NHTSA Complaint #568582 — 2000 FORD FOCUS

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT DASH BOARD CLUSTER (TEMPERATURE GAUGE INOP FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE), REATTACHMENT OF RUBBER SEAL AROUND DRIVER DOOR WINDOW, REATTACHMENT OF FUEL PUMP, REATTACHMENT OF HEADLINER IN REAR OF VEHICLE, UNCRIMPING OF FUEL LINE, LUBRICATION DRIVER DOOR HANDLE(STICKING), LUBRICATION OF CATCH ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR(HAD COME OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION), REPLACEMENT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN-HAD TO BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY, PERSISTENT NOISES/VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE STARTING AT 36K MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES HAD TREAD THAT WAS TOO NARROW/WERE HIGH PERFORMANCE WHICH WASN'T NEEDED/WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER TIRE CARE AND TIRE CUPPING, THE LEFT REAR SHOCK NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND THE RADIO GOES OUT-SOMETIMES GOES OUT WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED UP HIGH. SCC