2000 FORD FOCUS Complaints

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 FORD FOCUS WITH 98,000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 30 MPH SHE HEARD A DRAGGING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES. THE SMOKE AND DRAGGING GOT WORSE, THEREFORE, THE CONTACT RETURNED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS RAISED, AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED ORIGINAL COIL SPRINGS WERE SENT BACK TO FORD TO ASSIST IN POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER THE FORD FOCUS WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE PROVIDED. UPDATE 05/04/07 *TR

RECENTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE ERRATICALLY SOMETIMES DYING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE BOSCH PLATINUM SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH FORD VEHICLES AND SOLD ME NEW SPARK PLUGS. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY BUT ABOUT 30 DAYS LATER IT STARTED AGAIN. FRUSTRATED WITH THE DEALERS PERFORMANCE I CHECKED THE VEHICLE MYSELF AND FOUND THAT THE CRANKCASE VENT BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL HAD A RUBBER ELBOW AND HOSE THAT WERE COLLAPSING AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED. I REMOVED THEM AND FOUND THE ELBOW HAD A HOLE AND THE HOSE SEEMED TO BE STRUCTURALLY WEAKENED. I REPLACED BOTH AND NO MORE PROBLEM. *JB

FOLLOWING A MINOR ACCIDENT, NO DAMAGE, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD. FOR 12 MONTHS AFTERWARD THE PASSENGER FLOOR WOULD FILL WITH WATER DURING RAIN SHOWERS. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED 4 TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS FINALLY ON THE 5TH TRIP THE BODY SHOP FIGURED OUT THAT THE GLUE OR FILLER THAT WAS PLACED BETWEEN THE WELDED STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS DURING ASSEMBLY AT THE FACTORY HAD CRACKED LEAVING A TINY HOLE THAT WAS SIPHONING WATER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THEY APPLIED SEALANT TO THE SEAM BETWEEN THE PASSENGER DOOR PANEL AND ROOF AND SO FAR NO MORE LEAKS. *JB

FRONT PASSENGER SPRING BROKE, SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKET, EMBEDDED THE END OF THE SPRING INTO THE TIRE WHICH PUNCTURED IT. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING FOR REPAIR. I WAS NOTIFIED OF AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" ON THE PROBLEM AND SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REIMBURSEMENT. AFTER 5 MONTHS OF FOLLOW-UP, I FINALLY RECEIVED A CHECK FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

IGNITION CYLINDER ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES BY A LOCAL FORD DEALER. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE (APPROXIMATELY AUGUST, 2004, KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE LOCK. THIS REQUIRED TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT (FEBRUARY, 2007) THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH UNLESS THE TILT STEERING WAS BOUNCED FORWARD AND BACK FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. *JB

REVISED TO FIT WEB COMPLAINT FORM. WEBFORM REQUIRES MANUFACTURER OF IGNITION CYLINDER FROM FORD. CALLED FORD AT 1800-392-FORD AND SHAUN-CENTRAL FLORIDA STATES PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. FORD IS NOT A CHOICE IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AT HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/EQUIPMENT.CFM?TOSTEP=4&CFID=1748899&CFTOKEN=17655993 GUESSED ON INFO TO TURN IN FOLLOWING COMPLAINT. IGNITION LOCKED UP ON FORD FOCUS. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HAD TO TOW AIRLINE WRECKER, DUBS GARAGE AND LOCKSMITH TOLD ME EXTREMELY COMMON FOR FORD FOCUS. PETITION FOR IGNITION CYLINDER RECALL AT HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/SIGNED.CGI?FOCUSIC EVEN WHEN THE PART IS REPLACED, IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I JUST PRAY NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS (AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ IT WILL) I AM IN A SAFE, WELL LIT AREA WHERE MY CELL PHONE CAN GET SERVICE; AND NOT THE BEACH OR SOMEWHERE THAT TOW TRUCKS CHARGE OVER $500. BUT MOSTLY I PRAY FORD IS FORCED TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE AND STOP CREATING A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON PEOPLE JUST SO THEY CAN PROFIT FROM THEIR FAULTY IGNITION CYLINDERS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT FORD HAS NO INTENTIONS TO RESOLVE THEIR LOCKING IGNITION SINCE THE PART HAS TO BE ORDERED FROM THEM FOR AT LEAST $100 PER INCIDENT AND IF THE PERSON HAS THEIR VEHICLE FIXED AT FORD IT COULD COST UP TO $500. I HAVE CALLED FORD LOCALLY AND CORPORATE, THEY STATE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR AN IGNITION CYLINDER. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO DEALERSHIPS ACCOUNTABILITY THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH SUCH AN ACTION FOR 7 YEARS? IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY ONLY WHEN THERE IS DEATH? IS THAT WHY FORD CONTINUES TO INSTALL AND SELL THE FAULTY IGNITION CYLINDER? WHAT'S TO STOP THEM FROM CONTINUING IF THEY PROFIT FROM THE PROBLEM? I THINK THAT PERSONNEL TAKING COMPLAINTS SHOULD GIVE THE 800 NUMBER AND/OR EXACT WEBSITE TO REGISTER COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA AND/OR LIST THIS INFO ON CAR DEALERS WEBSITES. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT CALLED FORD MANUFACTURER ON 02/05/07, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE SAFETY RECALL 03V482000 APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE . THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT DOING RECALL REPAIRS ANYMORE. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION OF THE FILTER IN THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE (FDM) CAN REDUCE, AND EVENTUALLY BLOCK THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL EVEN WHEN SHE GAVE THE DEALER THE RECALL NUMBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. ON 2/5/07 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHEN MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, SPUTTERED AND STALLED. SOMEONE ALMOST HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE IT STALLED. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2004 INTERMITTENTLY, AND USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, AND EACH TIME SHE HAS HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE.

FAILURE OF IGNITION KEY TO TURN IN IGNITION LOCK. LEFT ME STRANDED. CALLED LOCKSMITH TO HAVE WHOLE IGNITION DRILLED OUT AND REPLACED. LOCKSMITH INFORMED ME THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PART. *JB

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND FROM WHAT I AM READING ON THE INTERNET THE FORD FOCUS IS KNOWN FOR THIS ISSUE, AND I AM LETTING RICART FORD KNOW THAT I WILL NOT PAY IN ANYWAY FOR THIS DEFECTED PART. IF I HAVE TO I WILL GET MY LAWYER INVOLVED. *JB

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS, TEND TO STICK AND YOU CANNOT REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT JERKING HARD ON THE KEY TO REMOVE . NOW THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE SWITCH AND WILL NOT TURN ON. IT STRANDED ME 5 MILES FROM HOME. *NM