Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#8004501February 25, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REAR FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARTED FROM A CHECK UP. FIRESTORE, P19560R15. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004536February 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004537February 25, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER FOUND THE VEHICLE FLOODED, RAIN WATER GOT THROUGH A CRACK INSIDE OF VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT NOTICED BY CONSUMER, AND DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004538February 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE FAILED, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING, THE MIRROR WAS TORN OFF BY REPEATED CAR WASHES, GAS LEAKED ON THE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CARPET, AND THE TRUCK LATCH WAS BROKE, ALSO THE FUES BURST ON LOCKS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004539February 25, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AT THE TIME TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS WILL NOT OPERATE. SOMETIMES DOORS WILL STAY LOCKED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY FOUND THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FUSE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004541February 25, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
CONSUMER COULD NOT OPEN THE TRUCK FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAS TO GET OUT AND OPEN IT MANUALLY. BEFORE USE TO DO IT FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004543February 25, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
SIDEVIEW MIRROR HAD FALLEN OUT WITHOUT A REASON. IT WAS NOT ATTACHED CORRECTLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004546February 25, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER HAD FOUND AN AIR CONDIONING LEAKAGE WHICH HAD CAUSED A VEHICLE FLOOD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564425February 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
FAULTY FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS CAUSED PADS TO WEAR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758463February 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME. CAR HAS BEEN TAKING TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ALL HAPPENED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WARRANTY IS NOW OVER AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETLEY DIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004332February 21, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, CONSUMER IS ABLE TO TURN WHEEL 360 DEGREES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, LOOSE NUT IN STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. ON 11 FEB 2002 AT 20 MPH STEERING WAS UNRESPONSIVE AGAIN. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. 2 PIECE STEERING COLUMN HAD DISCONNECTED. DEALER CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY, DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEDY IT. *AK THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PRESS FIT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE JOINT FAILED DUE TO STEERING CLOUMN ASSEMBLY FAILURE. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN FOUND RETAIN NUT LOOSE CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILL AND THE HORN INOPERATIVE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004256February 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED A VERY LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE OCCURS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKES THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND MACHINED THE FRONT ROTORS. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758351February 17, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS FALSELY DEPLOYED IN A LESS THAN 10MPH COLLISION, WHERE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER CAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005880February 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER OCTOBER 2000, RELATED TO THE INSUFFICIENT WHEEL BEARING CLAMP LOAD. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND DRUM ASSEMBLY TO SEPERATE FROM THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO SEPERATION A LOUD GRINDING NOICE OR CLUCKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR WHEEL WOBBLING. SOME KIND OF DEFECT ON THE WHEEL BEARING BUT ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004135February 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATING PEDAL. ALSO, VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS. MECHANIC HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND FOUND NO MALFUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004091February 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK DASHBOARD AND REAR LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND HEADLIGHTS WILL DI. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004092February 14, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL CRACK TOO OFTEN. DEALER SAID THAT REASON FOR CRACKS WAS THE WEATHER THAT CAUSED. RUBBER TO CRACK BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN INDOOR DRIVEWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003959February 12, 2002
TIRES
VEHICLE HAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758115February 12, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
THIS CAR IN SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS BECOMES IN SOME CASES NEARLY UNCONTROLABLE. IT CONSTANTLY SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE BACK END TRIES TO COME AROUND. I LOVE THIS CAR ON THE DRY BUT IN THE SLICK CONDITIONS IS BECOMES THE WORST CAR I'VE EVER OWNED. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW. I'VE HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED ON IT, INSTALLED NEW TIRES ETC. AND NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A LOW COST CAR FOR THE 1ST TIME CAR BYER BUT I'D NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE MUCH LESS AN ENEXPERENCED DRIVER. I WILL NOT LET MY 16 YEAR OLD DRIVE IT IF THE CONDITIONS ARE EVEN A LITTLE SLICK. IT CAN BE A TERRIFYING CAR TO DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003894February 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES COMPLETEY FAILED AT 12000 MILES. ALSO, ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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