Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#8012152June 19, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED BUMPS THERE IS A LOUD NOISE THAT COMES FROM FRONT OF VEHIICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012153June 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BRAKES MAKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012154June 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AT 50 MPH, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012181June 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS AND PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY. VEHICLE HAS NO PROBLEM STOPPING, BUT SQUEALS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763195June 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO IGNITION. WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT IN, IT WOULD NOT TURN. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS BECAUSE THE LOCKS HAD NOT BEEN LUBRICATED ON A REGULAR BASIS (CAR WITH 30K MILES).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012008June 18, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL 01V288000 REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER: SHEEHY FORD, MARLOW HGTS, MD; 301-423 0041. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012023June 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
EVERY 12000 MILES CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012025June 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY DUE TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND MAKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012028June 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
AXLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012034June 18, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8012076June 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH STARTED BLINKING. VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND ENGINE DIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012081June 18, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING IN REAR. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE REAR WHEEL BEARING/ SPIDER AND DRUM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006951June 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
GAS MILEAGE IS POOR ON THIS SIZE VEH--MOTOR KICKS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM/CANNOT DUPLICATE, 4 INCIDENTS, THIS IS VERY FREIGHTING. ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC & CANNOT GET OFF THE ROAD FAST. BRAKES WEAR BETWEEN 16000 AND 18000 MILES WITH NORMAL DRIVING. THE MOTOR BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 22000 MILES. THIS NEVER HAPPENED SO SOON WITH ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. REPAIRS AND SERVICES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, MANY SAFETY RECALLS AND PRODUCT WARNINGS THAT TAKE TIME TO REPAIR. THE DEALER HAS A PROBLEM MAKING SURE THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE WHEN I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND SOUND LIKE THEY MAY BE GOING BAD AGAIN! I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. WHAT IF SOMETHING FAILS WHILE MYSELF OR MY FAMILY ARE IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS DEPRECIATED AT SUCH A DRASTIC RATE, THAT I WOULD BE WISE TO TRADE IT FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I FEEL IT IS IN DIRECT RELATION TO ALL THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**763169
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763190June 17, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE CAR HAS STALLED DURING REGULAR DRIVING 2 TIMES NOW. FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO. THAT TIME, IT STARTED ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER. TODAY, IT STALLED AGAIN DURING REGULAR DRIVING. THE CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565409June 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STATES THE IGNITION LOCK/SWITCH MECHANISM FAILED, CAUSING IGNITION KEY TO GET STUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011889June 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES GRIND WHEN CONSUMER IS APPLYING BRAKES. FOLLOWING DAY CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP WHEN TRYING TO PARK, VEHICLE RAN INTO A HOUSE. *AKCONSUMER SUFFERED BRUISES TO THE CHEST AND BACK PROBLEMS. CONSUMERS MOTHER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND THE CHILDREN HAD BUMPS AND BRUISES. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#8011916June 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED. CONSUMER FEELS LUCKY THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT REAR ENDED. *AK THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER APPROX. 20 MIN THE ENGINE STARTED. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011950June 17, 2002
TIRES
IF CONSUMER TRAVELS ABOVE 50 MPH VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE. SHE HAS TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC THREE TIMES FOR SAMETHING, AND WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM WERE THE TIRES. CONSUMER DID NOT THINK THIS WAS TRUE BECAUSE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED TWICE WITHIN 2 WEEKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011955June 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE STALLED OUT, AND CONSUMER LEFT IT WHERE IT WAS. THEN, HE WENT BACK 3 HOURS LATER ONLY TO FIND THAT VEHICLE HAD BURNED UP. HE WAS TOLD BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WAS A VEHICLE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763147June 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN EVER THERE IS MOISTURE IN THE AIR (RAIN, SNOW, ETC) THE REAR WHEELS (BRAKES) SEIZE UP ON THE VEHICLE. BOTH SIDES ARE AFFECTED. THE WHEELS "DRAG" UNTIL THE "SEAL IS BROKEN" AND THE WHEELS CAN SPIN FREELY AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. ANY SLIGHT BIT OF MOISTURE AND THE VEHICLE TO STAY PARKED FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY CAUSES THE SEIZURE OF THE WHEELS. ONCE THE WHEELS ARE FREED, THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY OTHER NOTICEABLE EFFECT IN DRIVING. WHEELS HAVE SOMETIMES DRAGGED UP TO 20 FEET BEFORE FREEING, OTHER TIMES THEY "BREAK FREE" IN A COUPLE OF FEET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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