Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#10090799September 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, LEADING TO TIRE PUNCTURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091857September 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER PLACED THE KEY INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090669September 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION CYLINDER IS BROKEN AGAIN AFTER REPAIR. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! BEING UNABLE TO START THE CAR AT RANDOM IS UNSAFE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090703September 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FAULTY IGNITION CYLINDER, SECOND REPLACEMENT IN 18 MONTHS. 1ST TIME IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN & KEY STUCK. 2ND TIME CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER, SERVICE TECH CLAIMS COMPONENTS INSIDE WERE BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091741September 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091575September 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINED TO THE FAILURE OF THE EGR VALVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090629September 8, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2001-FORD FOCUS, DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AFTER BEING UNLOCKED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED YET DUE TO THE EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090662September 8, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION SWITCH BECOMES LOCKED AND WILL NOT TURN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087261September 8, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. CONSUMER QUESTIONED O WHETHER PAST RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE PROPERLY. *AK THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES HAD GONE UP AND THE OIL LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHCILE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. RECALL# 00V411000. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090525September 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WENT TO START THE CAR, AND KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION ALL THE WAY. WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE KEY IN BY WIGGLING AND FORCING, BUT WILL NOT TURN NOW TO START THE CAR. CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2000 FORD FOCUS, AND THAT MY IGNITION CYLINDER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS QUOTED $350. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091461September 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 20 MPH THE WHOLE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB ALTENATOR REPLACED STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. ENGINE WILL ONLY ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE 20 MPH. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090584September 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION LOCK BROKEN. STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND KEY CANNOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE IGNITION. CANNOT START CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090594September 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2003 FORD FOCUS BRAKES ARE WEARING UNEVEN, RUBBING, AND SQUEEKING. THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE GROVES BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS WHILE 40% OF PADS REMAIN. LOOKS AS IF THE FRONT PADS ARE EATING THE ROTORS. WHEN TAKEN TO FORD THEY SAY ITS NORMAL WEAR, WHAT A LIE.. THIS COULD CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT, IM SURPRISED FORD HASNT LEARNED THEIR LESSON FROM PAST EXPERIENCE. SINCE FOR HAS REFUSED TO TAKE ACTION ON THEIR FAULTY BRAKES, THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT REALLY WISH YOU GUYS WOULD STEP FORWARD AND MAKE THEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090493September 6, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
I AM OUT-OF-STATE IN A LARGE CITY AND YESTERDAY MY KEY WOULD GO INTO THE IGNITION, BUT WOULD NOT TURN. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR OVERNIGHT IN A FAIRLY BAD NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF REPORTS ON THIS SITE ABOUT THE SAME THING GOING WRONG IN THE FOCUS. I AM HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WILL HAVE TO PAY A HOLIDAY FEE BECAUSE TODAY IS A HOLIDAY AND IN THE MEAN TIME HAVE NO FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. I WILL HAVE TO RENT A CAR TOMORROW (THE RENTAL CAR PLACES ARE CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY). I JUST WENT ON A 4,000 MILE TRIP, SOME OF WHICH WENT THROUGH VERY DESOLATE PARTS OF NEVADA--WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED THEN??? I HAD NO CELL RECEPTION IN MOST OF THAT AREA. IF FORD DOESN'T THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY ARE WRONG. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE REPLACED DUE TO ITS FAILURE. LUCKILY, IT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL. BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION PROBLEM, I WILL INCURE A TOWING BILL, THE REPAIR BILL, AND A RENTAL CAR FEE, NOT TO MENTION THE HUGE INCONVENIENCE AND STRESS. I EXPECT THE TOTALLY COST TO BE $500+. I HOPE THAT FORD RECALLS THIS PROBLEM, AS I DO THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO SO. IF THEY DON'T CHANGE THEIR WAYS, I WILL SURELY NEVER BUY A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090348September 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V482000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. IN SOME VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION OF THE FILTER IN THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE (FDM) CAN REDUCE, AND EVENTUALLY BLOCK, THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090355September 3, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BOTH REAR DOORS INTERMITTENTLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090252September 2, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL RAIL SYSTEM WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, RESULTING IN STALLING. INDEPENDENT SHOP CLEANED THE FUEL INJECTION AN THROTTLE CABLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090292September 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090164September 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ON CITY LIMITS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL 00V303000. PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REAR WHEEL HUB RETAINING NUTS CAN LOOSEN AND ALLOW THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090200September 1, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH RUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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