Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#8016592August 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE IGNITION LOCKED UP KEY WOULD NOT TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016607August 19, 2002
SEATS
DEALERSHIP SAD THAT PARTS TO RECALL 00V180000 CONCERNING SEAT HINGE FAILURE WERE ON BACK ORDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016610August 19, 2002
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
DEALERSHIP SAD PARTS TO RECALL 01I017000 CONCERNING REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE ARE ON BACK ORDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016612August 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
PARTS TO RECALL O1F156000 FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER ARE ON BACK ORDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016620August 19, 2002
TIRES
FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765817August 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
MANY, MANY PROBLEMS AND DEFECTS WITH THIS CAR...ALL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN TWICE AND STILL FAULTY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765829August 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MY FATHER CHECKED THE BATTERY AREA, AFTER READING AN ARTICLE IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765833August 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR IS SLUGGISH AND SPUTTERS WHEN SPEEDS OF 45 AND ABOVE ARE REACHED. THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DROP OUT. CAR HAS STALLED ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP. CAR HAS BEEN SEEN BY DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CONTACTED FORD COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAS WHAT THEY TERM AS THE V-TECH BLUES. THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE AND THE AC NOT WORKING WELL TOGETHER. CAR HAS TROUBLE BOTH W/ AND WITHOUT AC ON. TOLD THAT THIS WAS JUST HOW THIS CAR RUNS. NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765764August 16, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016570August 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
AFTER PARKING VEHICLEOVERNIGHT NEXT MORNING IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER GETTING VEHICLE STARTED CONSUMERTOOK IT TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT WIRING HAD MELTED, CAUSING BATTERY NOT TO CHARGE. CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING ON TV THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING SUCH PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765760August 16, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
ATTEMPTING TO ENTER FREEWAY AT APPROX 50 MPH, THE FRONT RIGHT FELT LIKE IT WAS STARTING TO SKID. THE NEXT THING I KNOW, THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED, WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD. NO SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO CAR. THE FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED, THE CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE PATH OF TRAVEL, TORE UP THE WHEEL AND BROKE THE ROTOR. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE FRONT WHEEL TO THE CAR WAS THE STRUT TOWER. POLICE CAME OUT BUT NO REPORT DONE. FORD WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH CAR HAS LESS THAN 19000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS WRONG AS FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED, AND AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AS CAR SKIDDED/SLID TO A STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016432August 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON ARM FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8016458August 15, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES LOUD NOISES. *AK THE WHEEL BEARING SPONTANEOUSLY LOOSENED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM PROMPTLY. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016461August 15, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE REPAIRED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT MAP SENSOR FAILED. ON 08/05/02, ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AGAIN. VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, WHO INSTALLED A FLT RECORDER IN CAR TO DETECT WHERE PROBLEM EXISTED. ON 08/09/02, ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FAMILY SAFETY IN VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765629August 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE HAD TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR IT TO HAVE BEEN BOUGHT NEW IN 2000. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH IS UNBELIEVABLE. WHEN WE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REFERRED US TO A LOCKSMITH. THE LOCKSMITH TOLD US THAT HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE HE HAD DONE OVER 300 OF THESE IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO. WHEN WE HAD A TOW TRUCK TO COME AND TOW IT TO THE DEALER,HE TOLD US THAT HE TOWS 2 OR 3 OF THESE CARS A DAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY UPSURD AND TOTALLY UNFAIR THAT FORD HASN'T RECALLED THIS PART. ALSO, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS ON THIS CAR DEC. 2000, AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY BRAKES NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CAR. ESPECIALLY THE 2000 MODEL. I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE WITH THIS CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765630August 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AT PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS AND AT THE TOP OF A FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. WE HAVE SEEN TV NEW REPORTS AND AN ARTICLE IN THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE REGARDING THESE SAME SYMPTOMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765634August 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FELT STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT START OF BRAKING AROUND 45MPH. THIS STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 9,000 MILES. AT 15,000 MILES CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER INSPECTION CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE PADS & ROTORS NEEDED REPLACMENT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE WORN AT 15,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016142August 13, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT CRASH AT UNKNOWN SPEED, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016145August 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT UNKNOWN SPEED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A COLLISION. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016180August 13, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR UNLOCK MANUALLY OR REMOTE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK CAMPBELL FORD STATED THAT WAS ONE OF THE CHARACTERS OF THE LOCK AND REFUSED TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER TOOK TO OTHER DEALER AND FOUND IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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