HAVE SEEN TV NEW REPORTS AND AN ARTICLE IN THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE REGARDING THESE SAME SYMPTOMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016180August 13, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR UNLOCK MANUALLY OR REMOTE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK CAMPBELL FORD STATED THAT WAS ONE OF THE CHARACTERS OF THE LOCK AND REFUSED TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER TOOK TO OTHER DEALER AND FOUND IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016233August 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765528August 12, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
AFTER NEGOTIATING A CLOVELEAF ONRAMP, THE ENGINE RUNS OUT OF FUEL AND STALLS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IS DANGEROUS AS WE HAVE MANY 18-WHEELERS IN OUR AREA BARRELING DOWN ON YOUR VEHICLE AS IT LOSES POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765451August 10, 2002
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS, IN TX AND IN AR AND STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. THE SUSPENSION HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO BENT STRUTS FAULTY SHOCKS. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REDONE ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASSIONS AND STILL SQUEAL AND GRIND. THE TRANSMISSION LASTED 6 MONTHS THIS TIME AND IS BEING REPLACED AS I TYPE. THERE IS A WIERD METAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FROM RIGHT SIDE ON ACCELERATION. ALL OF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. DID HAVE A BURNING SMELL WHICH THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE. EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. WHICH THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES ON AFTERMARKET WIRING. WHICH WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WIND NOISE. THE CAR NOW SWAYS ON THE FREEWAY AS IF THE WIND IS PUSHING THE CAR AROUND WHEN THERE IS NO WIND. EVERYONE THAT WE SPEAK TO CANNOT HELP ME. THE PEOPLE WILL PULL THE CAR UP ON OASIS AND THAT MAKE COMMENTS LIKE "OH MY GOD" AND "I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY FOCUSES WITH THIS MANY PROBLEMS" I WAS A LOYAL FORD PERSON. I OWN NUMEROUS FORDS. INCLUDING A 94 COBRA, 97 EXPEDITION, 86 SVO, 67 GT390, AND NUMEROUS OTHERS AND THIS IS VERY DISCOURAGING. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED AND ON A RECENT TRIP I HAD TO DO 3 TUNEUPS ON THE CAR JUST TO GET WHERE I WAS GOING. OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE SPARK PLUG HOLES FROM SOMEWHERE. THE CAR SURGES TO NO END. IT IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANIC SHOPS 20+ TIMES AND IS STILL MESSED UP. I AM JUST GLAD I GOT THE 100K MILE WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO BUY ME OUT OF THIS PIECE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN. MY GIRLFRIEND IS A FT STUDENT. SO WE ARE SURVIVING ON MY INCOME ALONE. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765469August 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765343August 7, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THIS FUEL PUMP HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED ON 10/18/2001 AND 21127 MILES DUE TO COMPONENT FAILURE. THE PRESENT FAILURE (APPARETNLY THE PUMP BROKE AT THE CONNECTION POINT FOR THE FILTER/LINE) RESULTING IN A LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL BEING PUMPED OUT ONTO A SHEET METAL SHIELD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AS WELL AS ONTO THE PAVEMENT AROUND THE VEHICLE. EVERYTHING WAS PRESENT NEEDED FOR A TRAGEDY; FUEL AND IGNITION. THE CAR WAS PARKED ADJACENT TO A RESTAURANT AND SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES AND PRESENTED, IN MY ESTIMATION, A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. THE DEALER TOOK A CAVALIER ATTITUDE TO THE FAILURE AND MERELY ATTEMPTED TO GET FORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THE GAS TANK, PUMP AND FILTER SHOULD BE SCRUTINIZED ON THIS MODEL OF CAR. IF A REPLACEMENT PUMP FAILED ON MY CAR, IT CERTAINLY COULD FAIL ON OTHERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015596August 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PE 02 040/ENGINE STALLING: VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE AT DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015651August 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
UNABLE TO START VEHICLE,COULDN'T TURN KEY IN IGNITION. CONTACTED DEALER. IGNITION SWITCH WAS BROKEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765300August 6, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY FORD FOCUS ZX3 RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION IS MAKING A LOUD CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN I PUT THE VEHICAL IN REVERSE/DRIVE. I'M CONCERN AFTER READING THAT THIS VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION CAN COLLAPSE.INVESTIGATION: PE02-044. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015528August 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT WITH LOW MILEAGE ACCUMULATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015542August 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRIC SYSTEM WIRING CAUSING LIGHTS/ WINDOWS, AND DOOR LOCKS TO GO OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015560August 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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