Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#883881March 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN TRYING TO START ENGINE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN, AND CONSUMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO START ENGINE. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING WILL MAKE A LOT OF NOISE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883897March 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM, IT CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO SHIMMY OR PEDAL WOULD GO CLOSER TO FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY, AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM IS THE FRONT DISC BRAKES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883493March 20, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING OR WHILE IN PARK NOICE LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL GUSHING FROM FUEL TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883506March 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
IGNITION AND STEERING LOCKED UP, KEY WOULD NOT TURN, VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK THERE WAS NOISE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO REAR OUTSIDE MIRROR FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON ACCEL. THERE WAS VIBRATION IN STEERING AT 45 MPH AND UP. THE HIGH SQEALING ON RAINY DAYS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT WAS CAUSED BY DRIVE BELT MALFUNCTIONING. THE IGNITION LOCKED DUE TO CYLINDER ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742577March 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON 03/08/01, WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON FREEWAY, ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON 03/09/01. PROBLEM BEGAN REOCURRING ON 03/13/01. PROBLEM SEEMS TO START AFTER VEHICLE IS WARM AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 10-15MINS. ONCE PROBLEM STARTS, IT WILL REOCCUR SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES (1/4 TO 1/2 MILES), NECESSITATING PULLING TO SIDE OF ROADWAY AND RESTARTING VEHICLE. ONCE PROBLEM STARTS, IT WILL REOCCUR AT BOTH SURFACE STREET AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742543March 16, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE ONLY ACHIEVES 22-24 MPG WITH 95% HIGHWAY DRIVING; MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT OFFERED A RESOLUTION. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883260March 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ABOUT 2 MPH DROVE OVER CURVE AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE NICKED THE CURVE CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742477March 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEMS HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY CAR IS UNSAFE. THE BRAKES ARE NOT DEPENDABLE AND SQUEAK. MY CAR IS ONLY 7 MONTHS OLD. I BOUGHT THE CAR TO FEEL SAFE WITH MY 10 MONTH OLD SON. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE; AND I AM BECOMING VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE CAR AND SERVICE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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