2001 FORD FOCUS Complaints

2001 FORD FOCUS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER ARE BAD AN NEEDS TO BE RECALLED**CC AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE IN LATE SUMMER OF 2004, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS IN MARCH 2007 THE PUMP WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS A SAFETY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUE NOT A RECALL.*JB UPDATED 06/26/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 140,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON A HOT DAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPUTTER AND LOSE ACCELERATION , THEN LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD STALL, BUT THE CAR WOULD STILL BE DRIVING UNTIL THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT HAD THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, AND FUEL FILTER, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS A FAILURE IN THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS PERFORMED SIMILAR TO THE INFORMATION FOUND IN NHTSA RECALLM CAMPAIGN # 03V482000. THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 61,000.*AK

I DRIVE A 2001 FORD FOCUS. MY CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, AND AS I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE TO GO TO WORK, I HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND MY CAR STRUGGLED TO BACK UP. I LEFT MY CAR PARKED AS I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING (GOING 65 ON THE FREEWAY), AND THE NOISE CONTINUED TO WORSEN AND I STARTED TO SMELL BURNING RUBBER. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE NEXT DAY THEY SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW BECAUSE THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE. THIS IS A PROBLEM I KNOW FORD IS WELL AWARE OF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE HAD ANYTHING HAPPENED TO ME AND MY FAMILY AS A RESULT OF THIS GROSS NEGLIGENCE BY FORD. REPAIRS ENDED UP COSTING $570 TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS, STRUTS, AND MOUNTS. *JB

STRANGE NOISE WHEN TURNING AND/OR HITTING BUMPS. BOTH FRONT SPRINGS WERE BROKEN WITH THE LEFT SPRING BROKEN IN TWO PLACES. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SPRINGS AND STRUTS AND HAVE FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE. *JB

BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF EACH OTHER, CAUSING THE CAR TO SAG AND DRIVE ABNORMALLY. *JB

MY IGNITION AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE WORK. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE, I FOUND OUT IT IS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $400 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY PROBLEM IS THE GENTLEMAN WHO TOWED MY CAR TOLD ME THIS WAS THE THIRD FOCUS HE TOWED THIS WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN FOCUSE'S. I WORKED REALLY HARD TO PAY FOR THE CAR AND EXPECT BETTER SERVICE FROM FORD. IF THIS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, I FEEL IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT GO INTO IGNITION. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE NIGHT AND AS I WAS DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS, INSIDE AND OUT, EXCEPT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR PLACE AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I COULD'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR RECALLS ON 2001 FORD FOCUS ZX3 AND HAVE NOT FOUND ANY. I ALSO LOOKED UP HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE IT ($359). THIS IS NOT A SMALL PROBLEM. PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ARE VERY DANGEROUS.

MY 2001 ZX3 FOCUS WOULD EAT TIRES .. GOT IT USED BUT WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES PUT NEW FIRESTONE TIRES ON AND HAD IT ROTATED EVERY 3000 MILES TO KEEP IT FROM SHAKING .. DID THAT 4 TIMES AND SOLD THE P.O.S. THE PEOPLE AT FIRESTONE TOLD ME IT WAS BAD ENGINEERING ON FORDS PART . BRAKES WOULD MAKE NOSE THAT THE DEALER HAD NO CLUE WHAT IT WAS . .. NOW I DATE SOMEONE I WITH A 2002 FORD FOCUS. AT 30,000 NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS . NEW PCM . AND THE LIST IS STILL ADDING UP. IF THE FOCUS ISN'T A LEMON ... THEN THERE IS NO POINT OF THE LEMON LAW. TIME TO CHANGE IT AND MAKE IT HARDER TO SELL CARS THAT ARE MADE SO CHEAP!!! *JB