Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#8013845July 15, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN TANK IS HALF WAY FULL OR LESS, VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A SENOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE STALLING PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013871July 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AT 40MPH WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. CAUSE DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013913July 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE. REPLACED SENSOR AND FUEL PUMP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013915July 15, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FUEL PUMP HAD A LEAK AND ALL THE GAS LEAKED OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013925July 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP , UNABLE TO START VEHICLE, CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013926July 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DIDN'T HOLD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013927July 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT. ENGINE CYLINDER BLEW OUT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013937July 15, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT UNABLE TO SEE AS A RESULT OF HEADLIGHTS NOT BEING BRIGHT ENOUGH, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD LIGHT ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED, ALSO THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE RESTARTED BEFORE THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED, INTERMITTENTLY THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764216July 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY FORD FOCUS STALLS WHILE IN OPERATION. IT HAPPENS UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS: ACCELERATING UP A HILL, ACCELERATING DOWN A HILL, WHILE ON A STRAIGHTAWAY, WHILE GOING AROUND A HAIRPIN TURN. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT'S HOT, COLD, OR NICE OUT. THE ONLY CONSTANT IS THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, FIRST THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, THEN THE OIL, ENGINE, AND GAS LIGHTS COME ON; THE STEERING LOCKS UP AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AND THE BRAKES GO AFTER THAT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN THE FALL OF 2000, DURING THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR. WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING, THEY LOOKED AT IT, TOLD ME THE CAR'S COMPUTER HAD NO MEMORY OF ANYTHING GOING WRONG, TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THAT I MUST HAVE TURNED THE KEY OFF IN THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING! IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER AND I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME, THEY SAID THEY'D FIXED IT. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, HOWEVER, AND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT HAPPENS ARE SO VARIED THAT I CAN'T EVEN FIND A PATTERN TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764232July 14, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS MY 2002 FORD FOCUS SE HAS BEEN RUNNING ROUGH WHEN RPM EXCEED 3500. YESTERDAY THIS PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHILE I WAS TRAVALING ON I-94 EAST BOUND. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED OF THE FREEWAY THE CAR BEGAIN TO STALL OUT. IT STAYED RUNNING BUT I COULD NO LONGER PRESS THE GAS PEDAL WITHOUT THE MOTOR WANTING TO STALL. FINALLY AFTER A THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH I WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHERE POSTED SPEED IS 70MPH. CAR WHERE FRANTICLLY TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ME WHILE I LIMPED MY WAY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 15 MINUTES I TRIED RESTARTING AND IT APPEARED TO BE RUNNING BETTER. I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. HOWEVER THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT EVEN IDEAL AND COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 40MPH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OTHERS WHO OWN THIS SAME VEHICLE THAT THEY TOO ARE HAVING SIMULAR PROBLEMS. I ALSO READ THAT YOU MAY HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN KEEPING US SAFE AND HOLDING THE MANUFACTOR TO THE STANDARDS THEY SHOULD BE AT. I'M A EMPLOYEE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAVE ALWAYS DEFENDED THERE POSITION, BUT AS A CONSUMER THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS AND NEED YOUR ATTENTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764187July 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HESITATES AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES, FINALLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH IN THE LEFT LANE OF A THREE LANE HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#764191July 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
IF ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE FAILING AFTER 2 YEARS HOW DI I KNOW SOME MAJOR COMPONENT THAT MAY CAUSE HARM TO ME OR MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN WONT GO OUT NEXT. NO SAFETYY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764121July 12, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TRAVELLING INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, WENT AROUND TURN IN HIGHWAY, STEERING DID NOT RESPOND, HIT LEFT FRONT ON GUARDRAIL AND SLID ALONG THE GUARDRAIL FOR ABOUT 100 FT, CAR TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764123July 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS (MINOR). PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHATTERED WINDSHIELD BEFORE DEPLOYING TOWARDS PASSENGER. PILLOW WAS COVERED WITH GLASS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013716July 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD, CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9007098July 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TWICE SINCE BUYING THIS CAR EXPERIENCED COMPLETE STALLING ON THE HWY--ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND NEARLY HAD A FATAL ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566572July 10, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE CONSUMER REPORTED TO THE DEALER THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING BUT THE DELAER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE THROTTLE BODY ALSO STICKS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566593July 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS BUT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH THE BRAKES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566600July 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICKE IN FOR BRAKE NOISE AND GRINDING. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED BRAKES WER FINE. ONCE AGAIN, CONSUMER TOOK BRAKES IN FOR GRINDING NOISE AND DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHILCE NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566615July 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, WHILE BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHUDDER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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