Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#10026695October 12, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER ON JUNE 2 AND JUNE 9 BECAUSE SHE HEARD SOME NOISE IN THE FRONT END. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPRING UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER FELLS THAT THE SPRING SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *AK *TS *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042723October 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041587October 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS SE WAGON. CAR RUNS ROUGH AT LOW IDLE AND IS STALLING OUT. WE SEE THIS LISTED AS A POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION UNDER INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA02-022. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042650October 9, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHEN SHIFTING IN BETWEEN GEARS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF TO STOP. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041517October 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND IT WILL NOT TURN AT ALL. STEERING WHEEL AND SHIFT LEVER ARE LOCKED AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER WITH WHEELS OFF GROUND. DEALER SAY NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BUT THIS IS NOT TRUE AS I FOUND SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS WEB SITE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041434October 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IN APRIL OF 2003, I WENT OUTSIDE TO START MY CAR, THE KEY WENT INTO THE IGNITION AND THE CHIMES SOUNDED (INDICATING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION/ACTIVITY); HOWEVER, MY KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I AM BEING CHARGED $273.00 FOR THE PROBLEM, THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. IF THERE IS EVER A RECALL OR ANY LEGAL JUSTIFICATION WITH THE "LEMON" PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041415October 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DRIVING WITH UNDER HALF A TANK OF GAS DURING RIGHT HAND TURNS CAR ALMOST STALLS AND SLOWS VERY RAPIDLY. BUCKS AND STARVES FOR FUEL AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY CAR BEHIND ME. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON HIGHWAY ON AND OFF RAMPS AND AROUND SHARP RIGHT HAND TURNS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041309October 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED AT 36,800 MILES. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS AND DRIVEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES AND NEVER HAS AN IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE THINGS AND REPAIR THEM WITHOUT CHARGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041210October 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION CORE COMES COMPLETELY OUT WHEN REMOVING KEY. DIFFICULT TO CORRECTLY REALIGN INTO STEERING COLUMN. HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM FROM MULTIPLE CONSUMERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041178October 3, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I OWN A 2000 ZX3 FORD FOCUS. WELL THE REASON OF MY COMPLAINT IS WHEN TAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS MY CAR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL. THIS REALLY SCARES ME CAUSE I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. I HEARD THAT ITS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. BAD THING IS IM 1,000 MILES PASSED MY WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042160October 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME HEADLIGHTS FAILED, ONLY THE HIGH BEAM WORKED. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MISROUTED BATTERY CABLES. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED. VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042038October 1, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
REPORT WRITTEN ABOUT 2000 FORD FOCUS.*MR THERE WAS A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DID NOT REMEMBER BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP. *TS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DID HAVE A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WHERE SEVERAL CONTACT PINS IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041036October 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SUSPENSION:REAR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2000 FOCUS. I EXPERIANCE HESITATION WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS ABOUT 1/4TH FULL, IT DIED ONCE WHILE TURNING AROUND AN OFFRAMP CLOVERLEAF. ALSO WHEN COMING TO STOPS IT IDLES ROUGH. WHEN STARTING AND WAITING WHILE IN OR OUT OF GEAR, IDLING IS ROUGH. TURNING CORNERS I OCCASIONALY GET CREEKS FROM THE FRONT AND REAR. SOMETIMES I HEAR THUMPS FROM THE REAR WHEN RIDING OVER BUMPS ON OCCASION. I HEAR AND FEEL A GROWL WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING REGARDLESS OF BEING IN OR OUT OF GEAR OR IN OR OUT OF MOTION. IT FEELS MORE PROMINENT WHEN THE TEMP. IS BELOW 60 DEGREES. I CAN FEEL IT VIBRATING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING AND IT SEEMS TO STOP WHILE TURNING LEFT BUT CONTINUES WHEN THE STEERING REACHES CENTER. WHILE GOING UP OR DOWN INCLINES OR SMALL DEPRESSIONS IN THE ROAD IT BECOMES EVEN MORE NOTICEABLE AND YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE FLOOR. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK SOMETIMES CLICKS IN AND OUT OF THE LOCK POSTION ERRATICALLY WHEN THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THIS HANDLE IS ALSO EXTREMELY TOUGH TO OPEN. SOMETIMES POWER IS LOST TO THE RADIO, I REMOVE THE DETACHABLE ANITI-THEFT PIECE AND REPLACE IT, SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES I NEED TO DO IT NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE RADIO WILL TURN BACK ON. I HAD EXPERIANCED WARPED ROTORS ON THE FRONT WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT I SWITCHED THEM WITH SLOTTED ROTORS SO I NO LONGER HAVE THIS PROBLEM. MY REAR BRAKE DRUMS ARE STOCK (BUT THE PASDS ARE NOT) AND THEY SQUEAL QUITE FREQUENTLY, POSSIBLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE DUST. I HAD NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK FOR WINDOWS OTHER THAN THE DRIVERS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED IN ABOUT A YEAR OR 2. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY EXPERIENCED WATER IN THE PASSENGER WELL. LAST, OCCASIONALLY THE TRANSMISSION WILL HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, BUT MORE LIKE IT WAS A HUMAN WITH A CLUTHC OUT A BIT WHO CANNOT MAKE UP THEIR MIND ABOUT WHAT GEAR TO USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037785October 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE KEY FAILED TO GO INTO THE IGNITION. DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. ALSO, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CANCEL ONCE THE TURN WAS COMPLETE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *AK. THE DOME LIGHT FAILED TO COME WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED, THE DEALER REPLACED A BURNED OUT BULB. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033602October 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE KEY COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SWITCH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN ADDITION TO NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, THE POWER WINDOWS COULD NOT BE ROLLED DOWN. *AK *NLM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040898September 29, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
2000 FORD FOCUS SE/SW WITH AT AND AC STALLS AND OR DIES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS. ITS A REPEATING OCCURRENCE, AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A SHORT WHILE AND THE ENGINE IS AT ITS NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. WHILE THE ABOVE INCIDENTS TAKE PLACE, THE CARS WARNING SYSTEMS DO NOT INDICATE ANY APPARENT FAILURE OR OVERHEATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040895September 29, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY WIFE HAS A 2000 FOCUS FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS WHEN SHE IS DRIVING IT WILL DIE. IT CAN BE RESTARTED QUICKLY BUT IT WILL DIE MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WILL TEND TO RUN ROUGH AS WELL WHEN IT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND WILL HAVE NO POWER. THE PROBLEM NOW HAS BECOME AND ALL THE TIME THING. LAST WEEK AFTER HAVING IT AT THE FORD DEALER A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK, THEY LEFT ALL THE CONNECTIONS LOOSE AND THE CAR HAD GAS RUNNING OUT EVERY WERE. ALSO HAVE HAD A CODE THAT SAID WE HAD A BAD GAS CAP. WE HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND IT DID NO GOOD. FUEL PUMP 2 TIMES, FUEL REGULATOR, FUEL CONTROL MODULE. ALSO CHECKED ALL THE CONNECTIONS AS PER FORD BULLETIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041923September 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE KEY WOULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040927September 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION. STRANDED. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED AND IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039562September 26, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
DEFECTIVE VEHICLE - NUMEROUS MAJOR PROBLEM AND DEFECTIVE PARTS, RECALLS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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