2000 FORD FOCUS Electrical Systemwiring Problems

FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, THE REAR TAIL 'RUNNING' LIGHTS HAVE BLACKED OUT. AT THE SAME TIME, DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V411000 COVERS THIS FOR ABOUT 75,000 FOCUSES IDENTICAL TO MINE, BUT FOR SOME REASON, MINE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUSES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ONCE, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING, TOO. THE REPAIRS HAVE COST ME NEARLY $1,500. I CONTACTED FORD THE THIRD TIME, BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING FORD COULD DO TO HELP WITH REPAIR COSTS, AS MY SPECIFIC VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THE RANDOM NATURE OF THE TAIL LIGHT LOSS. IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, AND I NEED TO PUT MY HAZARDS ON ANY TIME I DRIVE AFTER DARK. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. HIS VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION FOR POOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING FUNCTIONALITY. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 00V411000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). UPON CONTACT HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $179.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 165,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE PARKING LAMP AND TAIL LAMPS WERE NONFUNCTIONAL. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE'S POWER LOCK SYSTEM ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE. SHE DISCOVERED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DECK LID HARNESS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V411000 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM;WIRING IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,300. UPDATED 11/06/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT LIT AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUSE AND THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DECK-LID WIRE HARNESS FATIGUED AND DEVELOPED DAMAGED WIRES IN THE BEND AREA OF THE WIRE HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V411000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 188,000. UPDATED 06/03/09 *BF UPDATED 06/04/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL # 00V411000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TWO YEARS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING LOUD NOISES AND VIBRATIONS IN THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND GREATER. THERE IS ALSO A RELATED SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN IS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS. FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A FUSE BLOWING WHICH RUNS MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE FUSE, BUT NOW IT WON'T HOLD ANYMORE. THERE IS A RECALL #02313: DECK LID WIRE HARNESS FATIGUE, BUT MY VIN DIDN'T GET RECALLED. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THESE RECALL 'SYMPTOMS' AND SHOULD BE COVERED! *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DECK LID WIRING HARNESS WIRES OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FATIGUED AND BROKE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V411000, REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER, AND THE DECK LID WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. *AK FORD WAS UNWILLING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT AGREED THAT IT WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER 2000 FORD, FOCUS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT COMPLY AS IT WAS MADE SHORTLY AFTER THEY ENDED THE RECALL DATE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. *AK

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS WOULD NOT START ON 6/29/05 SO I HAD IT TOWED TO TOWN & COUNTRY FORD ON 6/30/05. PRIOR TO THE TOW TRUCK LEAVING, I CHECKED THE LIGHTS, HORN, ETC TO MAKE SURE ALL WORKED BEFORE FORD WORKED ON THE CAR. THEY DID. WHEN THEY SERVICE MAN JOHNNY GARDNER CALLED ME THAT AFTERNOON TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE HE STATED " THE GROUND SCRAP WIRE , AND IGNITION SWITCH NEED TO BE REPAIRED" I TOLD HIM THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN I HAD IT REPAIRED 1 MONTH EARLIER. JOHNNY THEN CHANGED THE STORY STATING " JUST THE GROUND SCRAP WIRE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED". I HAD THEM FIX THAT PART AND WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET A CAR SWERVED INTO MY LANE AND WHEN I WENT TO BLOW MY HORN IT DID NOT WORK....

12/03 -- REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE ON A 2000 FORD FOCUS; WINDOW NOT USED MUCH 9/7/05 -- REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ON SAME CAR AS ROLLING DOWN TO CLEAR MORNING CONDENSATION OFF AND ON SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAVE NOT WORKED DUE TO A SO CALLED "SHORT" THE 2 REGULATORS WERE REPLACED; THE SHORT HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND OR REPAIRED AND IS A NUISANCE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE DASH LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY WHILE IN GEAR. *NM CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 00V411000. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER CABLE TO THE BATTERY WAS THE RESULT OF THE PROBLEM. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V288000. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD EXPLODE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY TURNED THE CONSUMER DOWN STATING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT PART OF THE WARRANTY. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE VEHICLES IGNITION AND WOULD NOT COME OUT. THE DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND REMAINED OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. WHEN THE TIRE WAS REMOVED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WAS MISSING A LUG NUT. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 00V303000 THE AIR VENT DID NOT STAY OPEN WHEN THE A/C WAS ON HIGH. THE BRAKES HOWLED LIKE A WOUNDED DOG FROM...

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, AT 54,000 MILES BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON, EVEN IF THE BRAKE PEDAL HASN'T BEEN DEPRESSED. RECALL 03V482000 WAS ISSUED FOR FUEL SYSTEM, AND RECALL 00V411000 FOR THE WIRING HARNESS . HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALLS DUE TO VIN. *AK

IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO LEAK FLUID (PAID TO FIX THAT), I GET A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP TAKE IT IN AND GET THAT FIXED ON THE WAY TO WORK STRAIGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP ONE OF THE GUYS I WORK WITH COMMENTS ON MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOW NOT GO OFF AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT GO ON (PAID TO FIX THAT), THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF! I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY AND THE WHEEL JUST FELL OFF THEN SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY GETTING IT ON A TOW TRUCK AND GETTING IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEN THE TECHNICIAN KEPT ASKING ME WHAT I HIT. REPEATEDLY I TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE FINALLY SAID THAT THAT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED UNLESS I HIT SOMETHING (PAID TO FIX THAT),...

ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 31 2004 MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT OUR PARKING LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NOT COMING ON. THEN WE DISCOVERED THAT THEY WOULD WORK ONLY IF THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC WHO SUSPECTED A SHORT AND DISCOVERED BROKEN AND EXPOSED WIRES IN THE HATCH. HE REWIRED THE CAR. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND THAT 2000 FORD FOCUSES HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V411000). I CALLED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER BUT TO HOLD ON TO MY RECEIPT IN CASE THE RECALL WAS BROADENED. WHEN I ASKED HIM WHY MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH OTHER FORD FOCUSES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HE SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST A COINCIDENCE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5, IN THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN OUR 2000 FORD FOCUS FAILED. DASH LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INAPPROPRIATELY. I BEGAN IMMEDIATELY TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT TRAFFIC LANE TO THE RIGHT TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE. BEFORE I WAS COMPLETELY OFF OF THE EXIT, THE CAR DIED. I SAT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND TRAVEL A COUPLE OF MILES TO A SAFE PARKING LOT BEFORE THE CAR AGAIN DIED. THE CAR WAS CUTTING OUT, DASH LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD PEG OUT AT 140 MPH (TRAVELING AT 35), ETC. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. WE TOWED THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2000. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY, MELTED HEATER SWITCH, ALONG WITH THE WIRING HARNESS BURNING UP NEAR...

2000 FORD FOCUS. BOUGHT AT SANGER FORD OUTLET NEW. PROBLEM: CABLE AND WIRING FRAYED. RESULT: AAA CALLED. DEAD BATTERY. TOWED. INCONVENIENCE. *PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL, THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA 00-V-411-000 VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A DECK LID WIRE HARNESS CAN FATIGUE AND DEVELOP BROKEN WIRES IN THE BEND AREA OF THE WIRE HARNESS. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING, TRANSMISSION-(JUMP OUT OF GEAR), FUEL GAUGE LEVEL IS INOPERATIVE, AND THE MOTOR WOULD RACE. THE SHIFTER AND CABLE WAS REMOVED, AND THE CENTER CONSOLE WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM. MR SCC

VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE WIRE HARNESS AS STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 000 V 411 000, BUT THEIR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. TS BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES ALSO ABS LIGHT COMES AND DASH AND DOME LIGHT GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TRUNK RELEASE INOPERATIVE. LATCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLIAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS WICH AFFECTS THE BACK UP LIGHTS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURED WERE CONTACTED AND DIRECT CONSUMER TO OUR HOTLINE. MR

VEHICLE WAS GOING 40MPH AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER VEHICLE PULLED OVER CONSUMER HEARD A BOOM EXPLOSION NOISE, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE BATTERY/ ALTERNATOR, AND CABLE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE DEALER GAVE NO EXPLANATION TO WHAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLEOVERNIGHT NEXT MORNING IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER GETTING VEHICLE STARTED CONSUMERTOOK IT TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT WIRING HAD MELTED, CAUSING BATTERY NOT TO CHARGE. CONSUMER HEARD SOMETHING ON TV THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING SUCH PROBLEM.*AK

ELECTRIC SYSTEM WIRING CAUSING LIGHTS/ WINDOWS, AND DOOR LOCKS TO GO OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT, FORD CONSUMER AFFAIRS STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE WIRING HARNESS THAT TOUCHED THE ENGINE, MELTED THE INSULATION, CAUSING CURRENT TO FLOW THROUGH THE GROUND WIRE, AND AN IMBALANCE SHORTED THE BATTERY CABLE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK DASHBOARD AND REAR LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND HEADLIGHTS WILL DI. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

CAR STALLED WHILE AT A STOP SIGNAL, THEN RE-STARTED, THEN STALLED AGAIN AND FIRE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. EXTINGUISHED BY TOWELS AND WATER. DAMAGE NOTED TO BE A MELT-DOWN AT BATTERY AND BOTH POS AND NEG CABLES. SOME MELTED AND BURNED COMPONENTS ADJACENT. INSURANCE FIRE INVESTIGATOR NOTED DAMAGE IN STARTER AREA.*AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING GAS TANK COVER BLEW OFF THE TANK AND GAS WAS SPILLING EVERY WHERE.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SENDING UNIT AND GAS GAUGE. WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE LEFT REAR FAILED. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS CAUSING SLIPPAGE AND SHIFTING PROBLEMS. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A BURNING OIL SMELL. WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. LIGHT FAILURE (CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY). GAS LEAKS. FAILED SUSPENSION PARTS (CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY). TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY (CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE TIRE INFORMATION). SPLASH SHIELDS BROKE. BROCKING WIRES IN CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS HAD TO TAKE VEHCILE IN FOR 2 SAFETY RECALLS, HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEALS BEING CRACKED AND WORN, AS WELL AS SELT BELT REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE MECHANISM WOULD NOT STAY BUCKLED (OOV-411 AND 00V-418). *JB

THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALLS OOV-218 AND 00V-411. NLM

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (00V-303) OCTOBER 2000, PART(S) NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT CAMPAIGN, RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES (00V-218) & (00V-411) DECEMBER 2000, APPOINTMENT MADE FOR JANUARY 2ND TO CORRECT ALL 3 CAMPAIGNS, WAITED FOUR HOURS AT DEALERSHIP, CLAIMED VEHICLE, INVOICE SHOWING "PARTS NECESSARY TO CORRECT" RECALL CAMPAIGNS (00V-218) & (00V-411) NOT THERE. CJ

CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS WHEN IT BURSTED INTO FLAMES. CONSUMER HAD CAR TOWED TO IMPOUND YARD. *AK