Ford Focus Complaints (2002)

971 consumer complaints on file.

#8014126July 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND BE VERY NOISY. DEALER DETERMINED THAT FRONT AXLE WAS BROKEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764237July 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT APPROX THREE HOURS AFTER PURCHASING OUR NEW FOCUS, WE WHERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 60 TO 140, AND RETURNED TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE THEN CAME TO A STALL. WE THEN NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE FUEL CAP, AND THE ENGINE SERVICES SOON. WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT APPROX 5 MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WE THEN RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CAUSES WAS A LOOSE GROUNDS, AND INCOMPLETE CIR. THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT CORRECTIONS WERE DIAG. LED TO LOOSE GROUND CONNECTIONS NEAR BATTERY. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO START, AND IT TOOK 2 ATTEMPT'S TO START THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764121July 12, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TRAVELLING INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, WENT AROUND TURN IN HIGHWAY, STEERING DID NOT RESPOND, HIT LEFT FRONT ON GUARDRAIL AND SLID ALONG THE GUARDRAIL FOR ABOUT 100 FT, CAR TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013284July 3, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE, CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE OFF.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013125July 2, 2002
SUSPENSION
FRONT WHEELS SQUEAL WHEN EVER THE CONSUMER WILL START TO DRIVE FASTER THEN 30 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763631June 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012581June 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
CONSUMER APPLIED BOTH BRAKES AND CLUTCH AT 70 MPH, AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011889June 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES GRIND WHEN CONSUMER IS APPLYING BRAKES. FOLLOWING DAY CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP WHEN TRYING TO PARK, VEHICLE RAN INTO A HOUSE. *AKCONSUMER SUFFERED BRUISES TO THE CHEST AND BACK PROBLEMS. CONSUMERS MOTHER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND THE CHILDREN HAD BUMPS AND BRUISES. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#8011950June 17, 2002
TIRES
IF CONSUMER TRAVELS ABOVE 50 MPH VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE. SHE HAS TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC THREE TIMES FOR SAMETHING, AND WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM WERE THE TIRES. CONSUMER DID NOT THINK THIS WAS TRUE BECAUSE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED TWICE WITHIN 2 WEEKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011846June 14, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POP FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. CONSUMER SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AKI
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8011611June 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE MAKING TURNS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND VEHICLE WAS RETURNED BACK TO DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011358June 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING ON TURNPIKE AT 55 MPH, VEHICLE HESITATED MOMENTARILY AS THOUGH A SPARK PLUG WAS MISSFIRED. OWNER WILL SEND DETAILS AFTER FORD INSPECTS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011419June 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC HAS SERVICED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, CANNOT SEEM TO FIND OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011325June 7, 2002
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER DUE TO SUSPENSION'S ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO BOUNCE AROUND. DEALER FIXED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011338June 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE, AND STALL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED, CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762794June 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 70, ENGINE CUT OUT COMPLETELY. WAS ABLE TO RESTART BRIEFLY, BUT ENGINE DIED AFTER IDLING FOR 20 SECONDS. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WORK. ENGINE TURNS OVER, BUT WILL NOT FIRE. NOT A PROBLEM WITH FUEL CAP, NO FUEL OR FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009346May 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE FORD TECH FOUND A SHORT IN THE CABLE FROM THE TANK PRESSURE TRANSDUCER. THE WIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME AND FINALLY SHORTED OUT THE PCM AND EVERYTHING WENT BRAIN DEAD. THEY REPLACED THE PCM AND REROUTED A NEW FUEL TANK SENSOR WIRE AWAY FROM THE FRAME. SO FAR SO GOOD. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR FOUR WEEKS TOTAL. *TS *NLM *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*762059
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761783May 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2002 FORD FOCUS COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND DID NOT START UP. TOWED TO ALBION FORD FOR REPAIRS. ALBION FORD "REPAIRED" IT. (TWO WEEKS AT THE DEALER). PICKED UP CAR ON FRIDAY (5/2/02) AND SHUTDOWN AGAIN ON SUNDAY (5/5/02). TOWED TO JACKSON FORD. CURRENTLY AT JACKSON FORD FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761754May 10, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAD NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION OF MY CAR WAS VERY WOBBLY AND ALL OVER THE PLACE WHEN DRIVING. REAL BAD GOING AROUND CURVES ON FREEWAYS. DO NOT FEEL SAFE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DID A "REAR" ALIGNMENT. IT'S NOT ANY BETTER, AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR ESPECIALLY ON MICHIGAN'S BAD ROADS. PASSENGERS IN BACK SEAT SAY THEY'RE THROWN ALL OVER THE PLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009224May 6, 2002
STEERING, AIR BAGS
AT 60 MPH CONSUMER TURNED STEERING WHEEL, NO RESPONSE, VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE WALL HEAD ON. PASSENGER SUFFERED KNEE AND CHEST INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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