2000 Ford Focus Complaint Log

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BEFORE DUE TO RECALLS. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING IS ABOUT ONE YEAR OLD. *AK

CONSUMER STATES CANNOT FULLY INSERT KEY INTO IGNITION CYLINDER DUE TO IT BEING DEFECTIVE. THE IS THE 3RD CYLINDER REPLACEMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE MISSES/ BUCKS AND VIBRATES. THERE'S ALSO A PINGING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR CAME OPEN. LATCH BROKE, AND THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY WITH TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT RIGHT FRONT LEAF SPRING WAS BROKEN.*AK

THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE. *JB

THE CONSUMER SUSPECTS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION. THE TIRES WEAR OUT VERY FAST. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

AFTER SITTING DOWN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THERE WAS A LOUD POP. VEHICLE BACKED UP, AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. COIL SPRING PUNCTURED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN WHEN PLACING KEY INTO STARTER SWITCH HAD BROKEN. DEALER HAD REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR FAILED TO STAY CLOSED. THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW LATCH. *AK *CB *JB

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND COLLIDED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE BAD. CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED RECALL 02V289000 REGARDING STEERING PINCH BOLTS THAT COULD CAUSE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. *TT

VEHICLE EITHER HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED OUT OR JUST HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THIS MADE STEERING AND BRAKING DIFFICULT. *TT

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE GOING UP HILLS, AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE SERVO PISTON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR GOING AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE REGAINED ITS POWER. THE CONSUMER FELLS THAT THE ENGINE ISN'T GETTING ENOUGH GAS *NLM *CB *NLM

THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO IGNITION. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

INTERMITTENT STALLING. ALSO, THE BRAKES, POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED. *AK *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AT CERTAIN SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLS. DEALER SAID THAT DIRT IS GETTING INTO INLET. DEALER IS CLEANING THE INLET SCREEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

HAD TO HAVE REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY FIXED. RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER WORKED SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT. THERE WERE NUMEROUS OTHER RECALLS ON THE CAR, WHICH MADE THE CAR FALL UNDER THE DESCRIPTION OF A LEMON. FORD WOULD NOT RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS. CAR WAS RETURNED AND PAPERS WERE FILED UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND NO ANSWER HAS EVER BEEN RECEIVED. LOAN STILL GOES AGAINST MY CREDIT. HOW CAN I GET A RESPONSE FROM THEM? WHAT DO I DO FROM HERE. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768026

THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *NLM

2000 FORD FOCUS. *PH *NLM *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS *768159

FRONT BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR OUT AT 19,000, FORD WILL NOT FIX THIS COMMON PROBLEM. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS******769767

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

THE ENGINE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *JB

THE BRAKES WORE EXCESSIVELY. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED CONTINUOUSLY. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK. TWO DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE SAFETY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *NLM

WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS HALF FULL THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL ON RIGHT TURNS AND HILLS. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *JB

ALL 4 COIL SPRINGS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD. *NLM

WATER LEAKED IN THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER WINDOW. *JB

THE SEAL ON WINDSHIELD CAME OFF AND THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE ENGINE STALLED, AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING, TRANSMISSION-(JUMP OUT OF GEAR), FUEL GAUGE LEVEL IS INOPERATIVE, AND THE MOTOR WOULD RACE. THE SHIFTER AND CABLE WAS REMOVED, AND THE CENTER CONSOLE WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. MR SCC

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, AND THE TERMINAL WAS CORRODED. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, THE DEALER REROUTED THE BATTERY CABLE. *JB

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, THE DEALER REROUTED THE BATTERY CABLES. *JB

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, THE DEALER REROUTED THE BATTERY CABLES. *JB THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD SUSPENSION AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS PH *JB

THE ENGINE STALLED, WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A TURN. *JB

THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTOR, HEATER CHAMBER, HALF SHAFT BEARING, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WERE ALL REPLACED. *AK *JB

THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE WHEEL BEARING 0 I 0017 000, BECAUSE THE CAMPAIGNS ENDED IN DEC 2002, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL FEB 2003. *JB

THE ROTORS CONTINUED TO FAIL ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN/CLOSE IN COLD WEATHER. *JB

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *JB

AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE BATTERY CABLE 02 V 288 000, WAS PERFORMED, A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB

THE ENGINE STALLED, WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

THE VEHICLE HIT SOME TREES, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*JB

THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE COLUMN.*JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR WHEEL BARRIERS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NLM

THE VEHICLE MADE NOISE IN THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM RECALL # 02V-289000. *NLM

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE STEERING LINKAGES RECALL # 02V288 000.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE REGARDING THE BATTERY CABLES RECALL # 02V288000. *JB