2000 Ford Focus complaints

FUEL SUPPLY CUTS OUT AND VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING LONG RIGHT HAND SWEEPER TURNS WITH ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED (WOT) WHEN FUEL TANK IS LESS THAN 1/2 FULL. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY ON-RAMPS WHEN BRISK ACCELERATION IS REQUIRED TO SAFELY MERGE INTO TRAFFIC.

A CRACK APPEARED AT THE TOP MIDDLE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD . THIS CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *AK

IGNITION LOCKED UP AND WON'T START. DEALER STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON AND CONSUMER SHOULD CONTACT A LOCKSMITH TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN MERGING ON I87 WITH MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ZTX (52,000 MI) BUCKED / HESITATED SEVERELY WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR DOWN HARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING THE CAR UP TO MERGING SPEED QUICKLY. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BECAUSE DRIVER BEHIND ME DIDN'T EXPECT MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN SO SUDDENLY. VERY DANGEREOUS SITUATION. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, EVERY TIME WHEN CAR WAS UNDER MODERATE TO HEAVY LOAD, WITH 1/4 TANK OF GAS OR LESS. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD. DEALER FOUND FUEL PUMP (INSIDE OF FUEL TANK) CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. FUEL TANK WAS FLUSHED AND NEW FUEL PUMP INSTALLED. FUEL TANK SHOULD NOT BE SHEDDING DEBRIS AND FUEL PUMP SHOULD NOT FAIL ON CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 02V288000 CONCERNING BATTERY CABLES. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 01 V 230 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

IN JULY I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR REPLACED AS THE GUAGE WOULD READ EMPTY WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. TODAY,THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS PARKING IT. I SMELLED GASOLINE AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO FIND A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE GROUND. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, AS THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRENTY. HOWEVER, BEFORE THE CAR COULD BE TOWED I HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT. AS AAA WILL NOT TOW A CAR LEAKING GAS UNTIL THEY GET AN OK FROM THE FIRE DEPT. *AK

BRAKES SQUEAK, EXCESSIVE BREAK DUST ON THE FRONT WHEELS.*PH THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER, THAT THE BRAKE DUST WAS NORMAL. THE REAR SHOES PAD ASSEMBLIES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE LEFT RIGHT EBRAKE CABLE SPRING RETAINER HAD POPPED OUT THE BACKING PLATE WHICH CAUSED THE SHOES TO NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY. THE DEALER PUT THE RETAINER BACK AND RESET THE HEBRAIC. ALSO THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS STZ. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS BACK IN I THINK MARCH. THE IGNITION FROZE, LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED AT WORK AND THE KIDS AT THE BABYSITTER. SHE HAD TO FIND A RIDE TO THE BABYSITTER AND THEN HOME. SHE THEN HAD TO CALL A TOW COMPANY AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO SKYLINE FORD IN SALEM OREGON. SHE WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN QUIET A FEW FOCUS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECH KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. WE WERE 100 MILES OVER THE FACTORY WARRANTY!! WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE FAULTY PART. THE NEXT PROBLEM WAS IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST. WE WENT TO GET ICE CREAM. THE CAR STALLED AS WE WERE LEAVING THE ICE CREAM STORE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT FINALLY STARTED AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES. WE WERE ONLY ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM HOME. ALL THE WAY HOME THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE WAS MELTED. WE CALLED SKYLINE, WHO COULD NOT GET US IN UNTIL SATURDAY. IT WAS 3 OR 4 DAYS. NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT WE HAVE TO PAY $120 FOR A FAULTY PART!! THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR FAULTY BATTERY CABLES. WE ARE TOLD THAT IF FORD DECIDES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACTUAL CABLE, THEN WE WILL BE REFUNDED THE $120. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!! I WISH THAT I HAD NEVER PURCHASED THIS CAR. IT HAS REALLY HURT MY OPINION OF FORD PRODUCTS. *NLM

BATTERY CABLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 02 V 288 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FORD FOCUS 2000-- GAS TANK GETS TO BELOW A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS IT LUNGES AND JERKS. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED . I READ MANY INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AUTOMOBILE .*AK

I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS. CURRENTLY I AM EXPERIENCING SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THE FIRST IS THE AIR CONDITIONING A/C. THE A/C WORKS ON THE #4 SETTING BUT DOESN'T WORK ON #1, #2, OR #3. NO AIR COMES FROM THE AIR VENTS WHEN THE FAN IS SET TO 1, 2, OR 3 WHETHER THE A/C IS ON OR NOT. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES. I HAVE LESS THAN 46,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING OUT. I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON A CAR BEFORE 70,000 MILES. THE THIRD PROBLEM IS COMPRISED OF THE GAUGES. WHEN I START MY CAR, ALL THE GAUGES GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THEY RETURN TO THEIR PROPER POSITION, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON. I FEEL THAT IF I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR DURING THIS PERIOD, THAT I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT MAY SURGE FORWARD. THE FOURTH PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIFTH PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE. MANY TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE IDLE POSITION (AT A STOP SIGN, ETC.), I FEEL THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO STALL. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS. THE SIXTH PROBLEM, AND PROBABLY NOT THE LAST, IS THAT I'VE ALREADY HAD TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, AND YET THIS CAR IS STILL UNSAFE AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS EXCEPT OFFER A 5 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY TO NEW FORD FOCUS BUYERS.*AK

THE FRONT DRIVERS SEATBACK HAS COMPLETELY FAILED: I.E. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT BACK HAS COLLAPSED WITH NO WARNING, WHILE DRIVING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT! AFTER REVIEWING THE NHTSA LISTING OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS I REALIZED THIS IS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT OF THIS KIND. *AK

THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING FAILED CAUSING SMOKE AND ALMOST A FIRE. I HAD THE RECALL DONE AT TRI COUNTY FORD IN MAULDRAUGH KY, AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAD HAPPENED. I WENT TO LES PINKHAM LINCOLN MERCURY AND BOUGHT NEW WHEEL BEARINGS AND HAD MY PERSONAL MECHANIC REPLACE THE BEARING. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE DRUM AND WHEEL ARE POSSIBLE WARPED AND MIGHT NEED REPLACEING. I ALSO WANT A REFUND ON THE BEARINGS AND LABOR COST FOR THE MECHANIC TO REPLACEMENT OF BEARINGS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. *NLM. *AK *JB

3 OF 4 WINDOW REGULATORS ARE BROKEN IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS - 2 REAR WINDOWS AND DRIVERS WINDOW NO LONGER GO UP AND DOWN. THE WINDOWS FALL INTO THE DOOR. FIRST FAILURE OCCURED 8/02, SECOND 6/03, THIRD 8/03. WINDOWS ARE CURRENTLY TAPED UP, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE TAPE OBSCURES MY VISION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE LOST POWER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OF THE ROAD. *AK

2000 FORD FOCUS STALLS IN TRAFFIC. I'VE HAD MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE CENTER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE COMPLAINT. I'VE HAD A FLIGHT DATA RECORDER INSTALLED ON IT TO CAPTURE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT. HOWEVER, EVERYTIME THE CAR STALLED, IT GOES COMPLETELY DEAD AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CAPTURE ANY DATA. THE STALLING SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS. SINCE I LIVE IN ARIZONA, BEING STRANDED IN 110 DEGREEES IN ITSELF IS A SAFETY FACTOR, NOT TO MENTION TRYING TO SAFELY GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.*AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART VEHICLE IGNITION LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

TWO REAR DOORS DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND POP OPEN. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY LUBRICATING THE LATCH, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *AK

STEERING WHEEL CONTINUOUSLY LOCKS UP WHILE IN USE. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED. *AK

IGNITION LOCK SYSTEM FAILED, RENDERING VEHICLE UNUSABLE. *AK

FAULTY FUEL PUMP, MADE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SELLING DEALER ON 07-18-03 REF SPLITTING COST OF REPAIR AS THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON THE 2000 AND 2001 MODEL YEAR FORD FOCUS. AS OF THIS DATE HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE FROM EITHER. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER THAT EFFECTED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PUMP STATED THAT THE NEW PUMP THEY INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE WAS A MUCH UPGRADED PART FROM THE ORIGINAL. THERE FORE I CONTEND THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS WELL AWARE THAT THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART INSTALLED ON THE ABOVE MODEL YEARS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THESE MODEL YEARS FOR THIS DEFECT AS THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE COULD CAUSE A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $385.42 COMPLAINANT IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT OF ALL -OR- 80% OF REPAIR COST AS HAS BEEN DONE FOR OTHER CONSUMERS. PROBLEM STARTED UNDER WARRANTY BUT, DID NOT BECOME SEVERE UNTIL VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ON 7TH SET OF TIRES AT 60,000, AN ALIGNMENT WITH EACH SET. RADIO HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE/ BRAKES HAD BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED TWICE/ WHEEL BEARINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED,AND IGNITION WAS REPLACED ONCE AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWED. LOW AND BEHOLD, CONSUMER'S FOCUS WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY NEEDED TO BE TOWED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. CAR WAS GETTING HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE, SOMETIMES HAD BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS. ALSO, LUGS:NUTS HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND WAS IN NEED OF AN ALTERNATOR.*AK

WHEN PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION VEHICLE FAILS TO ENGAGE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, THEN STALL. *AK

FUEL CUT OFF WHILE TURNING, CAT STALLS IF THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESENT. *AK

FUEL PUMP IN 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT IS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL ON SHARP RIGHT HAND CORNERS. IT STUMBLES GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS UNLESS THE FUEL TANK IS OVER HALF FULL.*AK

FORD FOCUS CAR PURCHASED IN 2000. APRIL 28, 2000 CAR NEEDED REPAIR FOR THE FUEL INJECTION. THE CAR APPEARS TO JERK AND NOT ACCELERATE, PRECULDING THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLS WHICH MY CAUSE A CAR CRASH. AUGUST 2003 FUEL INJECTION PROBLEM REOCCURRING ,AND THE CAR STALLS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL, THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GEARS WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST.*AK

FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE JUNE 2003 MY CAR DROVE SLUGGISHLY WITH POOR ACCELERATION AND STALLING. IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE. AS I WAS TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHILE TURNING INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. MY CAR SURGED FORWARD AND THE SPEDOMETER SHOT UP TO 140 AND BACK DOWN AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATIC LOCK ,AND IT WOULD BE HARD TO UNLOCK THE DOORS TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES ARE NOT WORKING. DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. CONSUMER HAS TO USE ROPE TO TIE BOTH DOORS. DEALER NOTIFIED, IT WILL COST $450.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. MY SON CHANGED THE LATCHES AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE HEAVILY CORRODED.

WHILE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENT. DASHBOARD MELTED, AND WINDSHIELD MELTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN. PLEASE FILL IN ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE SECOND GEAR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A VERY UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AT WHICH THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN. DEALER SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED. REPAIR COST $201.09. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MALFUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE AND WHETHER IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK *CB *JB

CONSUMER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED FUEL PUMP FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *PH

CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

MY CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON!!!!!!! HOW IRRITATING IT IS TO HAVE A CAR ( NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD) STALL DURING TRAFFIC AND WHEN DRIVING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME (30 MIN OR MORE)? VERY!!!!!! :( MY 2000 FORD FOCUS STALLS NO MATTER IF I'M GOING 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 OR EVEN 60 MILES AN HOUR. IT'S SCARY ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH AND FOR NO REASON YOUR CAR LOSES POWER. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW SCARY IT IS TO SEE THE VEHICLE BEHIND YOU STILL TRAVELING AT 60 WHILE YOU START TO SLOW DOWN? THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!!! I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE JUNE OF 2002. THE DEALERSHIP ACTS LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. AND I END UP PAYING TO HAVE ALL KINDS OF DIAGNOSTICS TEST DONE AND NO SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. EVERYONE DIAGNOSES IT DIFFERENTIAL. WHEN IS FORD GOING TO FINALLY LOOK INTO THIS? WHEN SOMEONE IS HURT? *PH

FORD FOCUS 2000 MODEL STALLS AT STOPLIGHTS. ALSO HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING.

CONSUMER STATES WHEN TURNING CORNERS VEHICLES STALLS. CAUSE UNKWOWN. *AK

CONSUMER PUT KEY INTO IGNITION BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OR CRANK. DEALER DIAGNOSED DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER AS THE CAUSE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ENGINE AND STEERING COLUMN MAY LOCK UP. THERE IS NO WARNING. DEALER SAYS IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS REPLACING.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE HAD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE . *AK

FUEL GAUGE GIVING INCORRECT READINGS, CAR STALLING ON TIGHT CURVES SUCH AS ON-RAMPS TO PARKWAYS AND INTERSTATES. TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. HAD IT REPLACED ON 7/11/03; WITHIN 48 HRS LINES DISCONNECTED FROM PUMP SPILLING FUEL EVERYWHERE. FORD RECONNECTED LINES WHICH HELD FOR 2 WEEKS THEN DISCONNECTED AGAIN. THIS TIME FORD REPLACED THE SECOND PUMP. NOW ITS THE COOLANT SYSTEM THAT IS FAILING, CAR OVERHEATS THEN STALLS. SO FAR NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURED, BUT IT SEEMS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.

FRONT COIL SPRING IS FRACTURED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 03M02 ONLY COVERS CARS BUILT THROUGH DECEMBER 1999. MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN MAY 2000. FORD'S COVERAGE DOES NOT EXTEND TO ALL AFFECTED VEHCILES OR FORD HAS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON FOCUS. VERY HIGH EFFORTS TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF 1ST, 3RD AND 5TH GEARS - DIFFICLULT TO SHIFT GEARS RESULTING IN INCREASED TIME AND ATTENTION TO SHIFT GEARS.

70,000 MILES AND IGNITION LOCK IS BROKEN, DROVE THE CAR IN THE MORNING, WENT OUT IN THE AFTERNOON, PUT KEY IN, WOULDN'T TURN..HAD TO BE TOWED AND REPLACED COSTING ME $250 CAUSE THEY STATE IT'S NOT A COVERED PART UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALSO, TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED HE HAS TOWED HUNDREDS OF FORD WITH SAME PROBLEM, SOME EVEN WITH ONLY 400 MILES ON THEM * RIDICULOUS**AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER UNABLE TO START VEHICLE BACK UP,DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, KEYS WOULDN'T TURN.*AK

2002 FOCUS WITH WITH 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND LESS THAN 33,000 HAS A FAILED CLUTCH. WE BELIEVE THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, WONDER IF IT COULD BE RELATED TO EITHER SERVICE BULLETIN #00B59 OR #14204.*AK VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN A MANNER TO ABUSE THE CLUTCH. ONLY TWO DRIVERS ARE MATURE ADULTS AND BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO REPLACE A 1990 ESCORT WITH SIMILARE 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. ESCORT NEVER HAD CLUTCH PROBLEM AND WAS DRIVEN, SINCE NEW BY SAME TWO DRIVERS.