2000 Ford Focus complaints

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

THE VEHICLE DID NOT START, WHEN CONSUMER INSERTED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE. *JB

THE DRIVER'S DOOR DID NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE.*JB *TS

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL.*JB *TS

FUEL PUMP FAILURE. WITH LESS THAN 3/8 TANK OF GAS CAR WILL NOT START IF PARKED ON A GRADE. ALSO CAR HESITATED AT FULL THROTTLE ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT WAS OK AT PARTIAL THROTTLE, BUT SPEED COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. DEALER DIAGNOSED BOTH PROBLEMS AS FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DEALER VOLUNTEERED THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FOCUS FUEL PUMP. OTHER COMPLAINTS ALSO MENTION SLAG OR CONTAMINATION FROM THE FUEL TANK, WHICH COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE PUMP FAILURE.*JB

NHTSA#02-V-288-000:THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE RECALL ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE.*JB

THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

THE FRONT AND BACK FLOORS WERE FLOODED, THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING RECALL #02V289000 PINCH BOLTS.*JB

THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED TWICE, IT TOOK NUMEROUS TRIES BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED.*JB

THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM.*JB

THE LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE FLICKERED ON AND OFF, AND ALSO THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER TIRES, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF VIBRATION OR EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIRES.*JB

2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3

2000 FOCUS WITH IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY (39000 MILES). FORD WILL NOT COVER REPAIR. ALSO FRONT SWAY BARS LOOSE.

I PURCHASED A 2000 (4DR) FORD FOCUS WAGON SE ON 06/17/00 AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE EVER SINCE. HERE IS A LIST OF MY COMPLAINTS CONSTANT CLICKING AND SCREECHING NOISE WHEN I TURN OR GO OVER A BUMP SOUNDS AS IF THE CAR HAS ARTHITIS PROBLEMS SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL AFTER 3 OR 4 ATTEMPTS LEFT BACK WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN & ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HEARD IT SINCE SUMMER THE WINDOWS MAKE NOISE WHEN OPERATED LIKE GLASS RUBBING AGAINST METAL LUBERICATE ALL OF THE CAR DOORS ONCE A MONTH BECAUSE THEY SCREECH EXTREMELY LOUD WHEN OPENED OR SHUT I HAVE BEEN IN ALMOST 4 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SEVERE BLIND SPOTS ON BOTH THE L & R SIDES OF THE CAR NIGHT DRIVING BAD - THE CAR SITS AT A DOWNWARD ANGLE WHICH ALLOWS REAR VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS TO BLIND YOU WITH YOUR OWN REARVIEW AND SIDE MIRRORS - THIS MAKES VISIBILITY IMPOSSIBLE & VERY DANGEROUS A SOUR-VINEGAR LIKE SMELL APPEARS SOMETIMES ON 02/23/02 @ SEARS AUTO CENTER I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES DUE TO BOWED/BUCKLED - ODOMETER WAS AT 22114 - PAID OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPLACE TIRES $508.46 MECHANIC COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED BUT INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL FORD & GET REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRES - I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR NO REIMBURSEMENT. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A DIRECT TIRE ISSUE BUT A CAUSE ISSUE FROM THE CAR ITSELF SAFTEY RECALL 00S31 EVERYTIME I HIT A PUDDLE AFTER RAIN THE ENGINE MAKES A SCREAMING SOUND & LOSES SOME POWER. AFTER TAKE THE CAR HESITATES LIKE IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL GEAR? WHAT IS

WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE REVVED UP, BUT THE SPEED WAS NOT INCREASED, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

CAR CAME TO A FULL STOP

WHILE ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON; ENGINE BEGAN MAKING KNOCKING NOISE. PULLED CAR OVER. FORD DEALERSHIP STATED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INPROPER MAINTENANCE. OIL CHANGED ACCORDING TO MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE -- DO NOT HAVE EVIDENCE BECAUSE IT WAS DONE BY HUSBAND. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 60K MILES.

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. *JB

THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS.*JB

THE IGNITION SWITCH/ STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES.*JB *TS

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE.*JB

THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT GIVE THE DEALER THE CODE TO PERFORM THE BATTERY CABLE RECALL 02 V 288 000. *JB *SCC

THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE ON A HILL, THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*JB

FORD FOCUS BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR PROBLEMS SINCE 11,500 MILES ON VEHICLE, INSPECTED AND TOLD NOTHING WRONG, NORMAL SQUEEKING AND GRINDING. MY DAUGHTER FEELS THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND GIVING UNDER HER. WE TAKE IT IN FOR THE 15K SERVICE AND THEY TELL US THE BRAKES ARE FINE AT 15,600 MILES INSPECTED AND TOLD NOTHING WRONG, NORMAL WITH CHANGE OF WEATHER. YESTERDAY MY DAUGHTER SAID THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING AND WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A WHEEL BEARING RECALL FOR THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM AND AT 18,000 MILES, DEALERSHIP SAYS BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY GONE! I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND FORD WHO SAY THEY WILL "COVER" THIS $400 REPAIR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED AND COULD HAVE COST MY DAUGHTER, MY SON WHO RIDES IN THE CAR OR ME OUR LIVES. I FEEL THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CHOSE TO OVERLOOK THEIR RESPONSIBILITY THAT COULD HAVE COST MY FAMILY OUR LIVES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP WHO "INSPECTED" THE BRAKES AND CHOSE TO LIE TO US ON 2 OTHER OCCASSIONS. IF FORD HAS A PROBLEM THEN THE DEALERSHIPS ARE ONLY COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEM WITH THE POSSIBLITY OF LOSS OF LIFE.

LOSS OF POWER. OCCURS AFTER THE FOLLOWING COMBINATION OF CONDITIONS: 1. FUEL LEVEL BELOW 1/4 TANK 2. ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY WITH CIRCULAR APPROACH (RAMP) GOING CLOCKWISE. 3. VEHICLE SPEED ON CIRCULAR RAMP ABOVE 30 MPH. VEHICLE LOSES POWER UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY. PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL GIVES ERRATIC RESULTS. VEHICLE WILL RESET AND OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN PULLED OFF ON SHOULDER AND VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN.

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS STALLED ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASSIONS. TWO TIMES OCCURING ON 2/13/03. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED THAT DAY. SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURED NEXT DAYON WAY TO WORK.(ONLY DROVE CAR HOME FROM DEALERSHIP DAY BEFORE) DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD SAME PROBLEM OCCURED.(7AM IN MORNING) THEY CALLED AT 5:30PM TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO KEEP CAR OVER WEEKEND. ON MONDAY THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HAD TEST DROVE IT 83 MILES, AND RETURNED VEHICLE WITH NO REPAIR MADE.(OTHER THAN UPCOMING RECALL I HADN'T BEEN NOTIFIED OF YET)

PROBLEMS WITH FORD FOCUS BRAKES. IT STARTED SQUEAKING AFTER 10,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND TO CHECK BACK AROUND 36,000 MILES. WELL, IT'S ALREADY AT 36,000 AND IT IS ALREADY GRINDING AND SQEAKING ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING. I TOOK IT IN TO A PROFESSIONAL BRAKE SPECIALIST AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ALMOST $ 500 TO REPLACE THE ROTARS, BRAKE PADS AND SHOES. THEY SAID IT VERY UNUSUAL FOR A CAR WITH LOW MILES TO HAVE THE ROTARS REPLACED. I WAS NOT ABOUT TO DISH OUT THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THEM WHEN THEY SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY.

IGNITION FAILED, HAD TO BE REPLACED, TIRES WEAR INCREDIBLY FAST (4 SETS OF TIRES AT 45000 MILES), RADIO CUT OUT, HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, BRAKES FAILED AT LEAST THREE TIMES CAUSING TWO ACCIDENTS, DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPLACED THEM, BUT LIED AND NEVER DID, WAS FORCED TO SPEND $500 HAVING THEM REPLACED, TRUNK DOESN'T CLOSE, BAD SUSPENSION, SPUN OUT ON AN EXIT RAMP

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROX. 45 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL SEIZED AFTER WOBBLING HARSHLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/3 MILE. THE LEAD UP EVENTS TO THIS FAILURE WAS TWO DAYS OF INCREASING VIBRATION AND CLANGING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IN MOTION.

FRONT BRAKES GRINDING. AFTER TAKING FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDS FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AND NEW CYLINDERS ON THE BACK AS IT IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. PH

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE BATTERY CABLES RECALL 02 V 288 000. *JB

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING PINCH BOLT, RECALL NUMBER 02 V 289 000.*JB *TS

THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED WHILE DRIVING.*JB

THE REAR DOOR LATCHES WOULD NOT KEEP THE DOORS SHUT; THEY FLEW OPEN WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE DOORS HAD TO BE HELD WITH BUNGEE CORDS. NOW ONE OF THE REAR DOOR SEIZED AND WOULDN'T OPEN. A FORD DEALER WANTS $400 PER DOOR TO FIX THE LATCH.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE REAR WHEEL HUB RETAINING NUTS WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LOOSEN, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO TENNESSEE RESIDENTS.*JB

CONSUMER NOTICED A FIRE NEAR THE SHIFT LEVER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. *JB

MY COMPLAINT DEALS WITH THE 2000 FORD FOCUS . I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2001 WITH 100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO BRING MY CAR BACK FOR A FEW RECALS. ONE OF THE RECALS WAS THE REAR SUSPENSION WHERE MY CAR LOST CONTROL AND I VEERED OFF THE ROAD....LUCKILY NOONE WAS HURT. THE REASON WHY I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A INVESTIGATION ON THE FOCUS FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. I WANTED TO ADD TO THE INVESTIGATION BY SAYING THAT I JUST SPENT 340 BUCKS ON MY IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T TURN WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THRUWAY. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER! I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND MY CAR STILL IDOLS VERY ROUGH AND OCCASIONALY STALLS OUT WHEN I AM STOPPED. FORD SHOULD BE EMBARRASED BY THIS AND SHOULD TAKE ALL FOCUS'S OFF THE ROAD! I READ THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF FORD FOCUS' WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECAL WAS ISSUED

THE BRAKES SCREECHED VERY LOUD WHEN APPLIED, PADS WERE REPLACED AT 12000 MILES, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS WAS NOT REDUCED. DEALER ADVISED THE SCREECHING NOISE WAS NORMAL DUE TO BRAKE PADS BEING SEMI-METALLIC.*JB

I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS WITH 86,500 MI. AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS SHOT. HOW CAN THIS BE ON A 2000 CAR?

I GOT AN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2000 FORD FOCUS, AND THE AIR BAG SEVERELY BURNED MY WRISTS.

WENT TO NE FROM MN FOR XMAS. PARKED FOCUS IN PARKING GARAGE. CAME OUT ON XMAS EVE; PUT KEY IN IGNITION, WOULD NOT TURN. WHEN TRYING TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN; LOCKED UP. CALLED FORD MOTOR AND NONE OF THEIR SUGGESTIONS WORKED. HAD TO HAVE FOCUS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER TO REPAIR AND REKEY IGNITION CYLINDER. TOTAL COST $260+ (WHICH IS LOW FROM WHAT I HEAR). TOW DRIVER MENTIONED SOMETHING VERY FISHY,"I'VE TOWED MORE THAN 12 FOCUS'S AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAD THIS SAME IGNITION/KEY PROBLEM... ...FORD WONT RECALL UNTIL THIS IGNITION/KEY PROBLEM BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN SOMEONE FREEZES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THEY CANNOT START THEIR CAR." INTERESTING. FORD MUST BE REQUIRED TO RECAL FOR THIS PROBLEM. ITS A TRAP FOR DEALERS TO MAKE MONEY OFF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE FOLLOW UP!

WHILE MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PH

COULD NOT PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. NEEDED TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALERSHIP HAD A BRAND NEW REPLACMENT PART THEY TOLD ME WAS "DEFECTIVE" AND THEY HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER TO GET PART. IGNITION SWITCH WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AT A COST OF $260 +/-. 40,000 MILES ON CAR AND IS A 2000 WAGON MODEL.

FAULTY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS THAT I HAVE HAD ALLOT OF PROBLEMS WITH. I SPECIALLY ORDERED THIS CAR TO HAVE ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDING SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS, AND ANTI LOC BRAKES. WE ORIGINALLY HAD BOUGHT THE CAR IN CA. THE FIRST PROBLEM HAPPENED AT 3000 MILES THE REAR BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING, AND THE SEAT BELT BUZZER WONT GO OFF. WE TOOK IT TO FORD WERE THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. WE MOVED TO NC WERE WE NOW LIVE. TOOK IT BACK TO FORD WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT THIS NOW 30,000 MILES. THEY SAID THEY WERE DEFECTIVE, THEY HAD THE CAR OVER NIGHT FOR THE SEAT BELT BUZZER, STILL NO PROBLEM FOUND. SO THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR THE SEAT BELT BUZZER DID THE JOB OF STAYING ON FOR US. IT STOPPED THE SQUEAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. 1 1/2 WEEKS LATER WE HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHITCH I MIGHT ADD THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. ALSO IN THE ACCIDENT THE REAR SEAT CAME UNHINGED AND THREW A PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE SEATBELT AT THE BACK OF HER HEAD CAUSING A LUMP. MY WIFE SAID THE BRAKES JUST DIDN'T WORK AS THEY DID PREVIOUSLY WITH THE NOISE. I TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE FOUND THE BRAKES WERE NOT ACTING RIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY. TOOK IT BACK TO FORD, THEY TOLD US THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. A FRIEND OF OURS WAS A FORD MECHANIC AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO LOOK AT IT FOR US, HE WAS KILLED THAT WEEK IN A CAR ACCIDENT UN-RELATED. SO WE LOST OUR INSIDE MECHANIC TO TELL US WHAT WAS REALLY HAPPENING. NOW AT 50,000 MILES THE NOISE IS BACK, MY WIFE WHO DRIVES T

THE VEHICLE HAD A SUSPENSION PROBLEM, (POSSIBLY A LOOSE BOLT) WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BECOME OUT OF ALIGNMENT.*JB

THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN ONCE IN THE IGNITION AND WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION TUMBLER. THE CONSUMER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKES, TIRES AND RADIATOR DEFLECTOR. *NLM