NHTSA Complaint #10056970 — 2000 FORD FOCUS

OTHER THAN THE RECALLS AND THE BRAKES SQUEAKING CONSTANTLY, EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH MY 2000 FOCUS UP UNTIL 1 MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. ALMOST ONE MONTH TO THE DAY, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. FORD WOULD REPLACE IT AT A COST OF AT LEAST $500, SO I REPLACED IT MYSELF BY ORDERING A PART ON LINE FOR A TOTAL OF $45. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE IGNITION CYLINDER WOULD NOT ALLOW THE KEY TO FIT ALL THE WAY IN AND AS A RESULT THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO START, RESULTING IN A COST OF AROUND $300 TO REPLACE. I AM BEGINNING TO SEE THE STALLING PROBLEM FROM THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP. NOW MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AND TRUNK RELEASE JUST STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR IS MAKING A VERY ODD GRINDING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN. IT WOULD BE ONE THING IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS, BUT THE FACTS ARE OUT THERE AND MANY, MANY, MANY PEOPLE ARE ALL HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS! I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD MAIN OFFICES AND MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SERVERAL TIMES ON THESE MATTERS AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK. I HONESTLY AM NEVER BUYING A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN.*AK