2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

BOUGHT USED 2000 FORD FOCUS FOR DAUGHTER ON 6/19/07. WORKED FINE UNTIL ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER (~7/6) WHEN CAR WOULD STALL OUT ON HER FOR NO REASON WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT FROM WHO TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD STORE SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT. THEY CLAIM PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED WITH THEM. TALKED TO 800# FOR FORD AND LADY TELLS ME THAT SERVICE DEPT HAS TO "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY WILL FIX THE KNOWN PROBLEM (FUEL DELIVERY MODULE). NOTIFICATION WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SENT TO OWNER. WHEN I TALKED TO PREVIOUS OWNERS, THEY SAID THEY NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATIONS OF RECALLS, ETC FROM FORD. WHEN I SPOKE TO FORD, SHE SAID OWNER INFORMATION IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED WITH THEM...I HAD HER UPDATE WITH MY DAUGHTER'S INFORMATION. TO DATE, 8/2/07, FORD REFUSES TO FIX A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM WITH EARLY FORD FOCUS. *JB

THE KEY IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS WILL NOT TURN. MY CAR IS USELESS. AFTER MONTHS OF IT BEING DIFFICULT AND HAVING TO USE FORCE IT FINALLY WON'T TURN AT ALL. FORTUNATELY I AM AT HOME AND NOT STRANDED. SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS ISN'T A RECALL ISSUE. INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING. SOUNDS LIKE I EITHER PAY A LOCKSMITH $150 OR FORD $400 TO FIX IT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THICK SMOKE RISING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS AND NO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS FAILURES. DURING THE VEHICLE INSPECTION, A ROD FAILED AND CREATED A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

IGNITION WILL NOT TURN. KEY WILL INSERT INTO IGNITION CYLINDER, BUT WILL NOT TURN AND THEREFORE NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR $100. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $300-400 FOR IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACEMENT. *JB

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN. KEY CAN BE INSERTED INTO IGNITION CYLINDER, BUT WILL NOT TURN OR START VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE FOR $100. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER FOR $300. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN RECALL NUMBER 05V030000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHE EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY OPENING AND CLOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,423 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE CAR WAS OK WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, WHEN MY WARRANTY WAS UP, THE KEY TOOK A COUPLE OF TURNS BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO TURN FULLY, THIS HAPPENED RARELY. THEN IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT, AND NOW IT DOESN'T TURN AT ALL. MY CAR IS NOW BEING TOWED AND HOPEFULLY THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS COSTS SO MUCH. I WAS GOING AWAY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND NOW I WON'T BE ABLE TO BECAUSE OF THIS EXPERIENCE. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES OUT OF MY IGNITION/STEERING. THE EVENTS LEADING TO THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN THE KEY GOING IN THE IGNITION AND SOMETIMES ONLY GOING IN HALF WAY...YESTERDAY AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE THE KEY GOES IN THE IGNITION BUT WONT TURN...THE IGNITION/STEERING IS LOCKED ON POSITION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS BECAUSE OF FAULTY IGNITION (KEY AREA). TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH FORD HAS NOT ISSUED ANY KIND OF SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS NOT DEEMED A SAFETY MATTER...WELL MY QUESTION IS WHAT IF I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE, OR IN A UNSAFE AREA? I GET IN MY CAR AND THE KEY WILL GO IN THE IGNITION BUT THE KEY WONT TURN SO I CAN'T START MY CAR...WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO MUG ME AND I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IN MY CAR BUT I COULDN'T GET MY CAR TO START TO SAFELY GET AWAY BECAUSE THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH SO I COULD START MY CAR??? THIS SEEMS LIKE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!!! *JB

TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE NO RECALL NOTICE WAS EVER RECEIVED REGARDING CAMPAIGN # 02V288000 , I HAVE A BILL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE EXACT SAME PARTS DUE TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THIS RECALL NOTICE STATED . I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT. HOW DO I GO ABOUT THIS?*AK

KEY STUCK IN 2000 FORD FOCUS, UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION, UNABLE TO TURN KEY IN IGNITION. THUS, LEAVING 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER STRANDED. POP A LOCK WAS CALLED, AND COST $275.00. *AK