Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#10017553April 24, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017403April 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THERE WAS A BAD ODOR IN THE VEHICLE THAT MADE THE OCCUPANTS SICK. THE SMELL EXISTED EVEN WHEN THE AIR VENTS WERE CLOSED BUT WORSENED WHEN THEY WERE OPEN. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT LOCATE THE OF THE ODOR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017413April 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT STOPPING DISTANCE HAD INCREASED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD FAILED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017476April 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FAILED. *NLM WHICH FAILED EVERY FEW DAYS. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITH DASH LIGHT WARNINGS. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017381April 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017391April 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED INSIDE OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016362April 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
2000 FORD FOCUS SE 4-DOOR SEDAN. FRONT DRIVERS-SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED. THE COIL-SPRING HAS A 3 INCH PIECE OF STRAIGHT ROUND TUBING ON THE LAST RING OF THE COIL SPRING. THE SHAPE OF THE COIL CAUSES THE STRAIGHT PIECE OF PLASTIC TUBING NOT BE TIGHT TO THE SHAPE OF THE COIL. I ASSUME WATER, ROAD SALT AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS THAT WOULD CAUSE CORROSION WERE ABLE TO GET UNDER THE PLASTIC TUBING AND CORRODE THE COIL SPRING TO THE POINT OF ITS SUDDEN COLLAPSE AND FAILURE. THE BREAK OCCURRED DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SLEEVE OF TUBING. IT BROKE AFTER 3 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS WITH ONLY 44000 MILES ON THE CAR. A SOLID STEEL COIL SPRING SHOULD NOT CORRODE AND SNAP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016367April 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
STALLING PROBLEM-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT-CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD AT 32655 MILES ALSO LEAKING TRANSMISSION LINE, BRAKE DUST, BROKEN TRUNK LOCK AND MALFUNCTIONING KEYLESS ENTRY ON DRIVER DOOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016286April 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY WON'T TURN IN THE IGNITION, STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED ALSO. WAS TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO TOW IT TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND PAY FOR REPAIRS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017200April 21, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT,THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DIDN'T INFLATE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10017240April 21, 2003
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017256April 21, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016260April 21, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP, CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THEY DRILLED IT OUT AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER 18 MONTHS AND 12000 MILES. OUT OF POCKET $606 PLUS THE TOW. CAR HAS ONLY 25000 MILES, BUT IS 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHOULD BE RECALLED! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016234April 20, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, IT SEEMED AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT PUMPING BECAUSE GAS SEEMED TO NOT GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE. I WAS ALSO DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED WITH MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND THE GAUGE WENT DOWN. IT ALSO HAPPENED AT A LOWER SPEED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016235April 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STALLS. SOMETIMES DIES WHILE DRIVING EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH. HAVE TOWED CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER BUT ONCE THERE, THE CAR STARTS AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO I HAVE TO PAY THE TOWING. LAST TRIP TO DEALER (ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THEY DID FIND SOMETHING WRONG AND OF COURSE WHAT THEY FOUND WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY) NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN....THIS TIME WE GOT STRANDED OUT OF TOWN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR SO MY SON WOULD HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION BUT HAS BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN NOT HAVING A CAR AT ALL. NEED HELP TO RESOLVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016191April 19, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
POSSIBLE DEFECT IN CONTINENTAL'S CONTISPORT CONTACT OEM TIRES (SIZE 215/45ZR17) THAT CAME WITH MY NEW FORD FOCUS SVT. I RECENTLY HAD A SEVERE BLOW OUT ON A HIGHWAY I-90. LUCKILY FOR ME, IT DIDN'T RESULT IN ANY DEATH, INJURY OR DESTRUCTION OF THE PROPERTY BUT STILL THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE ULTRA PERFORMANCE TIRE TO FAIL IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (UNDER 6000 MILES.) AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT ONE MORE TIRE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL CRACK AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016206April 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS AUTOMOBILE WITH APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES. I JUST HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC LOCK SYSTEM. THE ELECTRIC LOCK DOOR ACTUATOR IN THE RIGHT REAR DOOR FAILED. THE ENTIRE LOCKING SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING AND THE RIGHT FORWARD AND LEFT REAR DOORS BOTH LOCKED CLOSED. THE DOORS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS BOTHERS ME BECAUSE I FEEL A POSSIBLE ENTRAPMENT SITUATION COULD RESULT IF THIS OCCURS AS A RESULT OF A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OR WATER SUBMERGED. MY FAILURE OCCURRED AS I WAS LOADING THE CAR FOR MY TRIP HOME FROM WORK. I MAY HAVE HAD THE RIGHT REAR AND LEFT FRONT DOORS OPEN AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, WHICH MAY EXPLAIN WHY THEY WERE NOT AFFECTED. NORMALLY, THE DOORS WILL OPEN FROM THE INSIDE EVEN IF LOCKED. THIS FAILURE OVERRIDES THAT SAFETY FEATURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016215April 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2001 FORD FOCUS WHICH IS STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THE MOTOR ACCELERATES WHILE DRIVING, MAKING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT HARD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE DROPS SPEED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY INDICATIONS. VEHICLE STALLS IF THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS 75 DEGREES OR MORE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH THE CAR THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR MAY, 2002. AND TO DATE, APRIL 19, 2003, IT CONTINUES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE DASH LIGHTS BLINKING WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL IN TRAFFIC WHEN TEMPERATURES ABOVE 75 DEGREES. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE CAR DID NOT HAVE STALLING PROBLEM, ONLY THE LIGHTS BLINKING. SINCE THE WEATHER IS GETTING WARMER, THE VEHICLE IS STALLING WITH THE ABOVE PROBLEMS AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017178April 18, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A VERY LOW SPEED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014493April 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH WON'T WORK, KEY WON'T TURN, HAD TO REPLACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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