NHTSA Complaint #10050612 — 2000 FORD FOCUS

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10050612
Vehicle	2000 FORD FOCUS
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Date of Incident	June 30, 2003
Date Filed	December 16, 2003
Mileage	22,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAVE MADE A SQUEEKING AND GRINDING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE SECOND OR THIRD DAY AFTER I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME THEY SANDED THE BREAK PADS AND THAT WOULD REDUCE THE NOISE AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL. OF COURSE, THAT DIDN'T HELP. AT 22,000 MILES I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE ROTORS AND SHOES WERE WARPED FROM THE HEAT OF APPLYING THE BREAKS AND THERE WAS STILL PLENTY OF LIFE IN THE BREAK PADS. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE IN THE FOCUS. I CHECKED YOUR COMPLAINTS SITE AND SAW 48 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS SO I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK

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