Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#10146000December 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE IGNITION WAS WORN OUT. THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146017December 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION SWITCH DEFECTIVE. THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN INTO THE IGNITION LOCK. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147513December 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION SEIZED. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145892December 22, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: CONTACT STATED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON DECEMBER 19, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHOM COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145796December 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION CYLINDER IS MALFUNCTIONING. KEY WILL NOT INSERT ALL THE WAY AND WILL NOT TURN IGNITION CYLINDER. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145811December 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION AND COLUMN. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT BEEPS, BUT THE STEERING STAYS LOCKED. I'VE TRIED TO WIGGLE AND JAMMING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A FORD DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED ME TO DO. HE ALSO GAVE ME A QUOTE OVER THE PHONE $350. NOW HOW OFTEN IS THAT. I SEE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE OWN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM I'M HAVING AND FORD DOESN'T CONSIDER IT A RECALL OR DEFECT. I THINK THEY SHOULD SINCE FORD IS SUPPOSE TO BE A REPUTABLE CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145818December 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. COST TO REPAIR IS $250. NOT HAPPY AT ALL!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145736December 20, 2005
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V303000 CONCERNING THE WHEELS: LUGS: NUTS, AND BOLTS. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145575December 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
BURN OIL FUMES/SMELL COMING OUT THE VENTS AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145590December 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION OF MY FORD FOCUS ZX3 ONCE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE KEY, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE. THAT SECOND TUMBLER IS FAILING NOW ALSO, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I JUST FOUND OUT FROM A WEBSITE (WWW.AUTOMOTIVETALK.NET/SHOWMESSAGES.PHP?ID=1275) THAT THIS IS A HUGE, RECURRING PROBLEM. ONE PERSON QUOTED A TOW TRUCK DRIVER AS SAYING THAT "THIS IS THE FOURTH ONE OF THESE WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT I'VE TOWED TO FORD THIS WEEK!" ONE OF THE POST WRITERS SUGGESTED THAT WE CONTACT YOU AT THE NHTSA TO REPORT AN OBVIOUS DEFECT, WITH HOPES OF A MUCH DESERVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THANK YOU! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145659December 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS. OVER THE PAST MONTH MY KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN MY IGNITION BUT WITH SOME PLAY IT WOULD TURN. ON SATURDAY DEC 17, 2005 I TRIED TO START MY CAR WHILE ON A FAMILY TRIP AND MY KEY WOULDN'T TURN. I NOW HAVE TO SPEND $300 TO GET IT FIXED AT MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE SHOP. I ALSO HAVE TO PAY TO GET MY CAR TOWED 40 MILES TO MY HOMETOWN. THE PART THAT IS FAILING IS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. MY BROTHER HAD HIS REPLACED LAST MONTH FOR THE SAME THING AND I HAVE TO CHANGE MY WIFE SOON BECAUSE HER FOCUS IS ALSO DOING THE SAME THING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145661December 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
STEERING WHEEL AND IGNITION SWITCH ARE LOCKED UP AND I CAN NOT START MY CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145547December 18, 2005
STEERING
WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT THE STEERING CATCHES THEN SUDDENLY RELEASES RESULTING IN TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145278December 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. IT WOULD STICK AFTER I HAD REMOVED THE KEY, AND THE CHIME WOULD SOUND WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR. THEN STARTING ABOUT 2 OR 3 WEEKS AGO, MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE KEY IN AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION COMPLETELY. HE FINALLY WORKED IT IN AND WE HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE KEY OUT AND PUTTING IT BACK IN SINCE THAT DAY. THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DATE IS THAT THE KEY, EVEN THOUGH IT GOES ALL THE WAY INTO THE IGNITION, IT WILL NOT TURN THE CYLINDER. I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR, AND IT MUST BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CYLINDER REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145222December 14, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V482000 CONCERNING THE FILTER IN THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE (FDM). THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145224December 14, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I BOUGHT A 2000 FORD FOCUS USED IN FEBRUARY 2005. ON DECEMBER 11, 2005 MY IGNITION CYLINDER WOULD NOT TURN FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE NEXT DAY I HAD TO BE TOWED HOME BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED FOR $283. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145059December 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED UP AND NOTHING I DID WOULD RELEASE IT. I TRY TO MOVE THAT STEERING WHEEL, STEP ON THE BRAKES, MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT, NOTHING. IT HAS DONE IT BEFORE BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE AND THE CAR START. BUT NOT NOW. NOW IT IS BEING TOW TO GET IT FIX. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE FRONT OF THE RADIO BECOMES WARPED. AND WILL NOT TOUCH THE PRONGS INSIDE THE RADIO. HAD IT REPLACE ONE TIME BEFORE AND NOW I BROUGHT ONE TO PUT IN THERE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145063December 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN IGNITION, NOW THE KEY WON'T EVEN GO INTO THE IGNITION, WILL HAVE TO REPLACE (RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS!) THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR $400, PLUS TOWING COSTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145028December 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145048December 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BRAKES WILL NOT WORK WHEN CAR FIRST DRIVEN IN MORNING. HAVE TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE. FORD WILL NOT FIX THIS. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ALONG WITH THE WATER LEAK, BAD IGNITION KEY TUMBLER AND POOR GAS MILEAGE. IT HAS BEEN ROTTEN FROM THE GET GO. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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