2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

I PARKED MY CAR ONE NIGHT IN A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME BACK MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND I COULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR. THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WORK SO THE BATTERY IS NOT DEAD. TWO AAA ROADSIDE WORKERS TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION AND IT DID NOT WORK. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY 2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION 4 TIMES IN THE 7 YEARS I'VE HAD THIS CAR. THE FIRST WAS IN 2001 THEN THE LAST WAS 2007. I CAN NOT KEEP FIXING THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT COST ME OVER $500.00 I WAS QUOTED BY FORD. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE STEERING COLUMN SEEMS TO LOCK UP ON ME AND THE KEY WONT TURN TO UNLOCK IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A WHILE NOW. I KNOW I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON THIS HAS HAPPEN TO. I JUST HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. FORD WANTS ALMOST 400.00 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT ISN'T EVEN A GUARANTEED FIX. I DON'T THINK THIS IS RIGHT FOR FORD TO CHARGE THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

IN APRIL 2002 THE LOCAL FORD DEALER PERFORMED THE 2000 FORD FOCUS WHEEL BEARING SAFETY UPGRADE AT 19,000 MILES. IN OCT 2005 THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED AT 59,000 MILES AND NOW WE NEED TO REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING AT 79,000. IT APPEARS THAT FORD HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR SAFETY UPGRADE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. HE STATED THE KEY WOULD ONLY TUNR THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY WHEN INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, HE HAS SOMETIME HE HAS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO TURN THE IGNITING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

FORD FOCUS ZX3 2000 - KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO START THE CAR.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THERE WAS A ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING: LINKAGES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V289000) HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 126,950 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

BRAKES FAILED WHICH CAUSED CRASH. THE VERY DAY BACK BRAKES WERE FIXED, THE FRONT BRAKES THEN WENT OUT WITHIN A MONTH, RESULTING IN ALMOST ANOTHER ACCIDENT. EVEN THOUGH FORD RECALLED THIS BACK IN 2000, (BOUGHT CAR IN 2005) THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX IT. THERE HAVE BEEN 14 TOTAL RECALLS, ALL SEEM TO BE WRONG WITH MY CAR TOO. I SHOULD HAVE DONE MY HOMEWORK PRIOR TO BUYING BUT WHY WAS ANYONE EVEN ABLE TO SELL THIS TO ME CONSIDERING ALL THE RECALLS?*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01I017000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS) ONLY APPLIES TO THOSE RESIDING ON THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE WHERE HE RESIDES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN DECEMBER OF 2007 DURING MASSIVE FLOODS AND SNOW STORMS. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE HEAD SALES DEPARTMENT AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE HE WAS NOT IN THE REGIONAL LOCATION AS THE RECALL STATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TONIGHT (12/29/2007), FOR THE FOURTH TIME (SIX TIMES TOTAL), THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS DIED, LEAVING ME STRANDED YET AGAIN. THIS TIME, I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN 12 DEGREE WEATHER FOR SEVEN HOURS. IT IS AMAZING I DIDN'T GET FROSTBITE - OR WORSE. I BOUGHT MY FOCUS IN 2002, WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. THE PRIOR OWNER HAD REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH TWICE ON THE CAR - ONCE ABOUT 12,000 MILES (UNDER WARRANTY) AND ONCE ABOUT 42,000 MILES. I REPLACED THE SWITCH AT 58,000, 72,000 AND 102,000 MILES. CAR NOW HAS 137,000 MILES AND ONCE AGAIN, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE [XXX] IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN, AFTER BEING ASSURED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN ("IT'S BEEN REDESIGNED, THE PROBLEM IS FIXED.") '!@#$%. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THAT EVERY SINGLE TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE IT, AFTER TAKING $300-$375 OF MY MONEY EACH TIME, AND SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES LATER, I'M HAVING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN! THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY WARRANTY THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR A LOUSY 12,000 MILES. WHAT IS PARTICULARLY AGGRAVATING ISN'T THE MONEY SO MUCH AS THE CAVALIER ATTITUDE FORD HAS THAT THIS IS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE." TELL THAT TO MY STILL-COLD BODY! YOU SIT FOR SEVEN HOURS IN A CAR, STUCK, UNABLE TO TURN THE HEAT ON, IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING BEFORE FORD OWNS UP TO THIS PROBLEM? *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR