Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#754579November 15, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN ON STEEP INCLINE WHILE IN DRIVE POSITION. FOR EXAMPLE, AT A RED LIGHT ON STEEP INCLINE AND IN DRIVE IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF BRAKE THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. WINDSHIELD REPLACED TWICE DUE TO HORIZONTAL CRACK STARTING AT TRIM (SAME PLACE) (LOWER DRIVER SIDE).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898937November 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY WILL NOT TURN IN IGNITION, DEALER DETERMINED IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754196November 7, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3 OCCURRENCES: VEHICLE RECEIVES NO FUEL AND STALLS TO ALMOST A STOP WHEN ENTERING INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS FROM ENTRANCE RAMPS. OCCURS WHEN FUEL IS BETWEEN EMPTY AND 1/4 FULL. TANK HAS AT LEAST 3-4 GALLONS IN IT. MUST PULL OFF TO SHOULDER AND LET CAR SIT UNTIL IT WILL REACCELERATE. VERY DANGEROUS IN THAT IF CAR ENTERS LANE OF TRAFFIC CANNOT ACCELARATE VEHILCE AT ALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898819November 6, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER COULD SEE HEADLIGHTS FLUCTUATING AS IF HAD A BAD ALTERNATOR. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INDICATED A LOT OF ELECTRICAL FIRES STARTED THIS WAY, AND FELT VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898675November 2, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, INJURING CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#753879October 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
FIRST FAILURE(18,925 MILES)- LOUD MOAN COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED. SECOND FAILURE(28,218MILES)- LOUD GRINDING AND CLUNKING SOUND FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898378October 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING/ OR STANDING. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753801October 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON 9/5/01 ELECTRICIAL SYSTEM: BATTERY/ IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REMOVE AND INSTALL,SPARKS PLUGS REPLACE,IGNITION WIRES REPAIRED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898335October 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE WINDHSILED WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE STRIPING ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOOSE, ALSO RADIO BUTTONS WERE STUCK,DRIVERS DOORLOCK DOES NOT UNLOCK ALL THE TIME WITH REMOTE KEY.*JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898159October 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH IT WOULD SUDDENLY DIE OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME AND HAD SPEEDOMETER REPAIRED/ WIRING HARNESS REPLACED, AND BRAIN BOX OF COMPUTER REPAIRED. AFTER EACH REPAIR PROBLEM WOULD REAPPEAR. MANUFACTURER IS BUYING BACK VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563767October 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, IT WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 12-14 HOURS, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND FUSE ASSEMBLY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897791October 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
REAR CENTER SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT IN COLD WEATHER. DEALER HAS REPLACED SEATBELT 6 TIMES WITH ONE OF THE SAME DESIGN. DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE REAR BACK/BACK VERTICAL SEAT SUPPORT GETS BENT.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897717October 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELNG 35-40MPH CONSUMER HIT A DEER, BUT FRONT PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897702October 12, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE SHUTDOWNS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897599October 11, 2001
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55 TO 60 MPH AND HIT CENTER CONCRETE DIVIDER TWICE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#563664October 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING, WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS AND ALSO EXHIBITS NO START NO CLANK CONDITION, DEALER REPLACED THE SENDER BUT THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897533October 10, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BOTH FRONT SEATS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED BACKWARDS WHEN VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS PUSHED INTO AN INTERSECTION, HAD NO CONTROL OVER STEERING WHEEL, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#897572October 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL RIGHT SIDE BUMPER ACCIDENT. HIT REAR BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OR LESS. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT HAND; DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752986October 6, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PARKING THE CAR AFTER A HIGHWAY DRIVE, THE ENGINE REVVED OUT OF CONTROL AND HAD TO FORCEFULLY APPLY BRAKES. MANAGED TO DRIVE TO WORK, FOUR MILES, THE NEXT MORNING BUT TRANSMISSION DIED AS I PULLED INTO PARKING LOT. COULD NOT REVERSE AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH MUCH BUCKING LIKE MY BREAKS WERE BEING APPLIED. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERS LOT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752900October 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FORDS DEALERSHIP ARE RUDE, WORKER BROKE OTHER PARTS ON YOUR CARS AND DON'T LET YOU KNOW. YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO TRUST THE SALEMAN , THE QUOTE YOU AGREED TO PAY WAS CHANGE ON THE WAY INTO THE FINANCIAL PERSON. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS EXPERIENCE BEFORE. I CHANGED DEALSHIPS AND THE SAME BUSINESS. I DID FINE ONE NICE PERSON TONI. I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS FOR ANYONE WHO WANT O BUY IT FOR THE BALANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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