2001 FORD FOCUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS . THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITS A NO-START CONDITION. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 03V482000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). HER VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

ON 10/7/2009 MY 2001 FORD FOCUS SE WAGON ILC (IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER) WOULD NOT BREAK TO START CAR. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND STILL WILL NOT BUDGE. I JUST FOUND OUT ON MANY WEB FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY THE FORD MANUFACTURING DEALERSHIPS. NOW MY CAR IS STUCK UP AT THE BILLINGS AIRPORT AT WOK AND I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED. I FEEL AND ALL FORD FOCUS OWNERS FROM YEAR 2000 TO 2003. NEED THIS REPAIRED FAST. IT IS TOTALLY '!@#$%!! *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE RPM WAS RUNNING HIGH AND LOW WHILE IDLING. THEN CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. PREVIOUSLY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP WITH FORD PUMP IN 2007 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PUMP IS BAD AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 16 MPH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE GLASS FROM THE WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE OCCUPANTS IN THE FRONT SEAT; WHICH CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

THE IGNITION IN MY 2001 FORD FOCUS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I FIRST HAD IT REPLACED IN SEPT OF 2004 WITH ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT. NOW WITH 93,000 MILES IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

MY KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND WON'T TURN ON THE CAR. ALREADY GOT STUCK AND HAD TO KEEP MESSING WITH IT FOR AN HOUR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO JIGGLE IT AND UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL TO START THE CAR. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. I DON'T WANT TO END UP STRANDED SOMEWHERE AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY CAR STARTED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD FOCUS THAT WOULD CUT OUT AND DIE DURING ACCELERATION. WE FOUND THAT THIS MODEL HAD A RECALL NOTICE ON IT AND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, JACK KISSEE FORD, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED. THE FINDINGS THAT THEY RETURNED TO US WAS THAT IT NEEDED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER REPLACED, THE SAME AS THE RECALL. WE TOOK IN THE SAFETY RECALL INFORMATION FROM YOUR WEBSITE WITH ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 FORD FOCUS SE. MY BROTHER STOPPED TO PUT IN GAS. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION(CAR WOULDN'T START). HE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND GET THE CAR TOWED HOME. HE THAN HAD FORD DEALERSHIP PICK UP THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT. THE IGNITION LOCKED UP, NEEDS A NEW KEY CYLINDER...CHARGE FOR THE TOW $80. CHARGE FOR THE FIX $1451.84. *TR

THE CONNECTING ROD BROKE IN THE ENGINE. OUR MECHANIC SAID THAT ALMOST ALL 2001 FORD FOCUS HAS THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW I HAVE 130,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE BUT I KEPT UP WITH ALL RECALLS AND MAINTENANCE. JUST LUCKY WE MADE IT HOME SAFE. IF THERE IS SUCH A PROBLEM WITH MOST FOCUS WHY WASN'T IT FIXED BY FORD BEFORE A BREAK DOWN AND LOST OF MY VEHICLE. *TFR