2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY DOORS LATCHING AND CLOSING. SOMETIMES I AM ABLE TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE AND OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO ENTER THROUGH THE TRUNK. IF I AM ABLE TO ENTER FROM THE OUTSIDE DRIVER OR PASSENGER DOOR I THEM ENTER THE CAR AND CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT DOES NOT LATCH AND CLOSE THEREFORE THE DOORS ARE OPEN AND NOT SECURELY LATCHED AND CLOSED AND MAY CAUSE HARM IF I AM DRIVING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF HIS VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. WEEKS LATER, THE NOISE RECURRED, ESPECIALLY WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V303000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

HATCH BECAME UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO LATCH. THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE LATCH AT BOTTOM OF ASSEMBLY BROKE. THEN WE HAD TO USE AN ARRAY OF THINGS TO KEEP IT WEDGED SHUT,YET IT WOULD STILL POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING, THINGS SOMETIMES FELL OUT, MY DOG WAS ALMOST ONE. LIGHT STAYED ON ALONG W/BLINKING SECURITY LED, MY BATTERY IS NOW DEAD AND HAVE TO PUSH START. THE HATCH LATCH HAS BEEN PURCHASED USED, BUT NOW THE LOCK HAS TO BE EXCHANGED TO FIT MY OWN KEY, I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO THIS MYSELF, CANNOT AFFORD LOCKSMITH. PART WAS HARD TO FIND AND EXPENSIVE. I HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE HATCH DOOR. I GOT LUCKY! ONCE! *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. IN JULY OF 2007, THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE FUSE, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION, FOLLOWED BY THE REAR HATCH. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE A FIRE HAD TAKEN PLACE IN THE WIRING. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY AWAITING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,338 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

2000 FORD FOCUS TIRE BLEW OUT. CUSTOMER STATES SHE WAS INFORMED AFTER THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE THAT THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL ON THE COIL SPRING. SHE STATED THAT THE COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NOTIFIED BY FORD THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE SILENT RECALL ISSUED BY FORD PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE KEY THAT IS USED TO START THE IGNITION IS ALSO USED FOR THE DOORS. THE KEY STOPPED WORKING FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE POWER LOCKS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT SUGGEST A REMEDY FOR THE DOORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATE 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED *JB

INAPPROPRIATE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS AT A LOW SPEED CRASH (LESS THAN 15 MPH). *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A SOUND, WHICH RESEMBLED SCRAPING METAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND THEY REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN, SPEED, AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,250.

KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION. INCURRED COST FOR TOWING CAR TWICE, IGNITION WAS REPLACED, AND THEN NEW KEYS HAD TO BE PROGRAMMED. *TR

I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS WHICH STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (85) BETWEEN BURLINGTON AND DURHAM, NC ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2007. THE CAR FIRST BEGAN SURGING AND LOST POWER AND LATER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A REST. THE CAR LATER STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER IN DURHAM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CLOGGED FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $750.00. I VISITED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON FOCUS ASSEMBLED AT THE WAYNE AND HERMOSILLO ASSEMBLY PLANTS. THE EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM IS 03N01. THE DEALER CHECKED WITH WHAT THEY CALLED OASIS AND MY CAR IS NOT INDICATED AS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM. WHILE THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN INJURY I FEEL THAT I WAS LUCKY AND COULD HAVE BEEN TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD HAVE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE ALL 2000 FOCUS BECAUSE CLEARLY THE PROBLEM EXIST WITH OTHER MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS AND THE DEFECT IS WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND NOT THE LOCATION OF ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NO WAY OF CHECKING BEHIND THE DEALER BUT THE SERIAL NUMBER. *JB