2001 Ford Focus complaints

2001 FORD FOCUS HAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. *KB

FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING IN THE BALTIMORE TUNNEL AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO STUMBLE AND LOOSE POWER FINALLY STOPPING SOON AFTER THEY EXITED THE TUNNEL ALLOWING THEM TO PULL OVEN ONTO THE SHOULDER. IF THE ENGINE DIED 30 SECONDS SOONER WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, THERE IS NO PLACE TO PULL OVER IN THE TUNNEL. SHE MANAGED TO GET TO A GAS STATION TO FILL THE TANK AND THEN THE CAR RAN FINE. IT WAS AT 1/2 A TANK WHEN IT DIED. WHEN SHE GOT HOME I CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER AND WE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS FOR 3 MONTHS. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO CLEMSON SC FOR MY DAUGHTER TO USE WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE. I RAN THE TANK TO ALMOST EMPTY AND NOTICED SOME LOSS OF POWER BUT I THOUGHT I JUST GOT TO CLOSE TO EMPTY, FILLED IT UP AND ALL WAS FINE AGAIN. WHILE I WAS PASSING AN 18 WHEELER, FUEL AT 1/2 TANK, THE CAR STARTED BUCKING VIOLENTLY AND LOOSING POWER. I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE TRUCK TO GO BY AND THEN MAKE AN EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE MOVE CUTTING OFF THE CAR THAT WAS FOLLOWING THE TRUCK SO I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE AGAIN AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO A GAS STATION FILL IT UP AND IT WAS FINE. MY CONCERN IS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND A COMPANY THE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE PRODUCTS THAT THEY SELL. FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOREVER AND SENT LETTERS TO ALMOST 600,000 OWNERS TELLING THEM OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM AND GIVING THEM AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR UP TO

COOPER COBRA GT RADIAL - MODEL: 87TP195/60R15 M + S PROBLEM: (2) TIRE SEPARATIONS AND (1) SEPARATION WITH BUBBLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS. WHEN HE DRIVES OVER SPEED BUMPS, IT SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE UNDER THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE DRIVES BETWEEN 50-75 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. HE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THOSE WERE NOT THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION AND NOISE. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 02V289000 (STEERING: LINKAGES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HE HAD THE BATTERY INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE STARTED WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND MOVED THE BATTERY CABLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, HE REALIZED THAT THE CABLES LOOKED AND SMELLED BURNT. HE THEN DISCOVERED NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 02V288000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES). HE NOTIFIED FORD ABOUT THE TWO RECALLS AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM BOTH. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

BOUGHT NEW IN '01 FORD FOCUS. NOTICED RIGHT OFF BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND SQUEAK. TIRES WERE WORN REAL BAD ON INSIDE ON ONE FRONT SIZE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. REPEATED ALIGNMENTS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. STILL EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH IT MISSING DURING ACCELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN FEBRUARY 2005 AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED SENSORS THAT HAD RECALL,WAS RECALL CODE P0401. ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THEY SAID THAT WE WERE USING GAS THAT WAS DIRTY AND WAITING TOO LATE TO PUT GAS INTO THE CAR AND THAT WAS WHY IT WAS STALLING. WE PAID $272.98 FOR THEM TO REPLACE THIS WHOLE SECTION THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE FUEL BEING FILTERED. CAR LOSES POWER AND STUTTERS GOING AROUND CURVES WITH EVEN OVER A HALF A TANK OF GAS. STALLING TO THE POINT WE MUST PULL OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AFRAID OF ACCIDENT! I OWN CAR I BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND IT JERKS AND SPUTTERS LIKE SOME PIECE OF CRAP FROM JD BYRIDER! EVERYTIME WE START THE CAR YOU SMELL OIL BURNING FOR15 MINUTES AFTERWARDS. HAD IT CHECKED NO LEAKS OR ANYTHING COULD BE FOUND. APRIL OF 2005 NOTICED WHEN THE CAR IDLED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE THERMOSTAT WOULD SHOW SHOOT UP SHOWING IT WAS RUNNING HOT! TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING. WAS TOLD THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. RETESTED IT AND WAS TOLD PROBLEM SOLVED. OUR BILL WAS $375.00. THIS WAS FIRST BRAND NEW CAR AND WAS TAKEN WELL CARE OF, IT ONLY HAS AROUND 78,000 MILES ON THE

I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD FOCUS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHILE PULLING INTO MY PARKING SPACE THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY THEN THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I THEN PULLED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WHICH DID NOT WORK TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE CAR. I CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. ALSO, UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY TO HAVE FRONT AND SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS AND ONE IN THE STEERING WHEN AND NOTHING HAPPENED. MY CHEST WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THERE WAS A CIRCULAR IMPRINT AROUND MY CHEST AND STOMACH. AFTER PEOPLE CAME TO SEE ABOUT ME ONE MAN ASKED IF MY CAR WAS OFF. I SAID YES AND HE POINTED OUT THE CAR STILL LOOKED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING FULL FORCE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I ONLY HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP SAID SINCE THE CAR WAS IN A WRECK IT WAS WORTHLESS TO HIM AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. HE EVEN THREATENED THAT HE WOULD CALL THE POLICE IF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF DID NOT LEAVE. *JB

THE CAR ALMOST STALLS THEN SURGES LIKE A KICK. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY AT AROUND 30MPH. ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE GO ALL THE WAY UP AND THEN BACK DOWN TO ZERO THEN EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK AFTER ONLY 2 WEEKS WITH A NEW BATTERY. I TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACTS SON OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACTS SON NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 09/12/07 *TR

INITIALLY THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, IT GRADUALLY WORSENED AND RESULTED IN SURGING AND LOSS OF POWER. THE THROTTLE BECAUSE TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP PRESENTLY. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF DATA OUT THERE TO SHOW THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT FOR THE 2001 FOCUS, I EXPECT FORD TO COVER THE REPAIR. *TR

JULY 11, 07 I HAD TO TRAVEL FOR WORK AND THREE HOURS OUT THE CAR STOPPED IN THE ROAD AND AT THAT TIME THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL SO I MERGED TO THE SIDE TO GET OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND DIDN'T START TILL 30MIN LATER. I HAD TO TURN BACK AROUND AND HEAD HOME AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO STOP AND START OVER 20 TIMES TILL I MADE IT HOME. AT TIMES IT WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED OR IT WOULD DECREASE. 07-26-07 I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND THEY BROUGHT UP THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER AND PC VALVE AND OTHER ITEMS THAT DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE PROBLEM BUT NEEDED FUTURE ATTENTION. THE LADY WHO HELPED ME TOLD ME I NEED AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS CHARGED $590.43 FOR EVERYTHING INCLUDING FEES. AUGUST 1ST, 2007 A FRIEND HAD TOLD ME THAT A DEALERSHIP IN HIS AREA WAS REPLACING ALL FUEL PUMPS FOR FORD FOCUS 2001 THAT FAILED WITHIN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS UNDER 100,000 MILES AND THAT THE COMPANY WAS NOT TELLING ANYONE UNTIL THE PART FAILED AND THEY BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE. I LOOKED UP THE CLAIM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT WAS TRUE. I GOT INFORMATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND COMPANY THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE NUMBER , WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. I STILL HAVE NO ANSWER AS TO WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SELECTED WHEN MY CAR CLEARLY SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF THE DEFECTED FUEL PUMP. THE ANSWER I RECEIVE WAS THAT IT COULD BE A VARIABLE OF REASONS INCLUDING WHERE IT WAS MADE AND WHERE THE PART WAS MADE. I WAS ALSO TOL

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO SURGE AND LOOSE POWER. EVENTUALLY THE CAR STALLED COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS AT ~65MPH. THE DATE GIVEN IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. THIS SAME SITUATION OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE ~1 YEAR AGO UNDER THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS. ENGINE SURGE HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW (~6 YEARS). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR PRIOR FAILURES. THE CONTACT DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BOTTOM PISTON FAILED IN THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

I HAD TO HAVE MY IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 FOCUS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH THE FUEL PUMP FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE FAILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

2001 FORD FOCUS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY A ENGINE FIRE CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR 2 YEARS TO GET A DECISION FROM FORD**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY AN ENGINE FIRE AND FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF DEFECT, COPY OF A RECALL ISSUED BY ALLDATA ONLINE, AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGE. *TR

PUDDLE OF COOLANT ON DAILY BASIS. SLOW BUT CONTINUOUS LEAK. HAD TO HAVE THERMOSTAT HOUSING REPLACED. PART MADE OF PLASTIC RATHER THAN METAL. *JB

COULD NOT INSERT MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION. IT WOULD ONLY GO HALFWAY IN. I WAS STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD TO CALL A FRIEND TO PICK ME UP. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY DRILLED THE LOCK OUT AND REPLACED WITH NEW CYLINDER. THE OLD PART WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY THE DRILLING. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED. LOUD CRUNCH NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. I AM GOING TO HAVE THE SPRING REPLACED THIS WEEK, 07/18/07. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY AND UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS OF JULY 16, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,000. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

MY WIFE OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS LX,WE HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT IGNITION PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR FOR MONTHS WHERE THE KEY DID NOT TURN THE IGNITION. I CALLED FORD SERVICE , AND THEY ADVISED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION WHICH WILL COST BETWEEN $380 AND $480. I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS,, AND LOST TIME AT WORK TO GO AND MESS WITH THE IGNITION. I HAD TO WIGGLE IT BACK AND FORTH ,SOMETIMES TAKING ME 2 HOURS, TO GET THE KEY TO TURN. I READ FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY COULD NOT FORD REIMBURSE ANY COST OR DO THIS FOR CHEAPER THEN THE AMOUNT I WAS QUOTED. THE CARS WILL SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL I COULD GET ENOUGH MONEY FOR REPAIRS. THE CAR WONT EVEN TURN NOW EVEN AFTER WIGGLING IT BACK AND FORTH, SO I MAY HAVE TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

OVER A TWO YEAR PERIO, THREE OF THE FOUR ELECTRIC WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PERFORM, SPECIFICALLY OPENED AND CLOSED. ALL THREE REGULATORS AND MOTORS WERE REPLACED, AT A FORD DELERSHIP,FOR APPROXIMATELY $1,200, $400 PER WINDOW. *AK

FORD FOCUS IGNITION KEY WILL NOT INSERT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM STRANDED WITH AN IMMOBILE CAR. *AK

FIRST, MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT SCROLL UP AND DOWN. THIS IS AFTER HAVING MY 2001 FORD FOCUS FOR 2 YEARS. I RARELY USE MY REAR WINDOWS. I THOUGHT IT WAS A MOTOR PROBLEM. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR AND CHECKED BY MYSELF, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT IT WAS NOT THE MOTOR BUT THE REGULATOR WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC. I THINK FORD DID THIS INTENTIONALLY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW ALSO WOULD NOT SCROLL UP AND DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, THE PLASTIC REGULATOR. SO WHAT I DO IS TO PULL THE WINDOW UP AND HOLD IT TO THE FRAME USING A PIECE OF PAPER. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WOULD COST ME $300 A PIECE. THAT IS $600 TOTAL TO PUT IN ANOTHER PLASTIC THAT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, TODAY MY FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW ALSO WENT DOWN. SAME PROBLEM. WHITE PLASTIC REGULATOR. THAT PUTS MY TOTAL COST OF FIXING THIS TO $1200. I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO BUY A FORD AGAIN IF THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED. THEY NEED TO RECALL THE FORD FOCUS EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEMS AND FIX IT. IT IS SIMPLE, STOP USING THE PLASTIC AS THE REGULATOR. THE FUNNY THING IS THAT YOU CAN'T PURCHASE THE REGULATOR ON ITS OWN. YOU HAVE TO BUY IT PLUS THE MOTOR WHICH I DO NOT NEED. EVERY FORD FOCUS OWNER IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS PAID OFF AND I DON'T THINK I WILL BE LOOKING AT A FORD AGAIN IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

THE HIGH MOUNT BULBS DID NOT WORK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED AUTOMATICALLY ON WHEN THE TRUNK LID WAS CLOSED. ENGINE OFF. IN THE NEXT DAY A NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS UNOPERATIONAL.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING AND RESULTED IN A VEHICLE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF ANY RECALLS. A VALID VIN, THE ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

IGNITION KEY CURRENTLY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM LOCK. PREVIOUS TO THIS STATUS, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN ONCE INSERTED. PROBLEM EVOLVES BETWEEN THESE TWO TYPES OF ISSUES. SEE FORDS TSB 05-21-17. ISSUES ARE WELL KNOWN. FAILURE MEANS THAT ONE EITHER IS STUCK SOMEWHERE AND CANNOT GET THE CAR STARTED (THINK WINTER AND MAINE) OR, AS CURRENTLY IS THE CASE, HAVING TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE OUT AND ABOUT! FORD REFUSES TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR ALTHOUGH THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE, IN MY OPINION, A RECALL. FIRST INCIDENT WAS 22 MAY 2007 BUT ISSUE WILL NOT GO AWAY WITHOUT A COSTLY REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE AWAY, ONLY TO ENCOUNTER THE SAME FAILURE. A DIFFERENT DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 2004 AT 40,000 MILES. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 06/26/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 53800. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ROLL THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA RECALL # 03V482000.

I OWN A FORD FOCUS 2001,ZX3 FOR 59,000. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 6 TIMES NOW! 2 FOR A DPFE SENSOR OUT, 2 FOR EGR PRESSER VALVE. ALSO STARTED TO STALL,BUCK AND SURGE AT 35,000 MILES, AND FOUND OUT THE FDM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THAT LASTED FOR A SHORT TIME WHICH THE SYMPTOMS CAME BACK, AND THE FDM WAS REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH INCONVENIENCE AND THE LAST REPAIR WHICH WAS DPFE SENSOR WHICH FORD PICKED UP 50% OF COST BUT THIS CAR IS A LEMON! I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE KEY WOULD NO LONGER GO IN.NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON YET AGAIN AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO BOB BAKER FORD. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE HESITATED, SPUTTERED, AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS WARM AND THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. HE HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. A DEFECT INVESTIGATION RECALL CAMPAIGN # 03V482000 INCLUDED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND NO OTHER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,800.AK

2001 FORD FOCUS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER ARE BAD AN NEEDS TO BE RECALLED**CC AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE IN LATE SUMMER OF 2004, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS IN MARCH 2007 THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS A SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUE NOT A RECALL.*JB UPDATED 06/26/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 140,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON A HOT DAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER AND LOSE ACCELERATION , THEN LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD STALL, BUT THE CAR WOULD STILL BE DRIVING UNTIL THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT HAD THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, AND FUEL FILTER, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS A FAILURE IN THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS PERFORMED SIMILAR TO THE INFORMATION FOUND IN NHTSA RECALLM CAMPAIGN # 03V482000. THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 61,000.*AK

I DRIVE A 2001 FORD FOCUS. MY CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, AND AS I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE TO GO TO WORK, I HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND MY CAR STRUGGLED TO BACK UP. I LEFT MY CAR PARKED AS I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING (GOING 65 ON THE FREEWAY), AND THE NOISE CONTINUED TO WORSEN AND I STARTED TO SMELL BURNING RUBBER. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE NEXT DAY THEY SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW BECAUSE THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE. THIS IS A PROBLEM I KNOW FORD IS WELL AWARE OF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE HAD ANYTHING HAPPENED TO ME AND MY FAMILY AS A RESULT OF THIS GROSS NEGLIGENCE BY FORD. REPAIRS ENDED UP COSTING $570 TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS, STRUTS, AND MOUNTS. *JB

STRANGE NOISE WHEN TURNING AND/OR HITTING BUMPS. BOTH FRONT SPRINGS WERE BROKEN WITH THE LEFT SPRING BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SPRINGS AND STRUTS AND HAVE FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE. *JB

MY IGNITION AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE WORK. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE, I FOUND OUT IT IS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $400 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY PROBLEM IS THE GENTLEMAN WHO TOWED MY CAR TOLD ME THIS WAS THE THIRD FOCUS HE TOWED THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN FOCUSE'S. I WORKED REALLY HARD TO PAY FOR THE CAR AND EXPECT BETTER SERVICE FROM FORD. IF THIS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, I FEEL IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB

BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF EACH OTHER, CAUSING THE CAR TO SAG AND DRIVE ABNORMALLY. *JB

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT GO INTO IGNITION. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE NIGHT AND AS I WAS DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS, INSIDE AND OUT, EXCEPT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR PLACE AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I COULD'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR RECALLS ON 2001 FORD FOCUS ZX3 AND HAVE NOT FOUND ANY. I ALSO LOOKED UP HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE IT ($359). THIS IS NOT A SMALL PROBLEM. PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ARE VERY DANGEROUS.

MY 2001 ZX3 FOCUS WOULD EAT TIRES .. GOT IT USED BUT WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES PUT NEW FIRESTONE TIRES ON AND HAD IT ROTATED EVERY 3000 MILES TO KEEP IT FROM SHAKING .. DID THAT 4 TIMES AND SOLD THE P.O.S. THE PEOPLE AT FIRESTONE TOLD ME IT WAS BAD ENGINEERING ON FORDS PART . BRAKES WOULD MAKE NOSE THAT THE DEALER HAD NO CLUE WHAT IT WAS . .. NOW I DATE SOMEONE I WITH A 2002 FORD FOCUS. AT 30,000 NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS . NEW PCM . AND THE LIST IS STILL ADDING UP. IF THE FOCUS ISN'T A LEMON ... THEN THERE IS NO POINT OF THE LEMON LAW. TIME TO CHANGE IT AND MAKE IT HARDER TO SELL CARS THAT ARE MADE SO CHEAP!!! *JB

IT HAD BECOME HARDER AND HARDER OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO TURN THE KEY IN MY IGNITION. THEN ONE NIGHT AFTER WORK, I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I CONTACTED AAA, AND THEY SENT OUT A LOCKSMITH THE NEXT DAY. THE LOCKSMITH HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE IGNITION BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO HIM, CERTAIN PIECES WERE BROKEN. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS ZX3. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ,AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND THEY DID AN INCOMPLETE REPAIR JOB. THE DEALER GOT THE HEAT TO WORK BUT IT ONLY WORKED WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE HEAT ON HIGH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A REALLY BAD SNOW DAY SHE SMELLED RUBBER BURNING AND TURNED THE HEAT OFF AND OPENED THE WINDOW. SHE HAD TO SHUT THE WINDOW AND TURN THE HEAT BACK ON, AND WHEN SHE DID FUMES BEGAN TO GATHER IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE ENTIRE VEHICL WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY. FORD AND TOYOTA GAVE HER THE RUN AROUND CONCERNING REPLACING THE VEHICLE AND A TRADE IN. THE CONTACT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE USING THE VEHICLE WHILE A TRADE IN WAS BEING NEGOTIATED. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT TO SIGN NEGOTIATION PAPERS SHE WAS DECLINED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, ALL THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED. THE SALESMAN TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND IT CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STEET. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED, PREVENTING CAR FROM STARTING. KEY WOULD GO INTO IGNITION BUT WOULD NOT TURN. I WAS STRANDED IN PARKING GARAGE UNTIL A TOW TRUCK THAT COULD REACH IT WAS LOCATED. IGNITION CYLINDER REBUILT, NEW KEYS CREATED, TOTAL COST $550. DEALER KEPT OLD PARTS. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE SAME PART. IT WAS FIRST REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2003. *JB

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 45 MPH...5:30 AM MST...NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. VEHICLE DRIVING SMOOTHLY, NO SPUTTERS AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS. DROVE MY SON TO HIS WORKPLACE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND ON THE WAY HOME, VEHICLE SIMPLY STALLED, JERKED AND AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS....NOTHING. CARS SWERVED AROUND ME AS I STRUGGLED TO PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THREE DIFFERENT VEHICLES. IT WAS VERY DARK AND I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR. I MANAGED TO WALK TO A GAS STATION/STORE AND CALLED MY DAUGHTER. HER HUSBAND HELPED ME TOW THE VEHICLE TO KEARNS AUTO CENTER NEAR WHERE THE CAR HAD STALLED. THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. MANAGER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SHIELD WAS A 2002 ADDITION, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS SOLD AND MANUALS DISTRIBUTED WAS FOR A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE SHIELD HAD ALLOWED GAS TO LEAK UNTIL IT TOTALLY DESTROYED THE FUEL PUMP ITSELF. THERE WAS NO DISCLOSURE, VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW WITH 8 MILES SHOWING. MANUAL AND CARE SCHEDULE WAS FOR THAT OF A 2001. VEHICLE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 47,312 MILES...FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND TWO DEALERS IN THE SALT LAKE CITY AREA WERE NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION, NONE HAVE RESPONDED. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, AND TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HE LIFTED THE HOOD, AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE BATTERY CABLE. THE CABLES MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE BATTERY CABLE AND THE HARNESS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 102,000. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE BATTERY CABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. *AK

I OWN A 2001 FORD FOCUS SE AUTOMATIC: MY IGNITION LOCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL ARE JAMMED. IT IS A VERY RECENT DEVELOPMENT AND I AM FINDING OUT THAT I MAY HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT, WHICH I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT SINCE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY A RECALL OF THE VEHICLE. I STILL HAVE NO IDEA HOW I AM GOING TO FIX IT AND I MIGHT HAVE TO END UP TOWING THE CAR WHICH WILL COST EVEN MORE AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO THAT, BUT IF I LEAVE IT ON MY STREET THEN I WILL GET A PARKING TICKET. SHAME ON YOU FORD FOR NOT ISSUING A RECALL, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY FOCUS IS THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BROKE IN 2005. THE MOTOR GOT JAMMED AND BROKE OR SOMETHING, BUT NOW MY WINDOW WON'T ROLL UP AND MY CAR IS GETTING RAINED INSIDE OF, AGAIN THANKS FORD FOR NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON THAT PROBLEM, WHICH IS A PROBLEM THAT EVERY FORD FOCUS OWNER THAT I KNOW HAS. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN, AND I WILL TELL EVERYONE THAT FORD'S SUCK!!!!! *NM

REAR WINDOW DOES NOT OPERATE AUTOMATICALLY EITHER FROM THE DRIVER'S MECHANISMS NOR THE ONE BY THE WINDOW. THIS IS THE SECOND WINDOW, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. THE FIRST WINDOW, ALSO REAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THE TIME. SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND WINDOW, AND NOW THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IS STARTING TO SOUND LIKE IT'S GOING TO BREAK, I FEAR THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECT, AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT USING PROPER MATERIAL TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE WORKS PROPERLY. BEING UNABLE TO OPEN AND/OR CLOSE THE WINDOW PRESENTS A HAZARD, THUS THIS MATTER SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY THE MANUFACTURER AND FIXED AT THEIR AND NOT OUR EXPENSE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *JB

AT SEEMINGLY RANDOM TIME MY 2001 FORD FOCUS ZX3 STALLS. SO FAR THE STALL HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN AT A STOP, BUT SPUTTERING AND LOSS OF POWER RANDOMLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HAS ME WORRIED ABOUT AN EMINENT STALL. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL FILTER CHANGED AS WELL AS THE EGR VALVE AND EGR PRESSURE FLOW SENSOR AND NOTHING HAS SOLVED THIS PROBLEM. *MN

I WAS OUT SHOPPING AT NIGHT IN A DARK PARKING LOT AND WHEN I WENT TO MY CAR THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN I WAS LEFT STRANDED FOR HOURS UNTIL A TOW COULD COME GET MY CAR THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IT WAS LOCKED. *NM

WATER LEAKS INTO PASSENGER FLOOR WHEN IT RAINS I HAVE HAD TO DEALER TWICE STILL NOT FIXED NOW WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. *JB