2001 Ford Focus complaints

OCT. 13-14, 2004: ENGINE WOULD CRANK AND CRANK AND NOT START AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT OR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AFTER MUCH CRANKING, ENGINE FINALLY WOULD START. OCT. 14 - PERSONAL MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THAT FUEL PRESSURE WAS BLEEDING OFF - FUEL WAS NOT REMAINING IN FUEL RAIL. DIRECTED ME TO TAKE IT TO FORD DEALER FOR FUEL PUMP RECALL 03V482000. OCT. 18 - TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, RELATED TO FORD'S RECALL PROGRAM #03N01, FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL PUMP. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, DEALER RECOMMENDED FUEL FILTER ALSO BE REPLACED, AT A COST TO ME OF $62.95 PLUS TAX. I APPROVED THIS. DEALER (SUNTRUP FORD) ALSO RECOMMENDED FUEL CLEANING INDUCTION SERVICE, DONE FOR $127.88. OCT. 28 - RETURNED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. CAR HAD SPUTTERED AT STOP LIGHT TWICE, AND IDLE WHEN STOPPED HAD CHANGED FROM WHAT WAS NORMAL. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN, AND REPROGRAMMED THE CAR'S COMPUTER FOR $119.90. NOV. 16 - ON TWO OCCASIONS CAR SPUTTERED AFTER STARTING WHEN ENGINE WAS WARM. ON SECOND OCCASION, CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO START. AFTER IT FINALLY STARTED, I DROVE ABOUT A BLOCK, AND IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT SPUTTERING. CAR WAS TOWED TO PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP NEARBY, WHERE ON NOV. 17 MECHANIC INDICATED HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION. MECHANIC PROMISED TO LOOK AT CAR AGAIN ON NOV. 18. CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE - INCONVENIENCE, POTENTIAL DANGEROUS CONDITION, OUT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR RECOMMENDED REPAIRS (RELATED TO RECALL) AND FOR TOWING. CAR STILL NOT DIAGNOS

NO EVENTS LEAD UP TO FAILURE. THE TUMBLERS IN THE LOCK KEEP GETTING STUCK MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE CAR. WE TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WASN'T COVERED ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. THEY WANTED $260 TO REPLACE IT, BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK OVER AND OVER. FROM PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO ONLINE, AND IN PERSON, THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS A LOT WITH THE FORD FOCUS. SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL SYSTEM SERVICED ON A FUEL RAIL RECALL. VEHICLE WAS SHAKING, AND WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. *AK

THE IGNITION HAS LOCKED CONTINUOUSLY ON MY 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMPLETELY LOCKED. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH MANY VEHICLES, THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!!!*AK

I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OF MY 2001 FORD FOCUS AND IT WOULDN'T TURN. THE STEERING COLUMN/ WHEEL IS LOCKED UP.*AK

THE LEFT REAR DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPEN WHEN MAKING A TURN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE LEFT REAR DOOR ACTUATOR. *AK THE RIGHT REAR AND FRONT LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE AS WELL. THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK BY REMOTE OR KEY INSERTION. THE DOORS HAD TO BE MANUALLY OPENED FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE RADIO HAD AN INTERNAL DEFECT. *SC

RECALL 02V288001 CONCERNING BATTERY CABLES. CONSUMER SAID THAT THE BATTERY CABLES WERE ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNDER HOOD FIRE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL DUE TO VIN EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECTS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *AK

I TRIED TO START MY CAR (2001 FORD FOCUS) AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL IN THE IGINITION. I SPENT THE BETTER PART OF 2 HOURS TRYING TO GET IT TO TURN AND IT DIDN'T. I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED - AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS MY LOCK CYLINDER THAT IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT CAN'T BE REPLACED WITHOUT TEARING HALF MY DASH/STEERING COLUMN APART.*AK

IN JUNE 2004, I TOOK MY 2001 FORD FOCUS INTO SUNSET FORD IN WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA COMPLAINING ABOUT A VIBRATION AND RATTLE IN THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. THEY CHARGED ME $80 AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. AGAIN, ON AUGUST 12, 2004, I TOOK MY 2001 FORD FOCUS INTO SUNSET FORD COMPLAINING THAT THE VIBRATION AND RATTLE WERE STILL THERE AND GETTING WORSE. THEY AGAIN CHARGED ME $80 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. IN THE EARLY MORNING ON OCTOBER 2, 2004, I STARTED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND MY CAR FOR NO REASON AT ALL TURNED SHARPLY AND STRUCK A CURB. THERE IS NOW MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR THAT WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS POINT TO THE SAME TYPE OF PARTS AS ANOTHER RECALL MADE BY FORD FOR THIS SAME YEAR OF THE FOCUS. I CONTEND THAT THIS MAJOR DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY FORDS NEGLIGENCE IN NOT FINDING AND FIXING THE ORIGINAL MECHANICAL DEFECT THAT I REPORTED TO THEM TWICE. I ALSO CONTEND THAT THE SYMPTOMS MY CAR WAS EXHIBITING WERE THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #02V289000. (PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM RE-ENTERING THIS COMPLAINT AS I INCORRECTLY STATED THE YEAR OF THE FORD FOCUS AS 2000 INSTEAD OF 2001 IN COMPLAINT #10093930.)*JB

WHILE DRIVINGTHE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *TC

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *JB THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE VEHICLE ALWAYS READS ZERO. THE MILAGE ERASE ON THEIR OWN AND POP UP AGAIN DAYS LATER THEN DISAPPEAR AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN TO READ THE GAS GAUGE. AUTOMATIC LOCKS ENGAGE 20 MINUTES AFTER THE CONSUMER HAS STARTED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MOVE AS THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER AND SHUT DOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TC

AFTER COMPLETING MY SHOPPING, I RETURNED TO MY CAR. OPENED MY REAR LEFT DOOR TO PUT DOWN MY BAGS. COME TO CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT SHUT AND AFTER TRYING FOR 40 MINUTES, THE DOOR FINALLY LATCHED SHUT. TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AT HOME...BUT WAS FACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS TIME IT TOOK EVEN LONGER TO SHUT. SINCE THE SUMMER, I HAVE NOT OPENED THE DOOR. CAME ONLINE TO CHECK FOR A RECALL/DEFECT.*AK

BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE SHOOK SEVERELY FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE ANYMOR, AND IT FINALLY DIED.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE IGNITION CYLINDER ON MY 2001 FORD FOCUS LOCKED UP LAST NIGHT AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO START THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED, AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE LOCK CYLINDER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE, AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS MORE THAN ONCE. IF THIS IS THE CASE, FORD NEEDS TO OFFER A RECALL. PAYING $300+, PLUS TOWING IS NOT SOMETHING I WAS PLANNING ON PAYING. *AK

COMPLAINT INVOLVES 2001 FORD FOCUS STATION WAGON. LEFT TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED FOR A FEW DAYS, AND THEN THE IGNITION FROZE. UNABLE TO RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL, I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM THE TOWING. APPARENTLY THIS DEFECT IS WELL KNOWN TO DEALERS AND TO FORD. MY CAR HAS 49K MILES ON IT AND IS NEVER ABUSED.*AK

I HAVE DISCOVERED AFTER HAVING WHEELS REMOVED FOR TIRE ROTATION AND REPLACEMENT THAT THE LUGS: NUTS HAVE A STAMPED SHEET METAL CAP ON THEM WHICH MAKES THE PLAIN NUTS LOOK LIKE ACORN NUTS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS CAP IS RATTLED LOOSE BY THE IMPACT WRENCH AND FALLS OFF - LEAVING A NUT OF 17.4 MM ACROSS THE FLATS. SINCE THE LUG WRENCH IS 19MM, IT WILL MERELY SPIN AND ROUND-OFF THE NUTS - LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED, UNABLE TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE. I TRIED TO CONTACT FORD ABOUT THIS ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THEIR INVITATION TO "E-MAIL US" IS A ROUSE - THEIR E-MAIL DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER HAD TOLD ME "THEY'RE ALL LIKE THAT" AND OFFERED NOT RESOLUTION.*AK

WE OWN A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WE WENT OUT TO START IT 2 DAYS AGO AND THEY KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD FOCUS CARS. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 FORD FOCUS AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. ON 10/28/2004 I STOPPED FOR GAS WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN. AFTER RE-FUELING, WE ALL GOT BACK INTO THE CAR TO LEAVE AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN. MY WHOLE STERING COLUMN HAD LOCKED UP-THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T BUDGE, THE SHIFTER WAS LOCKED AS WELL AS THE BRAKE PEDEL. ALTHOUGH MANY STRANGERS TRIED TO HELP ME START MY CAR, ME ADN MY CHILDREN WERE STUCK AT THE GAS PUMP FOR OVER AN HOUR. AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED THE DRIVER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS HIS SEOND FOCUS THAT DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HIS COMPANY TOWS SEVERAL A MONTH.

STRANDED IN PARKING LOT WHEN KEY WOUOLD NOT TURN THE IGNITION. HAD TO GET TOED TO DEALER TO GET FIXED. HAVEN'T GOT IT FIXED YET BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENED TODAY AND I FOUND ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTES HERE. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A SERIOUS FAILURE. I WAS LUCKY AND HAD A PHONE HANDY AND IF IT HAD BEEN MY WIFE, SOMETHING TERRIBLE COULD HAVE HAPPEND AND WE MAY NOT HAD ANY WAY TO GET THERE.*AK

THERE WAS NOTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT LED TO THE FAILURE. CAR IS DRIVEN UNDER BOTH HIGHWAY AND IN-TOWN CONDITIONS, AND TEMPARATURES RANGE FROM BELOW FREEZING UP TO 100 F.*AK THE VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING ON THE HIGHWAY OFTEN SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL, REVS UP, AND MAY FINALLY SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TAKE FOOT OFF GAS AND RE-PUSH IN ORDER FOR IT TO SHIFT. THEN WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO GEAR, IT JERKS INTO GEAR. SECONDLY, WHEN CAR IS DRIVING IN TOWN AND IS GIVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHUDDERS UNTIL YOU LET OFF OR GIVE IT MORE GAS. IT HAS NOT LED TO ANY PARTICULAR INJURIES OR CONSEQUENCES, OTHER THAN BEING UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING SLOWDOWN.

WITHOUT WARNING, IGNITION LOCKS UP AND KEY WILL NOT TURN. THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED AND MUST BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIR. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED, THE DRIVER HAS BEEN STRANDED UNTIL THE CAR CAN BE TOWED IN AND REPAIRED. TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THE LOCK CYLINDER MUST BE DRILLED OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND REPLACED COMPLETELY.*AK

2001 FORD FOCUS REAR BRAKES SQUEALS LOUD NOISE. SOUND LIKES METAL TO METAL, I REPLACES BRAKES PAD HAD THE CREEP AND GROAN REMOVED, LUBE JOB AND ETC. FORD BRAKE SHOES COST OVER 130.00, NOT AFFORDABLE FOR CUSTOMERS. SQUEALING ABOUT TO DRIVE ME CRAZY. NEED A RECALL, MY FRIENDS OWN 2001 - 2003 FOCUS'S SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE ABOUT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SQUEALING AND WEARINGR OF PADS AND ETC. FAST. *AK

THE IGNITION SWITH LOCK HAS SEIZED. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR. *AK

I AM EXHIBITING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 FORD FOCUS LX THAT MATCHES THE PROBLEMS LISTED WITH THE RECALLS FOR THE CAR. I AM HAVING POWERS SURGES, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, NOISES IN THE FRONT END, AND LOSS OF POWER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS AND HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT IT. THEY KEEP SAYING THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I KNOW THIS TO BE FALSE BECAUSE A FRIEND OF MINE GOT THE SAME EXACT CAR AS I DID 2 WEEKS APART FROM ME. HE HAS RECIEVED THE RECALL LETTERS AND ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEMS FIXED. I NEED HELP. *AK

THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT I STARTED TO HAVE WITH MY 2001 FORD FOCUS BEGAN LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE LEFT REAR WINDOW WENT OUT FIRST, THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW WENT OUT. I THINK THE GEARS WERE FAULTILY MANUFACTURED. WHEN AT A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $350 PER WINDOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, MONEY I DO NOT HAVE BECAUSE I HAVE TO SAVE UP TO FIX ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. EVERYTHING IN MY CAR POWERED BY ELECTRICITY FLICKERS ON AND OFF. WHEN I TRY TO ROLL UP MY REMAINING WINDOWS OR TURN ON THE A/C, THE RADIO WILL GO STATIC, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, THE ABS LIGHT POPS ON, ETC. I HAVE TALKED TO NUMEROUS FOCUS OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD DEALERS THAT IT IS THIS OR THAT AND PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEMS, BUT THE PROBLEMS NEVER WENT AWAY. I AM JUST WAITING FOR MY IGNITION TO GO OUT, THAT IS ANOTHER COMMON PROBLEM I HAVE HEARD OF WITH THIS LEMON OF A CAR. THE FORD FOCUSES NEED TO BE RECALLED, WE SHOULD ALL GET OUR MONEY BACK! HOW MANY PEOPLE IS FORD GOING TO RIP OFF AND KILL BEFORE THEY ARE FINALLY HELD ACCOUNTABLE? I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX ALL THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING AND WILL HAVE IN THE FUTURE, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS CONVENIENTLY UP JUST A MONTH BEFORE I STARTED HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE E-MAILED BACK WITH SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT I CAN DO. CAN I DECLARE THIS CAR A LEMON AND MAKE THEM BUY

THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP HESITATED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM DID NOT DUPLICATE ITSELF AND THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY KEY WHEN TRYING TO START MY 2001 FORD FOCUS LX. I TRIED ALL THE USUAL, PULL THE WHEEL THIS WAY, TURN THE KEY THAT WAY, EVEN TAPPING THE KEY, AND NOTHING WORKED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE IGNITIION TUMBLERS, OR WHATEVER, AND IT COST $300.

IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP AND I CANNOT START THE CAR BECAUSE THE KEY WONT TURN THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS DONE THIS I WAS LUCKY THE FIRST TIME IT CAME LOOSE AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO START

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS NOT HUR,T BUT SEEKED MEDICAL ATTENTION THE NEXT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

MY 2001 FORD FOCUS HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND DIED ONCE WHILE I WAS GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT USUALLY DIES WHEN IT HAS A QUARTER TANK OF GAS OR LESS BUT STILL NOT ON EMPTY. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND HAD THE INJECTORS CLEANED. I ALSO TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE RECALLED BOLT FIXED.NONE OF THESE THINGS HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM.*AK

2001 FORD FOCUS IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WILL NOT TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. IT FAILED LAST YEAR, AND LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED. IT THEN WORKED PERFECTLY. ABOUT A YEAR LATER, IT FAILED AGAIN. I NOW HAVE TO BEAT THE KEY INTO THE CYLINDER TO GET IT TO START.*AK

I HAVE A 2001FORD FOCUS. MY DAUGHTER JUST HAD A BLOWOUT OF THE FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS IN DANBURY CT. THE TRACKS DO NOT STICK UP VERY MUCH. THIS IS THE 3RD BLOW ON THIS CAR. THE CAR ONLY HAS 35000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA 02. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE FORD FOCUS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALSO CLAIM THEY ARE AN ALL SEASON TIRE AND IF YOU LOOK ON TIRERACK.COM EVERYBODY SAYS THEY ARE TERRIBLE IN THE RAIN AND SNOW. THEY ARE THE LOWEST RATED TIRE ON THE SITE IN THEIR RELATIVE CATAGORY. MY BROTHER TALKED TO FIRESTONE WHEN THE FIRST TIRE BLEW OUT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PRORATE THE TIRE. THEY DIDN'T FEEL THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. WE ENDED UP GETTING 2 DIFFERENT BRAND TIRES AND THOSE ARE FINE. I NOW WILL GO AND PURCHASE 2 MORE, I WILL NOT WAIT FOR THE 4TH TIRE TO BLOW OUT! THEY STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD ON THEM SO ITS A SHAME, BUT I FEEL THESE TIRES DEFINITELY HAVE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

LOSS OF POWER DUE TO POOR FUEL CIRCULATION. CAR CONSISTANTLY CUTS OUT AND DIES. ACCORDING TO RUSS DEAN FORD IN PASCO WA, THE DPFE SENSOR IS BAD.*AK

THE IGNITION LOCK FAILED TO ACCEPT THE IGNITION KEY. I MANIPULATED THE KEY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE LOCK WOULD ACCEPT THE KEY. IT FINALLY ACCEPTED THE KEY AFTER JARRING THE CAR BY SLAMMING THE DOOR. I CAN NEVER BE SURE THE CAR IS AVAILABLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *JB

2001 FORD FOCUS LEARCHES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. ELECTRICLAL ISSUES LIGHTS DIMMING DACH LIGHTS SAME UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. 5 TRIPS TO THE DEALER NO IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE. REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE BATTERY CABLES @ 487.10 . *AK

THE IGNITION LOCKED AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK, SOMETIMES THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL.. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT TURN OFF. *JB

HISTORY OF FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM: 11/25/03: ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE STALL (PD REPAIR COST- DIAGNOSTIC TEST; NO PROBLEMS FOUND). 2/04: RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FROM FORD REGARDING FUEL PUMP IN MY VEHICLE. 3/8/04: RECALL WORK PERFORMED(REPLACED FUEL DELIVERY MODULE - N/C). 3/9/04: SAME PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED(REPLACE DPFE SENSOR AND CLEAR DTCS - N/C). 6/04: SAME PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED (DIFF. DEALER - REPLACED FUEL FILTER- PD REPAIR COST). 8/5/04: SAME PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED (BROKE DOWN IN OHIO - REPLACED VACUUM HOSE - PD REPAIR COST). VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES WHILE OPERATING. 2 CLOSE-CALLS: 8/5/04 IN OHIO- STALLED IN BUSY INTERSECTION WHILE TURNING. 9/04: ALMOST HIT CHILD ON BIKE IN NEIGHBORHOOD DUE TO VEHICLE STALL AND LOSS OF ASSISTED STEERING. *NM

I WAS DRIVING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED HARD. I SAW IT TOO LATE AND HIT MY BRAKES, LOCKING THEM UP. I HIT THE CAR AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BURNING MY LEFT ARM (THOUGH NOT SEVERELY) AND BREAKING THE WIND SHIELD. THE CAR I HIT SUSTAIN VIRTUALLY NO DAMAGE, EXCEPT TWO MARKS ON ITS REAR BUMPER FROM THE BOLTS THAT HOLD MY LICENSE PLATE. MY CAR SUSTAINED MINIMAL FRONT END DAMAGE. IT IS LIKELY I WAS TRAVELING UNDER 10 MPH WHEN MY CAR IMPACTED THE OTHER CAR. OVERALL, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. IT BURNT MY ARM AND CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF UNNECESSARY DAMAGE: BOTH AIR BAG REPLACEMENTS, DASH, WINDSHIELD, SEAT BELTS AND TOWING COSTS. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD FOCUS WHEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT NOR HAD MY CAR BEEN BUMPED HARD. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID MY DRIVERS SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AND THAT FORD ONLY REPLACES THEM FOR FREE UP TO 50000 MILES. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR PRE-OWNED 4 MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAY MY WARRANTY IS NO GOOD. THIS PART IS GOING TO COST ABOUT $200 PLUS LABOR. IF I DON'T GET THIS FIX MY AIR BAG COULD GO OFF JUST FROM ME PUTTING MY SEAT BELT ON. *NM

BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR FAILURE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A HIGH SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY THE REAR WOBBLING. THE DRIVER PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS UNDRIVEABLE. THE REAR WHEEL BEARING BROKE PREMATURELY. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE REAR WHEEL BEARING RECALL 01I01700 BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS SNAPPED IN HALF. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE FELL ONTO THE AXLE, WHICH DAMAGED PART OF THE AXLE. *AK

WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH VEHICLE FAILED TO START. WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE IGNITION. CONSUMER CONTACTED A LOCK SMITH, AND ALSO WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. *AK

KEY WILL GO IN IGNITION, BUT WILL NOT TURN. STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED, GEAR SHIFT IS LOCKED. *AK

WE HAVE HAD THREE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR PANELS. EACH TIME WAS DUE TO THE REGULATOR. FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY APRIL, 2004. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIME, HAS NOW HAPPENED SEPT AND OCTOBER, 2004. WE HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR BOTH OF THESE WINDOWS. THERE IS ODVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE ORIGINAL REGULATORS. WHAT ARE YOUR CHANCES OF THREE POWER WINDOWS FALLING INSIDE YOUR DOOR PANEL BECAUSE THE REGULATOR WENT OUT ON THEM. TWO OF THE WINDOWS HAS ONLY BEEN USED UP TO 10 TIMES TOTAL SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE MAY, 2001.*AK

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 FORD FOCUS IN FEBUARY OF 2004. THE IGNITION JAMMED AND WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 2004. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND PAID 300 DOLLARS TO GET A NEW ONE. ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 MY IGNITION GOT JAMMED AGAIN. I AM SAPPOSED TO HAVE A 12 MONTH WARRENTY OR 12,000 WHATEVER COMES FIRST, SO ITS IN THE SHOP NOW BEING REPAIRED. I HAVE READ ALOT ON THIS AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. *AK

INGITION SWITCH STUCK AND WILL NOT TURN AT ALL TO TURN ON THE CAR. *AK

CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK BOTH REAR DOORS FROM THE INSIDE NOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR WITH TWO LOOSE CORDS. DEALERSHIPS INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THE LATCH MECHANISM BROKE. *AK