Ford Focus Complaints (2001)

1,761 consumer complaints on file.

#8003976February 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED, AND BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT AT ONLY 13000 MILES. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758151February 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY CAR BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS AT 2,500 MILES. I HAVE HAD IT 8 MONTHS AND IT HAS BROKEN DOWN 5 TIMES. THE CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING POSING A SERIOUS RISK OF CRASH, INJURY AND DEATH. THE DEFECT REMAINS UNRESOLVED. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE CAR IS ABOUT TO GO DEAD OTHER THAN SPUTTERING THEN DEAD. THE CAR HAS AN ERRATIC IDLE, DIES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, DIES IN PARK, DIES AT STOP SIGNS AND AT RED LIGHTS. I HAVE FILED FORMAL COMPLAINTS TO MY DEALER PRIOR TO FILING HERE. NO ONE WILL HELP ME OR TAKE ME SERIOUSLY. PUT IT LIKE THIS, THE CAR CAN EITHER BE REPURCHASED AND FORD LOSE $17,000 OR ME AND MY CHILD GET KILLED AND MY HUSBAND SUE FORD FOR MILLIONS, AND HE WOULD WIN. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND I DON'T WANT HER TO BE HARMED OR MYSELF OR OTHER MOTORIST FOR THAT MATTER. I HAVE HAD MY CAR REPAIRED FOUR TIMES AND THIS TIME MAKES THE FIFTH. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. I AM CURRENTLY PURSUING ACTION UNDER THE "LEMON LAW" RIGHTS. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH CARS JUST LIKE MINE. MY HEART DROPPED WHEN I SAW SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND SAW THAT THEIR PROBLEM WAS GOING UNRESOLVED AS WELL. I PRAY THAT YOU WILL GIVE US ALL HELP. IT IS REDICLOUS THAT SOMEONE HAS TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THE MOTOR COMPANIES WILL ADMIT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757888February 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AVANCE TRAC CONTROL DOESN'T ENGAGE AND/OR MULFUNCTIONS-DISABLING IT TOTAL. MANY ELECT PROBLEMS. TWICE IT HAS SHUT DOWN ON INTERSTATE I40 AT RATE OF SPEED OF 50 AND 60 AND ONCE AT MAYBE 5 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN THERE IS NO WARNING. OTHER PROBLEMS W/THIS CAR HAVE BEEN RADIO HAD TO BE REPLACED, FUEL PUMP MODULE, KEY GETS STUCK AND KEY WILLN'T TURN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003665February 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, TIRES BRUSHED UP AGAINST CURB AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON LEFT ARM, AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES THE ON FACE, VEHICLE WAS A ENTERPRISE RENTAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8003693February 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#8003574February 5, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PARKING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A BRICK WALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WEERE NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003149January 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THERE IS PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003155January 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED AND GEAR SHIFT WAS PUT INTO DRIVE POSITION VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM ,AND REPLACED THROTTLE. AFTER DEALERSHIP MADE THESE REPAIRS AND DROVE ON HIGHWAY BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN PRESSURE WAS PUT ON BRAKE PEDAL. DRIVER FOR TOW TRUCK EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE (THIS DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003274January 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A ROARING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL CAP WAS LOOSE AND NOT FULLY INSTALLED WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT TO COME ON, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE NOISY UPON APPLICATION AND THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002856January 25, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND VEHICLE HITS A BUMP STEERING IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. VEHICLE WANDERS UNEXPECTEDLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. SHOCKS AND TIRES WERE CHANGED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757309January 25, 2002
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR ON THE FLOOR IS SOAKED WITH WATER DRAINAGE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SUNROOF. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, AND 3 TIMES THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS 1/7/02. TODAY IS 1/25/02 AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS SOAKED AGAIN. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO TAKE THE CAR BACK BECAUSE THE "WATER DOCTOR" ONLY COMES ON MONDAYS. I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. PLEASE HELP, I DON'T WANT MY WARRANTY TO RUN OUT BEFORE THEY FIX IT. HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564197January 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN EXITING FREEWAY OR FAST LANE CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND HESITATE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN WAS REMOVED, AT THAT TIME THE CONSUMER NOTICED PIECES OF MATERIAL IN THE OIL PAN AFTER THE SERVICE THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HESITATE. *TT *NLM *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757190January 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
DRIVER EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#6900775January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, INSURED NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB (CLAIM#11-3852-491)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002297January 16, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT. THIS CAUSED FOCUS TO REAREND OTHER VEHICLE. UPON REAR ENDING OTHER VEHICLE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002326January 16, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. MECHANIC INDICATED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY MALFUNCTION ON INERTIA SWITCH. *AK CONSUMER FURTHER STATES THAT AFTER THE FRONT END IMPACT ACCIDENT, THE INERTIA SWITCH FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, CAUSING THE CAR TO BURST INTO FLAMES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8002040January 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH HAD MINOR COLLISION, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO DASHBOARD PANEL AND WINDSHIELD.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756720January 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND CROSSED RAILROAD TRACKS AT APPROX 35 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER CROSSING TRACKS (BUMP) SUSPECT BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY FRONT END CONTACT. SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLL ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR AREA. POLL FELL AND HIGH TENSION WIRE FELL TO GROUND AND CAUSED FIRE. EMERGENY SERVICES CALLED AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR MULTIBLE INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8001877January 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKES ARE PUTTING OUT TOO MUCH CARBON DUST AND MAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001668January 7, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED TO BRING VEHICLE IN. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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