2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

OEM IGNITION / TUMBLER MECHANISM LOCKED UP... PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3. I PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION AND MY BUCKET SEAT SNAPPED IN HALF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH; YET, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND THE KEY WONT TURN IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE MET 50 MORE PEOPLE SINCE YESTERDAY WHO HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE AN IGNITION ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A FORD MISTAKE. FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON FOR THEM SO THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,496.

NORMAL DRIVING WHEN ACCELERATING OR GOING ON RAMPS ONTO THE HWY. ALSO IT HAPPENS WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS ONTO STREET ETC. CAR STALLS, OR THE POWER GETS CAUGHT OFF. THIS PROBLEM LED TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAR HIT MY CAR AS THE CAR STALLED WHEN I WAS MAKING LEFT HAND TURN. IT OCCURS OFTEN WHEN BELOW 1/3 FUEL TANK OF FUEL. FORD HAD ISSUED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE 10 YEARS ONLY SINCE INITIAL PURCHASE DATE. *TR

EVERYTIME I TRY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC MY CAR LOSES POWER AND SOMETIMES DIES. I HAVE TRIED TO KEEP MY GAS TANK ABOVE HALF A TANK BC IT SEEMS TO RUN BETTER WHEN IT IS. BUT I CANT ALWAYS DO THAT AND AS SOON AS IT HITS AROUND A FOURTH OF A TANK IT STRUTS TO MESS UP BAD.. IT FEELS KINDA LIKE A MISS. IT WILL START MESSING UP AND EVENTUALLY START LOSING POWER. IT HAS JERKING MOVEMENTS WHEN I PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS.. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PLUS SO I GOT THOSE CHANGE AND THE PLUG WIRES THAT DIDN'T HELP SO THE NEXT GUESS WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GOT THAT TAKEN OFF AND CHECKED IT WASN'T THAT.. I RESEARCH AND RESEARCH AND THEN DISCOVERED THIS WEBSITE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN AT ANY SPEED, IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOST OFTEN WHEN ATTEMPTING LEFT TURNS. ONCE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT WAS SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH, CAUSING THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS. AFTER DRIVING IT TO A GAS STATION I PUMPED MY GAS AND GOT BACK INTO THE CAR TO LEAVE. I PUT MY KEYS INTO THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN AT ALL. SEVERAL PEOPLE TIRED TO GET IT TO TURN INCLUDING A TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND A MECHANIC. ALL SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD FOCUS'. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SUDDENLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE MOVED IN ANY DIRECTION, THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. SECONDS LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106000.