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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH ON THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V030000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS:LATCH). THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, WITH A QUARTER TANK OF GAS OR LOWER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED A SILENT RECALL FOR THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ENTIRE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V482000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,101.

2001 FORD FOCUS SE 4 DOOR SEDAN. 67,140 MILES. TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY ONCE TURN IS COMPLETED EITHER TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. HAVE TO NOW TURN OFF THE SIGNAL MANUALLY. HAPPENED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON 7-19-2011. NOTHING YET HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OTHER THAN AN INTERNET SEARCH TO DETERMINE WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR REPLACED. A YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION AND THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR WERE ALSO REPLACED; YET, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY TPS SENSOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WOULD CEASE FOR ABUT SIX MONTHS AND THEN RETURN. THE TPS SENSOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 07/29/11

THE A/C EVAPORATOR CORE LEAKING REFRIGERANT INTO VENTS OF CAR. FUMES MAKING DRIVER AND PASSENGERS NAUSEOUS AS WELL AS A/C FAILURE. *TR

IN JULY OF 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD FOCUS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE LADY INFRONT OF ME STOPPED, I HAD TURNED FOR A SECOND, WHEN I TURNED BACK I SAW THE AIRBAGS BLOW IN MY FACE. I WAS TRAVELING A MAXIMUM OF 10MPH THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE OR MINE (FROM THE ACCIDENT). THE DRIVER AIRBAG BURNED MY ARM, THE PASSENGER SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD, GUN POWDER COVERED THE ROOF LINING. THE PARTS MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE AIRBAGS WHERE RATED 25-30MPH. I CONTACTED FORD IN AUGUST OF 2010, IN JANUARY OF 2011 THEY FINALLY REPLIED BY SAYING THAT "ALL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS ONE HALF FULL OR MORE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY AND WOULD OFTEN HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD FOCUS AND FOR NO REASON THE PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF. THE LOUD NOISE SCARED ME AND I ALMOST WRECK THE VEHICLE. MY EARS ARE STILL RINGING FROM THE LOUD BLAST FROM THE AIR BAG WENT OFF. I CHECKED AND FOUND THERE ARE SOME PENDING LAW SUITES FOR THIS SAME OCCURRENCE IN OTHER 2001 FORD FOCUS. I FEEL THE FORD MOTOR CO. NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. ON MAY 09, 2011, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT COME OUT. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NO RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LAMINATION ON ALL FOUR GLASS WINDOWS EXHIBITED SIGNIFICANT SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT EACH WINDOW WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

THE EVENTS LEADING UP WERE INTERMITTENTLY SPACED THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER IN 2004. WHEN I WOULD PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND FEEL LOCKED I WOULD SIT FOR 10-20 MINUTES AND WORK ON IT BY PUSHING THE KEY IN HARD AND TURNING THE WHEEL AS HARD IT WOULD COME LOOSE AND THE IGNITION WOULD TURN. THIS IMPACTED MY LIFE AS A NUISANCE. RECENTLY IN DEC OF 2010 THE OCCURRENCES BECAME MORE FREQUENT TWO TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK CONSTANTLY BEING STRANDED UNTIL I COULD GET THE IGNITION AND WHEEL TO TURN. HAPPENING FREQUENTLY WHILE AT THE STORE, WORK OR SOMEWHERE AWAY FROM HOME AND AGAIN CAUSING A GREAT NUISANCE AND FRUSTRATION AS IT HAS MADE ME LATE FOR WORK SEVERAL TIMES, ALLOWED ME TO BE VULNERABLE IN SITUATIONS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH PROPER RECALL. THEN AROUND DEC 20TH 2010 THE IGNITION STOPPED WORKING. I WAS AT WORK LEAVING FOR THE DAY AND I SAT THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR, NOT KNOWING ANY OF THIS WAS A NORMAL RECURRENCE WITH OTHER FORD FOCUS OWNERS. AFTER WORKING ON THIS MYSELF I HAD TO CONTACT MY SPOUSE TO COME AND TRY AND HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AS WELL. I HAVE KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE ON MY FOCUS AND IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR THE YEAR. CURRENTLY IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED ONLY TOWED TO MY HOME RESIDENCE. THE COST IS SO HIGH FOR THE IGNITION REPLACED I HAVE BEEN GIVEN ESTIMATES OF $500 PLUS EXTRA FOR TOWING. THIS COST COMES AFTER MONTHS PREVIOUS I HAD REPLACED THE RADIATOR TANK AT A $400 COST. THIS CAR SEEMS TO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE BEGAN FIVE MONTHS AGO AND THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,622 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,739. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/16/11

AFTER PURCHASING CAR WITH 62K MILES ON IT, I DISCOVERED A COOLANT LEAK THE NEXT DAY. THIS LEAK HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST WEEK. A SEARCH OF DIFFERENT INTERNET SITES FOUND AT LEAST 15 REPORTS OF THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING COMING LOOSE/BREAKING LOOSE FROM ITS POSITION AGAINST THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM ON MY CAR, AND THE DESCRIPTION IN AT LEAST ONE OTHER CASE APPEARS TO BE IDENTICAL TO MY OWN LEAK. THE DESCRIPTIONS FOUND ONLINE RANGE FROM NEARLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE TO APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. THIS LEAK IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO GENERATE A 2FT WIDE BY 4FT LONG PUDDLE OF COOLANT IN APPROXIMATELY 12HOURS. CONTINUOUS LEAK EVEN AFTER CAR HAS SAT FOR GREATER THAN 12 HOURS RULES OUT A FAILURE ONLY WHILE UNDER PRESSURE. *TR

THE IGNITION ON THIS CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY BY THE FIRST OWNER. WELL, THE KEY CANNOT NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. NOW THE KEY HAS BROKEN OFF IN THE IGNITION. THE KEY STUB CAN BE REMOVED AND THE ENGINE WILL STILL RUN. THIS MORNING I MOVED THE 01 FOCUS AND I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TOOK THE KEY OUT BUT THE SHIFTER WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I LOCKED THE DOOR, WALKED BEHIND THE CAR AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO ME. LUCKY MY NEIGHBOR WAS THERE TO HELP ME STOP THE CAR. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FOCUS OWNERS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCHES AND FORD WILL NOT RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER.

INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT, ALSO NOTICED EXTRIOR REAR LIGHTS WENT OUT. REPLACED FUSES, BLEW NEW FUSES IMMEDIATELY SO SOME SORT OF SHORT IN THE ELECTRICS. WIRING ON HATCH LID APPEARS TO BE FRAYED. WE HAVE FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS FOR THE 2000 VERSION OF THIS CAR BUT NOT THE 2001.

HI, I RECENTLY WENT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE ON MY 2001 FORD FOCUS, SO WHEN THEY LIFTED MY CAR UP TO CHANGE THE OIL THEY NOTICED SOMETHING THAT WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM, MY FRONT SUBFRAME HAD ABOUT A HALF A FOOT DIAMETER HOLE IN IT BECAUSE IT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, IT WAS ALL CORRODED AND THEY SAID THAT IF I HAD HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD THAT IT COULD HAVE BROKEN IN HALF AND THE FRONT END WOULD FALL STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND BECAUSE THE FRONT SUBFRAME HOLDS UP THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK TO ALL DRIVERS OF SOME FORD FOCUS BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT THIS UNLESS THEY HAD TOLD ME AT THE DEALERSHIP. I CAN SEND SOME PICTURES OF THE SUBFRAME IF YOU LIKE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE NO ONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS FRONT SUBFRAME RUSTING AWAY, I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR, BUT APPARENTLY THAT WASN'T THE CASE FOR MINE. I AM GETTING IT REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY RISK IT CAN CAUSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME READING THIS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OUR CHILDREN ROLLED DOWN THE BACK POWER WINDOWS AND THEY WOULD NOT GO BACK UP - SWERVED INTO OTHER LANE TRYING TO CONTAIN THE SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE NOISE FROM THE TRAFFIC HAS TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY TO NOTE THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD NO LONGER GO UP - HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THEM UP TO KEEP THEM UP - ALTHOUGH WHILE DRIVING THEY WILL GO BACK DOWN - WHICH CAUSE A JUMP IN REFLEXES. TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM WE HAVE APPLIED DUCT TAPE. ALSO WHEN IT RAINS THERE IS NOW WATER ACCUMULATING ON THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AND SPREADS TO THE BACK SEAT FLOOR BOARD - HAS DOOR SEALS CHECKED AND WILL REPLACE ALTHOUGH THIS IS A REAL HEALTH CONCERN BECAUSE OF RUST AND MOLD. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY FOCUS NOW FOR ONLY ABOUT 3 YEARS, & HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS THAN I HAVE HAD WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED BEFORE, COMBINED. FORD FOCUSES FROM THE YEARS 2000-2003 HAVE AN APPARENT IGNITION PROBLEM, AND I AM ONE OF THE UNFORTUNATE OWNERS TO BE LEFT STRANDED BY THIS ISSUE. I AM COMPLETELY ASTONISHED THAT PRACTICALLY EVERY SINGLE FOCUS OWNER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM & YET THE IGNITION HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED! I HAVE HAD 2 OTHER RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, BOTH VERY STUPID TRIVIAL ITEMS WHICH HAS NEVER AFFECTED ME IN THE SLIGHTEST. I AM VERY CLOSE TO JUST SCRAPPING THIS VEHICLE, & I AM POSITIVE I WILL NEVER BE PURCHASING ANOTHER FORD EVER AGAIN. IT DISGUSTS ME THAT SOMETHING THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS MADE TO BREAK... SOMETHING THAT LEFT ME STRANDED & WITHOUT A CAR FOR OVER 2 WEEKS NOW... IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT EVERY OTHER FOCUS OWNER HAS HAD TO REPLACE OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET. HOW HAS THIS ISSUE NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY FORD YET?!?!? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE PCV HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V482000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS ZX3 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL SYSTEM STALLED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL WAS NOT BEING PUMPED TO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE; THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

I OWN A 2001 FORD FOCUS. I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A ROAD NEAR MY HOUSE WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. BOTH MY PASSENGER AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, SMASHING MY WINDSHIELD! THE OFFICER THAT REPORTED TO THE SCENE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR THEM TO DEPLOY BECAUSE I HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE TRAFFIC FOR A WHILE AND WE WERE MERELY ROLLING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR OR TO THE BACK OF THE OTHER PERSON'S CAR SO I FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS PROBABLY SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT?? *TR

THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN WITHOUT LARGE AMOUNTS OF SPRAY LUBRICANT AND PUMMELING THE KEY WHILE IN THE IGNITION TO CAUSE THE TUMBLERS IN THE CYLINDER TO FALL INTO PLACE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING, AND RIGHT NOW, DURING THESE EPIC BLIZZARDS WE ARE EXPERIENCING, IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BE IN DANGER. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE DEVELOPED WAYS TO TEMPORARILY FIX IT SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY AVAILABLE FIX THIS UNEXPECTED SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH IS NOT PART OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF AN AUTOMOBILE.... WHILE OTHERS HAVE OPTED TO JUST GET THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHICH REPLACES THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME FAULTY PARTS, AND THEN CHARGES UP TO $500. THIS IGNITION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD, AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE WITH A RELIABLE IGNITION ASSEMBLY. THIS MORNING, AFTER HAVING TO FIND OTHER TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR TWO DAYS, I FINALLY DEDICATED THREE HOURS TO GETTING THE IGNITION TO TURN. I HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE MY JOB BY BEING ABSENT OR TARDY. I AM IN AN INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD AT MY JOB, AND I THINK IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT IF I HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX FORD'S MISTAKES, I WOULD PROBABLY JUST GO AND BUY A DIFFERENT CAR ALTOGETHER. *TR

2001 FORD FOCUS SE, VIN [XXX], 62000 MI. - BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD ONLY ISSUED EXTENDED WARRANTY NUMBER 03M02 FOR 1999/2003 MODEL YEARS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFO FROM FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SPRING BREAKS AND RUBS AGAINST TIRE AND CAUSES BLOW OUT. FAULTY SPRINGS. FORD ADMITS DEFECT BUT SAID I WAS PAST WARRANTY DATE AS OF 09/26/2010 THEY WOULD NO LONGER COVER THE PROBLEM - DISGRACEFUL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2001 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER STATES FAULTY FUEL PUMP *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SURGING TO THE POINT WHERE SHE HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL BARELY MAINTAINING POWER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. AS SHE BEGAN TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AGAIN AND FINALLY THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT USING A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. NHTSA REQUIRED FORD TO ISSUE A CSP 03N01 WHICH REPLACED THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT TWO MONTHS AFTER THE END OF THE CSP PRODUCTION DATE RANGE FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 FORD FOCUS PURCHASED IN MOORESVILLE NC THE VIN IS #[XXX]. THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PUMP IS THE SAME ONE DESCRIBED IN THE FORD EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM03N01 DATED 2003 AND SUPPLEMENTS 1 & 2 DATED JANUARY 2004. FORD SAID MY WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT IN AUG. 2001 AFTER JUNE 13, 2001 CUT OFF. THE CAR WAS BUILT IN THE WAYNE ASSEMBLY PLANT, THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL PUMPS THAT FAIL. AFTER MORE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET , MY HUSBAND FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ARTICLE #04-5-6 DESCRIBING THE PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLING A NEW DESIGN FUEL DELIVERY MODULE IN THE 2001-2002 FORD FOCUS. UNDER THE ISSUE IT STATES: THERE IS A NEW DESIGN FUELED DELIVERY MODULE AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE ON 2000-2002 FOCUS BUILT BEFORE 12/31/2001 AT WAYNE ASSEMBLY PLANT AND BUILT BEFORE 2/13/2001 AT HERMOSILLO PLANT. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAID THAT MY DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM AS IT WAS BUILT IN AUG. 2001. WE THINK THAT BECAUSE THE CAR THIS THE PUMP DESCRIBED IN THE BULLETIN, WAS BUILT AT THE WAYNE ASSEMBLY PLANT WITHIN 2 MOS. OF THE JUNE 13, 2001 THAT FORD COULD HAVE COVE THE REPAIR BUT THE COMPANY WILL NOT. THIS IS AN $800 REPAIR. THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING KEY CYLINDER IS ALSO IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT AGAIN. I NEED TO TURN THE KEY MANUALLY BACK TO A NEUTRAL POSITION FOR THE ENGINE TO RUN AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THIS IS THE THIRD LOCKING CYLINDER THAT I HAVE HAD INSTALLED IN MY CAR. I THINK FOUR CYLINDER IS A LIT

FORD FOCUS 2001. IGNITION LOCKS UP REQUIRING NEW TUMBLER. KEY WON'T TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WON'T START NOR CAN YOU GET IT IN NEUTRAL TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT NOT REMEDIED BY FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, HE HEARD NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LEFT REAR COIL SPRINGS HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT LENSES WHICH BECAME FOGGY OVER TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD CHANGED HEADLIGHT MANUFACTURERS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,800. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 03/25/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE UNLATCHED DOORS THAT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DRIVE SIDE AND REAR RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS THE WINDOWS TOGETHER WAS BROKEN AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE REPAIRS. THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH BECAUSE THE SEAT HANDLE WAS STRIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDED THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUTS WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SIT SIDEWAYS WHEN PARKED. THE BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, SO IT SLID FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO DIM AND DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING ON THE ROAD. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ALARM WOULD RING ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED AND THE LATCH WOULD ALSO POP OPEN SUDDENLY AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND WOULD ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE TAILGATE HAD MALFUNCTIONED. ALL OTHER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING FINE BUT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAS FAILED DUE TO THE WIRES MELTING. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT AND REFERENCED THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING (00V411000) FOR THE 2000 MODEL FORD FOCUS. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE VIN NUMBER THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND HE CAN NOT RECEIVE A REMEDY REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE WHICH IS STATED IN THE RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING, SECONDS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137000.

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS' 2001 FORD FOCUS HAD HER STRANDED AFTER WORK AUGUST 13 WHEN SHE PUT HER KEY IN THE IGNITION, BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN. WE CALLED AAA, AND THEY COULDN'T 'FIX' IT, SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THE REPAIR WILL COST BETWEEN $450.00 AND 1000.00!!! I'M A SINGLE MOM AND MY DAUGHTERS' STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GOSH SAKE. I THOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE A SAFE AND DEPENDABLE ONE. I SPENT A LOT OF MY SAVINGS ON THIS CAR AND INSURANCE FOR HER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW, I'VE GOT A VEHICLE WE CAN'T START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS NOT FLOWING INTO THE ENGINE PROPERLY. WHEN HE FIRST STARTED THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, HOWEVER WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR A FEW DAYS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE, LOSE POWER AND STALL WHENEVER IT WAS DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR AT 40 MPH. HE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE GEAR IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE FAILURE. WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT RECALL 03V482000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

MY CARS BATTERY WAS NOT WORKING, AS TOLD BY A TRIPLE A MECHANIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO GET IT REPLACED AND THEY SAID THAT THE BATTERY WAS WORKING FINE, THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. THEY SAID THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OUT OF THE SHOP IF IT WASN'T FIXED. SO I PAID THEM $416 TO GET THE ALTERNATOR FIXED. AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK WITHIN A DAY, IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START, WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME THEY MESSED UP MY METERS, THE LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN ON AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START, NOT ONLY DID THEY CHARGE ME WRONGFULLY THERE WAS NO ALTERNATOR PROBLEM, THE BATTERY WAS BAD. I CALLED THEM AND THEY WOULDN'T ANSWER ME PROPERLY, THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT AND I SHOULD REPLACE THE BATTERY MYSELF. THEY HUNG UP THE PHONE. THIS COMPANY IS A FRAUD, THEY LIE AND WONT ANSWER MY CALLS. MY CAR IS MESSED UP, THEY CHANGED ALL THE WIRES THE LIGHTS WONT WORK, THE GAUGES DON'T WORK. I CALLED THE SHERIFF AND THEY SAID I SHOULD TAKE THEM TO COURT, THEY ALSO REPLACED MY TIRED AND THEY USED DIFFERENT TIRES. IM EXTREMELY MAD AND I NEED HELP. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER WINDOWS ARE BROKEN. IT STARTED WITH THE REAR PASSENGER, NOT GOING UP, OR DOWN, THEN NOT STAYING UP AT ALL.. THEN IT WAS THE REAR DRIVER SIDE THAT DID THE SAME THING. THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WHEN YOU THINK IT IS UP AND IN PLACE, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS A QUARTER DOWN, OR HALF WAY DOWN. IF IT RAINS YOU MIGHT AS WELL TAPE PLASTIC OVER WINDOWS, TO KEEP RAIN AND COLD OUT. I HAVE BEEN READING THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE FILED ON ODI.NHTSA.DOT AND ALSO READING THE MULTIPLE ONES THAT COME UP ON THE INTERNET WHEN YOU TYPE IN FORD FOCUS WINDOW PROBLEMS. HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES SOMETHING NEED TO AFFECT BEFORE THEY DO AN INVESTIGATION OF AN ITEM? IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THE ISSUE II THE WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR. *TR

2001 FORD FOCUS HAS FAILED TWICE DURING LONG TRIPS. VEHICLE STUTTERS, STRUGGLES AND WILL MAINTAIN A SPEED OF ONLY 35-40 MPH DURING THESE EPISODES. STOPPING, RESTARTING WILL RESET AND ALLOW ANOTHER 5-10 MILES OF PROPER OPERATION AND THEN IN HAPPENS AGAIN. DURING BOTH INSTANCES IT WAS HOT AND HUMID. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TRIP BOTH TIMES, BUT THIS IS A SCARY SITUATION ON THE INTERSTATE!!!!! SUSPECTING FUEL CONTROL MODULE, BUT EVERYTHING TESTS FINE AT THE SHOP AND UNABLE TO RECREATE SYMPTOMS FOR MECHANIC. ONLINE FORD DATABASE SAYS THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL FOR FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, BUT THE SYSMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT.

MY 2001 FORD FOCUS ZX3 HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING AND THE KEY REFUSING TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE USUALLY BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE AFTER A FEW TRIES. RECENTLY, IT'S GOTTEN WORSE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE KEY TO TURN FOR A FEW MINUTES, LEAVING ME WITH FEARS OF BEING STRANDED. UNFORTUNATELY, MY LUCK RAN OUT YESTERDAY. I TRIED BOTH KEYS, I TRIED JUST LETTING IT SIT, I TRIED TAPPING THE KEYS LIGHTLY WITH A HAMMER, AS DID THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR. NOW I'M OUT $125 FOR THE TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, $500 FOR A NEW IGNITION LOCK, AND $180 FOR TWO NEW KEYS, BECAUSE OF THE WEAR ON THE OLD KEYS. I AM SHOCKED BOTH AT THE PRICE, AND AT HOW FREQUENTLY THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN A PROUD FORD FOCUS OWNER FOR 9 YEARS, BUT THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR MAKE ME LEERY ABOUT EVER BUYING FORD AGAIN. *TR

STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL 2001 FORD FOCUS SE. 2.0L L4 DOHC DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HEADING TO WORK AND WAS GOING TO SET THE CRUISE. I COULDN'T GET IT TO ACTIVATE TRIED SPEEDING UP AND SLOWING DOWN AND SETTING - DIDN'T OPERATE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER A CAR MERGED IN FRONT OF ME FROM THE ON RAMP. I SLOWED DOWN LET TRAFFIC ON THE LEFT GO BY. I THEN MERGED TO LEFT LANE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND IT STUCK AT/NEAR FULL THROTTLE. I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO SEE IF THE CRUISE HAD ENGAGED - NO CHANGE, LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN OBSTRUCTION BY THE PEDAL - NONE FOUND, TRIED PULLING PEDAL BACK WITH MY FOOT - NO EFFECT, TRIED STOMPING ON ACCELERATOR TO SEE IF IT WOULD UNSTICK - NO CHANGE. I WAS NOW GOING OVER 80 MPH AND CLOSE TO REAR ENDING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARD, IT DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. AT THIS POINT I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND MERGED TO THE RIGHT AND OFF TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND INSPECTED THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE AT THE THROTTLE PLATE. FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD DISCONNECTED AND GOT LODGED BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE MOUNTING BRACKET AND THE THROTTLE PLATE ACTUATOR KEEPING THE THROTTLE PLATE AT OR NEAR FULL THROTTLE. I RECONNECTED THE CRUISE CABLE WENT TO WORK RETURNED HOME AND HAVE SET THE CAR ASIDE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2001 FORD FOCUS SE IN MARCH 2001. THE FIRST WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE IN 2004, LEAVING ONE REAR WINDOW IN THE DOWN POSITION AND UNABLE TO OPEN; IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE 2ND REGULATOR BROKE IN 2006, LEAVING THE OTHER REAR WINDOW IN THE DOWN POSITION AND UNABLE TO OPEN; ALSO JUST STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY. THE 3RD REGULATOR BROKE (FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE) ON 6/23/2010 ONLY THIS TIME, THE REGULATOR DIDN'T JUST FAIL AND STOP WORKING, THE WHOLE THING BURST INTO PIECES WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP AND SHATTERED THE WINDOW WHILE I WAS DRIVING. GLASS CAME RAINING DOWN INSIDE THE VEHICLE, LEAVING A MINOR CUT TO MY LEG (BECAUSE IT WAS VERY MINOR, I'M NOT CONSIDERING IT AN "INJURY" AND CHECKED THE "NO" FIELD BELOW). FORTUNATELY, I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED SO LOW SPEEDS DIDN'T ALLOW THE GLASS TO BLOW AROUND BUT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY DOING HIGH SPEEDS, I COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCED SEVERE CUTS FROM THE SHATTERING GLASS FLYING INTO MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO WINDOW REGULATORS THAT BROKE (BOTH REAR) HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AS OF YET, I COULDN'T AFFORD THE PARTS (QUOTED AS $120 EACH AT THE TIME) SO VICE GRIPS ARE INSIDE THE DOOR HOLDING THE WINDOWS UP, BOTH FAULTY REGULATORS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HAD NEW GLASS PLACED IN IT ON 6/24/2010 AND COST $146.00. THEY DID NOT HAVE A REGULATOR AT THE REPAIR SHOP SO THAT WINDOW IS NOW ALSO BEING HELD UP BY OTHER MEANS AND THE FAULTY REGULATOR IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR THAT WINDOW AS

2001 FOCUS 112K MI. BOUGHT FROM LOCAL FORD DEALER, 1 YR OLD W, 21K ON IT. A RECENT INSPECTION BY MY OWN MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE REAR SUB FRAME IS ROTTED AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT. ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE LOCAL DEALER LAUGHED WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT A NINE YEAR OLD CAR W/ RUSTED FRAME. *TR

I HAVE HAD A FORD FOCUS 2001 FOR TWO YEARS AND IN THOSE YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND ENGINE MOUNTS. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS I COMMON PLACE IN ALMOST ALL FORD FOCUS'S. I FEAR THAT THIS CAR MIGHT LEAVE ME ANYWHERE, NOW ONE WEEK AGO THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAS BROKEN. THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR. I DEMAND THAT THESE CARS OF 1998 THREW 2003 BE LABELED AS LEMONS AND HAVE FORD ISSUE A RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENTS ON THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WHEN HE RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE DEALER, WHEN CONTACTED, STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SUCH A PROBLEM. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,275.

FAILED IGNITION KEY LOCK CAUSED MY CAR TO STALL AND FREEZE IN PLACE. PREVENTING ME FROM RESTARTING MY CAR IN TRAFFIC. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL TO GUIDE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE PLACE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS REPAIRED USING FORD PARTS, AT A NON-FORD MECHANIC. COST APPROXIMATELY $350. *TR

FIRST, I HEARD A NOISE IN MY REAR WHEEL WELL. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE NOISE GOT WORSE AND I COULD FEEL LIGHT SHIMMYING IN THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT IMMEDIATELY TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A BROKEN REAR WHEEL BEARING THAT MY WHEEL TO WOBBLE AND LOSE STABILITY. REPLACEMENT REQUIRES A WHOLE NEW DRUM, AT THE COST OF $300. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER A MINUTE IT WOULD NOT START UP. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE HOOD WHICH SOON BECAME A FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 93,000. UPDATED 6/21/10 *CN UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SITTING STATIONARY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PREVENT THE STALLING IF KEEPING SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT ONCE THE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE AND THEN STALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V482000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT HAD NOT CONFIRMED IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS OF YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN WHEN SHE TRIED TO TURN ON THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO 'SLAMMED' THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE; THE KEY HAD TO BE 'SLAMMED' EVERYTIME TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

2001 FORD FOCUS, FRONT STRUT SPRING BROKE IN 2 PLACES. I JUST GOT IN THE CAR AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A RIFLE SHOT WENT OFF....STARTED TO DRIVE OFF AND STOPPED FOR THE 'CLUNKING' SOUND. DROVE TO NEAR BY REPAIR SHOP, SAID THE TROUBLE WAS THE SPRING. CHECKED RECALLS, IN CASE...2000 MODELS HAD RECALL FOR SPRING BREAKAGE, BUT NOT THE 2001 MODELS. HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD AND AM SUBMITTING VEHICLE INFO TOMORROW FOR CONSIDERATION. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY FORD FOCUS WAGON FOR THREE YEARS NOW. I HAD TO REPAIR A ALOT OF THINGS ON THIS CAR! TRANNY, ALTERNATOR, FUEL PUMP, TIMING BELT, AND THE ONLY DOOR THAT OPENS FROM THE OUTSIDE IS THE PASSENGER RIGHT FRONT, WHICH MY KIDS HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH TO GET TO THE BACK BECAUSE BOTH BACK DOORS BROKE NOT EVEN FOUR MONTHS FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. ALSO THE DRIVER DOOR ONLY OPENS FROM THE INSIDE BECAUSE OF THE COMPANIES DEFECTED CAR DOOR HANDLES. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR, AND ITS THE SAME WAY. NOT MENTIONING HOW EVERYTIME I STOP IT DIES OUT AND I HAVE TO TRY AND KEEP STARTING IT. IT SEEMS THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR