Ford Focus Complaints (2000)

3,686 consumer complaints on file.

#721459April 14, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#860196April 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT FIRST TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO CUT OFF FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN GEAR WAS IN DRIVE/ REVERSE OR WHEN INITIALLY STARTING VEHICLE UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860111April 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT AND IT STARTED SPUTTERING AND SHAKING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/ OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND VEHICLE WAS IN REPAIR SHOP FOR 3 DAYS. BUT, DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED DEALER SAID THAT FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720945April 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TWICE SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR, IT HAS STALLED. ONCE AT START-UP, AND ONCE ENTERING A BUSY 4-LANE ROAD. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT TURNED OFF FOR 30 MINUTES FOLLOWING BEING DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS (45-65 MPH) FOR AT LEAST 1 HOUR. BOTH TIMES THE CAR RAN ROUGH FOLLOWING THE STALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE, BUT THE MECHANICS CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. TALKING ON THE PHONE, ONE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH GASOLINE ADDITIVES CAUSING THE FOCUS TO STALL, BUT WHEN I MENTIONED IT AT THE DEALERSHIP, EVERYONE DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS STATEMENT. WHILE I WAS AT THE SHOP, ANOTHER FOCUS OWNER REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT SO THAT WE HAD A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN NEITHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720765March 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN OUSIDE TEMPERTURE IS HIGHER THAN 60 DEGREE, THE CAR WOULD STALL IF RESTARTED WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL HOT. DEARLER TOLD ME IT'S BECAUSE THE PCM IS INTERACTING WITH THE WINTER FUEL ADDICTIVE AND CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL, AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WHEN THE WHETHER IS WARM. THERE WERE FEW TIMES, THE CAR STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND BECOME VERY DANGEOUS. I HOPE NHTSA CAN LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858960March 21, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH. CONSUMER TRIED TO REDUCE SPEED BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER STOPPED, STEAM WAS COMING OUT OF VEHICLE AND ENGINE REVVED FOR 45 SECONDS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858688March 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE KEEPS ON STALLING WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER ONCE. JUST GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALER, AND HAS STALLED 3 TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. CONSUMER IS CONTACTING THE LEMON LAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720142March 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS TRAVELLING A LOW RATE OF SPEED (LESS THAN 10MPH) AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON MY HAND. THERE WAS ONLY SCRATCHES ON MY FRONT BUMPER, SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#858486March 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES NOTICED NOISE. DEALER REPAIRED THEM THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858412March 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE STREET, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS CAME OUT AND BROKE THE WINDOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857951March 6, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECALL 99V346/ CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELREATED TO 90MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551129February 28, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED PRIOR RECALL NOTICE (99V-346). YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719092February 22, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
LOW SPEED MVA, 5-10 MPH, NO REAR DAMAGE TO VEH. FORD REARENDED, AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856860February 14, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE ACCELERATES EXCESSIVELY DUE TO DRIVERS SHOES GETTING CAUGHT UNDER PLASTIC CENTER CONSOLE PIECE. DRIVER HAS TO MANUALLY FREE SHOE FROM PLASTIC PIECE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550697February 2, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE MADE A THUD NOISE OVER BUMPS, DUE TO INADEQUATE SUSPENSION IN THE FRONT END. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855772January 31, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717998January 28, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE THROTLE WOULD STICK MOMENTARLY WHEN YOU WOULD LET OFF THE GAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001898January 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND REPLACED, WHILE USING NEW CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855602January 27, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FUEL GAUGE IS NOT OPERABLE. WHEN CONSUMER FILLS UP GAS TANK, IT DOESN'T MEASURE. ALSO ELECTRICAL WINDOWS DON'T WORK AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550413January 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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