2000 Ford Focus complaints

MY YEAR 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME IGNITION ISSUES. I COULD PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY THE CASE IF THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED. USUALLY AFTER SOME JIGGLING OF THE KEY IT WOULD TURN AND I COULD START THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN AUGUST OF 2004. IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN ABOUT TWICE A MONTH. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN FIX THE ISSUE, BY RE-MAKING THE KEY AND PROGRAMMING THE NOW THE KEY WON'T TURN AT ALL. IN SHOPPING AROUND DEALERSHIPS THEY BELIEVE THE PRICE WILL BE AROUND $300 IF THE CYLINDER IS NOT DAMAGED (BY THEIR OWN KEY?) FOR $500, PLUS THE COST TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THEM SO THEY CAN PROGRAM THE KEY. A LOCAL LOCKSMITH HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE FORD FOCUS. IF SO, WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED? *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS SE SINGLE OVERHEAD CAM LESS THE 105 THOUSAND MILES 8TH DIGIT ON VIN IS P A CODE CAME UP P1233 ( FUELPUMP DRIVER MODULE OFFLINE) THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL CAUSE THE CAR WILL STALL GOING 75 DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND EVEN IN TOWN AND WE HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO SEVERAL CRASHES PLUS WENT OFF THE ROAD TRYING TO GET THE CAR IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE,THE CAR WILL GIVE NO WARNING BEFORE IT STALLS-IT'LL START BACK UP ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD WE HAVE CHANGED ( FUEL PUMP AND FILTER/ CONVERTER AND O2 SENSOR/AIR FLOW/COOLANT TEMP SENSOR. THIS IS A VERY HIGH RISK FOR CRASHES AND DEATHS. WE ORDERED A NEW FPDM BUT IT'S ON BACK ORDER TILL JULY 5TH 2010 OR POSSIBLY LONGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND SUDDENLY THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH CAUTION TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING AND STRUT. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO REPLACED BOTH OF THE FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES. RECENTLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE REAR COIL SPRING WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE COIL SPRING AND CONTROL ARM WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION DOESN'T WORK. KEY WON'T TURN IN IGNITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET AND FORD NEEDS TO REIMBURSE ALL OWNERS... MY ENGINE IS NOW CUTTING OFF WITH NO WARNING AT ANY SPEED AND I AM AFRAID FOR NOT ONLY MY OWN LIFE BUT MY 7 YEAR OLD AND NEWBORN DAUGHTERS AS WELL.... CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND AFTER ALL THE PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS SUCH AS OVERHEATING, SMOKING ENGINE, FRIED FUEL SYSTEM, VALVES, SENSORS, RESISTORS, MOTORS, HOSES, WIRES, FUSES, COOLING/HEATING, DOOR LATCHES AND THIS CAR PRACTICALLY SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN AND NOT STOPPING... I FEEL SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP US ALL.... PLEASE... I AM BEGGING!!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS. IN 2003 WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE IGNITION LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T TURN THE KEY. THAT HAPPENED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHILE GETTING OTHER RECALLED PARTS REPLACED. YESTERDAY 5-25-10 AT 9:00PM I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T TURN THE KEY. FORD REFUSES TO COVER IT AS DEFECT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND IT LEFT ME STRANDED AT NIGHT TIME. *TR

THERE ARE NO INDICATORS THAT THE PROBLEM IS ABOUT TO OCCUR. KEY STUCK IN IGNITION OF 2000 FORD FOCUS. REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY. PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AFTER BEING STRANDED WHEN THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. INITIAL REPAIR BILL WAS AROUND $400. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A SUBDIVISION AT ABOUT 20 MPH, TURNED, AND HEARD A CRACKING SOUND FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE. STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO LOOK = LEFT FRONT SPRING COIL WAS BROKEN. I DRIVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS. HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM - KEY NOT TURNING IN TUMBLER - AND WITH THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. LAST CONTACTED RECALL FROM FORD DEALERSHIP WAS FOR "WIPER MOTOR IN 2001." *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2000 FORD FOCUS FOR OVER 9 YEARS. I HAVE HAD 3 IGNITIONS INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE MECHANICS AWAITING A 4TH. AS A SINGLE WOMAN, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I DON'T KNOW WHERE OR WHEN THIS IGNITION WILL LOCK UP AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AFTER INSERTED IN THE IGNITION. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK IF TURNED AND TOWTRUCK MUST BE CALLED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT NIGHT AFTER A BABY SHOWER, LUCKILY FRIENDS WERE NEAR TO HELP ME. ANOTHER TIME IT WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER WORK, I HAD TO WALK SEVERAL BLOCKS TO REACH A PHONE TO CALL FOR HELP. THE THIRD TIME WAS LATE AT NIGHT ON A CITY STREET...AGAIN I HAD TO WALK A COUPLE OF BLOCKS IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER TO REACH A PHONE. AND NOW THIS TIME I RECOGNIZED THE "SYMPTOMS" AND WAS ABLE TO REACH A GARAGE BEFORE I WAS STRANDED. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SHOW YOU THAT MANY FORD FOCUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED FORDS ALL MY LIFE, BUT THIS WILL BE MY LAST. I SHIVER TO THINK OF WHERE I MIGHT BE SOMEDAY WHEN IT DECIDES TO QUIT WORKING...AGAIN. I WILL LIST THE LAST INCIDENT DATE AT THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR SO FAR DATING BACK SIX YEARS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AFTER HEAVY RAIN, ROADS WET, RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SUN CAME OUT GLARE OFF STREET. CAR TWO CARS AHEAD OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY TO TURN LEFT. CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. I SAW THE CARS STOP AND THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP, BUT STREETS WERE STILL WET AND MY TIRES LOCKED GOING 25MPH 2 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND CAR AND I SKIDDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE DOWN TO REAR BUMPER OR MY FRONT BUMPER HOWEVER, MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SHATTERING MY WINDOW AND LOCKED MY SEAT BELT. CAUSING $800 IN PARTS DAMAGE NOT INCLUDING LABOR. FIRST TIME HAVING PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, WILL HAVE INSURANCE REPAIR MY CAR/AIRBAG/SEAT BELT, WINDOW, CAUSING MY INSURANCE TO GO UP. I HAD CHAIR POSITIONED ALL THE WAY BACK SO THE AIRBAG DID NOT HIT ME OR PROTECT ME FROM INJURY (I'M LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS FROM AIRBAG SMOKE THOUGH) I WAS PROBABLY GOING 15MPH WHEN I HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE, IF THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF I WOULD HAVE AFFORDABLE INSURANCE AND AN EXTRA $1000 TO MY NAME. BE CAREFUL!!!! *TR

ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER AND SURGING. I LOST POWER AND WAS ESCORTED OFF THE HIGHWAY BY A SHERIFF DEPUTY . *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS SE WAGON KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND DOES NOT TURN LEAVING THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS STRANDED. *TR

ON AN IRREGULAR BASIS, THE CAR DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN BRAKING. MOST OF THE TIME THIS OCCURS WHEN EXITING FROM A HIGHWAY BUT LATELY HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON SIDE STREETS. ABNORMALLY HARD BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ONCE I HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE TO RETURN TO SLOW IDLE. DEALER CLAIMED TO BE UNABLE TO FIND OR REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ONE ADDITIONAL TIME FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 233,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SHE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. SHE PULLED OVER BUT COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. SHE SMELLED SMOKE BUT THERE WAS NONE VISIBLE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS NOT BOLTED TO THE WHEEL. THE TIRE BEARING AND DRUM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE PADS ALSO BURNED AS WELL. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL 00V303000 (WHEELS: LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS) WHICH SEEMED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 57,000. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS STALLED OUT ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS. I HAVE REPLACED THE WIRES AND PLUGS TWICE, HAD THE FUEL INJECTORS FLUSHED OUT AND HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR MANY DAYS HAVING TO LEAVE IT WITH THE MECHANIC TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS MYSTERY. IT WASN'T UNTIL LAST WEEK THAT WE BECAME AWARE THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS RECALLED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL MODULAR SYSTEM, PUMP AND FILTER. SO FAR THIS HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE. NEEDLESS TO SAY OVER THE PAST YEAR OF HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $2000 IN REPAIRS FOR JUST THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO HAD 2 WHEELS FALL OFF OF THE CAR DUE TO THE LOWER ARM CONTROL SNAPPING ONLY TO FIND OUT WHEN I HAD THOSE REPLACED THAT THE OTHER 2 WOULD BE DOING THE SAME THING WITHIN A MATTER OF MONTHS SO OF COURSE I HAD TO REPLACE THOSE AS WELL. NEXT IS MY BRAKES TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SQUEALING NOISE THEY ARE MAKING EVERYTIME I STOP THE CAR. I HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS CAR AND I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THESE ARE NOT SAFETY RECALLS. HAVING THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ON QUITE A FEW OCCASSIONS AND WHEELS FALLING OFF OF THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS, I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND THEN I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THESE REPAIRS OUT OF MY POCKET WHICH IS JUST INSULT TO INJURY. IF THERE IS A WAY TO BE REIMBURST FOR SOME OF MY EXPENSIVES THAT I'VE PAID JUST TO FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING SO.

FORD FOCUS 2000. 63,000 MILES. KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO IGNITION (ORIGINAL KEY) ALSO TRIED SECOND KEY (ORIGINAL KEY, NOT USED MUCH). FORTUNATELY, CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. IGNITION REPLACED. THERE HAD BEEN NO INDICATION OF A PENDING PROBLEM. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY WON'T TURN IN THE IGNITION. TO START THE CAR. FORD FOCUS 2000. *TR

KEY WILL NOT TURN TO ON POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BEYOND THE SET SPEED, UP TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD, PULLED THE THROTTLE CABLE BACK AND FORTH TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND THE THROTTLE WIRE BUT THE VIN WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

POSSIBLE THROTTLE LINKAGE STICKING. I HAVE OWNED A 2000 MODEL YEAR FORD FOCUS, FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 YRS. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 3 OCCURRENCES WHERE THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION REMAINS AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR COMPLETELY, I HAVE RECURRED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PUMP THE PEDAL, THIS HAS SOLVED IT SO FAR, BUT I WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED SOON. *TR

I DRIVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS. I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE WORK AFTER MY SHIFT AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START MY FORD FOCUS. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS ISSUE IS COMMON WITH THE FOCUS AND THAT FORD HAS STILL NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR FIXED THE ISSUE. AS WE SPEAK, A LOCKSMITH IS HAVING TO REMOVE THE IGNITION AND REPLACE IT. IT IS GOING TO COST ME CLOSE TO $300. I AM FORTUNATE THAT I WAS SOMEWHERE SAFE WITH CELL PHONE SERVICE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ANY OTHER TIME, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH NO CELL PHONE SERVICE AND NO HOPE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATORY FOR FORD. *TR

I WENT TO START MY 2000 FORD FOCUS AFTER THE BIG SNOW STORM TO BE SURE IT STARTED AND IT DID, I LET IT RUN FOR A WHILE AND WHEN I SHUT IT OFF AND TAKE THE KEY OUT IT WAS STUCK, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET BECAUSE FRANKLY I JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP SINKING INTO THIS LOUSY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2009. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IDLE ARMS TO NO AVAIL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; ALTHOUGH, THERE WAS A PREVIOUS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN INITIATED BY FORD (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V482000; COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE WAS OVER THE TEN YEAR THRESHOLD. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 HATCH BACK. SHE STATED THE FACTORY KEY FOR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER GAVE HER A SECOND KEY THAT ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO PLACE THE OLD KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY THEN REMOVING IT, AND REPLACING IT WITH THE NEW KEY. THE KEY FAILED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 106,000.

KEY IGNITION PROBLEM. KEY WOULDN'T TURN / STUCK IN IGNITION. *TR

IGNITION KEY WON'T TURN IN FORD FOCUS 2000 ZX3. IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN COLLEGE HAD TO TOW MY CAR HOME. *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS. KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO BE TOWED AND HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. 598.00, INCLUDING THE 125. TOW CHARGE. *TR

THE KEY WON'T RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION ALSO THE IGNITION WON'T TURN OFF AND IF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE OR MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE YOU COULD NOT TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH, ON OUR 2000 FORD FOCUS, QUIT WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE LAST TIME, I HAD A LOCKSMITH REPAIR IT. NOW IT ISN'T WORKING AGAIN. I "GOOGLED" IT AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2000-2003 MODELS BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I WILL CALL THE LOCKSMITH FOR ANOTHER COSTLY REPAIR BUT WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT POSSIBLY FOR SOME KIND OF LIABILITY BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THANK YOU. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 MY ISSUE WAS THAT THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN CAR IGNITION AND THEREFORE I CANNOT START CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM APPARENTLY IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN TO OWNERS OF A FORD FOCUS AND I'M LODGING A COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT A RECALL WILL BE MADE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATED. SHE TRIED TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO ALMOST 90 MPH. SHE WAS FORCED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE TURNED THE IGNITION ON AGAIN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE SNAPPED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 00V302000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLES AND WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

I HAVE A FORD FOCUS 2000 WAGON WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE PAST THREE WEEKS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE I CAN NOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM NOW WAITING FOR IT TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC TO FIX THE IGNITION. LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WONDER WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS IGNITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. HE STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CUT ON AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 160,000. UPDATED 02/03/10 *BF UPDATED 02/11/10.*JB

2000 FORD FOCUS KEY WILL NOT TURN THE IGNITION. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $400.00 TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED TO GET THE CYLINDER REPAIRED. IF THE DEALER FOUND THE CYLINDER WAS COMPLETELY RUINED, IT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $300.00. *JB

MY DAUGHTER WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE WHEN HER 2000 FORD FOCUS WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. SHE WAS STRANDED WITH NO WAY TO GET HOME. A MECHANIC AT SCHOOL WORKED ON IT FOR AN HOUR AND GOT THE KEY IN AND SUGGESTED LEAVING IT IN PERMANENTLY UNTIL IT IS FIXED. WE GOT THE CAR HOME, TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER FOR OVER $400. THEY HAD THE PARTS AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY SERVICE THIS PROBLEM ALOT ON FORD FOCUS'. OUR FEAR IS THAT HER CAR WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE DARK FARM ROADS THAT SHE HAS TO TAKE TO HER SCHOOL. SOME REPORTS I HAVE READ HAD THAT HAPPEN TO THEM WITH FORD FOCUS. *TR

FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, THE REAR TAIL 'RUNNING' LIGHTS HAVE BLACKED OUT. AT THE SAME TIME, DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V411000 COVERS THIS FOR ABOUT 75,000 FOCUSES IDENTICAL TO MINE, BUT FOR SOME REASON, MINE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUSES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ONCE, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING, TOO. THE REPAIRS HAVE COST ME NEARLY $1,500. I CONTACTED FORD THE THIRD TIME, BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING FORD COULD DO TO HELP WITH REPAIR COSTS, AS MY SPECIFIC VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THE RANDOM NATURE OF THE TAIL LIGHT LOSS. IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, AND I NEED TO PUT MY HAZARDS ON ANY TIME I DRIVE AFTER DARK. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND I AM AFRAID OF BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND. *TR

WITH KEY IN THE IGNITION THE KEY WILL NOT TURN, THUS THE CAR WILL NOT START. WE HAD TO WALK A MILE HOME LAST NIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. WE HAVE DISCOVERED IT WILL BE 150 TO 250 TO HAVE A LOCKSMITH LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND UPWARDS OF 450 FOR THE DEALERSHIP. IT'S THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND WE ARE POOR AND CAN NOT AFFORD 450 TO REPLACE A POSSIBLE DEFECT. *TR

FORD FOCUS IGNITION KEYLOCK WILL NOT TURN. WHEN INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AT ALL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS 2000 FORD FOCUS SE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT MAY STRAND A DRIVER IN AN UNDESIRABLE LOCATION OR CONDITIONS. *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION WONT TURN ON. STOPPED AT A REST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN MIDDLE OF NOW WHERE AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN LOW 30'S. CAME BACK TO CAR IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN LOCKED UP. NO PHONE SERVICE IN THE AREA AND NO PAY PHONES, HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT PERSON TO STOP, SINCE WAS NOT A HOLIDAY I HAD TO WAIT TILL MORNING WHICH WAS 41/2 HOUR WAY WHEN A LOCAL COMMUTER STOPPED AND WAS WILLING TO GIVE ME A RIDE TO NEAREST GAS STATION 25 MILES AWAY. THEN I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL THE GAS STATION WHERE IT WAS FIX THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE PART ARRIVED. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND FINDING OUT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS VERY LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE IT DEFECT HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED IN THE IGNITION MAKES ME VERY WORRIED THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND LESS THAN 50,000 MILES FAILED TO START DUE TO NO FUEL PRESSURE WITH FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO MY WIFE'S SISTER HOUSE. EARLIER THAT MORNING I WENT OUT AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO TURN BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN. I TRIED TURNING 8 DIFFERENT TIMES WITH 2 DIFFERENT ORIGINAL KEYS THAT CAME WITH CAR BUT STILL WOULDN'T TURN. FINALLY ON THE 9TH TRY IT TURNED RIGHT ON. WE WENT HER HOUSE FOR DINNER BUT I HAD TO LEAVE AFTER GETTING THERE BECAUSE I FORGOT THE DESSERT AT HOME. I GOT INTO THE CAR TURNED IT ON NO PROBLEM, GOT HOME WENT INSIDE CAME BACK OUT TURNED ON THE CAR NO PROBLEM, WENT BACK TO SISTER IN LAW HOUSE WAS THERE ABOUT 3 HOURS WENT TO LEAVE WILL NOT TURN. TRIED AND TRIED FOR ABOUT A HOUR TURNING BEFORE GIVING UP. SISTER IN LAW HAS NO CAR AND LIVED TO FAR AWAY FROM MY HOME TO WALK ESPECIALLY WITH A YOUNG CHILD. SO WE HAD TO CALL AROUND FOR A RIDE. FINALLY RETURNED HOME ALMOST 3 HOURS AFTER WE FIRST TRIED TO LEAVE. NOW WE ARE DOWN TO ONE CAR WHEN WE NEED TWO FOR BOTH OF US TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING FIXED ON IT YET. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE'S TWO CHOICES I HAVE ONE IS TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND PAY $500.00 OR MORE FOR A NEW IGNITION JUST FOR IT TO POSSIBLY HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE FORD HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION YET OR TWO PAY $150.00 OR MORE FOR A LOCKSMITH TO COME AND FIX IT, WITH CONSEQUENCES UNKNOWN. SO AT THE MO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. HIS VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION FOR POOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING FUNCTIONALITY. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 00V411000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). UPON CONTACT HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $179.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 165,000.

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS AND MY KEY WON'T TURN IN THE IGNITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS LEAVING ME STRANDED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, FORD MUST TAKE ACTION! *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS KEY IS LOCKED. TRIED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET IT UNLOCKED. FOR A WHILE BANGING ON THE KEY ITSELF HELPED BUT NOW NOTHING WORKS!!! *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS. KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. IT LEFT MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER STRANDED AFTER WORK AS A HOSTESS AT A RESTAURANT. THIS COULD AND HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE KEY FINALLY TURNED AFTER NEARLY TWO HOURS OF ATTEMPTING TO GET IT TO WORK. WE HAVE DISCOVERED BY BANGING ON THE KEY IT HELPS SOMETIMES. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND OTHER CONSUMERS SAY IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. *TR

THE IGNITION HAS STUCK ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS. HAD TO CALL TOW COMPANY AND LOCK SMITH. TURNS OUT TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YR AND MAKE OF VEH. *TR

"TPS/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION" IS WHAT COMES UP ON MY ACTRON ENGINE SCANNER. THE ENGINE WILL REV UP WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES. I CHECKED THE CONNECTION OF THE SENSOR AND GREASED THE CONNECTION PINS FOR BETTER CONNECTION. RAIN SEEMS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. *TR

KEY WILL NOT TURN IN IGNITION AND GETS STUCK. *TR