2000 Ford Focus complaints

THE CAR KEEPS STALLING OUT. DEALER HAS SAID "IT'S YOUR CAR, YOUR PROBLEM, DEAL WITH IT."*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH,THIS VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING LOUDLY AND CONSTANTLY EVERY TIME YOU COME TO A STOP. HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE ELMWOOD PARK, NJ DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE CHECKED IT TWICE AND SAID THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED. HAVE READ FORD'S DISCLAIMER ABOUT BRAKE NOISE GIVEN TO ME AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR (AND AFTER I COMPLAINED OF THE PROBLEM ONCE IT STARTED AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN BROKEN IN), AND IT MENTIONS "OCCASIONAL" BRAKE NOISE. THIS NOISE IS CONSTANT! I TOLD THE FORDCOMPANY AND DEALERSHIP THAT I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE BRAKES. THEY SHOULD NOT BE MAKING THIS KIND OF NOISE ALL THE TIME AND THE NOISE IS ONLY GETTING WORSE! THE DEALERSHIP (ELMWOOD PARK, NJ) HAS TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT CHECK THE BRAKES AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL CHARGE ME IF I ASK THEM TO CHECK THEM AGAIN (THEY CHECKED THEM AT 2000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN AT 8000 MILES). THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS FAILED TO ANSWER MY REQUESTS VERBALLY AND A SECOND TIME PUT INTO WRITING TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR ABOUT THIS MATTER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR! *AK

WHEN TRYING TO AVIOD A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE POST HEAD-ON, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS. FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS SMASHED BACK TO RADIATOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE AND ELECTRONICS WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 3 TIMES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING.*AK

ALL I WAS WONDERING IS I DON'T KNOW WHY MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *AK

DEALER HAS NO PART AVAILBLE TO REPAIR RECALL 00V-303 FOR THE REAR WHEEL HUB RETAINING NUT. (ATTORNEY WRITING IN) NLM

WHEN CONSUMER SHUT OFF VEHICLE, THE KEYS WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WOULD NOT FUNCTION, AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCK DID NOT WORK, THE DEALER FOUND A STICKING SOLENOID AND REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. *SLC

CONSUMER WANTED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL 00V-303 REPAIRED BUT WAS TOLD THAT DEALER THAT THEY WERE NOT AUTHORIZED BY FORD TO GIVE A LOANER CAR WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE. NLM

CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STARTED TREMBLING THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND TWO TIRES CAME OFF, AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL 00V-303 FOR LOOSE NUTS WHICH HE BELIEVES WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. NLM

NHTSA RECALL 00V303000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S31. DEALER CANNOT GET REACALL PARTS UNTIL FEB 2001, REAR WHEEL HUB NUTS. *AK

DRIVING DOWN MINOR RD, DROVE THROUGH GREEN LIGHT. SUDDENLY CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT INTO UNCONTROLLED SKID, SLAMMING BACK WHEEL INTO CURB. JERKED STEERING WHEEL LEFT, ALMOST INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEERED RIGHT AGAIN, THIS TIME SLAMMING FRONT WHEEL INTO CURB BEFORE MANAGING TO STOP CAR. NO OUTWARD SIGN OF DAMAGE BESIDE COSMETIC, BUT SHORT DISTANCE LATER, CAR BEGAN CLANKING RIGHT BEFORE TIRE HIT BUMP IN ROAD, CAUSING IT TO SWING OUTWARD AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE. CAR WAS THEN IMMOBILE.*AK

AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 MILES OR MORE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SQUEALING AND VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED DUE TO BRAKE PADS AND SHOES FAILURE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANONT BE CORRECTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK CONSOLE ASSEMBLY FAILED. BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *YH

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR RECALL 00V303000, AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR A MONTH. CONSUMER FELT UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 10 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY.*AK ACCORDING TO FORD REPRESENTATIVE, AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY AT GREATER THAN 14 MPH. *YH

THE BLACK WINDOW PANELING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME LOOSE AND INHIBITS THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM CLOSING PROPERLY, PANEL WAS NOT IN STOCK TO BE REPAIRED. NLM

CONSUMER HAS RECIEVED THREE RECALL NOTICES CONCERNING A POSSIBLE FAULTY SPEED CONTROL CABLE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AND DEATH OF THEIR DAUGHTER PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION. NLM

THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE BRAKES, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN STATING THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAK. *CJ

ON 6 DIFFERENTT OCASSIONS, IN THE SAME DAY, MY CAR WOULD DECELERATE WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. ON THE LAST 3 OCASSIONS, THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND THE ENGINE, OIL & BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON MAJOR ROADS & THE HIGHWAY; I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURIED/KILLED. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP & THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT MY FOCUS WAS THE FIFTH ONE THIS WEEK HE TOWED WITH THESE PRBLEMS.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND IS MAKING NOISE, THE CONSUMER FEELS IT ISN'T THE TIRES DUE TO HAVING ROTATIONS AND ALIGNMENTS DONE, THE PROBLEMS COULD POSSIBLY BE A SUSPENSION PROBLEM, TIRES REPLACED HOWEVER THE MAKE/MODEL OF THE TIRES WERE NOT PROVIDED. *SLC

THIRD GEAR WOULD GRIND, AND SOMETIMES COULD NOT GET INTO THIRD GEAR. WHEN ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO 3RD, AND CONSUMER IS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NEUTRAL SWITCH CLIP BROKE OFF, AND CAN'T START THE CAR UNLESS PUSHING SWITCH. *AK

BRAKES TO THIS DATE CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM; GRINDING, SQUEELING, ETC; CRUISE CONTROL STICKS, AIRCONDITIONER LEAKS, SOMETIMES IGNITION SWITCH TURNS SOMETIMES NOT, CAR VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY, CAR SPEEDS UP AND SLOWS DOWN ON ITS OWN, AND STALLS OCCASSIONALLY...RECEIVED RECALL ON REAR DRUM AXLE BUT NOTHING FROM FORD ON ANYTHING ELSE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE.

WHEN GET SPEED ABOVE 50,THE CAR STARTS JUMP ANYSIDE. *AK

RADIO VOLUME GOES UP WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE OR DRIVE TO PARK, AFTER TURNING OFF IGNITION AND REMOVING KEY ,ALARM STILL GOES OFF AS IF KEY IS STILL IN IGNITION,YOU HAVE TO REINSERT KEY AND REMOVE AGAIN TO STOP ALARM OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES STAY IN OPEN POSITION SOMETIMES AFTER CLOSING DOOR

LEAK AT FUEL TANK HOSE CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING A REAR WHEEL DRUM ASSEMBLY BEARING CLIP LOAD. UNABLE TO GET APPOINTMENT BECAUSE DEALER ( TAMIAMI FORD, NAPLES, FL , PHONE # 914/ 643-3673) INFORMED CONSUMER NO PARTS AVAILABLE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY

FORD RECALL NOTICES: 00S30 - SPEED CONTROL CABLE MAY BE TOO LONG AND PREVENT THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE. 00S31- VEHICLE MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT WHEEL BEARING CLAMP LOAD ALLOWING LEFT REAR WHEEL AND DRUM ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE. ARE THESE THE SAME ITEMS THAT ARE DESCRIBED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 00V218000 AND 99V346000?

EVERYTIME CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES THEY WOULD SQUEAK. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER TOOK IN A SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THEY REPLACED THE PADS, A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER AT 3000 MILES, THERE WAS VIBRATION, TOOK TO DEALER AND ROTORS WERE WARPED. DEALER EPLACED ROTORS.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE FILL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FUEL TANK FAILED.*ET

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 68MPH SET ON CRUISE CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER RESUMING THE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE BEGAN PICKING UP SEED TO 70MPH & FISH TAILING ACROSS THE ROAD. CONSUMER LOST SLIGHT CONTROL OF VEHICLE, TRAVELING FORWARD. VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE WALL & WAS TOTALED. INVETIGATION IS IN PROCESS.*AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, SHOES AND ROTORS. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVEN TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST AND SECOND WEEK OF PURCHASE

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00S31. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE, AND HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ENGINE SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE AND VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL OR WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS SHIFTING GEARS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED T DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN MAKING A TURN HEARD A NOISE. DAY AFTER HEARD A LOUDER NOISE, AND VEHICLE TRAVELED TO THE RIGHT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID MODULE HAD NOT COME IN, AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT CONSUMER. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, CONSUMER HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S MODULE STILL HAS NOT COME IN. *AK

WE WERE IN A MINOR ACCIDENT (REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF US GOING ABOUT 25 MPH, CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO OUR RIGHT FRONT BUMPER AND NONE TO THEIR VEHICLE). BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO RECEIVE SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER ARMS. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THEY SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING GLASS TO IMPLODE INTO THE VEHICLE, SENDING SHARDS OF GLASS TOWARD THE PASSENGERS.

ENGINE WILL CUT OUT WHEN ACCELERATING AND RPMS REACH APPROXIMATELY 3200. THIS PROBLEM OCURRED AFTER RECENT RECALL WORK TO REPLACE INJECTOR PRESSURE SENSOR. I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS PARTICULARY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON TWO LANE ROAD ONLY TO HAVE YOUR ENGINE QUIT PROVIDING POWER.

I LEARNED OF A RECALL AT THE DEALER'S LOCATION AFTER I HAD IT TOWED IN. I NEVER RECEIVED INFO BEFOREHAND. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

REAR SEAT BELT SO TIGHT, WOULD NOT WORK OR RELEASE, FINALLY, THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY PULLED OUT OF BOLT FRAME.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS. RPMS WILL REV UP HIGH, AND SOMETIMES CONSUMER MUST SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP IT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A THRUST WHEN CHANGING GEARS, AND WILL NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE PROBLEM IS DETERMINED TO BE ACOMPUTOR FAILURE. AND ALSO FIXED A RECALL FOR LEFT REAR TIRE. *YH

PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000 FORD FOCUS, TIRE SIZE P19560R15 AND DOT # V6V91RR859. FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD CAME OFF COMPLETELY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. FIRESTONE WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER BECAUSE ITWAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. * AK THE CUSTOMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AT OWN EXPENSE. *YH

I SUSPECT WINDOW WASH BOTTLE LEAK, LEAKING ON GROUND CONNECT ON FENDER

FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, GAVE NO WARNING FROM ONE MOMENT TO NEXT THE ONLY THING WE HEARD WAS METAL ON METAL GRINDING. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO COVER UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. BECAUSE THE INSIDE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO METAL AND THE OUTTER PAD HAD WORN DOWN TO ABOUT HALF WEAR THE DEALER TOLD US IT WAS "NEGLIGENT ABUSE" .THIS WAY IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AFTER ONE WEEK OF PURSCHASE TOOK DEALER OVER TWO MONTHS TO CALL. NOW KEYLESS ENTRY DO NOT FUNCTION. DEALER VERY EVASIVE REGUARDING INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO US THE CONSUMER AND NOW OWNERS ABOUT RECALLS AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS INVOLVING FOCUS.