Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#885906April 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, AND AFTER HAVING IT INSPECTED BY MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP LEFT REAR BEARINGS FAILED ON HIGHWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885672April 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE VIBRATED REAL HARD WHEN IT STARTED UP AND CUT OFF. IT HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER, AND CHANGED IGNITION KEY AND MORE. DEALER HAS NEVER SAID WHY, AND DIDN'T HAVE A REMEDY TO PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS TRIED LEMON LAW, BUT VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME. CONSUMER CALLED FORD, AND WAS TOLD TO WORK IT OUT WITH DEALER. PROBLEM IS STILL NOT RESOVLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743857April 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I AM NOT PLEASE WITH THIS CAR ,ME AND MY WIFE HAVE BROUGHT TWO OTHER CARS FROM THIS DEALER AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT HAS GIVEN A LOT OF GRIEF AND SORROR,PLEASE HELP ME BE A CONTINUE CUSTOMER BY ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY,AND ALSO FOR FUTURE REFERENCES. THANK YOU ,SIGN OFF---SADDEN. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743676April 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR AT LOW SPEED WHEN IT STARTED VIBRATING AND DIED. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IS THIS USUAL FOR A ONE YEAR OLD CAR WITH 8400 MILES? ONE WEEK EARLIER, HAD TO HAVE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED. ARE TWO EVENTS LINKED? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885307April 6, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
BOLTS POPPED ON EACH SIDE OF WHEEL. ONE OF THE BOLTS GOT STUCK IN WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885185April 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER 400 MILES BRAKES START TO SQUEAK, CAN HEAR THEM A MILE AWAY. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, LAST TIME WAS 2 WEEKS AGO AND THERE WAS SQUEAKING AGAN. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOP FOR A FOURTH BRAKE REPAIR. CONSUMER FEARS THAT BRAKES MAY GO OUT AT ANYTIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885158April 5, 2001
TIRES
ORIGINAL TIRES ON A FORD, FOCUS 2000, P20550R16 86H, DOT # 0211314E4. CONSUMER TOOK CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND THEY SAID THAT FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE HAD A BIG BUBBLE. CONSUMER FELT TIRE MAY SEPARATE.*AK THE DEALER INDICATED THE BUBBLE WAS CAUSED BY POTHOLE, BUT REPLACED IT BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNDER THAT CONDITION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884703March 30, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM DASHBOARD/ RADIO, AND CLOCK STOPPED WORKING. DEALER FOUND RADIO HAD SHORTED OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560581March 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISES IN THE REAR END, AS THE CONSUMER LOWERED THE SPEED THE NOISE SEEMED TO GET WORSE, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING AND BOUNCING ALL OVER THE ROAD, UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER IF WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL RETAINER BEARING FAILED AND DESTROYING THE SPINDLE AND DRUM, THIS COMPONENT WAS RECALLED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884572March 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 7 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE JAN 2001, BRAKES SQUEAK LOUDLY. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND REAR DRUMS. DID NOT REMEDY SITUATION. *AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM REOCCURED, AND THE CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE NOT FIXABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEMON. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884621March 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT STOPPED IN FRONT AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER COMPLAINED BEFORE INCIDENT TO FORD ABOUT AN OPEN SPOT ON STEERING WHEEL WHERE CONSUMER FELT FIRE WAS COMING FROM, THAT SPOT WAS WHERE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560575March 28, 2001
TIRES
CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 (FIREHAWK GTA 195R6015) TIRES DUE NO TREAD BEING LEFT, TIRES ALSO BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO DART BACK AND FORTH, CONSUMER DID TRY HAVING TIRES ROTATED AND REBALANCED BUT STILL DID NOT SOLVE WOBBLING PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884321March 27, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884331March 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE PUSHED INTO THE FIREWALLS AND AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, FORD IS STATING THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#884348March 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A STREAKING NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING. NOTICED THAT LEFT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AT DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884384March 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SURGES AND JERKS FORWARD WHILE DRIVING,DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884393March 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
HAD JUST SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. IT STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD, DOWN A HILL, AND HIT A SIGN. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS DAMAGED. THEN, WENT ACROSS HIGHWAY AND THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER AFTER BEING AT BODY SHOP. HAVING MECHANIC CHECK THE TRANSMISSION. FELT IT HAD SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884205March 26, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
HAD ACTIVATED CHILD SAFETY LOCK FROM INSIDE. UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES INSIDE, DOOR MUST BE OPENED AND HAVE CAR KEY AVAILABLE TO ENGAGE LOCK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560487March 22, 2001
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE TIRE). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883843March 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF A RESTAURANT CONSUMER CAME OUT AND FOUND OUT THAT AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAD CAUSED AIR BAG TO DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT A CRASH TO HIT VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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