NHTSA Complaint #10881481 — 2003 FORD FOCUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10881481
Vehicle	2003 FORD FOCUS
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Date of Incident	June 27, 2016
Date Filed	June 29, 2016
Mileage	120,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD FOCUS. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Related Complaints for the 2003 FORD FOCUS

Other ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY Complaints

#10199039 — August 10, 2007 — THE WEEKEND OF JULY 28TH I HAD FAMILY IN TOWN. WE WERE DOING THE ATTRACTIONS. THE CAR STARTED EVERYTIME WE WERE GOI...

#10168765 — September 20, 2006 — DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STARTER FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS FOR...

#10158089 — May 23, 2006 — ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE STARTED BEHIND BATTERY AND BURNED DOWN THE CAR. *NM

#10135413 — September 6, 2005 — DT: 2003 FORD FOCUS. THE IGNITION TUMBLER FAILED AT 38,000 MILES. RANDOMLY, THE KEY WAS HARD TO PUT IN AND THEN IT...

#10081375 — July 6, 2004 — WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD THE BATTERY AND THE ALTENATOR CHANGED, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. TOOK T...

Recent Complaints for the 2003 FORD FOCUS

#11586972 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — May 4, 2024 — wiring harness fused together

#11505755 — STRUCTURE:BODY — February 6, 2023 — Vehicle has a recall for Rear Door Latches. I have attempted to take the vehicle to 2 different Cloninger Ford in H...

#11366467 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — October 26, 2020 — IGNITION ISSUES. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. CANNOT START MY VEHICLE OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY CAR ON...

#11330452 — STRUCTURE:BODY — June 24, 2020 — DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT LATCH JUST FLIES OPEN. *TR

#11311272 — STRUCTURE — February 26, 2020 — 2003 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL STEEL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEEL ON T...