2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01I017000 (WHEELS: LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO PERFORM THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V303000). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. ON NOVEMBER 16, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 12,000 RPM'S. THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A CURB IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; HOWEVER, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V302000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,924 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED A FEW SECONDS LATER. FORD STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V482000 (FUEL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED

FOR THE SECOND TIME, MY 2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION LOCK HAS FAILED IN THAT THE KEY WON'T TURN AND VEHICLE IS IMMOBILIZED. CURRENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS APPROXIMATELY 48,500 AND IGNITION CYLINDER WAS DRILLED OUT AND REPLACED BY FORD DEALER AT 28,000 MILES AND REPLACEMENT PART FREQUENTLY STUCK AND NOW IGNITION CANNOT BE UNLOCKED. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS. ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 22, 2007 I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IN TURN BLOCKED THE EXIT OF MY OTHER VEHICLE FROM THE GARAGE. WHEN I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE THAT NIGHT TO GO TO WORK, THE KEY WOULDN'T FIT INTO THE IGNITION. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO JAM THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN FORWARD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT COST ME $380 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION AND MAKE NEW KEYS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT HAVING AN EMERGENCY. IF I HAD TO TAKE MY SON, WHO IS 1 YEAR OLD, TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEAVE MY HOUSE FOR AN HOUR. I HAVE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THIS YEAR VEHICLE IS HAVING A LOT OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS WITH 30,000 MILES. DIFFERENTIAL BLEW UP AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. ONE YEAR AGO THE STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE FRONT END. I UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS ARE NOT NORMAL OCCURRENCES ESPECIALLY WITH THE AMOUNT OF DRIVING I DO. I CAN'T SELL OR TRADE IN THE CAR WITHOUT REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION, ESTIMATE: 2,700. *TR

KEY CYLINDER ON 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW. CAR HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT. I CAN NOT BELIEVE A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED. WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME AT 18,000 MILES AND AT $356.00 A POP I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC IS BEING TAKEN FOR A RIDE. *TR

FORD FOCUS HEADLAMPS EXTREMELY DIM AND ON LOW BEAM AND ONE SIDE ON LOW BEAM WHILE OPPOSITE SIDE ON HIGH. IF YOU SWITCH TO HIGH BEAM IT DOES THE SAME THING ONLY OPPOSITE. WIRING INTERNAL TO HEADLAMP SEEMS TOO SMALL FOR CURRENT FED THROUGH WIRING. YOU CAN SEE THE WIRING IS FATIGUED. REPLACED HIGH BEAM SWITCH AND ON/OFF SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. CHECKED POWER AND GROUNDS TO NO AVAIL. SEEMS FORD HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THESE CARS. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS AND TODAY IT LOCKED UP AGAIN. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD. IT GIVES NO WARNING. 1 MINUTE IT WORKS FINE ... THE NEXT TIME I GO TO START THE KEY --- IT IS LOCKED UP AND WONT UNLOCK. I AM A SINGLE MOM ON DISABILITY AND IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE SUCH AN UNDEPENDABLE CAR - I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL START AND WHEN IT WONT. *TR

ON 10/23/07 I INSERTED KEY INTO IGNITION OF MY FORD FOCUS AND IMMEDIATLEY THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES WENT HAYWIRE-VEHICLE FAILED TO START. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ,AFTER UNPLUGING THE BATTERY CABLES AND GOING BACK TO THE STRANDED CAR THE NEXT EVENING, IT STARTED . 2 DAYS LATER MY WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. ON 10/31/07 WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER HOME, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING AND DECCELERTAING UNCONTROLLABLY. I PULLED OF THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE SEATBELT LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE. THIS HAD HAPPENED THE NIGHT PRIOR, BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE THE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. MY DOME LIGHTS MAKE A SCREECHING NOISE AND BLINK ON AND OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. WHENEVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS I AM DRIVING HOME LATE AT NIGHT AND OF COURSE THE DEALER IS NOT OPEN TO HELP ME . MY CAR IS ALMOST PAID OFF AND I WILL NOT INVEST MORE THAN WHAT IT IS WORTH, WHICH IS ONLY ABOUT $2,500.TOO BAD I HAVE PAID ABOUT $18,000 FOR IT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHY I HAVE NOT RECEIVED RECALLS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. 1ST MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RUNNING AIRBAGS, MIRRORS, DOORS ETC. FAILED. 2. 37,000 MILES- TRANSMISSION FAILED 3. 42,000 MILES- POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND SOON AFTER PASSENGER DOORS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. 4. ALL WINDOW TRACKS HAVE FAILED. 5. WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED. 6. TRUNK LATCH FAILED 7. IGNITION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AND IS GOING AGAIN. 8. BROUGHT IN FOR 1 RECALL (FUEL FILTER) AND STILL DIDN'T CORRECT PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION AND LURCHING. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT EXCEEDS HIGHWAY SAFTEY RATINGS? SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS IF I MUST HIRE AN ATTORNEY- I AM OUT A LOT OF MONEY AND NO VEHICLE. *TR