2001 Ford Focus complaints

BRAKES MAKE NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLY.AFREIND OF MY HAS THE SAME KIND OF CAR TOOK IT BACK TO HIS DEALER MEDFORD FORD IN MEDFORD NJ.THEY TOLD HIM THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM ,AND ON THE REAR SPINDELS THAT HOLD THE BACK BRAKE DRUMS ON.THE NUT THAT HOLDS BRAKE DRUM ON CAN BACK OFF AN DRUMS AN WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN FALL OFF. HIS CAR WAS REPAIR& HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM,AND SAID ALL DEALERS KNOW ABOUT THIS SILENT RECALL I HAVE BEEN TO TWO OTHER DEALERS NEAR MY HOME AN NEITHER ONE KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IF IT NOT ON RECALL THEY WILL NOT FIX.WAS WONDERING IF YOU HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THE CABLE THAT CONNECTS GAS PEDAL TO THE ENGINE BROKE OFF, I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AND HAD NO GAS PEDAL . I CALLED SOME FORD DEALERS BUT THEY NAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS. I AM WORRIED SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME WHEN IT HAPPENED. *AK

WHEN FUEL TANK REGISTERS 1/4 TANK OR LESS, CAR LOSES ACCELERATION AFTER CLIMBING A 6-8% GRADE WITH A CURVE. CAR CONTINUES TO RUN, BUT ONLY AT IDLE SPEED. CAR WILL REGAIN POWER AFTER 10-15 SECONDS. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONSUMER LOSES ALL POWER. CONTACTED DEALER, BUT NO RESULT.*AK

RADIO REPAIRED AND REPLACED 4 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM: RADIO SOUND CUTTING IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, AND DID NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE BEING HIT. CONSUMER WAS THROWN TWO HUNDRED FEET. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DRIVIER'S SIDE DOOR DID NOT STAY LOCKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SUDDEN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. UNABLE TO RESTART CAR FOR 5 MINUTES. THEN CAR STARTED AND HAVE HAD NO RECURRENCE OF PROBLEM. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE.*AK

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 25MPH AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THEY SAID THEY PROGRAMMED THE AUT. DOOR LOCKS. THERE WERE NONE. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE OR LEAVE IT. THE DOOR CLIP IS BROKEN, TAPES ARE CHEWED, BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED ON HWY.,COMPLAINED OF BRAKES @5K MILES - DOWN TO ROTOR -THEY SAID IT WILL BE EVERY 15K MILES. "NOT OUR PROLEM." THIS CAR IS A DANGEROUS LEMON. I DON'T WANT TO DIE! FAN BELT IS LOOSE/NEEDS REEPLACEMENT. MY WARRANTY IS UP SOON. I WANTED WHAT I PAID FOR -SAFETY, AND HAVE A "DEATH TRAP". FORD SAYS "WE CANNOT LOSE ANY MONEY" TO ME. I INFORMEDD MY INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE I AM AFRAID, AND DO NOT WISH TO BE BLAMED FOR FORD'S POOR QUALITY WORKMANSHIP. EXACT DATES CAN BE FOUND. *AK (TIRESIZE: 185/65R14) (TIRESIZE: 185/65R14)

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WORKS ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SOMETHING CAUSED GAS PEDAL TO STICK TO FLOOR AND RAPIDLY INCREASE SPEED RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE RESULTING IN CRASH.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TODEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND STILL UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING A MINOR REAR END ACCIDENT. VEHICLE SPEED WAS AT 10MPH OR LESS. THERE WAS NO SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE, NOTT EVEN A SCRATCH ON THE BUMPER OF EITHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE BAGS DEPLOYED, MY SPOUSE WAS INJURED BY THE FLYING WINSHIELD GLASS THAT WAS SHATTERED BY THE AIRBAGS. SHE REQUIRED 6 STICHES TO HER TOE.

FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK GTA, P195/60R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, FORD, FOCUS WITH 22000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. NO INJURIES.*AK NLM

FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK GTA, P195/60R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, FORD, FOCUS WITH 20000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. AT 30 MPH, LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. NO INJURIES.*AKDOTV6V91RR. NLM

WHILE I WAS PARKED I WANTED TO SIMULATE HOW IT WOULD FEEL HOLDING ONTO THE ASSIST HANDLE AS I WAS MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN AND AS I DIS THIS, THE HANDLE BROKE AND HALF OF IT DETACHED FROM ITS MOUNTED POSITION.

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING FIRST TIME AT 35 MPH AND SECOND TIME AT 70 MPH. DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.

PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS OR COMPLAINTS IN THIS AREA. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON GA HWY 400 AT 7:30 A.M. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHTER THAN NORMAL, SO I DECIDED TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL. I SET THE CRUISE AT 70 MPH & DROVE IT FOR APPROX 5 MILES. WHEN I APPROACHED MY EXIT, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE. THE CRUISE LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT THE CRUISE DID NOT DISENGAGE. I FOUGHT IT ALL THE WAY UP THE RAMP. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE LIGHT WAS GREEN & THERE WERE NO CARS AHEAD OF ME (NORMALLY EXTREMELY BUSY INTERSECTION). I EXITED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS I CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKE. I GOT THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL & ONCE IT WAS ALMOST STOPPED, PUT IT IN PARK & TURNED IT OFF. EVERY TIME I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE ENGINE REVVED BACK UP LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO REACH THE 70 MPH SPEED IN PARK. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD SERVO. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN POTENTIALLY FATAL TO ME & OTHERS, HAD THE NORMAL TRAFFIC BACKUP BEEN AT THE OFF RAMP. I COULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO ONE OR MORE OTHER CARS TRYING TO GET MINE STOPPED. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE 2000 FOCUS CARS, DUE TO DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROLS, BUT HAVE SEEN NOTHING ON THE 2001 VEHICLES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, ALTHOUGH I PAID EXTRA FOR CRUISE CONTROL, I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TRUST IT ENOUGH TO USE IT AGAIN.*AK

AFTER I STARTED THE CAR I TURNED ON THE AC UNIT. MINUTES LATER AS I TURNED A CORNER I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, NEAR THE DEFROSTER AREA. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD GOT OUT AND CALLED THE POLICE. THE SMOKE GOT THICKER AND THEN A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. I FIRST NOTICED IT AS IT ENTERED THE VEHICLE VIA THE PASSENGER SIDE A/C VENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT SPENT ABOUT 25 MIN TO PUT OUT FIRE. CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS, NOTIFIED INSUR AND DEALER. INSUR TO PAY LEASE BALANCE. LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE FROM FORD. *AK

I OWN A 2001 FORD FOCUS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE, WHEN SOMEONE BACKED UP INTO MY CAR, THEY ONLY MOVED 3 FEET DIDN'T DO ANY DAMAGE TO TEH BUMPBER, BUT FROM THAT SLIGHT HIT IT SENT MY CAR FREE WHEELING IN PARK 175 FEET, ACROSS A ROAD, AND SLAMMING INTO 3 TREES TOTALLING OUT THE REAR OF THE CAR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT NOR IN THE CAR AT THE TIME FO THIS ACCIDENT. WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR I EXPECTED TO SEE THE GEER SHIFTER BROKEN BUT IT WASN'T IT STILL WORKED. MY CAR WAS THE WAY I LEFT IT JUST 175 FEET DOWN TEH ROAD. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! TWO OF TEH MAIN SAFETY FEATURE FAILED ON THIS CAR. FORD SENT OUT AN INVESTIGARTOR WHO LOOKED OVER THE CAR, PUSHED ON THE CAR WITH THEIR HANDS, BUT NEVER TOOK THE TRANSMISSION APRT TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE. NOW FORD SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND IT IS PERFECTLY SAFE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY, I AM STUCH WITH A CAR I DON'T WANT ANY MORE, DONT TRUST, AND NOW BECUASE OF THE DAMAGE UNABLE TO TRADE IN. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR SINCE OCT OF 2000. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE CAR AND FORD IS JUST TRYING TO COVER IT UP.*AK

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN CANADA. I HAVE A CANADIAN ADDRESS. THE PROVINCE IS ONTARIO AND THE POSTAL CODE IS N8T 2J2. THE CAR WAS RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECTLY SET. AMBIENT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 30 CELCIUS. ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF TIRE SEPARATED. PHOTO OF TIRE WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.*AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)

THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE THE HATCH WHEN TRANSPORTING LONG ITEMS & THUS EXHAUST FUMES ARE SUCKED BACK INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT RECOMMEND DRILLING A HOLE FOR THE HOOK ON A BUNGEE CHORD TO HOLD THE HATCH DOWN & REDUCE FUMES ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THE DRILLING OF A HOLE FOR A HOOK MAY INVALIDATE THE WARRANTY. THIS, I FEEL, IS A HEALTH & SAFETY CONCERN SINCE IT IS COMMON FOR ME TO SEE HATCH VEHICLE TRANSPORTING COMMON HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, LIKE 2 X 4'S FROM THE LOCAL HOME CENTER & OTHER ITEMS AS WELL. THE HATCH REMAINS COMPLETEWLY OPEN.

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH AT NIGHT LOST ALL POWER. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS OUT OF GAS.VEHICLE WILL JUST STOP RUNNING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

ELECTRICAL DOOR OPENER WILL NOT OPERATE WHILE VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CAR WAS PARKED, TRANSMISSION WAS IN "PARK" KEYS OUT OF CAR. A CAR BACKED INTO MY PARKED CAR HITTING THE FRONT BUMPER. MY CAR WAS ONLY 3 FEET FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR THAT HIT ME AND THE BACKING CAR BACKED UP SLOWLY AND ONLY CAUSING A SMALL SCRACH ON THE BUMPER. AFTER THE 2 CARS BUMPED, MY CAR BEGAN TO ROLL AND CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN A SLOW GRADE AND PICKED UP SPEED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR ATEMPTED TO STOP MY CAR BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IN SENCE THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. HE ALSO ATEMPTED TO GET THE FRONT TIRES TO TURN AND COULD NOT. MY CAR THEN STRUCK A STAND OF TREES DISTORYING THE REAR END. MY CAR ROLLED OVER 120 FEET FROM THE SPOT IT WAS PARKED IN. WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR, I CHECKED THE SHIFTER TO SEE IF IT HAD BEEN MOVED OUT OF "PARK" IT WAS STILL IN "PARK" AND I SHOOK IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS. I THEN STARTED THE CAR WITH OUT ANY PROBLEM AND MOVED IT BACK TO WERE IT WAS PARKED. THE CAR DROVE AND ACTED FINE, I EVEN HAD 2 OTHER PEOPLE ROCK THE CAR TO SEE IF WE COULD GET IT TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT. I THEN CALLED A FORD DEAL WHERE I WAS TOLD "THATS NOT A PROBLEM, IF YOUR CAR GETS HIT IT CAN JUMP OUT OF PARK". BEING A POLICE OFFICER MY SELF FOR OVER 18 YEARS AND IN THAT TIME WITH ALL THE ACCDENTS I HAVE SEE I HAVE YET TO SEE ONE WHERE A CAR WITH A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS HIT AND CAUSE IT TO COME OUT OF "PARK" EVEN WHEN IT WAS HIT AT OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR. MY CAR WAS HIT AT LESS THAN 1 MILE AN HOUR AND IT JUMPS OUT OF GEAR? BUT I REALLY CAN'T SAY IT JUMPED OUT OF

A CLUNKING WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION AND A GRINDING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT WORK, BUTTON ON HANDLE STAYS IN, DOES NOT ENGAGE BRAKE. FIRST DEALER SIMPLY POPPED BUTTON OUT. THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER THAT. CONSUMER HAS APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

ENGINE FLOODS AND STALLS AT IDLE OR IN MOTION. EMISSIONS LIGHT COMES ON WEN IT STALLS. OWNERS MANUAL STATES IF EMISSION LIGHT COMES ON, IT INDICATES THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS HOT AND CAN CAUSE A FIRE. VEHICLE DOESN'T START BACK UP ONCE IT STALLS, IT HAS TO BE TOWED. THERE IS A GASOLINE SMELL BEFORE IT STALLS. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REMEDY PROBLEM 6 TIMES. DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED OF OTHER VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM. DEALER REMOVED FUEL PUMP DRAINED IT AND CLEANED IT. DEALER HOOKED A COMPUTER TO VEHICLE SO CODE WOULD SHOW HOW TO REPAIR IT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL OUT FOR NO REASON IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. PROBLEM OF STALLING COULD HAPPEN WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. WHENEVER TRYING TO RESTART VEHCLE, IT WOULD BE FLOODED. NOT ABLE TO RESTART AFTER 24 HRS. LATER, PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED 7 TIMES AFTER STALLING. AT DEALERSHIP MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF STALLING. WAS EVEN TEST DRIVEN, BUT STALLING DID NOT OCCUR.*AK

SOME OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE COVERED IN RUST, DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO A PROTECTANT NOT BEING USED DURING MANUFACTURING, RUST IS VERY SEVERE AND ALXES ARE BEGINNING TO RUST, CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED, DEALER WILL NOT MAKE REPAIRS UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS FOR COSTS OR UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED. *SLC

DRIPPING FROM PASS. SIDE HEAT VENT DURING A/C USE OR RAIN, SEVERE RATTLING FROM TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION OR AT IDLE WITH CLUTCH OUT, WHEN CLUTCH IS PRESSED THE NOISE GOES AWAY, FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT, PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE, THE KEY WILL STICK IN IGNITION AND WILL NOT START VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, FORD FOCUS. P195/60R15 SIZE. TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM BASE OF TIRES. FORD DEALER HAS INSPECTED TIRES. *AK CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. *SLC

I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED BUT COMMUNITY FORD SAYS THAT IT DOES NOT CAUSE A PROBLEM. UNLESS IT IS HITTING SOMETHING OR SCRAPING SOMETHING . NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, AND REARVIEW MIRROR DESTROYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND PARKED IT. IT WAS PARKEDFOR 6 HOURS. WHEN I LEFT WORK TO START THE CAR IT WOULDNOT START. THERE WAS NO NOISE NOTHING. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. NOTHING. I THEN PHONED THE ROAD SIDE DSERVICE. WHEN THEY ARRIVED IT SATARTED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO QUIRK FORD VIA THE ROAD SIDE DSERVICE. THAEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE SAME CONDITION HAS OCCURED 4 MORE TIMES. THE SECOND TIME WAS THE DAY I TOOK IT INFOR THE 6,000 MILE CHECK-UP. IT ACTUALLY WOULD NOT START FOR THE TECHNICIAN. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO PROGRAM THE THE PPATS KEYS WITH THE NGS SYSTEM. THAT WAS ON MAY 30,01. ON JUNE 10 IN OUR DRIVEWAY IT OCCURRED. IT FINALLY STARTED AFTER MULTIPLE TIRES AND PUSHING AND FIDGETING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THEN ON JUNE 13 IT HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE IN THE MORNING AND ONCE IN THE EVENING. AGAIN THE SAME ORDEAL FIDDLE, PUSH, SHOVE, TRY NOT TO THINK YOU ARE STRANDED. I AM CALLING QUIRK FORD TOMORROW AM AND WILL ALSO REPORT TO THIS TO FORD MAIN HEADQUARTERS. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT WON'T DEPLOY AND REMAINED IN THE FIXED POSITION. MY GIRLFRIEND DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, AND THE DEALER DIDN'T EVEN OFFER A RENTAL CAR OR ANYTHING TO HELP REMEDY THE SITUATION. IN INSTANCES LIKE THIS, THE DEALER COULD'VE BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING HER CAR HAD SHE NOT HAD ANY PASSIVE RESTRAINTS.

FRONT INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION IS RUSTING ONLY AFTER HAVING VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS. CONTACTED DEALER , AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE SUSPENSION IS TOTALLY RUSTY US IF IT HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO A SALT OR CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT. *YH

WATER IN THE ENGINE, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ANY MECAHNICAL REASON FOR IT TO GET IN THERE, NEED A BRAND NEW ENGINE, WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT, ESTIMATE IS $4000. *AK

I BOUGHT A NEW FOCUS 01 IN OCTOBER 00. YESTERDAY, I RECOGNIZED ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE A SIGNIFICANT BUBBLE. MOREOVER, I CHECKED ALL OTHER TIRES, AND ALL THREE REMAINING TIRES HAD DEFORMATIONS AT THE THREADS. I TOOK PICTURES OF ALL THE TIRES AND CAN PROVIDE IF REQUIRED. I SHOWED THEM TO MY COWORKERS, AND THEY DID COMMENT THAT THIS WAS UNUSUAL FOR THEM TOO. AFTER WORK, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MOONTOWNSHIP FORD DEALER IN PITTSBURGH, THEY JUST SAID EXCEPT THE BUBBLE SUCH FORMATIONS COULD OCCUR, THEY SAID THEY WERE USUAL INDENTATIONS. MOREOVER, I ALSO CALLED IN THE MORNING MY DEALER (PARKWAY EAST FORD). ONE SERVICE MAN SAID THAT THEY HAD A SIMILAR CASE WITH FOCUS RIGHT AT HAND. BUT I FORGOT TO GET THE SERVICE MAN'S NAME. THE NEXT TIME I CALLED THEM, NOBODY KNEW OF SUCH AN OCCURANCE, WHICH REALLY DISTURBED ME. THE BUBBLE AND THE SO CALLED HUGE EXPECTED "INDENTATIONS" FOR SUCH A NEW CAR IS REALLY UNEXPECTED AND I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL AND ENOUGH FOR YOU. HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/65R14 )

STABILIZER BAR BROKE, AND THE DEALER BOLTED IT BACK. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE RODE ROUGH, AND VEERED FROM SIDE TO SIDE.*AK

NOISE IN LEFT FRONT. PEDAL PULSATION. DEALER TURNED ROTORS. NOISE DIDN'T LEAVE, PULSATION DID. 3K MILES NOISE STILL THERE, PEDAL PULSATION AGAIN. REPLACED ROTORS. NOISE DIDN'T STOP, PULSATION DID. 4.9K MILES NOISE AND PULSATION, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND LEFT CALIPER. BOTH STOPPED. ADD'L 200 MILES, NOISE BEGAN. 6.7K MILES PULSATION IS BACK. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM NOT WITH CAR BUT WILL INVESTIGATE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

PURCHASED 4-30-2001. UPON DRIVING VEHICLE HOME, NOTICED OIL/GASOLINE BURNING ODOR FROM AIR CONDITIONING VENTS AND LOUD THUMP AND GROANING NOISES FROM FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKE AREAS. *AK

SERVICE BULLETIN FOR OIL LEAKING INTO AIR CONDITIONING FROM MANIFOLD. FORD SAYS DO NOT SMOKE IN VEHICLE. DEALER OFFERED TO SPRAY WITH DEODORANT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES FUEL FILL DOOR SNAPPED OFF IN HIS HAND, DEALER STATES IT IS NOT A COVERED ITEM, AND TO REPLACE IT WILL COST OVER $100.00. *JB

WHILE BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, VEHICLE HIT TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD MINOR INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT BUT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SOME KIND OF DEFECT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. *YH

TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO PARK.*AK