2000 Ford Focus complaints

A GRINDING SOUND FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULD OCCUR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER , AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WIRING UNDER DASHBOARD STARTED SMOKING, CAUSING CAR TO STALL AND IGNITION TO LOCKED UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN BRAKES FAILED AT 1300 MILES. BRAKES WERE GRINDING, AND CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES/PADS AND RESURFACE ROTORS.*AK

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WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK REAL HARD. CONSUMER IT WAS HARD TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOWED TO DEALER . LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS DUE TO DEFECTED BEARINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BEARING AND RETAINING NUT. TWO WEEKS LATER, REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER FEELS WHEELS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL START MAKING A ROARING NOISE. *YH

UNDER DASH HARNESS STARTED SMOKING CAUSING VEHICAL TO STALL AND IGNITION TO LOCK UP.*AK

UNDER DASH WIRING HARNESS STARTED SMOKING, CAUSING CAR TO STALL. ALSO, IGNITION LOCKED UP.*AK

UNDER DASH WIRING HARNESS STARTED SMOKING, CAUSING CAR TO STALL. *AK

PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2000. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT NOW. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE PURCHASED TWO BRAND NEW SETS OF TIRES AND HAVE HAD MY CAR ALIGNED TWO TIMES.. IHAVE ALSO NEEDED MY TRUNK LATCH REPLACED AND ALTHOUGH MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THEY CONTINUE TO SQUEAL. RECENTLY, WHILR DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE MT CAR SPUTTERED AND SHUT DOWN. I WAITED TWO HOURS AT WHICH POINT IT WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY BELIEVED I NEED MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED ONE MORE TIME APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER.*AK

WEAK SPRING FRONT. DEALER REPLACED SPRINGS, SHOCK MOUNTS, SHIELDS, AND BEARINGS ON 10/13/2001. ON 02/07/2002 DEALER REPLACED BEARING ASSEMBLY, MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND DAMPER ASSEMBLY FOR SHOCK ABSORBER 'BINDING'. ON 05/23/2002 DEALER REPLACED MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR SHOCK ABSORBER. ALSO INSTALLED CORRECTION KIT FOR 'LOOSE' STABILIZER END. WITH ALL THE ABOVE REPAIRS, I HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED FOR THE FOURTH TIME BECAUSE IT'S HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE PREVIOUS THREE TIMES.*AK

SINCE PURCHASED. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. HERE IS A BRIEF RUNDOWN OF ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL PROBLEMS IVE HAD WITH THE CAR, WHICH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:3 MONTHS: THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WENT OUT. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED (2 TIMES). THE GAS GAUGE STUCK ON EMPTY (TWICE). I FELT A CONSTANT PULSATING ON THE CLUTCH. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT ALL NEW CARS HAVE THAT FOR UP TO 3 MONTHS WHILE THEY GET USED TO NEW CHEMICALS RUNNING THROUGH THEIR SYSTEM. NEARLY 2 YEARS LATER, THE PULSATING IS STILL THERE. THE CAR EXPLODED. I PARKED MY CAR ON A HILL, WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UP. THEN I HEARD SOME CLICKING AND A LARGE BOOM. I TURNED AROUND TO SEE SPARKS AND SMOKE POURING OUT OF MY HOOD, A HORRIBLE SMELL ENGULFED THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND MY CAR (WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UP) WAS ROLLING DOWN A HILL TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION. THE OIL PRESSURE UNITED HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH. THE CAR TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. 6 MONTHS: THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THEY STILL SQUEAKED EXCESSIVELY. THEY STILL SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE SCRAPPING. I TOOK IT BACK IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE 2000 FORD FOCUS HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. EVEN AFTER REPLACED, THE BRAKES WOULD TAKE MUCH PRESSURE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AND WOULD SQUEAK. THE TRUNK WOULD SOMETIMES NOT SHUT. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE FRONT TIRE KEPT GOING FLAT. FORD SAID IT WAS MY DRIVING. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACE

BRAKES DON'T HOLD WHEN APPLIED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. HAD PART REPLACED SEVERAL TIME. ALSO, FRONT END SHAKES AND THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE UNDER GAS PEDAL. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE REAR BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE PADS HAD WOREN OUT TO FAST.*JB

THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE SWITCH, WHEN IT FINALLY DID I WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT- THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE'D SEEN SEVERSL OF THESE FOCUS' HAVING THIS PROBLEM- VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER ON SUNDAY- THEY WORKED ON IT MONDAY AND UNTIL 2 PM TUESDAY - CHARGED FULL COST FOR LABOR AND PART- THERE IS QUITE A HISTORY BEING BUILT IN YOUR FILES OF THIS PROBLEM. IN THE PAST THERE WOULD ALMOST NEVER BE A PROBLEM WITH KEYS NOT TURNING IN IGNITION SWITCHES. I WILL ALSO CONTACT FORD ABOUT THIS BUT WANTED TO GET THIS ONTO YOUR LIST FIRST. *AK

PREVIOUS CRASHED WITH $7,000 EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR DAMAGE - AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY - THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON A ROLL INTO ANOTHER VECHICLE CAUSING NO VEHICLE DAMAGE OTHER THAN THAT CREATED BY THE DEPLOYED AIRBAGS - IE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED AND DRIVER SUSTAINED BURN ON LEFT FOREARM.*AK

CIGARETTE LIGHTER WOULD POP COMPLETELY OUT OF SOCKET ONTO FRONT SEAT/FLOOR OR ONTO REAR SEAT. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK *TT

VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER 4 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE FIST ONE AT 6,000 MILES AND ABOUT EVERY 6,500 MILES THEREAFTER. I AM SO TIRED OF HAVING TO HAVE THESE FIXED. *AK

NO ACTUAL CRASH. TOOK CAR IN TO SERVICE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE WIPER GEAR COVER, MECHANIC DISCOVERS THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE WORN DOWN TO 1 MILLIMETER AND THE CAR IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. HE ALSO SAYS THEY HAVE WORN DOWN BC THE CAR IS NOT BEING DRIVEN PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF OLD AND ONLY HAS 14500 MILES ON IT, ITS NOT POSSIBLE THAT ITS NOT DRIVEN PROPERLY SINCE IT DOESN'T GET DRIVEN ENOUGH. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ON A SITE CALLED WWW.FORDFOCUSBRAKEPROBLEMS.COM AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE. FORD MUST BE INSTALLING SHODDY BRAKE SYSTES FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING.*AK

WHILE EXITING THE REAR SEAT, THE PASSENGER SEAT BACK RELEASE ASSEMBLY BROKE (PART NUMBER YS426161184AA). WHEN I EXAMINED THE BROKEN PART IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE CLEVIS HAD BROKEN FROM "METAL FATIGUE" FAILURE. I BROUGHT MY FOCUS INTO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. TO MY SURPRISE, I DISCOVERED THAT ANOTHER FORD FOCUS, SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL, HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE, SUGGESTING THAT THE CASTING / FORGING FOR THAT PART IS FAULTY. THE PARTS DEPARTMENT JUST RECEIVED THE PART TO REPAIR THE OTHER FOCUS. THE DEALERSHIP IS INVESTIGATING, FOR ME, THE MILAGE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. I WILL UP DATE THIS REPORT WHEN THE MILAGE OF THE OTHER FOCUS IS KNOWN.*AK

I CANNOT START MY 2000 FORD FOCUS BECAUSE THE IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE STEERING COLUMN - I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT - THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $350 OVER THE PHONE AND SAID TO SAVE THE RECEIPT SINCE THIS MAY BECOME A RECALL - IN THE MEANTIME I AM UNABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH AT LEAST $350.*AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER IS CHARGING ME FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND MY GIRLFRIEND ON THE FREEWAY. THE BRAKES STARTING MAKING THIS SUDDEN GRINDING NOISE AND WERE NO LONGER EFFECTIVE, I HAD TO USE THE HAND BRAKE AND ENGINE BRAKE TO GET OUT OF IT WITHOUT HITTING ANYBODY.

RIGHT WHEEL FEEL OFF WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. DEALER NOTIFED AND STATED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THEY WAY IN IGNITION CYLINDER. CYLINDER REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL JERK, AND THEN STALL OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. DEFECT IN ACCELERATOR CABLE.*AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIME ALREADY. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH ENGINE STALLING AND OTHER TROUBLING REPORTS.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SHAKING, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF CUTTING OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT.*TT THE LOCAL DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. *NM

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

AT 35MPH, VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF WIND NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERABLE.*JB

MYON 3/27/02 CAR BURNED DOWN IN MY YARD . I REALLY NEED SOME HELP TO RESOLVE THIS THIS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE FILLED OUT THIS FORM WITH NO RESPONSE AT AT ALL. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FO FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE STALLING - MAY BE SAME AS NHTSA ACTION # PE02040 (VEHICLE HAS BASE 2.0 LITER ENGINE AND 5-MANUAL), VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN CLUTCH WAS IN, RESTARTED WHEN CLUTCH RELEASED.*AK

WHEN THE GAS TANK IS UNDER 1/4 FULL, THE CAR STALLS CONSISTENTLY IN HARD RIGHT TURNS E.G. JUGHANDLES AND ENTRANCE RAMPS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, SINCE THESE TURNS ARE OFTEN ONTO HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES. REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, WHO NOW WANTS TO FORCE ME TO BUY A NEW FUEL PUMP ON RECOMMENDATION FROM FORD. I HAVE INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE NTSA INVESTIGATION INTO CLOGGED FUEL LINES BEING THE REAL PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL ASAP TO SAVE ME $400!

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING MANY PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION, KEY WILL NOT TURN WHEN INSERTED IN IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION. *TT

WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING, WATER COLLECTS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE FLOOR. ASIDE FROM A FOUL ODOR DEVELOPING IN THE COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR, I WOULD SUSPECT THAT STANDING WATER IN THE COMPARTMENT WOULD HAVE LONG-TERM NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE CARS PERFORMANCE*AM

MY ENGINE HESITATES AND ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL ALL THE TIME AND MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED BUT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FOCUS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL WILL LOCK UP AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. ROTORS ARE WARPED. ALSO, THEY ARE UNDER SIZED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

AT 65MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED, CAUSING TIRE TO COME OFF OF VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND IT IS HARD FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEALING SINCE THE CAR HAS HAD A BRAKE JOB UNDER ONE YEAR OUT OF THE SHOWROOM. THE FIRST BRAKE JOB DONE BY TEAM FORD WAS NECESSARY AT UNDER 20,000 MILES INDICATING PREMATURE WEAR AND POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE FROM FACTORY DISC BRAKES. MANY OTHER FOCUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKES STILL SQUEALED AFTER THE BRAKE JOB AND NOW IN LESS THEN 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THE BRAKES AGAIN NEEDED NEW PADS INSTALLED AND ALSO THE ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMANT. THIS COSTS OVER 350.00. ALL THIS IN UNDER TWO YEARS AND BELOW 30,000 MILES ON A NEW CAR. NOW MY ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATES THAT ALL THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED STILL THE CAR HAD AT THAT POINT LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I PRESENTED THE CAR TO FRIENDLY FORD OF LAS VEGAS NEVADA, FOR BEARING INSPECTION UNDER WARRANTY, THEY DECLINED TO INSPECT THE BEARINGS AND TOLD ME TO BRING MY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. THIS IS NON PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY WHICH COVERS (SUPPOSEDLY) DEFECTS FOR 3 YEARS OR 36000 MILES. FRIENDLY FORD AND THEIR SERVICE MANAGER ROB REFUSES TO GIVE UNDER WARRANTY SERVICE FOR THE DEFECTIVE BEARINGS AND THE COST OF TWO BRAKE JOBS DONE BY CERTIFIED MECHANICS AT PREMATURE WEAR LEVELS WAS BORNE BY US THE OWNERS. FORD OFFERS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REFUSES TO HONOR A VALID WARRANTY.*AK

MY CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES, AND THE ROTORS REPLACED ONCE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A CONSTANT SQEAKING WHEN I USE MY BRAKES. FORD NEEDS TO FIX MY CAR AND THE BRAKES AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK

PE 02 044/FRONT SUSPENSION FRONT COIL SPRING; WHILE DRIVING OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS AT 5 MPH LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE IS STALLING OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED, BUT IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED AFTER DEALER REPLACED IT. PROBLEM WAS RECURRING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 22,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 5MPH CONSUMER BUMPED A CURVE, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGD EPLOYED, SHATTERING FRONT WINDSHIELD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ROTORS AND PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY. VEHICLE HAS NO PROBLEM STOPPING, BUT SQUEALS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AKI