2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENS. THE OTHER DOORS FAIL TO OPEN WITH THE KEY OR REMOTE. THE DOORS ALSO FAIL TO OPEN WHEN SHE IS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT SHE IS SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD AND NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A WEEK. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 09/05/07. 8JB

I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS WITH 31,000 MILES ON IT. TWICE IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS THE IGNITION JAMMED. THE FIRST TIME ON A FREEZING COLD DAY AT A DESERTED URBAN PARKING LOT LATE AT NIGHT AT FEBRUARY 24, 2007. THE SECOND TIME , ON JULY 12, 2007. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT 99,000 MILES FOR NHTSA RECALL # 03V482000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED AT START UP AND LOW SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2-3 ATTEMPTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 101,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

THE 2000 FORD FOCUS WAS NOT IDLING CORRECTLY. IT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE GOING TO DIE AFTER DECELERATION. I HAVE HAD THREE MECHANICES LOOK AT IT INCLUDING A FORD DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THEIR WEBSITE REGARDING A VALVE STICKING. IT REQUIREE D REPLACING THE HEAD AT A COST OF $1500-$2500. FORD HAD SINCE REDESIGNED THE ENGINE SO THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WITH FUTURE MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR AN INVESTIGATION OR A RECALL. INSTEAD OF FORD FIXING THEIR DESIGNED DEFECT THEY WERE MAKING MONEY OFF THE REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THE OWNER COULD NOT PREVENT NOR DOES IT MEAN IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. *AK

THE 2000 FOCUS HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. WE PUT THE KEY IN AND IT WONT TURN. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES AND THIS IS COSTING US AL OT OF MONEY TO HAVE A LOCK SMITH FIX IT, AS WELLL AS HAVING IT TOWED AND THE HASSLES OF TRYING TO GET HOME WHEN IT HAPPENS IN ANOTHER TOWN(TWICE). THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY FORD- I SEE IT HAPPENS ALOT WITH OTHERS WHO OWN THIS CAR.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE NOTED IN RECALL # 00V302000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LATCH THE REAR DOORS, THEREFORE THEY WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. RECALL # 05V030000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) WAS FOUND. THE DEALER INSPECTED, OILED, AND CLEANED THE LATCHES IN 2005, HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT PREVENT FUTURE FAILURES FROM OCCURRING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALER FOR A RESOLUTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 136,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE BELIEVES THE FAILURE IN THE CABLES OPERATING THE LATCH, IN ORDER TO FIX THE DEFECT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE FIXED THE DOOR LATCH, HANDLE, CABLES AND DOOR ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WILL COST $500 PER DOOR WHICH SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 07/23/07 *TR

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND I HAD THE VEHICLE , A 2000 FORD FOCUS 4 DOOR SEDAN, FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND THE KEY DID NOT WORKING CORRECTLY IN THE CYLINDER. WOULD HAVE TO JIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE KEY FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD TURN OVER TO START. JUST LAST WEEK ON 06/05/2007 THE CAR NO LONGER STARTED, I COULD NOT GET THE KEY TO TURN TO START. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE IGNITION CYLINDER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, AND I TALKED TO THE MANAGER AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COUNTINOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. THIS WA S EASILY COSTING ME $300 THAT I DONT HAVE... THIS PROBLEM NEEDED TO BE RECALLED. BY THE WAY I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GET IT FIXED. *AK

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL LITERALLY ALMOST CAME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THERE WAS NO ADVANCED WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I SIMPLY HEARD A WHINING NOISE (AND A COUPLE OF CLICKING SOUNDS) MOMENTS BEFORE I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE IS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS LATER, SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE WHEEL BEARING AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE IS RECALL # 00V303000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS). THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FEELS IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,141.