2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING CAN NOT PUT CAR IN PARK OR THE CAR STALLS...THIS STARTING HAPPENING AFTER A HOSE OF SOME TYPE WAS REPLACED AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. *TR

AFTER TWO DAYS OF RAIN MY PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2000 FORD FOCUS FILLED UP WITH WATER. THEN WHEN I WENT TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING WATER CAME POURING OUT OF THE FLOOR VENTS. I ALWAYS HESITATE TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALERSHIP SO I USED THE INTERNET TO SEARCH FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. AFTER LOOKING AROUND I FOUND AROUND 25 COMPLAINTS JUST ON ONE WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_8122_2.HTML . ON THIS SITE MANY PEOPLE REFERRED TO THE POLLEN FILTER WHERE THERE WAS NOT A TIGHT SEAL OR SOME TYPE OF DEFECTIVE PART THAT WOULD CAUSE WATER TO ENTER INTO THE VENT SYSTEM OF THE CAR THEN FILL THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE INTERIOR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A HUGE PROBLEM AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD LOOK INTO IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V303000 (WHEELS, LUGS, NUTS/BOLTS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN NUMBER 01I017000 (WHEELS, LUGS, NUTS/BOLTS) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMPAIGN WAS OVER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

2000 FOR FOCUS IGNITION LOCK. I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE MY IGNITION LOCK FOR THE 3RD TIME. EACH TIME, I HAVE GONE TO MY CAR IN THE EVENING ONLY TO FIND THE KEY WON'T GO INTO THE LOCK, IT WON'T TURN, ETC. I HAVE NOW BEEN STRANDED APPROXIMATELY 9 TIMES IN SOMETIMES ROUGH AREAS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

EVERY TIME I WOULD TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS . THEY WOULD TELL ME THERE WERE NONE. IN JUNE I TOOK MY FOCUS TO THE DEALER FOR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO BALL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE RIGHT SIDE NEEDED TO BE DONE ALSO, THEY ONLY HAD ONE IN STOCK THAT DAY. *TR

FIRST THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WENT OUT, AND THEN THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK WENT OUT. YOU CAN NOT OPEN WITH A KEY, NOR THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS. I TOOK THE HANDLE OFF TO TRY TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR, AND YOU CAN'T. ALSO THE AIR AND FAN JUST WENT OUT. IT WAS WORKING GREAT, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STOPPED WORKING! *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE 2000 FORD FOCUS. FOR THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE INTERMITTENTLY HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCK UP, UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY AND START THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A OVERWHELMINGLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 FOCUS AND SUGGESTED TAPPING AND BANGING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH TO GET IT TO TURN. THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR, HOWEVER, AS I AM FINDING OUT BY READING THESE COMPLAINTS, IT FINALLY HAS FROZEN AND WILL NOT TURN. FORD WANTS TO CHARGE PEOPLE FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH, ONLY TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE SWITCH,WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY NEED REPLACING , YET ANOTHER $450.. MY HUSBAND PURCHASED AN IGNITION SWITCH FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE, ONLY TO HAVE TO TAKE IT TO FORD ANYWAY TO INSTALL BECAUSE THEY GET YOU BY CHARGING $150. TO "REPROGRAM THE PATS SYSTEM ON THE KEY. AT WHAT POINT AND HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE TO BE REPORTED TO BE DEFECTIVE , HOW MANY OWNERS HAVE TO BE CHARGED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS AND FORD ALLOWED TO KEEP CHARGING AND RECHARGING US TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM RATHER THAN BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PROBLEM AND RECALLING THE PART?? WHY AREN'T CONSUMER'S PROTECTED AGAINST THIS? *TR

FORD WILL NOT HONOR RECALL ON WHEEL BEARING. STATEMENT SAID EVEN IF THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICE BEFORE IT WILL FIX. NOT TRUE I SPENT A HOUR ON THE PHONE WITH THEM . FORD WILL NOT HONOR AGGREEMENT BECAUSE IT DID IT AGAIN. SEARCH RESULTS REPORT DATE : JUNE 20, 2008 AT 11:33 AM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01I017000 MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: FORD / FOCUS 2000-2001 MANUFACTURER : FORD MOTOR COMPANY MFR'S REPORT DATE : NOV 29, 2001 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01I017000 N/A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 238653 SUMMARY: THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 2000-2001 FORD FOCUS PASSENGER VEHICLES, ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF , OHIOM, . IN HIGH CORROSION AREAS, WHERE SALT IS USED ON ROADWAYS IN THE WINTER, THE REAR WHEEL BEARING SEAL RACE CAN EXPERIENCE SURFACE CORROSION. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE WHEEL BEARING SEALS COULD BECOME DAMAGED AND ALLOW CONTAMINATION TO ENTER THE WHEEL BEARINGS. CONSEQUENCE: THE WHEEL BEARINGS COULD PREMATURELY WEAR AND CAUSE A NOTICEABLE NOISE. IF NOT REPAIRED, THIS CONDITION COULD PROGRESS TO THE POINT WHERE THE WHEEL BEGINS TO WOBBLE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. ADDITIONAL BEARING SEALS WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED TO ENSURE A SMOOTH RIDE. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2002, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. EVEN IF THE VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 00S31, FORD HAS TAKEN ADDITIONAL STEPS TO KEEP THE WHEEL BEARINGS IN TOP SHAPE. OWNERS FORD HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM. *TR

CAR WAS TURNED ON TO RETURN HOME FROM WORK. HEARS A LOUD NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. CAR AFTER THAT WAS RUBBING ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE SO DIDN'T DRIVE HOME. LEFT IN WORK PARKING LOT. HAD TOWED TO METCALF'S AUTO CLINIC IN DYER, IN. RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. ASKED WHY WOULD THAT HAPPEN WHEN MILES ARE LOW 49K FOR 2000 FORD FOCUS SE AND GARAGE KEPT. ATTENDANT SAID FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM SO I CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP IN MERRIVILLE IN. WAS TOLD NOTICES WENT OUT TO INFORM OWNERS OF PROBLEM IN NOV OF 2004 AND THAT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS GIVEN TO FIX IF PROBLEM OCCURRED. ONLY I NEVER RECEIVED SUCH NOTICE. SO NOW I AM ASKING FOR FORD TO PAY FOR REPAIR AND THEY REFUSED IT SAYING IT WASN'T FIXED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT YOU WERE NOTIFIED WHEN A NOTICE WAS SENT TO ME.. BUT WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD ONLY FORD HAS THAT INFORMATION. SO IS A CATCH TWENTY TWO. WARRANTY OFFERED BY FORD IS SUPPOSE TO BE FOR 10 YEARS AND 150,000 MILES. SO I FALL UNDER WARRANTY BUT CANNOT PROVE I DIDN'T RECEIVE NOTICE AND IS THEIR EXCUSE FOR NOT WANTING TO RE-IMBURSE ME FOR REPAIR. *TR

SPRING BROKE ON FRONT END OF CAR- SHREDDED TIRE THAT ISN'T EVEN A YEAR OLD. MECHANIC INFORMED ME HE HAD THE SAME YEAR & MODEL OF CAR WITH SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED HE SAID HE COULD NOT LOCATE ANY. *TR