2001 FORD FOCUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS EVENTUALLY DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V482000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. ON MAY 25, 2008, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE MECHANIC FURTHER STATED THAT THE PART COULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER TOOL TO REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP. ONLY THE FORD DEALER WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V482000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WOULD BE $1,000. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE EXCESSIVELY HIGH. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT REFUSED DUE TO THE COST. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE AFTERMARKET PARTS WERE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE PARTS CONSISTED OF THE PCV VALVE AND FUEL FILTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONDUCTED A CAMPAIGN (03V-482) TO ADDRESS THE STALLING IN THE VEHICLES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES MENTIONED IN THE CAMPAIGN, BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ON 2001 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK WILL NOT UNLOCK AND OPEN. STAYS IN LOCKED POSITION AND DRIVER HAS TO EXIT THROUGH PASSENGER'S SIDE. *TR

1. I OWN A 2001 FORD FOCUS. 2. THE IGNITION LOCKED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS GOING WRONG. AS A RESULT, I COULD NOT GO TO WORK, AS I WORK AN HOUR AWAY. 3. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO EXTEND A "GOODWILL REPAIR OR WARRANTY" ON MY BEHALF, AND SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. RESEARCH HAS PROVEN THAT IN SOME CASES, THE REPLACEMENT WILL RESULT IN THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM IN FORD FOCUS MODELS FROM 2000-2003 AND YET FORD HAS NOT TAKEN OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. I WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND THE IGNITION REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE, FOR A MANUFACTURED PROBLEM. THE TOTAL OF BOTH WILL LIKELY BE MORE THAN HALF OF THE CURRENT BLUE-BOOK VALUE OF MY CAR. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 2001 FORD FOCUS SE WAGON APPROXIMATELY 45MPH WHEN SHE DESCRIBED STEERING LOCKED UP IN TURN THEN SHE HEARD TIRES SQUEALING AND VEHICLE JERKED HARD LEFT CAUSING HER TO GO OFF THE ROAD, HIT A ROCK WALL AND FLIPPED THE CAR END OVER END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN BUT WAS ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE THROUGH BROKEN WINDOW. SHE RECEIVED CUTS AND BRUISES AND WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR X-RAYS WHERE THEY SAID SHE HAD NO SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS RELEASED. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BY POLICE AND TOW TRUCK OPERATED SUGGESTED BALL JOINT FAILURE OR OTHER STEERING/SUSPENSION FAILURE. CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

THE FORD FOCUS 2001 KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, I HAVE SPENT MANY HOURS, AND A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TRYING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE GOTTEN STRANDED AT NIGHT ALONE, MANY HOURS FROM HOME ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE MY CAR ANY LONG DISTANCE FOR FEAR OF BEING STRANDED. *TR

KEY WILL NOT TURN IN IGNITION. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO HERTRICH IN MILFORD DE AND IGNITION REPLACED AND KEY PROGRAMMED TO NEW IGNITION. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED AT APPROX 30,000 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME AT 87,000 MILES. SERVICE TECH SAID CYLINDERS WERE JAMMED AND IT TOOK BEATING IT WITH A HAMMER TO RELEASE THEM TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. MY DAUGHTER HAD DRIVEN TO WALMART TO HAVE HER OIL CHANGED. THEY CALLED HER BACK TO TELL HER THEY COULD NOT START HER CAR TO DRIVE IT INTO THE SERVICE BAY. CALLED FORD TO REPORT THEIR PROBLEM AS MY DAUGHTERS FRIEND ALSO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER FORD FOCUS. *TR

THE ENGINE SNAPED AND NOW THE CAR IS NO LONGER WORKING. HOWEVER PRIOR TO THAT IT WOULD IDLE ACTING AS IF IT WAS STALLING OUT AND MAKING NOISES. *TR

I OWN A FORD FOCUS AND THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN ON. IT JUST LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON. HAD TO HAVE IGNITION REPLACED AT 85,000. MILES. *TR