Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#557910December 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
A FAULTY AXLE ASSEMBLY CAUSED CONSUMER TO HEAR A WHINING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875958December 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY & HAD PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW DOWN. PUMPED BRAKES TWICE BEFORE STOPPING. SECOND TIME WAS SLOWING DOWN & HAD NO BRAKES. USED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. THIRD TIME HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ONLY, ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED FOCUS. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN SHIFTING & WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING & CLICKING NOISES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557580November 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXES THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS STILL REOCCURS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736944November 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
VEHICLE ROLLS WITH THE E-BRAKE CORRECTLY APPLIED. HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT 3 TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. BRAKE WONT HOLD IN REVERSE AND FORWARD ON ANY INCLINE. VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE INJURY TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736890November 27, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING UNIT EMITS OZONE AS CONFIRMED BY TEST STRIPS. OZONE EXCEEDS PERMISSIBLE LIMITS. SUSPECT MOTOR OR OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DEALER UNAWARE OF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#875511November 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS
A TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER WHO HIT THE TRUCK IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA, THE SEATBELT STRAP FAILED, IT EXTENDED INSTEAD OF HOLDING CONSUMER IN PLACE, THE LOCKING MECHANISM ALSO PULLED OUT FROM THE CATCH, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CONSUMER'S CHIN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HAS $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#736831November 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES CONTINUALLY EMIT HIGH-FREQUENCY SQUEAL. RETURNED TO DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS. ONLY RESOLUTION PROVIDED WAS TO LUBE CALIPER PADS; THIS DID NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. CONTACTING FORD MOTOR CO. TO NO SATISFACTION. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE SOUND OCCURS DUE TO HARDNESS OF BRAKE PADS. IF SOFTER PADS WERE USED, WEAR LIFE WOULD BE DECREASED. REVIEW OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND APPROXIMATELY 15 OTHERS OF A SIMILAR NATURE. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS COULD BE POTENTIAL HAZARD (BEISDES GOING DEAF FROM DECIBLE LEVEL). WHY FORD WON'T REPAIR THIS PROBLEM? CAR IS SATISFACTORY OTHERWISE, EXCEPT I FEEL IT SHOULD GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE FOR A 4 CYLINDER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875446November 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557768November 20, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
INIATIALLY DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL 00V-030, RECALL KIT ARRIVED BUT DEALER CALLED AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY USED THE RECALL KIT AND HAD NONE LEFT, THE MECHANICS HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO INSTALL THE KITS WITHOUT DAMAGIMG THEM BECAUSE THEY DIDNT KNOW HOW AND RUINED THE KITS THEY RECIEVED, DEALER DOESNT EXPECT TO RECIEVE ADDITION KITS SOON. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875164November 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND EXPLODED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO EXPLODE. . THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON TWO DAYS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON JULY 7TH, 2000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736463November 17, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW SHATTERED, NO OUTSIDE CAUSE, REAR DEFROST WAS ON AT TIME AND REAR WINDOW WIPER WAS ON. DEALER STATED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT CAUSE BY A FOREIGN OBJECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736354November 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE DIES AND STARTS UP AGAIN INSTANTLY IN MID-DRIVE. VERY SPONTANEOUS. WILL HAPPEN EIGHT TIMES IN ONE DAY AND NONE THE NEXT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUALLY SENDS CAR BACK SAYING THAT THEY CANNOT "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874962November 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
REAR BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEALING NOISES WHEN STOPPING. THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FUEL GUAGE FAILED TO REGISTER CORRECT FUEL. IF AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON, A CLOUD CAME OUT OF VENTS. ALSO, TAPE DECK HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT/ VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE IT WAS IDLING., AND ENGINE REVVED ON ITS OWN . VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557459November 13, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE BUSHING BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT NOT TO LOCK INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AFTER BEING LOWERED TO CREATE A FLAT SURFACE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557462November 13, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
OWNER IS EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT NUMBER OF RECALLS ON VEHICLE, FOUR RECALLS IN LESS THAN A YEAR. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557250November 13, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRES (P195 60 R15) FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874844November 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS WHEN IT BURSTED INTO FLAMES. CONSUMER HAD CAR TOWED TO IMPOUND YARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736170November 12, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AM I ELIGIBLE TO EXERCISE RIGHTS UNDER THE VEHICLE LEMON LAW? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736179November 12, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THIS CAR HAS GIVING ME NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE I HAVE OWNED, THE FIRST ONE FORD BOUGHT ME OUT OF BECAUSE IT WAS A LEMON, AND THIS ONE IS WORSE THAN THE FIRST ONE. THE FORD FOCUS IS NOTHING BUT A LEMON. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER FORD FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE. FORD NEEDS TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND TAKE THIS CAR BACK. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT FIXABLE. I HAVE THIS CAR IN THE SHOP AT LEAST EVERY OTHER WEEK, I ONLY HAVE 5,955 MILES ON THIS THING. I HATE THIS CAR!!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874729November 9, 2000
WHEELS:HUB
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. CONTACTED DEALER , AND THEY SAID PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL NEXT WEEK. 3 WEEKS WENT BY AND NO PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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