2000 Ford Focus complaints

WHEN VEHICLE FUEL LEVEL GOES BELOW 1/2 TANK, ENGINE BEGINS TO "BUCK" AND LOSE POWER. WHEN FUEL LEVEL GETS TO 1/4 TANK, ENGINE BECOMES VERY SLUGGISH, "OVER REVS", "BUCKS" AND IS SUBJECT TO STALLING AT TIMES OF ACCELERATION(I.E.: EXPRESSWAY RAMP ENTRANCES). HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HAVE HAD IT TO A GENERAL REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM, THOUGH THEY DID EXPERIENCE IT ON SEVERAL TEST DRIVES. CURRENTLY MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE GAS TANK DROPPED AND THE 2 FILTERS IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT INSPECTED, AS SUGGESTED IN ODI ID NO. 10023502 ON NHTSA WEBSITE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO INCCIDENTS THAT COULD WELL HAVE BEEN DEVISTATING ACCIDENTS, DUE TO THE ENGINE STALLING UPON ENTRANCE TO AN EXPRESWAY AND ONCE IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC AT A TURN LIGHT.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, I NOTICED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, TWO MONTHS AFTER THAT, I HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR I HAVE GOTTEN MY BRAKES DONE TWICE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR ABOUT 15 MONTHS NOW. I ALSO HAD MY IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED, A FUEL FILTER REPLACED, AND NOW MY CAR DIES WHEN I SLOW DOWN. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *AK

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER/HESITATED AND SOMETIMES STALLED WHEN IN MOTION AND ALLOWED THE FUEL TANK TO DROP BELOW 1/4 FULL. (VEHICLE WILL NOT RUN) THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. *AK *SCC *JB

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND REQUIRING QUICK, EMERGENCY MANUEVERS TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. CAUSED BY FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP AND SENDER ASSEMBLY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL HIT A GUARD RAIL BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

CONSTANT SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKES, BRAKE PADS, AND DRUMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE BUYING THIS FOCUS ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. ALSO MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME ONE DAY IN APRIL OF 2002 THE KEY WOULD NOT FIT INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY. THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE THE LOCK CYLINDER. LUCKILY I PURCHASED THE API EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVER THE CAR FOR 100,000 MILES. SO THE COST OF THE WORK DONE FOR THIS WAS $427.20. ALL BUT $50.00 OF WHICH WAS MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS COVER BY THIS WARRANTY. THE PROBLEMS DIDN'T STOP HERE. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO GET THE CD SYSTEMS THAT CAME INSTALLED IN THE CAR REPLACED. THE WAS A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE WITH THE CD PLAYER AND 90% OF THE TIME THE CD'S WOULDN'T EVEN PLAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD REPLACE IT FOR ME BUT THAT IT WOULDN'T BE COVERER BY THE WARRANTY SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY POCKET. I ENDED UP HAVING A NEW SYSTEM INSTALLED BUT NOT FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP, I TOOK IT TO CIRCUIT CITY. RECENTLY THIS MONTH JULY 2003, MY CAR HAS BEEN STALING AND SHUTTING OFF AT STOP SIGNALS AND STOP LIGHT ALSO JUST SHUT COMPLETELY OFF ON THE FREEWAY THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND TH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING, THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER DIAGNOSED MELTED BATTERY CABLE AS CAUSE.*AK

VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE IS WEARING EXCESSIVELY, APPROXIMATELY EVERY 13000 MILES.

WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. AND IT IS HARD TO DRIVE PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING UP THE HILL VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD, FORD WAS REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR GOING AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE REGAINED ITS POWER. THE CONSUMER FELLS THAT THE ENGINE ISN'T GETTING ENOUGH GAS *NLM *CB *NLM

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS RECENTLY BEGUN STALLING UNEXPECTEDLY, ESPECIALLY I'VE NOTICED THIS WHEN MAKING A TURN, AND WHEN MY GAS TANK IS BETWEEN 1/2 AND A 1/4 TANK OF GAS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE READ SOME FORUM WITH OTHER FOCUS OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THIS HAPPENS FAIRLY FREQUENTLY IF I LET MY GAS TANK GET BETWEEN 1/2 AND 1/4 TANK. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION JERKED WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. *NLM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR. *JB

PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE'S FRONT SPRINGS ON 2000 FORD FOCUS.*MR FRONT END COIL SPRINGS FAILED.*TS

BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AT WILL - NO APPARENT PATTERN - CAR ALSO SHUDDERS AND STALLS WHEN IDLING IN GEAR - DOES THIS ON A DAILY BASIS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND HAS DONE THIS SINCE PURCHASE! DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THIS WHILE UNDER INITIAL WARRANTY - ON SECOND ATTEMPT TO FIX THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED (UNDER 80,000 WARRANTY) DUE TO 'WRONG CHIP FOR THIS CAR' - WHEN CAR WAS PICKED UP IT WAS RUNNING - AFTER PARKING AT HOME COULD NOT RESTART CAR HAD IT TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND ALL CAR KEYS HAD TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED AT OUR COST 'BECAUSE YOU MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO THEM'! WITHIN 2 DAYS CAR WAS ONCE AGAIN FLASHING IT'S BATTERY LIGHT AND SHUDDERING/STALLING! *AK

PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITIOIN CYLINDER. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY FORD THAT NO ONE HAS REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THIS, BUT I FIND THAT TO BE EXTREMELY CONTRARY NOTING THE EXCESSIVE COMPLAINTS ON JUST THIS WEBSITE ALONE. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THEY ARE ASKING NO LESS THAN $300, AND I FIND IF YOU MULTIPLY THAT ESTIMATION BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, THEY HAVE QUITE THE RACKET GOING ON.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TURNING A CORNER REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN. NO WARNING CHIME ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER FEELS VERY UNSAFE WHEN SMALL PASSENGERS ARE RIDING IN THE REAR. *AK

WHEN I PARKED MY VEHICLE TO GET GAS AND THE PUMP WASN'T WORKING I PROCEED TO INSERT MY KEY TO MOVED VEHICLE TO ANOTHER PUMP BUT THE KEY WOULDN'T GO IN. I CALLED MY WIFE TO VERIFY IF SHE CAN BRING THE SPARE KEY TO TRY TO START THE CAR WITH IT; HER KEY WOULDN'T GO IN EITHER. I PROCEEDED TO CALL THE CUST. SERV. DEPT. AT FORD MOTOR CREDIT AND INFORMED THE PROBLEM; THEY ASKED TO TRY AGAIN TO INSERTED THE KEYS AND HAD NO RESULTS. WE HAVE NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THEN TOLD ME WE ARE TO CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOWED THE VEHICLE; AT FIRST HE EXPRESS WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND THEN HE CONFIRMED THAT I HAVE EXTENDED GUARANTEE AND THAT TOWING WAS COVERED BUT THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION WASN'T COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP CLOSER TO MY AREA. AFTER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DELAND FORD CHECK THE VEHICLE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE COST OF REPAIRS WILL BE 350.00 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. I INDICATED THAT AT THIS MOMENT I COULDN'T COME UP WITH THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND THAT I UNDERSTOOD THAT HAVING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT WILL BE COVERED. THEY INDICATED THAT IS NOT COVERED AND THEY SUGGESTED FOR ME TO APPLY FOR A LINE OF CREDIT TO SEE IF I WAS APPROVED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I SAID WILL NOT APPLY FOR THE CREDIT AND LEFT THE CAR THERE TO SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH A SATISFYING AGREEMENT. AT THIS MOMENT I HAVE NOT HAVE ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION WITHE THE SERVICE DEPT. OR THE FORD MOTOR CREDIT OFFICE; I THINK

KEYS GOT LOCKED IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE IGNITION LOCK BROKE AND TUMBLER BENT PER DEALERSHIP.*AK

2000 FORD FOCUS.CAR LOSES POWER DURING RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN FUEL IN TANK IS LESS THAT 3/8 FULL. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON MOUNTAIN ROAD. ODOMETER = ABOUT 25K MILE CAR ALMOST REAR ENDED. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. SECOND OCCURRENCE SAME SYMPTOM AS ABOVE. (ODOMETER = ABOUT 52K MILE) USUALLY OCCURS DURING RIGHT HAND TURN. BREATHTAKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SPUTTERED AND LOSS SPEED FOR NO REASON. I WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO MY ORIGINAL LANE BECAUSE ANOTHER CAR HAD MOVED UP CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING. I HAD TO SWERVE ONTO THE OPPOSITE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC

FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS REAR-ENDED AND PUSHED INTO A TOYOTA LANDCRUISER AND MY CAR HAS 4,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND FIVE MONTHS. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, TWICE WITHIN TWO MONTHS. MY GAS LINES HAVE FALLEN OFF THE CAR, CAUSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE FILLED WITH FUMES. STALLS WHILE DRIVING, NOT MATTER THE SPEED,DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FIXED THE ISSUE, STILL ONGOING. CAR HESISTATES TO GO AT TIMES. OFTEN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS. HARD TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND OTHER GEARS, OFTEN POPS OUT OF GEAR. RECENTLY REPLACED CLUTCH CABLE, TECH SAYS THE CLUTCH IS FINE. REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AFTER BEING TOLD THEY WERE FINE, TWO WEEKS LATER THE ROTORS WERE GONE. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAK. WINDSHIELD IS NOT SEALED, YOU CAN HEAR AIR BLOWING IN WHILE DRIVING. HAD A BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER HOOD WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, ONLY TO GET A RECALL, AND MY CABLES WERE MELTED. BRAKE LIGHTS ALWAYS OUT, WHEN I REPLACE ONE THE OTHER GOES OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND DEALERSHIP, BOTH TELL ME I HAVE TO KEEP GETTING REPAIRS. I ASKED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO BUY THE CAR BACK, AND THEY REFUSED. I FEEL THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE, I HATE DRIVING IT.*AK

ENGINE STALLS FOR NO REASON. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WE HAD TO HURRIEDLY TRY TO CHANGE LANES AND EXIT. IT HAS HAPPENED 11 TIMES SINCE THEN. WE HAVE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.*AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR FAILED TO STAY CLOSED. THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW LATCH. *AK *CB *JB

LOSES POWER ON RIGHT HAND TURNS (ENTERING FREEWAY ESPECIALLY). STALLS WHILE DRIVING. BEGAN AT ABOUT 42000 MILES, WITH A QUARTER TANK OF GAS, SO ALWAYS KEPT THE TANK AT LEAST HALF FULL. THIS WEEK STALLING HAS OCCURRED WITH FULL TANK, TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP GOING UPHILL. AIR CONDITIONER. 95000 MI CURRENTLY. (AVERAGE 3-4K MILES/MO). *AK

CAR STALLING OUT FOR NO REASON... SPUTTERING IN THE ENGINE, CAUSING NO REACTION WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CUTS OUT WHILE ACCELERATING TO 2ND GEAR, ESPECIALLY AT FULL THROTTLE. IN THE MIDDLE OF 2ND GEAR, RPMS HANG AROUND 4000 AT FULL THROTTLE. LETTING OFF THROTTLE ALLOWS RPMS TO REACH 5700 AND VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO 3RD. RPMS HANG AGAIN AT 4000 IN 3RD GEAR, AND ANY MANIPULATION OF THROTTLE (FULL, HALF, ETC.) DOES NOT RAISE RPMS. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE LIMITED TO APPROX 60 MPH.*AK

THE IGNITION KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO PLACE INTO THE IGNITION CYLINDER. ONCE PLACED INSIDE, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL, IT WAS LOCKED UP IN PLACE. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED OVER 7300 HITS ON "FORD FOCUS AND IGNITION PROBLEMS". THE COST OF TOW AND REPAIR WAS $350.*AK

FUEL DELIVERY PROBLEM, POSSIBLY VAPOR LOCK/FUEL PUMP RELATED (A COMMON $450-$600 REPAIR WAY TOO EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE 2000 & 2001 FORD FOCUS ACCORDING TO ANECDOTAL E-MAIL EVIDENCE ON INTERNET CHAT SITES), BUT EQUALLY LIKELY TO BE RELATED TO EA02-022. 1ST SYMPTOM WAS LOSS OF POWER UPON SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. SPEED THERE WAS ACCELERATION FROM 12 MPH UP INTO 2ND GEAR. THE CAR RECOVERED AFTER A NEAR STALL WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING. 2ND INCIDENT WAS THE NEXT DAY (TODAY) WHERE I WAS SHIFTING FROM AROUND 25 MPH INTO THIRD GEAR IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ALBE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, WHEREUPON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN ANY GEAR/WAS COMPLETELY ASTHMATIC. AFTER TWO MINUTES IN PLACE THE VEHICLE RECOVERED AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. THE MECHANIC WANTS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, FUEL FILTER HOSE AND FUEL RETURN LINE....BUT IF THE PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC TO THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM PRIOR TO THE FUEL PUMP PURSUANT TO THE REFERENCED STUDY, THEN A NEW PUMP WILL BE ABLE TO DRAW FUEL BETTER/SERVE AS A TEMPORARY FIX. BUT, LIKE THE ORIGINAL, IT TOO WILL FAIL EARLY DUE TO THE HIGHER DEMAND ON DRAWING THE FUEL THROUGH THE BLOCKAGE. THE TANK WAS APPROX. 1/4 FULL AT THE TIME OF BOTH INCIDENTS. *AK

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND IT ALSO MADE THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE TO GO OUT AS WELL. ALSO THERE IS A LOOSE CONNECTION AT THE FUSE JUNCTION BOX IN THE ENGINE BAY.*AK

THE RECALLS ON VEHICLE HAD FAILED AFTER MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE RECALLS WERE NOT NEEDED IN DRY CLIMATE AND REFUSED TO DO THEM. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC HAD SUPPOSED TO HAVE ORDERED PARTS EACH TIME BUT FAILED TO DO SO. NEEDED PARTS FOR THE BATTERY CABLE (RECALL CAMPAIGN #02V288000), THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS RECALL CAMPAIGN #01I017000 AND THE BALL JOINTS. PARTS WERE NEVER ORDERED.*AK

IGNITION KEY DOES NOT TURN. WITH ONLY 55144 MILES THE IGNITION KEY SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE SEVERAL CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SO IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART. I FEEL THE DEALER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIRS, THERE ARE AT LEAST 50 OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM RIGHT ON THIS SITE. PLEASE CONDUCT AND INVESTIGATION AS SOON AS POSIBLE, SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAULTY IGNITION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED ROTORS NEED REPLACING. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON AND VEHICLE IS IDLING T MOTOR STARTS MISSING. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

I AM THE ORIGINAL AND CURRENT OWNER OF A 2000 FORD FOCUS SE. WHENEVER I EXIT THE FREEWAY AND THE EXIT IS A CURVE, MY ENGINE FAILS. SOMETIMES, WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY PROCEEDING IN A LINEAR FASHION, MY ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FAIL.*AK

IGNITION CYLINDER PIN DEFECT. HAD TO REPLACE THIS ITEM 5 TIMES UNDERWARRANTY. *AK

VEHICLE HAD 12000 MILES WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START, BUT KEY WOULD NOT TURN. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAILED IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. AT 40000 MILES PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, AND DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH.*AK

THE ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 35,000. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. WE TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING NOISE FOR BRAKE PADS. THE CALLED AND TOLD USE THE ROTORS WERE DAMAGED. THIS IS TOOK SOON TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. *AK

THE IGNITION HOUSING LOCKED UP AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE FRONT AXLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE FELL OFF. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THEM. THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS FELL OFF. THE REAR END SLID WHILE DRIVING ON A WET SURFACE. *MR CB *NLM

THE POWER STEERING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP INTO AN EMBANKMENT. *JB *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE PINCH BOLTS. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WEAR PREMATURLEY WEARING OUT WHICH PRODUCES A GRINDING NOIUSE. DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE BRAKES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE ONLY HAS 1700 MILES ON IT, BUT HEARING A METAL TO METAL "GRINDING" NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND FRONT DISCS, ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS 13 TIMES SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE. PADS WERE WEARING EXCESSIVELY EVERY 2000-3000 KILOMETERS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR BRAKES HAVE NOT FUNCTIONED SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN STOPPING VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

STALLING, HESITATION, ENGINE OVERHEATS WITHOUT WARNING(INSIDE TEMP. GUAGE STAYS IN SAFE LEVELS) . *AK