2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND BACK DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH AND ARE BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH A RATCHET STRAP. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AROUND A BEND, THE BACK DOORS FLEW OPEN. CURRENTLY, THE FRONT DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH OF 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V030000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH); HOWEVER, THE FAILURES PERSIST. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE LATCHES AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,631. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF THE ENGINE STALLED. A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED. UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY CAR AND PUNCTURED MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. LUCKILY WE WERE PARKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING OR IT COULD OF BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD, BUT DID NOT FIND ANY SMOKE. IN ADDITION, THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS FINE; HOWEVER, HE FELT IS WAS EXTREMELY HOT UNDER THE HOOD. HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V288000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES) FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS HE WAS EXPERIENCING IN HIS VEHICLE. HE HAD ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER AND HESITATION IN THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V030000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE HE IS EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,450.

2000 FORD FOCUS, IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKS UP AND CANNOT TURN KEY TO TURN ON CAR. I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF REPORTED INCIDENTS OF THE SAME. *TR

THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER JAMMED UP ON ME SO THAT I COULD NOT START THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE LOCK CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IN THE PAST INCIDENT. *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS WAGON. COMPLAINT: KEY WON'T TURN IN IGNITION. HAD IT REPAIRED BY SV. STATION COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO (STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS) MY SON BROUGHT A FOCUS AT THE SAME TIME I DID AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM NOT TOO LONG AFTER HE PURCHASED HIS. MY DAUGHTER CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID "GUESS WHAT. HER FATHER IN LAW WENT TO START MY GRANDSONS CAR AND THE KEY WON'T TURN" YOU GUESSED IT, A 2000 FOCUS. I STARTED RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND COULDN'T BELIEVE ALL THE COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. EVERYBODY THAT BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALERS FOR REPAIR WERE SHELLING OUT $500.00. OUTRAGED, THAT IS WHAT PROMPTED ME TO REGISTER THIS COMPLAINT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THIS IS AS CLOSE TO A SCAM AS YOU CAN GET. WHAT A GRAND DESIGN FOR AN EASY PROFIT! THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE SCREAMING RECALL AND FORD SITS BACK AND DOES NOTHING! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AND HAD JUST PULLED INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE AC FAN STOPPED RUNNING AND I NOTICED THE SMELL OF SMOKE. THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED OFF. SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD AND BURST INTO FLAMES. 911 WAS CALLED THE FIRE TRUCKS CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR IS GONE WHILE THE ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN ARE FINE. THE CAR IS TOTALED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY NONFUNCTIONAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 19,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOCKED AND BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. ON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S HAND WAS INJURED AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. HE CALLED FORD AND IS AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,967.

IGNITION PROBLEM, KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION AT ALL, REPLACING AND WILL NEED TO DRILL TO PULL OUT OLD IGNITION. SHODDY PARTS QUALITY IS LIKELY TO BLAME. *TR