Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#10020152May 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020178May 20, 2003
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO A DITCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020186May 20, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020083May 19, 2003
STEERING
THE VEHICLES STEERING FAILED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018930May 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY WILL GO INTO THE IGNITION BUT IGNITION WILL NOT TURN, SECOND TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018793May 16, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES, EQUIPMENT
THERE IS A VIBRATION FELT IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR ALIGNED 2 TIMES, REPLACED THE TIRES 3-TIMES, REPLACED THE BRAKES 3-TIMES AND HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND RE-BALANCED 6 TIMES, IN TWO YEARS. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE RECALLS COMPLETED. THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIX IT. THE DEALER JUST KEEPS TELLING ME TO GET THE TIRES RE-BALANCED, OR GET NEW TIRES AGAIN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018794May 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION SWITCH. HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION CYLINDER. 8NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018744May 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PLACED KEY IN IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. MANY TSB'S ON SAME PROBLEM. HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IGNITION SWITCH COVERED WITH NO SPECIFIC PART # LISTED. DEALER SAYS PART # FOR DEFECT NOT COVERED. HAD FIXED. RESEARCH WITH NHTSA LISTS 7 TSB'S AND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR SAME DEFECT. REFERRED TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT LIST SPECIFIC PART #S WHEN PURCHASED BUT WHEN WARRANTY WORK IS REQUESTED IT BECOMES PART NUMBER SPECIFIC. ALSO IF THERE ARE SO MANY TSB'S AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS WHY DOESN'T FORD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019931May 15, 2003
TIRES
THE VEHICLES TIRES NEEDED TO BE CONTINUOUSLY ALIGNED AND REPLACED. THIS WAS NOT FROM WEAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019817May 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE GOING UP HILLS, AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE SERVO PISTON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018613May 13, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
-2000 FORD FOCUS LX - BOUGHT USED ON APRIL 14TH. BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF CAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, RAN EXTREMELY WELL, ONE OWNER REPO, CLEAN TITLE. -WAS REAR-ENDED IN VERY LOW SPEED, LOW IMPACT COLLISION, NO FRAME BUCKLING, BENDING, OR DAMAGE TO CAR OTHER THAN SCRATCHED REAR BUMPER - TRUCK LID WILL NOT LATCH NOW. MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND APPRAISERS - UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. -WHILE DRIVING, DASH GAUGES AND CAR SPEAKERS WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING (SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0, ODOMETER GOES BLANK, FUEL GAUGE GOES TO 0) AND THEN SPONTANEOUSLY COME BACK ON WITH NO AFTER EFFECTS. CAR STALLED WHILE STOPPING AFTER ONE OF THESE EPISODES. OCCASIONALLY WHEN CAR IS STARTED, THE ODOMETER WILL SPONTANEOUSLY RESET WITHOUT PROMPTING (NOT THE MAIN ONE, THE RESETABLE ONE). -RANDOM CODES BEING THROWN TO COMPUTER - CAR HAS HAD TWO DIAGNOSTICS RUN IN TWO WEEKS, THE FIRST FOR TWO CODES: 1. A MECHANICAL ISSUE, 2. FOR ELECTRICAL DIFFICULTIES IN THE DASHBOARD - THE CAR WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. SEVEN DAYS LATER THE COMPUTER REPORTED AN "EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM LEAK" - ONCE AGAIN THE CAR WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. AFTER THE FIRST DIAGNOSTIC, A REAR BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT - AFTER REMOVING THE LIGHT AND "FIDDLING" WITH THE WIRING, THE MECHANIC GOT ITS NORMAL FUNCTION TO RESUME. -THE CAR HAS 36,000 MILES, I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED THE DAY AFTER THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ROTORS ARE WARPED TERRIBLY AND I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED, INCLUDING THE REAR DRUMS - I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS NORMAL, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A YOUNG CAR. -IT HAS HAD TWO RECALLS FILLED IN THE LAST MONTH, ONE FOR A PINCH BOLT AND THE OTHER FOR A WHEEL BEARING. NO OTHER RECALL CAMPAIGNS WERE OPEN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE CONTINUED SINCE THE RECALLS WERE COMPLETED. -I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN A MONTH. THE CARS PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION CAME UP CLEAN. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER ANY KIND OF FACTORY WARRANTY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019608May 12, 2003
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING FAILED, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019634May 12, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE PINCH BOLT 02 V 289 000 DUE TO A DISCREPANCY. *JB THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE WHEEL SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM WHICH WAS WITH THE OIL. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018494May 10, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 PERSISTENT FUEL PUMP ISSUES. STALLING UNDER HARD RIGHT TURNS. LONG TURNOVER AND STARTING TIMES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019585May 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018418May 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 FORD FOCUS STARTED MISSING, LOST POWER, ALMOST STALLED; FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY TWO BLOCKS FROM MY MECHANIC. MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE PROCESS. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE -P0300 THROUGH P0304. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (1-4-13) REQUIRED REBUILDING THE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY AND REPLACING ALL OF THE VALVES AND RELATED GASKETS. THERE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT IF I WERE ON AN INTERSTATE OR IN TRAFFIC. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018431May 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON BOTH FEBRUARY 11, 2003 AND APRIL 21, 2003, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER IN MY FORD FOCUS 2000. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE IGNITION DESIGN MADE THE IGNITION CYLINDERS PRONE TO BREAKING, I BELIEVE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE KEY TO BE INSERTED FULLY. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED BOTH REPAIRS AT NO CHANGE, BUT FROM THE MECHANICS COMMENTS, IT APPEARS THAT A DESIGN DEFECT COULD EXIST. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017582May 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A SEAL LEAK IN THE ENGINE, AND A LEAK IN TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES. LATER,WHILE ON THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL IN THE BACK DUE TO A BOLT WHICH HELD THE REAR SUSPENSION HAD LOOSENED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD STALLING PROBLEMS, AND SEVERE CORROSION BUILDUP ON THE BATTERY. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017574May 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
INTERMITTENT STALLING. ALSO, THE BRAKES, POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018340May 7, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
MY 2000 FORD FOCUS WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING DRAMATIC HESITATION PROBLEMS AROUND HIGHWAY EXIT CURVES/CORNERS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 SEPARATE TIMES, WITH IT FINALLY JUST STALLING AND BREAKING DOWN THE LAST TIME. THANK GOD THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE NOT SPEEDING AND DIDN'T CRASH INTO MY REAR END. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL SAFELY A FEW FEET AWAY TO A SMALL SHOULDER AREA. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A SECOND BEFORE STARTING IT AGAIN. IT STARTED RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEM. ALSO A FEW WEEKS EARLIER THE CAR WOULDN'T START ONE MORNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, WHO SAID IT SIMPLY NEEDED TRANSMISSION FLUID, THEY ADDED IT AND IT STARTED UP. BUT IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IS WHEN IT BEGAN HESITATING ON CURVES AND FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. BUT IT HAD HAPPENED ONCE PRIOR TO THAT, IT HESITATED AFTER THE CURVE AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO FORD, THEY DID A FULL INSPECTION AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW FUEL DELIVERY MODULE, A NEW FUEL FILTER AND INJECTION CLEANING (THE LATTER 2 BEING REGULAR MAINTENANCE). BUT THIS FUEL DELIVERY MODULE WAS MAJOR. AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (NOT THROUGH FORD, BUT WITH GM MAJOR GUARD) ALMOST DIDN'T COVER IT, BUT DECIDED TO COVER MOST OF IT. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE GOING BAD WAS JUST BASIC WEAR AND TEAR OVER TIME. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING OTHER CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS WEB SITE AND AN ARTICLE ON WWW.CARTALKS.CARS.COM. PLEASE RECOMMEND TO FORD TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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