2000 Ford Focus complaints

THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER WAS CORRODED. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED POOR SERVICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AS WELL AS FROM FOLLOWING LOCAL FORD DEALERS MORANDE FORD OF BERLIN, CT AND RAY SERAPHIN FORD OF VERNON CT, AND DIFFERENT OPINIONS FROM FORD EMPLOYEES CONCERNING MULTIPLE RECALLS ON A-FRAME/STEREO/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR/REAR WHEEL BEARINGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION/LURCHING. *AK

WATER LEAKED IN THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER WINDOW. *JB

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS UNREASONABLY HIGH WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM @ LESS THAN 25,000.00 MILES, TO THE TUNE OF $500.00 ALL PAID BY ME. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE WARRANTY I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE WEAR WAS DUE TO MY DRIVING, BUT I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR. *JB

NAR 04/07/2003 MR. WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR TIRE DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FAILED WHEEL BEARING.. THE AIR CONDITION REPEATEDLY LEAKED WATER IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE WORN WHICH REQUIRED NEW ROTORS. *JB

THE SEAL ON WINDSHIELD CAME OFF AND THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE ENGINE STALLED, AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. *JB

CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON - HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY SINCE JANUARY

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING, TRANSMISSION-(JUMP OUT OF GEAR), FUEL GAUGE LEVEL IS INOPERATIVE, AND THE MOTOR WOULD RACE. THE SHIFTER AND CABLE WAS REMOVED, AND THE CENTER CONSOLE WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. MR SCC

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL REMEDY 02V288000. PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTICE, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER REGARDING THE FRAYING OF THE BATTERY CABLES. ONCE THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND THEY TRIED TO FORCE THE CONSUMER TO FILE A WARRANTY CLAIM FOR REPAIR. *JB

KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO IGNITION. CALLED EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE. THEY COULD NOT HELP. THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WERE CONSIDERING A RECALL. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGISTERED AND THE NUMBER OF ISSUES ON THE INTERNET, I AM SURPRISED IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE. IGNITION ALREADY REPLACED ONCE. THIS IS STARTING TO GET TO BE RIDICULOUS. FINALLY TAPPED THE KEY IN THE CAR STARTS BUT THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH RESULTING IN A SECURITY PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE A FORD FOCUS 2000 THAT HAD A STALLING PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THIS ISSUE WOULD BE A RECALL (IT WAS ALSO IN THE NEWSPAPER) AND SINCE IT WAS NOT I HAD TO SPEND 500.00 TO GET IT FIXED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE ABOUT A STALLING ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE ALREADY HAD 5 RECALLS ON THIS CAR!! *JB

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, AND THE TERMINAL WAS CORRODED. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A KNOCKING SOUND. *JB THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BATTERY CABLE, AND THE PINCH BOLT HAS CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS. (THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS) THE VEHICLE WILL KNOCK WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE FRONT AXLE BEARINGS WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE SEAL. THE BATTERY CABLES HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT AND THE CABLES STILL HAVE A CORROSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, IT WON'T START, YOU MUST ALLOW TO COOL DOWN. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD/RECALL #02V288000 SCC

THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS FOR INTERMITTENT STARTING. *JB....*AK

FORD FOCUS STALLING AT ANY TIME. HESITATES DURING DRIVING. HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *NLM

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION / SWAY CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP REPLACED. MR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. IF PULLED OUT, IT STAYS OUT UNLESS FED BACK IN BY HAND (WHICH MUST BE DONE CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING TO KEEP IT TIGHT ON YOUR SHOULDER). I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND MOST OF THE FOCUS' THEY HAVE SOLD HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *NLM

THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY CABLE AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *JB

THE CONSUMER REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 12 MPH. THE COLLISION WAS VERY MINOR. HOWEVER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED OVER $4000 IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

2000 FORD FOCUS ENGINE SPUTTERS AND THEN STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LETTING THE CAR SIT WITH THE ENGINE OFF, YOU CAN START IT UP AND THEN DRIVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AT HIGH SPEED BEFORE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. AT LOWER SPEEDS THE PROBLEM IS NOT AS PREVALENT. PINPOINT DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER FIRST PROVIDE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AS THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM (EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS). THIS TIME THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER PROVIDED THE FUEL PUMP AS THE PROBLEM. I NOTICED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD ABOUT THE FUEL PULSE DAMPER, BUT THEY SAY THAT BULLETINS ARE NOT OF ANY ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO FIND MANY OTHER INSTANCES OF FAULTY FUEL PUMPS IN THE FOCUS THROUGH RANDOM INTERNET OBSERVATION. MY CAR IS APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 THOUSAND MILES PAST WARRANTY (MILES ONLY, NOT YEARS) AND I WILL BE SPENDING THE EQUIVALENT OF 4 CAR PAYMENTS TO HAVE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THE FUEL PUMP FIXED. ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *JB

INAPPROPRIATE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS-LOW SPEED BUMP CAUSES AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY WITH MASSIVE DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD, NO BODY DAMAGE. *JB

WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM

IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN. I NOTICED IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THAT MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME FAILURE. I DID NOT SEE A RECALL. THIS IS THE LATEST FAILURE OF MANY: BRAKES, FUEL GAUGE, BAD STRUTS. NOW AT 39000, I AM 3000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

THE DOOR LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK. *JB

THE DOOR LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK. *JB

THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. *JB

HAVE HAD VERY DISCERNING TROUBLE WITH 2000 FORD FOCUS. THINGS PREVIOUSLY FIXED ARE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE LATE 2000, AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT. MORE THAN I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY IT.

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, THE DEALER REROUTED THE BATTERY CABLES. *JB

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, THE DEALER REROUTED THE BATTERY CABLE. *JB

2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS, 4-DR SEDAN. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 3/19/02. CAR WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. FIRE/POLICE SUSPECTED FIRE ORIGINATED AROUND THE BATTERY.

WHILE IDLING OR ENGAGED, CAR FREQUENTLY/PERIODICALLY SHUDDERS AS IF THE ENGINE WOULD DIE, LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL SURGE, ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES WITH COMPLAINT OVER 8-9 MOS, SYMPTOMS COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, CODES NOT RECORDED, COULD NOT FIND ISSUE ON COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. 3-17 CAR STALLED REPEATEDLY, ENGINE LIGHT ON (CONSTANT). CODES RECORDED, DIAGNOSED - CYLINDER HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN ASKED WHAT WOULD CAUSE FAILURE, TECH STATED CARBON BUILD-UP. *JB

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND STALLED. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM

VEHICLE STALLS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS, INCLUDING WHEN IDLE OR NEAR IDLE. CRACK IN CYLINDER HEAD CAUSED BUILD-UP OF CARBON. CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *JB

SPRING/STRUT FAILURE OF LEFT FRONT WHEEL IN DRIVEWAY AT SLOW SPEED (DIDN'T TRAVEL >10 FT..); SPRING OUT OF STRUT HOUSING WITH POINTED EDGE OF BROKEN SPRING ON TOP AND READY TO PUNCTURE TIRE!; HAD THIS OCCURRED DURING EXPECTED TRIP OF THIS DAY ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR CATASTROPHIC OR FATAL ACCIDENT!; WHY DID THIS SPRING FAIL AT 35,000 MILES AND VEHICLE NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD? SUSPECT FAULTY SPRING METAL FATIGUE; HAVE NOTICED THAT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF SAME INCIDENT "ON LEFT SIDE" WHEEL ONLY; WHAT IS GOING ON HERE, FORD? FOR AN OTHERWISE "MORE THAN SATISFIED" EXPERIENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE,IN SPITE OF NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR "SMALL ITEMS" THAT I WAS NOT WORRIED ABOUT GIVEN THE "INITIAL 2000 MODEL" STATUS.....I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED BY THIS APPARENT SPRING/STRUT PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE FATALITIES; THIS WILL SERVE TO DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND NEED TO INVESTIGATE FOR POSSIBLE RECALL. WHY DID THIS SPRING/STRUT FATIGUE AND FAIL AT LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD (35016 MILES) ? *NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK. GTB *NLM....*AK

OUR 2000 FORD FOCUS STALLS. THE FIRST DEALER IT WAS TAKEN TO REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER - APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR EAST OF THAT DEALER THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL OUT AGAIN...THE NEXT DEALER TELLING US THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ALSO HAPPENED AS FAR BACK AS TWO YEARS AGO. *JB

KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE IGNITION. I HAD TO CALL A LOCKSMITH AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS. *JB

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR A CAR THAT HAS ONLY 57,000 MILES. THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND DIE ABOUT EVERY 10 SECONDS. THE GAUGES AND ALL OF THE FRONT AND REAR EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL GO DEAD AND THE CAR WILL JUMP OUT OF GEAR. THE AIR COMPRESSOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ALSO SHOT. *JB

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT JUST HANGS AND DOES NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE ENGINE STALLED, WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A TURN. *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE MODULE, WHICH CAUSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB THE ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER HAD SHUTDOWN, THE TRUNK OPENED, THE KEYLESS ENTRY IS INOPERATIVE AND SOMETIME THE PASSENGER(S) GET STUCK IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAULTY LOCKS. SCC

THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTOR, HEATER CHAMBER, HALF SHAFT BEARING, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WERE ALL REPLACED. *AK *JB

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING VIOLENT STUMBLING AND HESITATION PROBLEMS AROUND HIGHWAY CORNERS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 15,000 MILES. FORD WAS UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT TALKING WITH OTHERS WHO TOOK SAFETY MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS FOUND THE FUEL PUMPS NOT KEEPING ADEQUATE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW WITH SPECIFIC DIRECTION TO REPLACE THIS AT MY COST. WHEN A CAR VIOLENTLY STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND A CORNER, IT'S NOT SAFE. PLEASE RECOMMEND TO FORD TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *JB

NHTSA#00-V-303-000 VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REAR WHEEL HUB RETAINING NUTS CAN LOOSEN AND ALLOW THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES DEALER REPLACED THREE TIMES BUT RECALL REPAIR FAILED. *NLM

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB

KEY HARD TO INSERT INTO IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN. CAN NOT START THE CAR. ONLY 37,000 MILES. IF CAR STALLS ON A RAIL ROAD TRACK OR A BUSY INTERSECTION WILL BE DOOMED. THIS IS UNSAFE. *NLM

CLICKING NOISE IN FRONT LEFT SIDE WHEEL AREA. *JB

THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE WHEEL BEARING 0 I 0017 000, BECAUSE THE CAMPAIGNS ENDED IN DEC 2002, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL FEB 2003. *JB

FUEL PUMP ON MY FORD FOCUS WENT OUT TWICE, ONCE AT 38000 MILES, THEN AT 91000 MILES. CAR DIED INTERMITTENTLY ON FREEWAYS, CLIMBING HILLS, AND WOULD SHAKE AT ACCELERATION. VERY FRIGHTENING.*JB

AFTER THE RECALL REGARDING THE BATTERY CABLES WAS PERFORMED, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB