NHTSA Complaint #10072664 — 2000 FORD FOCUS

OUR 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS.THE MOST RECENT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. IT STARTED WITH STALLING OUT OCCASIONALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN AND USUALLY WHEN THERE WAS LITTLE GAS IN THE TANK. ABOUT A MONTH AGO OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER WE FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS. SINCE THEN WEMORE FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCED HESITATION PROBLEMS AND STALLING. TWO WEEKS AGO OUR CAR STARTED HESITATING BADLY WHILE IDLING, CAUSING THE WHOLE CAR TO SHAKE AND THEN IT WOULD STALL, NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE TANK.IT ALSO HAS POWER SURGES MAINLY AT LOW SPEEDS. WE CALLED THOMASON FORD AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AND THAT WE RECIEVED A LETTER FROM FORD REGARDING THE FUEL PUMPBEING DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE FUEL FILTERS TO BECOME CLOGGED. WE TOOK OUR CAR IN TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR IS WORSE THEN WHEN WE TOOK IT IN.*AK