2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

THE IGNITION CYLINDER THE 2000 FORD FOCUS LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY. IT FIRST HAPPENED WHILE I WAS AT AN ATM AT 11PM AT NIGHT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE IGNTION FOR ALMOST 30 MINUTES, WHICH PLACED ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TWO WEEKD LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS YIME WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT AT ALL, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE REPAIR COST ME, WITH TOWING WAS $550. I KNEW THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR OTHER FOCUS OWNERS AND FELT FORD SHOULD BE RECALLING THIS PORBLEM.*AK

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN, CANNOT START CAR AND STRANDED. SECOND OCCURRENCE AFTER PREVIOUSLY REPAIRING SAME PROBLEM WITH A NEW LOCK CYLINDER FROM FORD. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL # 00V411000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TWO YEARS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING LOUD NOISES AND VIBRATIONS IN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND GREATER. THERE IS ALSO A RELATED SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN IS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUSE FOR THE POWER DOOR LOCK HAD FAILED. HE REPLACED THE FUSE, BUT THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURES WITH THE OTHER DOORS. A DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

IGNITION LOCKS SO KEY WILL NOT START THE CAR . I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED , FOLLOWING THE FIRST TIME THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN, AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. I AM UNABLE TO START THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME. *TR

ONE DAY THE IGNITION CYLINDER ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 FAILED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO START MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE KEY DID NOT TURN ONCE INSIDE THE IGNITION. I WAS STRANDED WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER TO GET THE IGNITION REPLACED. *JB

2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. WHEN KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION SWITCH IT FAILS TO TURN AND CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

I GOT INTO MY CAR TO GO ON A BUSINESS CALL AND THE KEY, WHEN INSERTED, WOULD NOT TURN THE CYLINDER. AFTER TRYING FOR SOME TIME TO GET THE KEY TURNED, I BEGAN A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN YET ANOTHER RECALL ON THE FOCUS (I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS). I FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT RECALLED, ALTHOUGH IT CERTAINLY WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. I FOUND MANY ACCOUNTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND MANY SUGGESTED REMEDIES. I CHOSE TO USE THE "HAMMER METHOD." THIS WORKED. IT TAKES FOUR HARD RAPS WITH A RUBBER MALLET ON THE END OF THE KEY (INTO THE CYLINDER) TO GET IT TO THEN TURN. IF I TAKE THE KEY OUT, EVEN ONCE, THE PROCESS MUST BE REPEATED. I PARK THE CAR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, USING MY NON-CODED SPARE OR THE REMOTE UNLOCK TO GET INTO THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY OF SOME TYPE OR SOME TYPE OF PERSONAL THREAT AND I WERE UNABLE TO LEAVE QUICKLY DUE TO THIS IGNITION PROBLEM, WHERE WOULD I BE? ALSO, MY CAR (AS UNDESIRABLE AS I'M SURE IT IS DUE TO ITS MANY PROBLEMS) SITS AT RISK OF BEING STOLEN - THE KEY IS EASILY VISIBLE IN THE IGNITION IF I LEAVE IT THERE TO AVOID HAVING TO USE A HAMMER TO START THE CAT. I'M LISTING THE FAILURES AS 100 - I'VE HAD TO USE THE HAMMER AT LEAST THAT MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR, BUT I CAN RE-CREATE THE ISSUE ANY TIME BY SIMPLY PULLING THE KEY OUT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE, VIBRATING, AND THE RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON NOVEMBER 2001 REPAIRS RELATED TO RECALL#00V303000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE LEFT WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. *AK