Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#8015167July 30, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHEEL BEARING ON LEFT WHEEL WERE MAKING A SQUEEKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764935July 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE TOTALLY LOST POWER TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITHOUT RHYME OR REASON. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED, 25MPH TO 75MPH. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT OR COLD. IF GOING AT FASTER SPEEDS, I MAY DROP TO 20MPH, AT SLOWER SPEEDS, I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ON 2 OCCASIONS, AT FASTER SPEEDS, THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS SHAKING AS I LOST POWER. ON 3 OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED. THIS CAN HAPPEN TOMORROW AND THEN NOT HAPPEN FOR DAYS OR EVEN WEEKS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES. THEY, HOWEVER, ONLY HAVE 2 OF THEM RECORDED. THE OTHER TIMES WHEN I HAD IT IN, I WAS TAKING IT IN FOR RE-CALLS, SO THEY OVIOUSLY DIDN'T RECORD THE ENGINE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS WRONG. I'VE BEEN TOLD I BOUGHT BAD GAS. I'VE BEEN TOLD TO LET THE ENGINE WARM UP LONGER - ALTHOUGH THAT IS CLEARLY NOT THE PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD MORE OR LESS, THAT I AM NUTS, NOTHING WAS WRONG. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAN NOT FLICKER, EITHER IT IS ON OR OFF. IT FLICKERED! THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN I WAS TOLD NOT TO BRING IT BACK IN AGAIN, UNLESS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED #1 THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURS AS I AM DRIVING BY THE DEALERSHIP OR #2 THE CAR TOTALLY BREAKS DOWN. I WAS TOLD THAT WOULD BE THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN! THEY SAID THEY COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM THEN! A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED, I'VE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH MY 5YO IN THE BACK SEAT. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED BOTH TIMES. I ALSO ASKED THE DEALER IF OTHER OWNERS OF THE FOCUS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD "NO, YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WE ARE AWARE OF." I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE THEN, THROUGH OTHERS, SUCH AS YOURSELF, THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP FIND AND RESLOVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE. THANKS.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015033July 29, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN BECAUSE LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE. ALSO, DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764877July 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764808July 27, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON I5 WITH A FULL TANK, GAS PIPE LINE UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE BROKE AND I WAS SPILLING GAS ON ALL VEHICLES BEHIND ME. ANOTHER MOTORIST SIGNALED TO ME AND I PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT GAS TANK WAS ALMOST EMPTY. TEMPERATURE ON THAT DAY WAS 115F. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SMELL THE GASOLINE. I AM A SMOKER BUT WAS NOT SMOKING AT THE TIME AND WAS ABOUT TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE WITH MY FLAME LIGHTER. THE PATROL OFFICER MADE ME OPEN THE TRUNK AND THE SMELL TOOK US ABACK. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN OFF FLASHING LIGHTS AND ROLL DOWN WINDOWS WHICH I COULDN'T DO AS I DID NOT WANT TO TURN ON THE MOTOR AGAIN. CAR WAS TOWED TO ATHENS AUTO REPAIR IN REDDING. THE GAS PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY BECAUSE THE NEEDLE TO REGISTER IF PUMP WAS FULL OR EMPTY HAD ALREADY FAILED AT 70.000 MILES. I DRIVE 1,000 MILES A WEEK SINCE I WORK EVERY DAY IN OROVILLE (200 MILES ROUND TRIP).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014857July 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN KEY WAS INSERTED INTO IGNITION SWITCH IGNITION IT FAILED TO TURN. 0WNER INDICATED THAT SOMETIMES IGNITION WOULD TURN, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. OWNER WAS AWARE OF OTHER VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014659July 24, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING OVER 60MPH VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. CONTACTED DEALER. HAD WHEEL ALIGNED, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764702July 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014608July 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566975July 22, 2002
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GOODYEAR TIRES NEEDED REPLACED AFTER ONLY 14000 MILES, NO OTHER SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764586July 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE MOVING IN VERY HEAVY STOP & GO TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY, ENGINE SUDDENLY & WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER & STALLED. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO ENGINE CODES. 3 OCCUPANTS, A/C ON, 95 DEGREE F OUTSIDE TEMP, 1/2 TANK FUEL. ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT COULD NOT DEVELOP POWER TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLED. 45 MINUTES LATER AFTER A TOW TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, ENGINE STARTED & RAN NORMALLY. DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE, INSPECTED & PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. FOUND NO CODES, NO PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764597July 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE HESITATES, IDLES AND FLUCTUATES FROM 4000 TO 5000 RPM, THEN DROPS TO 0. EVERYTHING ON THE CONTROL PANEL STARTS SIGNALING, INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HEAD LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. IN GENERAL, THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR GOES OFF AND ON; IT FLASHES..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764602July 22, 2002
SUSPENSION
SINCE THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, WE HAVE HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD THE TIRES REPLACED 7 TIMES NOW AND WILL SOON HAVE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO SEVERE TIRE WEAR. ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN SUSPECT AT ALL TIRE CHANGES AND WARRANTY HAS BEEN VOIDED ON 3 SETS OF TIRES DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN DONE SEVERAL TIMES BY FORD AND BY PRIVATE SHOPS. ALIGNMENT WAS EVEN SET OUT OF SPEC. BY FRIENDSHIP FORD (BRISTOL TN) TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF SEVERE TIRE WEAR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IF A VEHICLE HAS TO BE SET OUT OF SPEC. TO CORRECT A PROBLEM, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE WERE TOLD HOWEVER, BY RUSTY WALLACE FORD (NEWPORT TN) THAT OUR DRIVING HABITS WERE JUST TOO ROUGH AND THEY PROCEDED TO TELL ME HOW TO DRIVE. I DO NOT RACE THE CAR OR DRIVE LIKE A MANIAC AND SHOULDNT HAVE TO DRIVE 25MPH TO AVOID REPLACING TIRES EVERY 20000 MILES. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING THAT LOCKED UP ALSO RUINING THE SPINDLE, AND REAR BRAKE PADS DUE TO THE BRAKES ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKING UP. IT SEEMS SORT OF QUESTIONABLE TO ME THAT I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF THAT ONE WHEEL, THE SAME ONE THAT WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE SLIGHT PROBLEM OF IT COMING OFF THE CAR. MY MOTHER AND I OWN AN INVENTORY SERVICE AND DRIVE THE CAR AS MANY AS 3000 MILES A MONTH AND SOMETIMES MORE, SO OUR WARRANTY WAS USED UP QUICKLY AND ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE TIRES HAVE COME AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED. I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE AS I KNOW NOTHING LASTS FOREVER, BUT SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE GLARING AND FORD SEEMS TO BE LOOKING OVER THEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES TIRES AS I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM BUT ONE OF MANY WITH PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD PRODUCT. I HAVE FOUND A WEBSITE THAT YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO.....WWW.FORDFOCUSBRAKEPROBLEMS.COM. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AND I BELIEVE YOU WILL AGREE THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014430July 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC VEHICLE SHUTSDOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP, AND COMPUTER BOARD. PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014354July 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PE O2 040 /ENGINE STALLING: ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, WHILE COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014367July 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING NORMAL BRAKING ON DRY ROAD SURFACE VEHICLE WHEEELS WOULD LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY. ON WET ROAD SURFACE WHEELS WOUND LOCK UP CONTINUALLY. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014220July 18, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
FRONT MCPHERSON STRUTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS OR AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED STRUTS, BUT SOLUTION DID NOT WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014222July 18, 2002
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SOME NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014226July 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014240July 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE SQUEAKING , DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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