2000 Ford Focus complaints

2000 FORD FOCUS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DOOR LATCHES SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *MR THE DEALER SPRAY LUBED THE LATCHES AND INSTRUCTED THE CONSUMER TO BUY A SPRAY LUBE FOR HIS OWN USE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE DRIVER DOOR WAS UNABLE TO BE CLOSED. THE DOOR MAY FLY OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V030000. *SC

THE LEFT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC *JB

CONTINUOUS STALLING OF VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ENTERING A FREEWAY ONRAMP THAT HAS A CURVE. IT HAS ALSO STALLED JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH AT LEAST A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. IT WILL START IF I ADD A COUPLE OF GALLONS OF GASOLINE TO THE TANK. I AM ALSO STARTING TO SMELL FUEL AS I DRIVE ON OCCASION. *AK

HAD IGNITION LOCK UP. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. FOUND OUT ON INTERNET A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN VEHICLE STALLED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMED. RECALL 03V482000 CONCERNING STALLING WAS ISSUED. *AK

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN, TO ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO START THE VEHICLE. JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. DRIVER TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES BUT IT DID NOT HELP. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD THE OWNER THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK

DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER, FAILED CYLINDERS RESULTED FROM A SUB STANDARD MANUFACTURED CYLINDER WHICH RAPIDLY DETERIORATES WITH USE AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURES AND JAMS. FORD IS WELL AWARE THAT THESE FRAGILE CYLINDERS ARE MADE OF SUB STANDARD MATERIALS AND ARE BREAKING AND JAMMING AT AN ALARMING RATE. *AK

HAVE A 2000 FORD, FOCUS SE. OCCASIONALLY THE CARS IGNITION WILL LOCK UP. SOMETIMES THE IGNITION WILL TURN AND GAUGES, RADIO WILL WORK, BUT CAR WILL NOT START. IT WILL NOT MAKE ANY SOUNDS, JUST DOES NOT START. HAVING DIFFICULTY EVEN TURNING IGNITION SWITCH. BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 04-19-05 WHEN THE IGNITION TUMBLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEVER HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE ON A 4-5 YEAR OLD CAR. NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THIS FAILURE VERY OFTEN HAS LEFT ME AND MY 3 YEAR OLD SITTING IN THE CAR IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES UNABLE TO START VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, I AM STUCK WITH A $250 BILL, THAT THE FORD MECHANIC STATED PROBABLY HAD NOTHING E TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING!!!*AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND STOPPED TO GET A DRINK. WHEN SHE GOT BACK INTO THE CAR, THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION. AFTER I LOOKED AT IT, THE KEY WENT IN A BIT FURTHER, BUT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO TURN THE IGNITION. THE KEY STILL WILL NOT GO IN ALL THE WAY OR TURN.*AK

CONSUMER LETTER COMPLAINT REGARDING 2000 FORD FOCUS AND THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY COVERAGE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *NM

FROZEN IGNITION LOCK, TUMBLERS FALL INTO LOCK SPACE AND PREVENT KEY FROM ENTERING. *AK

I OWE A 2000 FORD FOCUS SE(WAGON ) AND HAVE INCURRED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUNK LATCH AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH. HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I AM SUPPOSE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $456.00 REPAIR FOR THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH, AND $148.00 FOR TRUNK LATCH REPAIRS. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR , THIS WAS THE 4TH FORD, AND THE LAST I WILL EVER PURCHASE. MY COMPLAINT STATED THAT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AT DEALER'S EXPENSE . I SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM I DID NOT CAUSE. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SUFFER .*AK

FROM WHAT I CAN UNDERSTAND ABOUT RECALLS ON FORD FOCUS MODELS, THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE ISSUES OF WHEEL BEARINGS. THE LAST TIME I VISITED A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE THIS RECALL WAS NOT MENTIONED AS NEEDING TO BE DONE OR AS TAKEN CARE OF ON THE SERVICE TICKET, SO I ASSUMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF. HOWEVER, ON A VISIT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED NEW WHEEL BEARINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO FROM THIS I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF ONCE AND NOW HAS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AGAIN. AND THIS IS ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS 2000 FOCUS ZX3 5 SPEED. ALSO THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED IN DEC. 2003 WITH 49,000 MILES ON THE ODOM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS'S IGNITION KEY CYLINDER BECAME FROZEN (STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKED) AND THE ENTIRE KIGNITION KEY CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 9,902 MILES (6/06/03). TODAY, THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED (LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND 12,000 MILES LATER.) ON 6/13/05 I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER (BOTH TIMES I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING). I GOT NEWS OF YOUR WEBSITE THROUGH A WEBSITE WHICH IS ENTIRELY FILLED WITH ENTRIES FROM OTHER FORD FOCUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. MANY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS CYLINDER 3 AND 4 TIMES. IT SEEMS THE "REPLACEMENT PART" FORD USES IS EXACTLY THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART AS THE CARS ARE BUILT WITH. YOU MAY NOT THINK THIS ISSUE IS SO INSIGNIFICANT BUT REMEMBER, THERE IS A FUEL INJECTION RECALL ON THIS CAR THEY HAVE YET TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CORRECT AND IF THIS CAR WERE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, THE OWNER MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART OR STEER THE CAR IF THE WHEEL LOCKS AND THE KEY IS FROZEN DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE CYLINDER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE IGNITION KEY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. CONSUMER HAD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK REPAIRED. *AK

FATALITY VEHICLE FIRE, DEC. 8 2004. MY HUSBAND IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 FORD FOCUS, SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS SERVICE VISITS TO BILL BROWN FORD, LIVONIA MI FOR: IGNITION, STEERING COLUMN, WHEEL BEARING, BRAKE, REAR WINDOW CONTROL, SEAT BELT &TRUNK LATCHES, OVERHEAD LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT. THE VACUUM LINE & FUEL PUMP & VALVE ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED 2/03, FOLLOWED BY STALLING. IN 6/03, A/C COMPRESSOR & MANIFOLD LINE REPLACED. FUEL LINE & PUMP FAILURE IN 8/03, RESULTED IN GASOLINE SPILL ON RESIDENTIAL STREET MINUTES AFTER PARKING. BOGGING FOLLOWED REPAIRS, PCM REPROGRAMMED & LEAKING PVC TUBE REPLACED 1/04. FUEL PUMP AGAIN REPLACED. IN 8/04, OUR 24 YEAR OLD SON TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEMATIC CAR. WE ARE UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER VEHICLE MALFUNCTION CAUSED A 35 MPH COLLISION WITH A FIRE HYDRANT. AN IMMEDIATE ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FUEL FED FIRE TRAPPED MY SON AND HIS PASSENGER. DESCRIBED BY POLICE AS A RELATIVELY MINOR CRASH WHICH WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO CLAIM LIVES, THE SUBSEQUENT UNEXPLAINED ENGINE FIRE CLAIMED TWO YOUNG LIVES. A MALFUNCTIONING DRIVER'S AIRBAG WAS ALSO DETECTED. THIS INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED TO NHTSA BY MY HUSBAND (#10104088). I AM SUPPLYING THESE ADDITIONAL FACTS FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION. PLEASE CORRECT YOUR POSTING OF "0" INJURIES AS THERE WERE 2 FATALITIES. PLEASE TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION TO SAVE LIVES, AS THESE TROUBLE PLAGUED VEHICLES SEEM TO BECOME MORE LETHAL AS THEY AGE. CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF THIS INFORMATION IS REQUESTED. *NM *SC *JB

MY REAR DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER OPEN BY SIMPLY PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEYPAD OR THE FRONT DOORS. THE REAR DOOR LOCKS CANNOT BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED EITHER. NOTHING WAS DONE TO BRING ON THIS PROBLEM, I JUST WENT TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND THE BACK DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS IS TO PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEYPAD OR FRONT DOORS AND PULL THE DOOR HANDLE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR BOTH REAR DOORS AND STARTED AT THE SAME TIME. TWO MECHANICS FROM THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I TRIED CONTACTING A FEW OTHER MECHANICS IN THE AREA WHO TOLD ME THAT FORD SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DON'T SO I'M STUCK IN THIS SITUATION UNTIL I CAN FIND SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. ALSO, I ASKED THE MECHANICS AT FORD IF THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE DOOR LATCH RECALL AND THEY SAID NO.*AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR REFUSES TO LATCH. HAVE TO KEEP IT LOCKED AND ENTER CAR THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE! DEALER ESTIMATE TO FIX: $225. CAR IS 5 YRS OLD IN MAY.*AK

THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS BEEN MAKING POPPING AND GRONING SOUNDS LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE VERY LOUD WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROAD. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHEN WE WENT TO PULL AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE WITH A LOUD BANGING SOUND. THE CAR PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT BUT WAS STILL CONTROLABLE. TO FIX THE PROBLEM WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS. I REPLACED BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT THE OTHER SIDE WOULD BREAK WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

THE FRONT PASSENGER'S WINDOW BEGAN TO WORK OFF AND ON AND THEN FAILED COMPLETLY. THE WINDOW WILL NOT DO ANYTHING NOW. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING YET DUE TO FINANCAL DIFFICULTLIES.*AK

THE REAR SHOCKS ARE MAKING NOISES AND ARE CUPPING THE REAR TIRES. I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR TIRES ONCE AND THEY ARE GETTING DESTROYED AGAIN. I PLAN TO REPLACE THE REAR SHOCKS WHEN I CAN AFFORD IT.*AK

THE IGNITION LOCK IS HARD TO TURN AND HARD TO REMOVE THE KEY. YOU HAVE TO JIGGLE THE KEY TO GET IT TO WORK. IT HAS NEARLY LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE TO FIX IT AT $300. I HAVE YET TO FIX IT DUE TO FINANCAL DIFFICULTIES.*AK

THE FRONT WINDOW DEVELOPED A LEAK RIGHT IN THE TOP CENTER. WATER WAS RUNNING OUT OF THE DOME LIGHT AREA. I HAVE NO FIXED IT PROPERLY YET BUT IT IS A CONCERN THAT IT WILL SHORT OUT THE DOME LIGHT AND CAUSE A FIRE.*AK

IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP. THE KEYS WON'T TURN IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER. HAD TO CALL THE LOCKSMITH AS PER LOCKSMITH ,ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD FOCUS 2000/2001 MODELS. IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CHECK THIS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVETALK.NET/SHOWMESSAGES.PHP?ID=1275

RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V030000 CONCERNING REAR DOOR LATCHES. UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NO PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID MAY 2005. *AK

WHEN KEY IS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION THE KEY WON'T TURN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, AND DEALER FIXED IT, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

KEY WON'T FULL SLIDE INTO THE IGNITION LOCK CYNLIDER. AS A RESULT CAN'T START THE CAR. IT APEARS, ONE OR MORE TUMBLERS HAVE FALLEN OUT OF PLACE. AUTO HAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES. WHEN I HAD A LOCK SMITH LOOK AT THE LOCK, I WAS INFORMED THAT IS WAS A FAIR COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2000-2002 FORD FOCUS MODEL. *AK

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING USED, REGARDLESS OF LENGTH OF TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN . DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE IGNITION CHAMBER, INSPECTED IT, BUT FOUND NO PROBLEM. ALSO, THEY HAVE LUBRICATED IT. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

DRIVING UP FREEWAY ON RAMP , WHILE PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE. I PULLED TO THE RIGHT EMEREGENCY LANE OPEN THE HOOD. THERE WAS A HOLE ON THE BLOCK OF MY ENGINE. METAL CHUNKS WERE STUCK ON MY RADIATOR . I ALSO PICKED UP METAL PIECES ON THE ON RAMP. WHEN INSPECTED THE DAMAGES AT HOME THE CAMSHAFT ROD THAT HOLDS THE CAM WAS BROKEN. *AK

AFTER RELEASING ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE RPMS REMAIN AT THE ORIGINAL LEVEL AS IF IT WAS PRESSED IN NETRUAL OR THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGGED. ACCELERATOR IS NOT STICKING. THEN RPM'S ARE NORMAL FOR A TIME WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ABOVE 3000 RPMS. *AK

2000 FORD FOCUS - KEY WILL NOT GO INTO IGNITION AND START CAR

WHILE DRIVING DOORS WILL INTERMITTENTLY UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V030000 CONCERNING REAR DOOR LATCHES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOMETIMES IN JUNE. *AK

IGNITION CYLINDER SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, CAR HAS 78,000 MILES AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POOR DESIGN. COST OF REPAIRS WAS $185.00 AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION KEY AS WELL. I HAVE OLD PART FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED.

TRIED TO SHUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED, WHETHER I WAS IN THE VEHICLE OR NOT. I HAD TO DRIVE HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SEVERAL TIMES I TRIED TO ENGAGE THE POWER LOCK IN ORDER TO GET IT TO SHUT.

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO WHEEL AFTER HITTING CURB CAUSED BY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO SHATTERED. *AK

IGNITION LOCK, NOTHING LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE ITS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THE CARE. MY BROTHER A LOCKSMITH HAS DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM HALF A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR WITH FORD FOCUS. COULDN'T START CAR HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THE ENTIRE IGNITION CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED, COSTING A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THAT ALL THE KEYS BE RECODED AND ALL DOOR LOCKS AS WELL.

I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB. THE CAR NEVER CAME TO A STOP AS DOES WHEN NORMAL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OCCURS. IN FACT, I NEVER EVEN HIT THE AIRBAGS WHICH IS VERY LUCKY FOR ME, AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER NHTSA COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIR BAG BURNS. WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR, I COULD SEE NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THAT CAUSED BY THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE TOWING COMPANY SAID THERE WAS DAMAGE AROUND THE TIRE WHICH IS THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD'VE DEPLOYED IF I HIT A CURB AND CAME TO A STOP. BUT I DID NOT COME TO A STOP AT ALL. IN FACT, I ALMOST HIT A PARKED VEHICLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND AM EXPECTING A CALL FROM THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT BUT I AM EXPECTING THEM TO BLAME EVERYTHING ON ME AND TRY TO TRICK ME INTO BELIEVING IT WAS ALL MY FAULT. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP I CAN GET. *JB

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' FORD FOCUS 2000, HAS HAD 6 RECALLS. *BF THE TUMBLER IN THE IGNITION FAILED. *JB

THE IGNITION ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS IS LOCKING UP TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT TURN MY KEY. THE CAR HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS STRANDED FOR 20 MINS THE OTHER NIGHT TRYING TO GET THE KEY TO TURN. SPEND UP TO 1 TO 2 MINUTES NOW EACH TIME I GET IN MY CAR REINSERTING THE KEY UNTIL IT FINALLY TURNS. I HAVE ALSO TRIED MY SPARE KEY, WHICH IS BRAND NEW, WITH SAME RESULTS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND PROBABLY ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL I HAVE TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.*AK

VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY , AND VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START.*AK

I WENT SHOPPING AT WAL-MART AND WHEN I CAME OUT, MY IGNITION WAS LOCKED UP. I WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING AND CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO TOW IT IN AND FIX IT. I WAS CHARGED FOR ALL PARTS, LABOR, AND TOW BILL. WHEN I REASEARCHED THIS ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCES THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER. FORD WOULD ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY AND WOULD NOT LOOK INTO A RECALL. MY CAR IS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. INCIDINTE DATE IS A GUESS.

IGNITION IN 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS FAILED. WE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH TURN THE KEY--WE OFTEN EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH TURNING THE KEY TO ON POSITION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW PROGRESSED AND WE ARE UNABLE TO EVEN TURN THE CAR ON AT ALL. WE ARE TOLD THAT THE IGNITION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE TOLD BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURING MORE AND MORE, AND THEY HAVE ALREADY HAD SEVERAL CARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL COME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT IT WILL COST ALMOST $400.00 TO REPLACE THIS PART. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE US WHO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DIRECTLY AND THEY WERE OF NO ASSISTANCE.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE 3 TIMES AT MILEAGES 41097, 60405, 75504. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED EACH TIME. IGNITION SWITCH WAS DRILLED OUT AND REPLACED EACH TIME. IGNITION SWITCH BOUND UP AND WOULD NOT TURN WITH KEY INSERTED. *AK

FOR THE EVENTS OF THE FINAL FAILURE; I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT THAT I DID NOT SEE AT FIRST. THOUGH I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE HITTING SOMEONE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP DUE TO THE BRAKES LOCKING UP. I HAD AT LEAST TWO AND A HALF CAR LENGHTS BETWEEN ME AND THE INTERSECTION. I BELIEVE AS A RESULT IN THE BRAKES LOCKING UP I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND T-BONED ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR WAS TOTALLED. I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LOCKING UP AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE SERVICE PEOPLE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO FIX. *AK

IGNITION LOCK HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME, THIS TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES. I AM WITHOUT A CAR, AND MY WIFE IS 36 WEEKS PREGNANT.*AK

FORD FOCUS IGNITION LOCKS FAIL AT VERY HIGH RATES. OUR'S FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME THIS WEEK, STRANDING US AND REQUIRING A TOW. OUR FORD DEALER AGAIN CHARGED US MORE THAN $300.*AK THE WEB IS FULL OF REPORTS OF THESE FAILURES. SEARCH GOOGLE: FORD FOCUS IGNITION LOCK

IGNITION KEY SWITCH WILL SOMETIMES FAIL TO TURN AFTER THE KEY IS INSERTED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FOCUS. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND THAT THAT HE HAS HAD MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE OF THIS. HE ALSO SAID THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT IS NOT REPAIRING THEM AND THAT IT IS A $250 REPAIR. HE STATED IT COULD HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT, OR COULD CAUSE THE IGNITION NOT TO WORK AT ALL. I'VE OWNED MANY CARS. I'VE NEVER HAD THE IGITION KEY CYLINDER "WEAR OUT". *AK