2000 FORD FOCUS Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND AFTER DRIVING TWO BLOCKS, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT A FIRE HAD STARTED NEAR THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000. A REPORT WAS TAKEN BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

DAUGHTER BOUGHT THE 2000 FORD FOCUS ON 03/01/2011 FROM A DEALERSHIP IN WICHITA, KANSAS. IN APRIL 2011 THE ROD WENT THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH 3 OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN WICHITA AND TOWANDA, KANSAS. TOW TRUCK TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 1/2 THE COST OF ANOTHER ENGINE AND LABOR, WHICH WAS OVER $4,000.00 (OUR SHARE WOULD BE OVER $2,000.00). STILL HAVING TO PAY THE LOAN ON A CAR THAT IS NOT RUNNING AND FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE, CAUSE THE CAR IS ON A LOAN THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE CALLED A NUMBER OF TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH NO HELP. I'VE TRIED TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS ON THE RODS GOING THOUGH THE ENGINES ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS CAR. NO LUCK. I LOOKED UP THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WERE FRACTURES IN THE HEAD GASKET AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,327.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE THROUGH THE VENTS WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE IT WAS CLASIFIED AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TOTAL LOSS OF FORD FOCUS 2000 DUE TO THE CAR FIRE. NO SIGNALS OF OVERHEAT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, ALL FLUID LEVELS FINE. I WAS DRIVING FOR 30 MIN; WHEN RETURNED HOME AND STOPPED THE CAR, NOTICED A WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I DECIDED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENS BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DO THAT - AFTER I LEFT THE CAR, IT WAS ALREADY ON FIRE. USED 1 FIRE DISPENSER ON IT, IT DID NOT HELP; CALLED 911, BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME (IN ABOUT 10 MIN), THE CAR WAS BURNED TO THE GROUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THERE WAS KNOCKING SOUND COMING IN THE ENGINE. THERE WAS ALSO HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH; YET, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN AT ANY SPEED, IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOST OFTEN WHEN ATTEMPTING LEFT TURNS. ONCE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT WAS SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH, CAUSING THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER AND SURGING. I LOST POWER AND WAS ESCORTED OFF THE HIGHWAY BY A SHERIFF DEPUTY . *TR

I WENT TO START MY 2000 FORD FOCUS AFTER THE BIG SNOW STORM TO BE SURE IT STARTED AND IT DID, I LET IT RUN FOR A WHILE AND WHEN I SHUT IT OFF AND TAKE THE KEY OUT IT WAS STUCK, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET BECAUSE FRANKLY I JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP SINKING INTO THIS LOUSY CAR. *TR

THE EARLY YEARS FORD FOCUS, 2000 - 2002 ARE EXPERIENCING A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE THAT CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. THIS PROBLEM INVOLVES THE VALVE SEAT ON THE INTAKE VALVE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE VALVE SEAT CRACKS, BREAKS APART AND FALLS INTO THE CYLINDER DESTROYING THE PISTON, HEAD AND BLOCK CYLINDER WALL ON THE SINGLE OVER HEAD CAM (SOHC) 2.0 LITER ENGINES - VIN 'P'. IT IS SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS RUNNING OUT OF PARTS. AUTO PART STORES KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. PISTON RING MANUFACTURERS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. BOTH OF WHICH ARE SELLING PARTS AT VERY HIGH VOLUMES RELATED TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. MACHINE SHOPS ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND STATE THAT IT GOES FURTHER BACK TO THE FORD ESCORT MODEL ALSO. SALVAGE YARDS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ARE GETTING 10 PHONE CALLS A DAY FOR USED SOHC ENGINES. SALVAGE...

2000 FORD FOCUS SE, PURCHASED NEW 04/2001 --- 06/02 - CAR DIED ON FATHERS DAY, REPLACED BATTERY WITH ONE FROM AUTO ZONE; ?/03 - AT SERVICE CALL FOR RECALL OF HARNESS WIRING, COMPLAINED ABOUT LED LIGHTS FLICKERING, NO PROBLEM FOUND; 10/05 - CAR DIED, TOWED TO FORD, BATTERY REPLACED; 12/06 - SERVICE AT FORD, COMPLAINED ABOUT LED LIGHTS FLICKERING AGAIN, NO REMEDY; 06/07 - CAR DIED, TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER (MY EMPLOYER), COULD NOT LOCATE PROB, CHARGED BATTERY, 06/07 CAR DIED, REPLACED BATTERY; 06/07 CAR DIED, TOWED TO CHRYSLER - REPLACED ALTERNATOR; 09/08, IGNITION LOCKED/REPLACED; 02/09 CAR DIED, TOWED TO FORD, REPLACED BATTERY; 06/09, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT 35-40 MPH. POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE INSULATION MELTED. SERVICE AT DODGE (EMPLOYER) - REROUTE POSITIVE CABLE DIRECTLY TO BOLT ON CONNECTOR TO BATTERY, PROBLEM CONTINUES - CARRIED TO FORD, THEY ADVISE ALTERNATOR IS BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED. ---- 9 YEARS,...

I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WITH NO SIGNS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER WHERE I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE NEVER RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE NEXT DAY, THE CAR WAS GIVEN A JUMP AND THE ENGINE STARTED, BUT SOMETHING DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING MUCH LOUDER THAN USUAL. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CORRECTED, IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC TOMORROW. *TR

CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF NHTSA IS STILL MONITORING THESE ISSUES WITH THE FORD FOCUS FIRES. *NJ

2000 FORD FOCUS ENGINE FIRE ON THE WAY TO WORK AT 4 AM. BY TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE IT WAS FULLY IN FLAMES. BURNT EVEY THING BUT THE TRUNK BEFORE IT WAS PUT OUT. *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS STALLS ON RIGHT HAND TURNS ONLY THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME A PROBLEM NOW. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2000 FORD FOCUS FOR OUR 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN OCTOBER 2008, SO SHE WOULD HAVE A MEANS OF GETTING TO COLLEGE AND WORK. ON DECEMBER 22 2008 SHE WAS DRIVING WITH A FRIEND TO GO TO LUNCH WHEN SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND FLAMES SHOT OUT,BLOWING OUT THE WINDSHIELD AND MELTING THE TIRES ETC. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE. *TR

00 FORD FOCUS TAILLIGHTS NOT WORKING. FOUND THAT FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THE WIRE HARNESS DECKLID. TOOK VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I'VE NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE ALREADY. VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP THAT NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR, COST ME $800. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE IT WAS STILL OVERHEATING, COME TO FIND OUT I ONLY NEEDED A NEW WATER PUMP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD, BUT DID NOT FIND ANY SMOKE. IN ADDITION, THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS FINE; HOWEVER, HE FELT IS WAS EXTREMELY HOT UNDER THE HOOD. HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V288000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES) FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS HE WAS EXPERIENCING IN HIS VEHICLE. HE HAD ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER AND HESITATION IN THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V030000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WILL IDLE ROUGHLY OR FAST AND HAS TO BE SHUT OFF IN ORDER FOR THE IDLING TO STOP. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V302000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THE ENGINE WILL REV AND IT WILL RAISE 2 OR 4 RPMS BUT THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WILL REMAIN THE SAME. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FUEL LINE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. BUT SHE DECIDED TO CHECK FOR RECALLS BEFORE MAKING REPAIRS. SHE WENT ONLINE AND FOUNDS RECALLS FOR HER YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. SHE FOUND A RECALL THAT EXPLAINED HER EXACT PROBLEMS SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT AFFECT HER VIN. SHE BELIEVES THAT HER VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF. UPDATED 09/11/08 *JB

I WAS DRIVING AND I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO DRIVE OFF MY 2000 FORD FOCUS JUST DIED ON ME. AND THIS HAPPENED LIKE A MONTH AGO ALSO. I JUST DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS THAT MY CAR DOESN'T TELL ME WHEN ITS OVERHEATING,IT JUST TURNS OFF. THAT'S NOT SAFE. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING A 2000 FOCUS HATCHBACK. JUST ENTERED INTO A JUGHANDLE TO MAKE A TURN ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHTS WENT ON, CAR LOCKED UP AND SMOKE ENTERED INSIDE THE CAR. HE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CAR WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN THE FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE RPM WOULD SPORADICALLY INCREASE UP TO 3,000 AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXCESSIVELY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWNSHIFT THE GEARS IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED. THE SPEED WAS NOT A DETERMINING FACTOR WITH THE FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,288. UPDATED 04/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE RAISED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES AT THE TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

2000 FORD FOCUS-AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD (FAILURE). SYMPTOMS, ROUGH IDLE, STALLING, CAUSES COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM TO MAKE ENGINE RUN LEAN FURTHERING THE PROBLEM. ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN AIR INTAKE CONTROL VALVE. THE MATERIAL DISINTEGRATES OVER TIME WHICH ALLOWS EXCESSIVE AIR INTO THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAUSING THE OXYGEN SENSOR TO DETECT TO MUCH OXYGEN AND SENDING THE COMPUTER A SIGNAL TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE ENGINE SPEED AT IDLE DECREASES TO AROUND 500 RPM AND STALLS. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND HAS SUBSTANTIAL LACK OF POWER AND MISFIRING. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND TRIED TO DEFRAUD ME BY ENCOURAGING ME TO REPLACE NUMEROUS ITEMS AT THE SAME TIME. INSPECTION COST WAS EXCESSIVE, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND RAISED THE HOOD TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. AN AIR SUCKING SOUND WAS HEARD AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THIS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE NOTED IN RECALL # 00V302000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED: FORD FOCUS SE YEAR 2000. PURCHASED FROM OMAR CAR SALES IN FREMONT (510)-770-0107 I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. WHEN I CAME OUT OF RALEY'S AT ABOUT 4:50 PM, I COULD NOT START MY CAR. IT WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND ONLY. (1) JUST HAD MAJOR WORK SOME OF THE TIMING BELT, A MOTOR MOUNT, AND SPARK PLUGS, ALL NEW FORD PARTS WERE USED AS REPLACEMENTS. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BEFOREHAND. I HAD ONLY PURCHASED THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO FROM OMAR CAR SALES FOR $6,000.00, AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE TILL 3 MONTHS AGO, WHEN THE TIMING BELT WENT THEN GOT FIXED IN ONE WEEK. ONE MINOR PROBLEM WITH AN IGNITION SWITCH WAS FOUND WHEN I 1ST BOUGHT THE CAR, ALSO VERY MINOR. (2) BUTCH'S AUTOMOTIVE INC IN FREMONT, 510-793-9883 FOUND PROBLEM, (THE VALVE SEAT INSIDE THE ENGINE COLLAPSED AND FAILED,...

THERE IS A LEAK IN THE RESEVOIR FOR THE RADIATOR, ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO. THE RADIO KEEPS LOSING POWER WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE MASTER SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ASSEMBLY IS BROKE LEAVING THE WINDOW NOT ABLE TO STAY UP. THERE IS A FUNNY NOISE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT SOUNDS LIKE A CRACKLY NOISE. HALF OF THE TIME THE HEAT WILL NOT WORK. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED THREE TIMES WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF. THE FIRST TIME, SHE WENT TO START THE CAR, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE THIRD FAILURE HAPPENED THIS WEEK, WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT IS BEING REPAIRED NOW. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE STARTER ALONG WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK IN DEC 2001 THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AND THE REAR AXLE. THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEATER DID NOT WORK. THE EGR TUBE WAS REPLACED. THE WIPER ARM WAS BROKEN. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON ALL TIME. THE...

DT: CALLER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS ON A ROAD THAT HAD NO EMERGENCY LANE TO PULL OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CALLER'S HOUSE, AND WAS STILL LEAKING OIL. A MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS, AND CALLER'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER SAID TO BRING TO BRING VEHICLE BUT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS HERSELF. CALLER HAD A TUNE UP 2 WEEKS AGO. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS PERFORMED ON HER 2000 FORD FOCUS. *JB RECALL CAMPAIGN#02V288000 & 00V411000. REPAIRS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITHIN ONE YEAR: 14 NEW TIRES BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEELS, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION JERKING, RE-WIRED, BATTERY, OVERHEATING AND MUFFLER. *SC

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN VEHICLE STALLED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMED. RECALL 03V482000 CONCERNING STALLING WAS ISSUED. *AK

DRIVING UP FREEWAY ON RAMP , WHILE PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE. I PULLED TO THE RIGHT EMEREGENCY LANE OPEN THE HOOD. THERE WAS A HOLE ON THE BLOCK OF MY ENGINE. METAL CHUNKS WERE STUCK ON MY RADIATOR . I ALSO PICKED UP METAL PIECES ON THE ON RAMP. WHEN INSPECTED THE DAMAGES AT HOME THE CAMSHAFT ROD THAT HOLDS THE CAM WAS BROKEN. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS. *NM THE REAR END WAS UNABLE TO BE LINED UP, IF SO, THE VEHICLE WOULD FISHTAIL BACK AND FORTH AND THE CONSUMER WOULD UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UP HILLS. *SC *JB

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SE'S ENGINE HAS REPEATEDLY DIED WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS DIED EVEN AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH, AND HAS ENDANGERED ME SEVERAL TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS GOING AROUND A CURVE. LUCKILY I HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT SO FAR, BUT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED I WOULD SAY ABOUT 50 TIMES. I AM TOO POOR TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT I HAVE HAD AN ENGINE FLUSH AND INJECTOR CLEANING WITH NO EFFECT. *JB

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V303000/REAR WHEEL HUB NUTS. OWNER WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY BEGAN TO SEPERATE. OWNER ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. ALTHOUGH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL IS CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED FOR THIS DEFECT, DUE TO THE VIN THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED AND THE OWNER RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT HOME AND INADVERTENTLY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IT WAS AN ENGINE FIRE.*AK

WHILE AT A STOP THE PISTONS DROPPED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 03V482000; FORD ISSUED A STALLING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE WELL. THE BULB AND SWITCH WERE CHANGED, BUT STILL THERE WAS NO CHANGE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK. CONSUMER CLAIMS INTERMITTENT STALLING WHICH STARTED FIVE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THIS FAILURE IS POSSIBLE RELATED TO RECALL 03N01. *NM RECALL NUMBER NUMBER (03V482000) THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS (ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, AND SURGING)AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MINIMIZE THE PROBLEMS BY KEEPING THE FUEL TANK 3/4 TO FULL AS SET FORTH IN THE NOTICE. *TC

AT 77,230 THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WORN AND ABOUT TO BREAK. ALSO A WEEK OR TWO LATER AT 77,300 MILES THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP THINKS THAT A HOUSING RING CAME LOOSE AND WELDED ON THE CYLINDER. THE ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, BUT DID RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO THE FACTORY FOR FURTHER SERVICE. *JB

WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 20 MPH THE WHOLE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB ALTENATOR REPLACED STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. ENGINE WILL ONLY ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE 20 MPH. *TC

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD THE SERVICE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE OF A BRANDED TITLE. PREVIOUS RECALL SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ONE DAY I NOTICED A RATCHETING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ANTIFREEZE SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. ALL OF WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE WATER UMP, BULLEY AND GASKET. MY CAR ONLY HAD 38,000 MILES.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE MOTOR GOING FAST THEN SLOWING DOWN. *MR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THERE WAS THUMP IN THE REAR UNDER THE SEAT AS IF IT WERE STOPPING AND OR LOSING POWER, THE EMISSION LIGHT HAD COME ON THE DASH BOARD AND WOULD GO OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE FLOOR WOULD VIBRATE AND RATTLE, THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF WHEN AT STOP LIGHTS, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION/STUCK IN CYLINDER. THE STALLING WOULD OCCUR ESPECIALLY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS BELOW 1/2. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. BUT ON ONE OCCASION WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK