Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#10067988April 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND REPLACED FOR $300. I'VE SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND I WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT NUMBER WITH THE HOPE THAT FORD WILL RECALL AND REIMBURSE ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071758April 28, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067922April 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY CAN BE INSERTED INTO IGNITION, IGNITION CYLINDER FROZEN, UNABLE TO TURN KEY AT ALL. TOWED TO GARAGE. REPLACED WITH NEW CYLINDER. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME THIS WAS THE 4TH FOCUS THAT HE HAS TOWED THIS WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067950April 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3. TODAY WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR TO DRIVE HOME MY KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE IGNITION. I PLAYED WITH IT AND GOT IT TO GO IN BUT THEN THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND I COULD NOT START MY CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS IT IS A COMMON ONE AMONG FOCUS OWNERS. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER FOR THESE CARS CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS THEY HAVE CAUSED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067846April 26, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
DURING A AUTO COLLISION THE AIRBAGS IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SE DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT A DIVIDER WITH MY FRONT END AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10067709April 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR CUT OFF AT INTERSECTION IN PHILADELPHIA, IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND ACTED AS IF IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT WOULD GO ABOUT 4 BLOCKS AND SHUT OFF AGAIN. I DID THIS 5X BEFORE I ACTUALLY GOT HOME. ALSO, THE INTERIOR DASH AREA WAS VERY HOT. I ALMOST CALLED THE FIRE DEPT., BUT THERE WASN'T A FIRE. INVESTIGATION DATE CLOSED 1/16/04 PER NHTSA AND VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME 2/16/04. I WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO PURCHASE. DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. MY 2D PAYMENT IS DUE MAY 1ST TO AMERICREDIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067714April 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT
IGNITION CYLINDAR FROZE, RENDERING THE KEY UNABLE TO BE TURNED. TOWED TO HAVE FIXED AND CYLINDAR WAS REPLACED WITH NEW FORD PART. THIS IS THE 2ND CYLINDAR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR...THE 1ST TIME THE KEY WAS STUCK AND WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE CYLINDAR. TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE CAR FIXED, IT HAPPENED A AGAIN WHERE THE CYLINDAR FROZE. THE TUMBLERS ARE OF AN INFERIOR AND DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND IT IS UNLIKELY THERE IS A PERMANENT REMEDY WITHOUT A DESIGN IMPROVEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067715April 23, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD PROGRAM 03N01 POSSIBLE ENGINE STALLING IN MY 2000 FOCUS. IT SAYS THE ENGINE MAY STALL WHILE GOING AROUND CORNERS BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP FILTER. MY CAR DID STALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TAKING A RIGHT ON A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE DOWN TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY CAR HAD A "BRANDED" OR REPAIRED TITLE, I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I THEN CONNECTED FORD DIRECTLY THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE. I RECEIVE A CALL A FEW DAYS LATER AND THEY STILL STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR ME. I MADE A POINT TO TELL THEM THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OCCURRED IN THE FRONT, FAR AWAY FROM THE FUEL PUMP FILTER IN THE GAS TANK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID ONLY RECALLS WITH A S IN THEM, FOR SAFETY, CAN BE DONE ON REPAIRED VEHICLES. I AND MOST PEOPLE WOULD THINK THAT A CAR STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF A DEFECT PART IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM DISPUTING THE FACT THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN N RECALL INSTEAD OF AN S. I HAD A RECALL REPAIR PREFORMED ON THE CAR A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. I THINK IT MY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH REROUTING THE BATTERY CABLE. HOW CAN THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE BE A GREATER RISK THAN A CAR THAT ACTUALLY STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY? I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHO DESIGNATES THE TYPE OF RECALL THAT A PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS CATEGORIZED AS AND WHY THEY MADE THIS ONE A N AND NOT AN S RECALL. JUST BECAUSE A CAR HAS A REPAIRED TITLE AND HAD BEEN INSPECTED AS SAFE FOR THE ROAD BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK DOES NOT MEAN THAT ITS DRIVER SHOULD BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AND NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE THAT CAN PREVENT POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. ALSO, I PERSONALLY MADE THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND BROUGHT IT THROUGH INSPECTION. I HAVE PICTURES SHOWING EVERY REPAIR MADE AND THEY DO NOT INVOLVE ANY REPAIRS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071482April 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067554April 21, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES IN INTERSECTIONS AND ON THE ROAD AND IS NOW BEING SERVICED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR CONSIDERING THE PROBLEM?*AK PLEASE LET ME KNOW? BEST WISHES JUDAH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068601April 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH . VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER, WHICH WAS THE SECOND REPAIR FOR THE SAME PART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067611April 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 FORD FOCUS. MY KEY HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND HAS HAD TO BE REPARIED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. EACH TIME I AM STRANDED AND NEED TO BE TOWED. ONCE I PAID $700.00 AND THIS CURRENT FIXING WILL BE $450.00 AT THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068565April 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE FAILED AFTER BEING REPAIRED. PH THE VEHICLE WAS SIDE SWIPED IN CHICAGO WHERE THE SALES DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE MADE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO FLORIDA WHERE IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY DRIVEN, AND HAD ONLY 10 MILES ON IT WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION. THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *SC THE LEFT FRONT STRUT AND SWAY BAR LINK WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068571April 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. *PH ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MAY BE NEEDED IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. RECALL# 03V482000 *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067478April 20, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER ,SO HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY BY PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTING TO A STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055305April 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED AND HESITATED. WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 40-45 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED AND STALLED AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED. *NM *MR *SC THE WORKED HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED, BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A 75. CHARGE TO PERFORM A TEST ON THE FULE PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066350April 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FORD FOCUS IGNITION MINE HAS LOCKED UP TWICE THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN THE SECOND TIME I PUT THE KEY IN AND IT WOULDNT TURN .I AM NOW WATCHING A LOCKSMITH FIX IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS SHOULD'NT THERE BE A RECALL TO FIX IT?? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067194April 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, AT 54,000 MILES BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON, EVEN IF THE BRAKE PEDAL HASN'T BEEN DEPRESSED. RECALL 03V482000 WAS ISSUED FOR FUEL SYSTEM, AND RECALL 00V411000 FOR THE WIRING HARNESS . HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALLS DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066237April 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY KEY WILL NOT TURN THE IGNITION IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THROUGH THE DEALER REPS, BUT NO RECALL? THERE IS OVER 200 REPORTS ALONE ON THIS SITE ABOUT THE INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066154April 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, PROHIBIITING THE REMOVAL OF THE KEY AND PROPER SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS NO IMPOSSIBLE TO LOOK THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEYLESS REMOTE, AND THERE IS NO AN EXTREMELY HIGH CHANCE OF THE CAR BEING STOLEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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