2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

CRACKED IGNITION. JAMMED STEERING COLUMN. BOTH WERE REPLACED. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL AND BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V303000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS). FORD STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,324 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,492.

MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 17 CAME OUT OF WORK AT 10 PM ON A SUNDAY NIGHT AND HER KEY WOULDN'T GO IN THE IGNITION OF HER 2000 FORD FOCUS. THUS SHE WAS STRANDED ALONE AFTER DARK IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD A CELL PHONE AND IF SHE HADN'T HAD ONE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN REAL TROUBLE BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING CLOSE TO WHERE SHE WORKS. WE STRESS ABOUT MAINTENANCE SO SHE WILL NOT BREAK DOWN AND SHE WILL BE SAFE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. SHE HAS ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR THREE MONTHS AND THIS IS ALREADY THE SECOND PROBLEM SHE HAS HAD WITH THIS CAR. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON FORD FOCUS-LEFT ME AND MY DAUGHTER STRANDED AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE PARKING LOT. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. *TR

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 2000 FORD FOCUS LX. SHE WENT OUT TO HER VEHICLE AND THE IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN. WE HAVE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT TO GET THE IGNITION TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO LOCKED. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PART MORE THEN ONCE. WHY DOES FORD NOT RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM IN A RECALL. I KNOW THIS IS 2007 BUT I THOUGHT FORD WAS USUALLY ON TOP OF THINGS. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? I HAVE PRINTED UP NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS TOPIC. SO WHAT IS BEING DONE IF ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A RECALL FROM FORD ON THIS PROBLEM. OUT OF ALL THE VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE AN IGNITION SWITCH OR PART!!!!!!! *TR

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED BAD ACCIDENT AND INJURY. COIL SPRING WHERE IT BROKE WAS RUBBING ON FRONT TIRE. FRONT END HAD BEEN NOISY AND WOULD SOUND LIKE SOMETHING BUMPING OR NOT CONNECTED WHEN ON ROUGH PAVEMENT OR SPEED BUMPS. HAD TO HAVE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS REPLACED, RE-ALIGNED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING OVER 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR MORE TIMES FOR THE NOISE. ON DECEMBER 7, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V303000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/ BOLTS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

AS I LEFT WORK ON THE NIGHT OF 12/4/07, I ENTERED MY 2000 FORD FOCUS AND FOUND THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE KEY WOULD NOT FULLY ENTER THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND THUS COULD NOT START THE CAR. AS SUCH, I WAS STUCK IN THE PARKING LOT WITH NO WAY TO DRIVE MYSELF HOME WITHOUT CALLING FOR A RIDE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO FIND SOMEBODY, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A STRONG WINTER STORM AT THE TIME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP - THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME WITH THIS CAR AND GAVE ME SOME TIPS FOR HOW TO TRY TO GET THE KEY TO WORK (AT LEAST TEMPORARILY), BUT NOTHING WORKED AND HE TOWED THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY NEEDED TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, WHICH I HAD THEM DO. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE REOCCUR WITH THEIR FOCUS. I CALLED FORDS CUSTOMER CARE CENTER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST MY REPAIR (IN THE FORM OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR GOODWILL REPAIR) AND REFERRED ME TO THIS SITE TO SEE IF THIS ISSUE MERITED A RECALL. *TR

I SEARCHED IN YOUR PAGE AND YOU ALREADY HAVE A CAMPAIGN. THE OFFICIAL NHTSA PAGE CONCERNING RECALL IS #03V48200 AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN IS #02V28900. THE ENGINE OF MY CAR ALREADY CRASHED AND I WANT TO KNOW WHERE I CAN SEARCHED FOR THE CAR'S SERIAL NUMBER THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, IT WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION WAS UNKNOWN. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING AND THE KEY HAD TO BE TURNED SEVERAL TIMES. THE TRUNK LOCK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.