NHTSA Complaint #763129 — 2000 FORD FOCUS

I WORK FOR A GOODYEAR CO. AND EVERYTIME THERE IS A PROBLEM I HAVE ONE OF OUR TECHS. CHECK IT OUT FOR ME. FIRST IT WAS THE BRAKES I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO THE MOVIES,AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING SPACE I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE.THE NEXT DAY AT WORK I HAVE AUTO TECH. INSPECT MY BRAKES I HAD LESS THAN 10% LEFT ALL AROUND AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE CRACKED! MY CHILDREN AND I COULD HAVE DIED! I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO MARINA FORD THEY REPLACED FRONT ROTORS,PADS AND REAR SHOES. THREE WEEKS LATER PADS WERE DOWN TO 10% I DID NOT BOTHER GOING BACK TO THE DEALER. OUR TECH. AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT REPLACED MY BRAKES WITH GOOD QUALITY PADS AND SHOES. I HAD TH ISIDE PANEL REPLACED,THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACED AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED! NOW MY LEFT FRONT TIE-ROD IS BENT,MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN THE GAS IS AT THE 3/4 MARK AND WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS,THE EMISSION LIGHTS UP AND THE CAR STOPS! THIS IS A PROBLEM CAR THE FORD FOCUS. I FOUND A WEB SITE AND THER IS OVER A THOUSAND CONSUMERS WHO ARE NOT PLEASED WITH THEIR FOCUS TOO!