Ford Focus Complaints (2001)

1,761 consumer complaints on file.

#8006776April 1, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND DUAL AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. ALSO, TIRE TREAD SEPARATED , AND THERE WAS WEAR AND TEAR INSIDE OF WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006511March 27, 2002
STRUCTURE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS WATER LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD THAT WILL FLOW INTO THE VEHICLE AND GET THE INTERIOR WET AND PRODUCES MILDEW. THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS A FORD FOCUS 2000 COOP. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. NLM *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006239March 22, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE, ENGINE WOULD START TO TURN OVER AND THEN CUT OFF, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART VEHICLE, A HIGH-PITCHED WHIRRING SOUND WAS HEARD, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, DEALER FOUND THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564797March 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT, CAUSING HESITATION, WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH AND SLOWING TO 20 MPH, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BADLY AND ABOUT 2-4 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE FINALLY TOOK OFF. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006154March 21, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
VEHICLE SLIDES SIDEWAYS IN RAIN OR SNOW. RIMS ARE TOO WIDE FOR FACTORY SUPPLIED TIRES. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS. GOODYEAR, EAGLE RS ,P195/60R15. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759555March 19, 2002
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P195/60R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759556March 19, 2002
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P195/60R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759561March 19, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE FOCUS HAS A DANGEROUS AND ERRATIC HANDLING CHARACTERISTIC IN RAINY AND SNOWY WEATHER. THE CAR HAS A TENDANCY TO MAKE ABRUPT AND SUDDEN SIDEWAYS SLIDING MOTIONS, WHICH ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS HAVE NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759511March 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3/07/02 ENGINE FAILURE AT 35 MPH -- 3/14/02 ENGINE FAILURE AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 95. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AFTER 3/07 FAILURE -- RETURNED TO DEALER AFTER 3/14 EVENT -- DEALER STATES 'COULD NOT VERFY CUST CONCERN AT THIS TIME' -- HAVE SEEN OTHER CONCERNS ON YOUR SITE -- PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005773March 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8005337March 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HIT AN ELECTRICAL POLE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONTAL IMPACT. DRIVER AND PASSENGER INJURED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#9006502March 8, 2002
STRUCTURE
AFTER WASHING THE CAR NOTICED WATER IN THE FLOOR BOARD 2 TO 3 INCHES DEEP, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT CAME THROUGH THE FIREWALL. START HOME AN HALF AN HOUR LATER, MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL VERY SPARODIC AND WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE CROSSED FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC HIT THE DIVIDER CONCRETE WALL AND BOUNCED OFF, CROSSED THREE LANES SPUN AROUND CROSSED THE SAME THREE LANES AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SHOULDER, THE COMPUTER IS LOCATED IN THE FIRE WALL WHERE THE WATER LEAKED DETECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004737February 28, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT WHEEL BEARING SHEARED OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ,AND THEN DRUM AND TIRE CAME OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758521February 23, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE ACTIVATED INCORRECTLY. WHILE OUTSIDE THE CAR SCRAPING THE WINDSHIELD, CAR RUNNING, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WENT INTO THE LOCKED POSITION, PREVENTING ME FROM GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758524February 23, 2002
TIRES
AT 23,000 TIRES ON FRONT OF CAR WORN RIGHT TO THR STEEL BELTS .I FAITHFULLY HAD TIRES ROTATED AND NOT ONE PERSON ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WERE SOMWORN. IF I HAD NOT GONE WHEN I HAD IT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED ABOUT HOW FORD MOTOR IS HANDLING THE SITUATION.THEY KEEP PASSING THE BUCK TO SOMEONE ELSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004433February 22, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL GO INSIDE OF RETRACTOR, AND SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME BACK OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004308February 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL IS HARD, AND STAYS UP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564431February 19, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING A REAR END ACCIDENT, INJURING THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WHO SUSTAINED SEVERE FACE BURNS. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND COVERED THE OCCUPANTS WITH GLASS. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#9003370February 15, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AT 360 DEGREES FOR THREE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758210February 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED CAR IN DECEMBER 2000 WITHIN DAYS BRAKES SQUEALING AND GRINDING..CALLED DEALER SAID TO LET WEAR IN..PROBLEM PERSISTED..ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ..TOOK CAR TO NEAREST D DEALERSHIP..IN JANUARY 2001..BRAKES SHOES BACK AND PADS ON FRONT REPLACED. OXYGEN SENSOR, AND PARKING BRAKE REPLACED ..BRAKES STILL HAD PROBLEM ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON..TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED..KEPT 12 DAYS..BRAKES ADJUSTED AND COMPUTOR AND IGNITION WERE REPLACED..LIGHT OFF..BRAKES STILL TROUBLE..TOOK BACK NUMEROUS TIMES..FOR CHECK-UPS..AT 16,000 TOLD BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED IN FRONT AND TIRES WHERE ALL WORN AWAY ON INSIDE OF TIRE..BALD!! ..MANUFACTOR AND DEALER WOULD NOT PAY FOR..REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, ALIGNMENT, AND NEW BRAKES PUT ON FRONT BRAKES..CAR STILL NOT RIGHT WITH BRAKES..SHAKING VIOLENTLY OF CAR WHILE BRAKING AT ANY SPEED. OR GOING DOWNHILL .TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP ROTORS WERE NO GOOD AS WELL AS FRONT BRAKES. THEY REPLACED..INNER TIRES ALREADY WEARING OUT...BRAKES STILL GIVING NOISE AND GRINDING..TOOK BACK WITHIN MONTH..THEY SAID FINE..TOOK BACK AGAIN WHEN OIL CHANGED..BRAKES WHERE SAID TO BE FINE..BRAKES NOISY AND GRINDING AS USUAL..3 WEEKS LATER BRAKES FAILED..HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP....THEY STATE NEEDS NEW BRAKES ON FRONT AND BACKSHOES CRACKED AND NEED NEW ROTORS...THEY KEEP SAYING ITS THE WAY WE DRIVE CAR...NO WAY..NEVER HAD THIS MUCH PROBLEM WITH ANY BRAKES IN ANY CAR WE HAVE OWNED...CAR IS VERY UNSAFE AND MADE WITH INFERIOR PRODUCTS.. (TIRESIZE: 15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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