Ford Focus Complaints (2001)

1,761 consumer complaints on file.

#765833August 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR IS SLUGGISH AND SPUTTERS WHEN SPEEDS OF 45 AND ABOVE ARE REACHED. THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DROP OUT. CAR HAS STALLED ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP. CAR HAS BEEN SEEN BY DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CONTACTED FORD COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAS WHAT THEY TERM AS THE V-TECH BLUES. THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE AND THE AC NOT WORKING WELL TOGETHER. CAR HAS TROUBLE BOTH W/ AND WITHOUT AC ON. TOLD THAT THIS WAS JUST HOW THIS CAR RUNS. NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765760August 16, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
ATTEMPTING TO ENTER FREEWAY AT APPROX 50 MPH, THE FRONT RIGHT FELT LIKE IT WAS STARTING TO SKID. THE NEXT THING I KNOW, THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED, WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD. NO SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO CAR. THE FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED, THE CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE PATH OF TRAVEL, TORE UP THE WHEEL AND BROKE THE ROTOR. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE FRONT WHEEL TO THE CAR WAS THE STRUT TOWER. POLICE CAME OUT BUT NO REPORT DONE. FORD WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH CAR HAS LESS THAN 19000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS WRONG AS FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED, AND AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AS CAR SKIDDED/SLID TO A STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016432August 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON ARM FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8016461August 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE REPAIRED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT MAP SENSOR FAILED. ON 08/05/02, ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AGAIN. VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHO INSTALLED A FLT RECORDER IN CAR TO DETECT WHERE PROBLEM EXISTED. ON 08/09/02, ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FAMILY SAFETY IN VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765634August 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FELT STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT START OF BRAKING AROUND 45MPH. THIS STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 9,000 MILES. AT 15,000 MILES CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER INSPECTION CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE PADS & ROTORS NEEDED REPLACMENT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE WORN AT 15,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016142August 13, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT CRASH AT UNKNOWN SPEED, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016145August 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT UNKNOWN SPEED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A COLLISION. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016207August 13, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO STALLING/STOP, LUNGE FORWARD OR HESITATE WITH NO WARNING WHILE IN MOTION. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. OWNER ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD SOME SORT OF FLUCTUATION WITH THE RPM GAUGE, SPORATICULLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765522August 12, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THIS DEFECT OCCURS WHEN MAKING SWEEPING RIGHT HAND TURNS OR GOING UP STEEP GRADES WITH LESS THAN HALF A TANK. THE MOST DANGEROUS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE TRYING TO GET OVER WHEN THE PUMP FAILED AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765556August 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE DATE LISTED IS THE FIRST FAILURE DATE. THE SENSOR WENT OUT AND THE CAR KEPT RUNNING. ON 7/1/02, THE SENSOR FAILED AGAIN AND THIS TIME A FUSE BLEW AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WITH 3 PASSENGERS IN MY CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER, WHO "REPAIRED" THE CAR AND I ARRIVED ON 7/3/02 TO PICK IT UP. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PART FAILED AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER, WHO TOLD ME THE PART FAILED ANOTHER TWO TIMES WHILE THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG. FINALLY, THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE CAR HAS RUN SINCE THEN. I FINALLY PICKED UP THE REPAIRED CAR ON 7/10/02. I CONTACTED FORD (THE CORPORATION), WHO TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE PART AND THEIR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT IF THERE WERE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS. I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIRED MY CAR, WHO TOLD ME IT WAS "A BAD FORD PART" AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT UNTIL FORD CAME OUT WITH A NEW PART. I TOLD FORD WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CONTACTED THE TECHNICIAN WHO DENIED SAYING THAT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PUT SOME PRESSURE ON FORD TO ASSURE THAT THIS VEHICLE RUNS PROPERLY AND PREVENT THIS PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IN PREVIOUS INCIDENTS, BUT MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY THE NEXT TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567034August 8, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, A MINOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BUMPED INTO INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. CONSUMER RECEIVED BURNS TO HANDS AND EYES. *TT *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8015685August 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MAJOR BODY INJURIES.*AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8015483August 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE BUMPED INTO A GARBAGE CAN AT 2-3 MPH CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO BUMPER. BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765105August 2, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN A PROX 5 MPH IMPACT. I RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE BACK OF MY LEFT HAND.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8015216July 31, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE ACCELERATING UP HILLS, AND AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566979July 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, TIRES
ON THE WAY HOME AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WOULD NOT ADJUST. CONSUMER CALLED THE REPAIR SERVICE TO HAVE THE MIRRORS FIXED. WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO ADJUST THE MIRROR IT BROKE INTO 3 PIECES. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015113July 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS HIT AT LESS THAN A 30 DEGREE ANGLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764913July 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER AT 35 MPH AND STALLS WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE, WITH THEM UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER EXCEPT FOR IN THE PASSING GEAR WITH THE A/C RUNNING. I BELIEVE THESE TWO PROBLEMS ARE LINKED TOGETHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014946July 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE EXITING A RAMP VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. AS A RESULT, STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUTAND VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566774July 26, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT THE PASSENGERS SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK, ALLOWING PASSENGER TO MOVE FORWARD HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, FACE FIRST. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT. RESULTING IN FACIAL SWELLLING OF THE PASSENGER AND 3 LOOSE TEETH. CONSUMERS AIR BAG OPENED LATER ALSO, BUT THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND CONSUMER ONLY SUFFERED A BADLY BURNED THUMB. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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