Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#8011704June 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITH OUT ANY NOTICE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011722June 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER FEELS IT'S UNSAFE BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN ON FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011743June 13, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WITHOUT WARNING FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC STATED FRONT SUSPENSION UNIT IS CAUSING UNBALANCED WEAR ON FRONT TIRES.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011797June 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, THEN SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, HAS NOT FOUND THE REMEDY TO SERVICE VEHICLE.*AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011813June 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 26,000 MILES OF WEAR. PROBLEM WOULD CAUSES VEHICLE TO VIBRATE SEVERELY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011816June 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011627June 12, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AT 45 MPH. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011646June 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER MOTORIST FLAGGED HIM DOWN TO INFORM THAT THERE WAS FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER , LIFTED HOOD UP, AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011659June 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SOMETIMES KEY WILL NOT FIT IN IGNITION. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT IGNITION IS OFF TRACK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011664June 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. THEN, VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND SHUTSDOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMAITON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011670June 12, 2002
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR FOLDING SEAT COULD NOT BE PLACED BACK UP BECAUSE LAP BELT LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT UNFASTEN. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT WAS STUCK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011680June 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PE 02 044/ENGINE STALLING: ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT MULTIPLE SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMNATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011685June 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT AND WILL NOT GET ENOUGH POWER WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762988June 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THIS CAR HAS HAD 4 RECALLS SO FAR. IN ADDITION TO THE RECALLS I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE THE GAS LIGHT FAILED TO TO WORK, THE IGNTION PART AFTER TURNING CAR OFF WOULD ACT LIKE THE KEY WAS STILL IN. THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT I HAVE IS THE BRAKES AT 9000 MILES I HAD IT IN TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND THEN 8000 MILES LATER MY ROTERS WENT BAD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AT ALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762994June 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLED THREE TIMES SO FAR DURING DOWNSHIFT, THE FIRST TIME WAS TWO YEARS AGO AND LAST TIME WAS LAST WEEK. IT ALL HAPPENED WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN AND APPROCHING EXIT ON THE HIGHWAY, I DISENGAGED CLUTCH TRY TO DOWNSHIFT AND THE ENGINE STALLED, HAD TO TURN THE KEY TO START AND ENGINE AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011452June 11, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS FROM STOP TO GO POINT. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011463June 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, SHUTOFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED MECHANIC STATED ENGINE STALLING WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011500June 11, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE HIT GRAVEL ON SIDE OF ROAD AND SLID INTO GUARDRAIL. DEALER DETERMINED LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011501June 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL OR IN TURNS AT SLOW SPEED. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011513June 11, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
VEHICLE HAD A TENDENCY TO STALL WITH NO WARNING. OWNER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A FORD MECHANIC. THE RESPONSE WAS THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN AIR POCKET OCCURRING IN FUEL LINE. THIS WAS A PROBABLE CAUSE, WITH FORD ISSUING A (TSB) FOR STALLING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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