Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#735978November 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CAR KEEPS STALLING OUT. DEALER HAS SAID "IT'S YOUR CAR, YOUR PROBLEM, DEAL WITH IT."*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874543November 7, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH,THIS VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735896November 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING LOUDLY AND CONSTANTLY EVERY TIME YOU COME TO A STOP. HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE ELMWOOD PARK, NJ DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE CHECKED IT TWICE AND SAID THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED. HAVE READ FORD'S DISCLAIMER ABOUT BRAKE NOISE GIVEN TO ME AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR (AND AFTER I COMPLAINED OF THE PROBLEM ONCE IT STARTED AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN BROKEN IN), AND IT MENTIONS "OCCASIONAL" BRAKE NOISE. THIS NOISE IS CONSTANT! I TOLD THE FORDCOMPANY AND DEALERSHIP THAT I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE BRAKES. THEY SHOULD NOT BE MAKING THIS KIND OF NOISE ALL THE TIME AND THE NOISE IS ONLY GETTING WORSE! THE DEALERSHIP (ELMWOOD PARK, NJ) HAS TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT CHECK THE BRAKES AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL CHARGE ME IF I ASK THEM TO CHECK THEM AGAIN (THEY CHECKED THEM AT 2000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN AT 8000 MILES). THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS FAILED TO ANSWER MY REQUESTS VERBALLY AND A SECOND TIME PUT INTO WRITING TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR ABOUT THIS MATTER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR! *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557427November 6, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
DEALER HAS NO PART AVAILBLE TO REPAIR RECALL 00V-303 FOR THE REAR WHEEL HUB RETAINING NUT. (ATTORNEY WRITING IN) NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874465November 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE AND ELECTRONICS WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 3 TIMES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735828November 6, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ALL I WAS WONDERING IS I DON'T KNOW WHY MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#874461November 6, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRYING TO AVIOD A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE POST HEAD-ON, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS. FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS SMASHED BACK TO RADIATOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557032November 1, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER WANTED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL 00V-303 REPAIRED BUT WAS TOLD THAT DEALER THAT THEY WERE NOT AUTHORIZED BY FORD TO GIVE A LOANER CAR WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557155November 1, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STARTED TREMBLING THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND TWO TIRES CAME OFF, AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL 00V-303 FOR LOOSE NUTS WHICH HE BELIEVES WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557138November 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHEN CONSUMER SHUT OFF VEHICLE, THE KEYS WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WOULD NOT FUNCTION, AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCK DID NOT WORK, THE DEALER FOUND A STICKING SOLENOID AND REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735514October 31, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING DOWN MINOR RD, DROVE THROUGH GREEN LIGHT. SUDDENLY CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT INTO UNCONTROLLED SKID, SLAMMING BACK WHEEL INTO CURB. JERKED STEERING WHEEL LEFT, ALMOST INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEERED RIGHT AGAIN, THIS TIME SLAMMING FRONT WHEEL INTO CURB BEFORE MANAGING TO STOP CAR. NO OUTWARD SIGN OF DAMAGE BESIDE COSMETIC, BUT SHORT DISTANCE LATER, CAR BEGAN CLANKING RIGHT BEFORE TIRE HIT BUMP IN ROAD, CAUSING IT TO SWING OUTWARD AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE. CAR WAS THEN IMMOBILE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874219October 31, 2000
WHEELS:HUB
NHTSA RECALL 00V303000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S31. DEALER CANNOT GET REACALL PARTS UNTIL FEB 2001, REAR WHEEL HUB NUTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874116October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 MILES OR MORE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SQUEALING AND VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED DUE TO BRAKE PADS AND SHOES FAILURE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANONT BE CORRECTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK CONSOLE ASSEMBLY FAILED. BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874192October 30, 2000
WHEELS:HUB
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR RECALL 00V303000, AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR A MONTH. CONSUMER FELT UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556910October 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE BRAKES, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN STATING THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAK. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557041October 27, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE BLACK WINDOW PANELING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME LOOSE AND INHIBITS THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM CLOSING PROPERLY, PANEL WAS NOT IN STOCK TO BE REPAIRED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557027October 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
CONSUMER HAS RECIEVED THREE RECALL NOTICES CONCERNING A POSSIBLE FAULTY SPEED CONTROL CABLE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AND DEATH OF THEIR DAUGHTER PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#873973October 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 10 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY.*AK ACCORDING TO FORD REPRESENTATIVE, AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY AT GREATER THAN 14 MPH. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735231October 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON 6 DIFFERENTT OCASSIONS, IN THE SAME DAY, MY CAR WOULD DECELERATE WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. ON THE LAST 3 OCASSIONS, THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND THE ENGINE, OIL & BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON MAJOR ROADS & THE HIGHWAY; I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURIED/KILLED. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP & THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT MY FOCUS WAS THE FIFTH ONE THIS WEEK HE TOWED WITH THESE PRBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735133October 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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