2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS STALLED OUT ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS. I HAVE REPLACED THE WIRES AND PLUGS TWICE, HAD THE FUEL INJECTORS FLUSHED OUT AND HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR MANY DAYS HAVING TO LEAVE IT WITH THE MECHANIC TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS MYSTERY. IT WASN'T UNTIL LAST WEEK THAT WE BECAME AWARE THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS RECALLED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL MODULAR SYSTEM, PUMP AND FILTER. SO FAR THIS HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE. NEEDLESS TO SAY OVER THE PAST YEAR OF HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $2000 IN REPAIRS FOR JUST THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO HAD 2 WHEELS FALL OFF OF THE CAR DUE TO THE LOWER ARM CONTROL SNAPPING ONLY TO FIND OUT WHEN I HAD THOSE REPLACED THAT THE OTHER 2 WOULD BE DOING THE SAME THING WITHIN A MATTER OF MONTHS SO OF COURSE I HAD TO REPLACE THOSE AS WELL. NEXT IS MY BRAKES TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SQUEALING NOISE THEY ARE MAKING EVERYTIME I STOP THE CAR. I HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS CAR AND I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THESE ARE NOT SAFETY RECALLS. HAVING THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ON QUITE A FEW OCCASSIONS AND WHEELS FALLING OFF OF THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS, I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND THEN I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THESE REPAIRS OUT OF MY POCKET WHICH IS JUST INSULT TO INJURY. IF THERE IS A WAY TO BE REIMBURST FOR SOME OF MY EXPENSIVES THAT I'VE PAID JUST TO FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING SO.

FORD FOCUS 2000. 63,000 MILES. KEY WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO IGNITION (ORIGINAL KEY) ALSO TRIED SECOND KEY (ORIGINAL KEY, NOT USED MUCH). FORTUNATELY, CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. IGNITION REPLACED. THERE HAD BEEN NO INDICATION OF A PENDING PROBLEM. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY WON'T TURN IN THE IGNITION. TO START THE CAR. FORD FOCUS 2000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BEYOND THE SET SPEED, UP TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TURNING THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD, PULLED THE THROTTLE CABLE BACK AND FORTH TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND THE THROTTLE WIRE BUT THE VIN WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

POSSIBLE THROTTLE LINKAGE STICKING. I HAVE OWNED A 2000 MODEL YEAR FORD FOCUS, FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 YRS. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 3 OCCURRENCES WHERE THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION REMAINS AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR COMPLETELY, I HAVE RECURRED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PUMP THE PEDAL, THIS HAS SOLVED IT SO FAR, BUT I WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED SOON. *TR

I DRIVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS. I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE WORK AFTER MY SHIFT AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START MY FORD FOCUS. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS ISSUE IS COMMON WITH THE FOCUS AND THAT FORD HAS STILL NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR FIXED THE ISSUE. AS WE SPEAK, A LOCKSMITH IS HAVING TO REMOVE THE IGNITION AND REPLACE IT. IT IS GOING TO COST ME CLOSE TO $300. I AM FORTUNATE THAT I WAS SOMEWHERE SAFE WITH CELL PHONE SERVICE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ANY OTHER TIME, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH NO CELL PHONE SERVICE AND NO HOPE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATORY FOR FORD. *TR

I WENT TO START MY 2000 FORD FOCUS AFTER THE BIG SNOW STORM TO BE SURE IT STARTED AND IT DID, I LET IT RUN FOR A WHILE AND WHEN I SHUT IT OFF AND TAKE THE KEY OUT IT WAS STUCK, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET BECAUSE FRANKLY I JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP SINKING INTO THIS LOUSY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 HATCH BACK. SHE STATED THE FACTORY KEY FOR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER GAVE HER A SECOND KEY THAT ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO PLACE THE OLD KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY THEN REMOVING IT, AND REPLACING IT WITH THE NEW KEY. THE KEY FAILED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2009. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IDLE ARMS TO NO AVAIL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; ALTHOUGH, THERE WAS A PREVIOUS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN INITIATED BY FORD (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V482000; COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE WAS OVER THE TEN YEAR THRESHOLD. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 53,000.

IGNITION KEY WON'T TURN IN FORD FOCUS 2000 ZX3. IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN COLLEGE HAD TO TOW MY CAR HOME. *TR