Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#750864August 21, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS LISTED HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES AND AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INTENSITY. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS BOTH HAVE SAID PROBLEMS ARE IN OUR HEADS. I WILL GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR COMING UP WITH CLEVER EXCUSES, THEY BLAMED THE VIBRATION ON THE LUGGAGE RACK, THE LIGHTS DIMMING IS A "FORD THING" WELL THIS CAR IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD IT HAS HAD 4 RECALLS. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY MONTH A NEW PROBLEM COMES UP WITH THIS VEHICLE (TIRESIZE: 15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750804August 20, 2001
TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 19560R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750808August 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. LOSING ALL POWER AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. DEALER NOTIFIED 4 TIMES. FIRST 3 TIMES THEY DID NOTHING, FOURTH TIME THEY SAID THEY REPLACED AIR INTAKE VALVE. THE MORNING AFTER WE GOT THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 55MPH. WE ARE TIRED OF GETTING THE RUN AROUND AND ARE HESITANT TO CONTACT DEALER AGAIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. 2ND PROBLEM- PUT KEY INTO IGNITION AND KEY WOULDN'T TURN. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK. I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO DO WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND KEY HAD TO BE CODED. THESE ARE ONLY 2 OF THE MANY PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR VEHICLE, BUT IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR A NEW CAR TO HAVE SO MANY MALFUNCTIONS AND PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894642August 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT HEADLIGHTS STARTED BLINKING. ALSO, OVERDRIVE GEAR WILL GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894512August 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894516August 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH OR ABOVE FRONT END VIBRATES, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750535August 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750539August 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NOISY BRAKES- MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES. TWICE THE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT STILL NOISE BRAKES. DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO RESOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE CAR WAS CREATED IN EUROPE. SO WHY DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME ON IT AND WHY DIDN'T YOU DISCLOSE THE NOISY BRAKES TO ME AT TIME OF PURCHASE? IN GENERAL I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH MY CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE IT AS A TRADE IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894380August 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AIR BAGS UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED, NO ONE WAS INJURED. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562498August 14, 2001
TIRES
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED ALL OVER THE ROAD ALSO, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS BADLY WORN OUT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WORE OUT DUE TO A DEFAULT IN THE VEHICLE WHICH ALSO MEANT THAT BRAKES WERE NEEDED TO THIS DEFAULT.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894236August 14, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CAN EASILY MOVE FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS, EVEN IF SEAT IS LOCKED IN PLACE OR NOT. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894252August 14, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION, TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING GAS TANK COVER BLEW OFF THE TANK AND GAS WAS SPILLING EVERY WHERE.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SENDING UNIT AND GAS GAUGE. WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT REAR FAILED. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS CAUSING SLIPPAGE AND SHIFTING PROBLEMS. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A BURNING OIL SMELL. WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. LIGHT FAILURE (CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY). GAS LEAKS. FAILED SUSPENSION PARTS (CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY). TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY (CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE TIRE INFORMATION). SPLASH SHIELDS BROKE. BROCKING WIRES IN CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894355August 14, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
99 V 346 000/CRUISE CONTROL: GOVERNOR ON CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN SHIFTING INTO NEURAL FROM DRIVE, CAUSING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN IT OCCURS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893660August 7, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY AT ABOUT 45MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FENDER. TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. FIRESTONE WANTS TO HAVE THE TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749940August 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AT 15K MILES DUE TO SQUEAKING PROBLEM. PER DEALER, BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893466August 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND PASSENGER LOST ALL HEARING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 45 SECONDS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS/PHOTOGRAPHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#893504August 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ENGINE STALLED FOUR TIMES DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND LINES. THEN IN MIDDLE OF JULY, WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ENTERING HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893506August 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHILE BRAKING. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT LEFT FRONT BRAKE PAD WAS LOOSE. SINCE THAT TIME, CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR EXAMINED BECAUSE LEFT SIDE PAD SUPPORT KNUCKLE: SPINDLE ARM WAS BENT, AND CAUSING BRAKE PAD TO WEAR. DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN REPAIRS OF BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893561August 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. POWER WOULD COMPLETELY GO OUT, NO STEEERING OR HAZARD LIGHTS. CONSUMER WOULD TURN ENGINE OFF, AND START BACK UP. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, SO WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749907August 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
BRAKENOISE CONTINUES EVEN AFTER DEALER REPLACED REAR BRAKE SHOES. CONDITION PLACES DRIVER AT RISK AS IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE IF BRAKES ARE FAILING DUE TO WEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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