2000 Ford Focus complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND IT SKIDDED INTO A LAMP POLE. UPON IMPACT, DIVERS/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE INJURIES. *AK

PRIOR TO RECALL SPEED CONTROL CABLE FAILED (99V-346). YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, APPLIED THE BUTTON TO STOP, AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T STOP. DRIVER PULLED OVER . VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY A POLE. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH SPEED CONTROL ON. WHEN SHE TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE SPEED CONTROL IT FAILED TO DO SO, CAUSING THE AUTOMOBILE TO ACCELERATE AND SPIN AROUND, HITTING A POLE, AND DESTROYING THE FRONT END AND THE HOOD. DRIVER WAS SHOOK UP, AND SUFFERED SOME FACIAL BRUISES.*AK

WILL THIS LEAK CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT? *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT AND HIT A BUMP, AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FACIAL BURNS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

BRAKES MAKING SQUEAKING NOISE, DEALER REPAIRED BUT CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKE NOISE. NLM

WHILE TRYING TO LOCK HOOD THE LATCH BROKE OFF IN CONSUMER'S HAND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

AT FIRST TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO CUT OFF FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN GEAR WAS IN DRIVE/ REVERSE OR WHEN INITIALLY STARTING VEHICLE UP.*AK

ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT AND IT STARTED SPUTTERING AND SHAKING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/ OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND VEHICLE WAS IN REPAIR SHOP FOR 3 DAYS. BUT, DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED DEALER SAID THAT FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

TWICE SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR, IT HAS STALLED. ONCE AT START-UP, AND ONCE ENTERING A BUSY 4-LANE ROAD. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT TURNED OFF FOR 30 MINUTES FOLLOWING BEING DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS (45-65 MPH) FOR AT LEAST 1 HOUR. BOTH TIMES THE CAR RAN ROUGH FOLLOWING THE STALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE, BUT THE MECHANICS CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. TALKING ON THE PHONE, ONE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH GASOLINE ADDITIVES CAUSING THE FOCUS TO STALL, BUT WHEN I MENTIONED IT AT THE DEALERSHIP, EVERYONE DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS STATEMENT. WHILE I WAS AT THE SHOP, ANOTHER FOCUS OWNER REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT SO THAT WE HAD A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN NEITHER. *AK

WHEN OUSIDE TEMPERTURE IS HIGHER THAN 60 DEGREE, THE CAR WOULD STALL IF RESTARTED WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL HOT. DEARLER TOLD ME IT'S BECAUSE THE PCM IS INTERACTING WITH THE WINTER FUEL ADDICTIVE AND CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL, AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WHEN THE WHETHER IS WARM. THERE WERE FEW TIMES, THE CAR STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND BECOME VERY DANGEOUS. I HOPE NHTSA CAN LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH. CONSUMER TRIED TO REDUCE SPEED BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER STOPPED, STEAM WAS COMING OUT OF VEHICLE AND ENGINE REVVED FOR 45 SECONDS. *AK *ML

VEHICLE KEEPS ON STALLING WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER ONCE. JUST GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALER, AND HAS STALLED 3 TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. CONSUMER IS CONTACTING THE LEMON LAW.

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS TRAVELLING A LOW RATE OF SPEED (LESS THAN 10MPH) AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON MY HAND. THERE WAS ONLY SCRATCHES ON MY FRONT BUMPER, SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES NOTICED NOISE. DEALER REPAIRED THEM THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE STREET, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS CAME OUT AND BROKE THE WINDOW. *AK

RECALL 99V346/ CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELREATED TO 90MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED PRIOR RECALL NOTICE (99V-346). YH

LOW SPEED MVA, 5-10 MPH, NO REAR DAMAGE TO VEH. FORD REARENDED, AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATES EXCESSIVELY DUE TO DRIVERS SHOES GETTING CAUGHT UNDER PLASTIC CENTER CONSOLE PIECE. DRIVER HAS TO MANUALLY FREE SHOE FROM PLASTIC PIECE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK *ML

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE MADE A THUD NOISE OVER BUMPS, DUE TO INADEQUATE SUSPENSION IN THE FRONT END. YH

WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

THE THROTLE WOULD STICK MOMENTARLY WHEN YOU WOULD LET OFF THE GAS. *AK

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT OPERABLE. WHEN CONSUMER FILLS UP GAS TANK, IT DOESN'T MEASURE. ALSO ELECTRICAL WINDOWS DON'T WORK AT ALL. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND REPLACED, WHILE USING NEW CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *MJS

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. YH

REAR TIRES (NO BRAND OR SIZE) ARE CHOPPED, POOR VALVE ASSEMBLY. *SLC

NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL 99V-346M FOR THE SPEED CONTROL FITTING. NLM

WE DROVE OFF THE LOT WITHOUT HAVING THE PDI PERFORMED ON THE CAR, WHCICH RESULTED IN LOW FLUIDS IN THE VECHICLE, ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE LOW FLUID CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP, AND REVVED THE ENGINE,WHICH MADE THE CAR RIDE AND DRIVE REAL HARD. THE 1ST DAY WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY, WHICH WAS ALREADY DEAD IN THE CAR. AND NOW WE RECEIVED ON DEC 12,1999 A LETTER STATING THAT THE CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE IT HAD PROBLEMS WITH FLUIDS LEAKING INTO THE CRUISE CONTROL PANEL, AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE RECALL, AND ASK WHEN IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BRING THE CAR IN. WE SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED TO US THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERD FOR GEORGIA LOCATIONS, BUT NONE OF THE PARTS EVER HAD REACH THEIR LOCATION.. NOW THAT LEAVES US A PROBLEM AS OF TODAY DEC 18,1999, WITH CONSTANTLY CALLING TO FIND OUT WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND NOT ONLY THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SEEN ALSO FOR THE BLOWN LIGHTER FUSE,AS WELL AS THE IGNITION SIGNAL FAILURE NEEDS TO BE SERVICED ALSO. WE NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER BECAUSE THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING AND WE CANNOT USE OUR CAR THE WAY IT SUPPOSE TO BE USED, IF WE ARE TRYING TO DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN, PLEASE HELP US IN THIS TOUGH SITUATION, BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE IS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN A CAR IS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF OWNERHIP, THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING APROXIMATELY 25 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE,AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REPORTING A POSSIBLE FUEL TANK EXPLOSION THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY AN AUDI A4, 2000 VEHICLE AT AN IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MPH. IMPACT LEFT A DENT IN BACK OF FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FUMES COMING FROM VEHICLE'S ENGINE CAUSED BREATHING PROBLEM TO THE DRIVER. YH