2000 FORD FOCUS Equipment Problems

THE KEY WOULD NO LONGER TURN IN THE IGNITION, LEAVING ME AND MY BABY NIECE STRANDED FAR AWAY FROM HOME. WE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WHEN WE RETURNED, WE FOUND OURSELVES STRANDED, BECAUSE THE IGNITION LOCK COULD NO LONGER BE OPERATED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD FOCUS LOCKS! *TR

THE KEY HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION THREE TIME NOW. THE FIRST TIME WE COULD NOT GET THE CAR STARTED IN A ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD, AND HAD TO LEAVE IT OVER NIGHT. THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE IN ORDER TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. THIS LAST TIME I ALSO HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. *TR

I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET AND FORD NEEDS TO REIMBURSE ALL OWNERS... MY ENGINE IS NOW CUTTING OFF WITH NO WARNING AT ANY SPEED AND I AM AFRAID FOR NOT ONLY MY OWN LIFE BUT MY 7 YEAR OLD AND NEWBORN DAUGHTERS AS WELL.... CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND AFTER ALL THE PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS SUCH AS OVERHEATING, SMOKING ENGINE, FRIED FUEL SYSTEM, VALVES, SENSORS, RESISTORS, MOTORS, HOSES, WIRES, FUSES, COOLING/HEATING, DOOR LATCHES AND THIS CAR PRACTICALLY SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN AND NOT STOPPING... I FEEL SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP US ALL.... PLEASE... I AM BEGGING!!!! *TR

IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SE WAGON THE KEY IN MY IGNITION REFUSES TO ALLOW ME TO REMOVE THE KEY AND THEN RE-INSERT THE KEY TO START THE ENGINE. I AM ABLE TO PUT THE KEY IN THE LOCK BUT NOT TURN IT. IT HAS HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE WINTER AFTER I HAD WENT TO TOWN TO GET SUPPLIES. IT USUALLY TAKES 1 TO 2 HOURS TO GET IT WIGGLED ENOUGH TO LET THE KEY TURN TO THE AUX, AND START POSITIONS. IT SEAMS THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY $400 TO $500 TO GET IT REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FIRST FAILURE IT SIMPLY REFUSED TO LET ME TURN THE IGNITION AFTER I INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THIS LAST TIME AFTER 4 HOURS OF WORKING WITH IT AND HAVING A LOCKSMITH COME OUT AND DETERMINE IF...

IT STARTED WITH A TICKING NOISE I COULD HEAR WHEN IT JUST IDLED, THEN I GOT HOME STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE LIKE SOMETHING HAD FALLEN INTO THE ENGINE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN WE HAD SOMEBODY LOOK AT IT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION IN THE # 4 PISTON. THEY HAD SAID SOMETHING HAD FALLEN OFF THE PISTON AND MADE A BUNCH OF DENTS AND DANGS SO NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. IT IS IN MY DRIVEWAY NOW WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION CYLINDER FAILED TWICE IN 4YRS. THIS LAST TIME I WAS STRANDED IN THE COLD, BY MYSELF AT 1AM. MISSING WORK, SPENDING MONEY ON TOWS, PARTS AND LABOR ADDS UP. NOT TO MENTION THE DANGER INVOLVED WITH BEING STRANDED, ALL BECAUSE YOUR KEY WONT TURN. *TR

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING CAN NOT PUT CAR IN PARK OR THE CAR STALLS...THIS STARTING HAPPENING AFTER A HOSE OF SOME TYPE WAS REPLACED AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. *TR

THE IGNITION OF MY 2000 FORD FOCUS I WAS STUCK AT DALLAS AIRPORT AFTER A JOB INTERVIEW FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS IN 90 DEGREE HEAT. IT WAS REPAIRED AND LOCKED UP AGAIN THIS TIME IN FRONT OF MY HOURS. *NM

IN JULY 2005 MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN WERE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD FOCUS LX ON THE FREEWAY AND WE WERE IN THE FAST LANE WHEN OUR CAR STARTED TO STALL AND WERE UNABLE TO GET GAS TO THE CAR. WE LATER TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS NOT PUTTING FUEL INTO THE CAR AND WE HAD TO REPLACE IT. WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. SO WE HAD IT FIXED AND ON MAY 30 2006 ALSO DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY BY CAR BEGAN TO STALL AND NOT WANT TO MOVE WELL. SO ONCE AGAIN I TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE WITH THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS ACTING UP AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET DUE TO ALREADY FIXING IT WITHIN A YEARS...

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

WHEEL BEARINGS IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES ALREADY. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN FORD FACTORY PARTS. RECALL FROM 2000 ON THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN 2001 BUT PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. FORD MOTOR CO. HAS BEEN CONTACTED REPEATEDLY IN REGARDS TO THIS BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO BEEN CONTACTED BUT THE KEEP REFERRING BACK TO FORD. COPIES OF ALL REPAIR BILLS IS AVAILABLE. IT APPEARS THAT WHEEL BEARING #9 IS ABOUT TO GO ALSO. BREAKDOWN AS FOLLOWS: RIGHT REAR 3 TIMES LEFT REAR 2 TIMES RIGHT FRONT 2 TIMES LEFT FRONT 1 TIME IN ADDITION, REAR DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY (ON THE AVERAGE OF EVERY 18-20 MONTHS). MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT OF WHEEL BEARING ON 3/4/05 CAN YOU PLEASE HELP! *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD FOCUS, I CAME TO A FOUR WAY STOP AND THE CAR CEASED TO WORK, AS IF I HAD TURNED OFF THE KEY...NO SPUTTERING, JUST STOPPED. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT LURCHED FORWARD, DIED AGAIN, JUST AS BEFORE. AS I LOOKED OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, I OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I EXITED THE CAR AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELLS. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. PEOPLE BEGAN SPRAYING WATER ON THE CAR FROM GARDEN HOSES, TWO PEOPLE STOPPED WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND NOTHING PUT OUT THE FLAMES. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, WITHIN 10 MINUTES, THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. PIECES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WERE MELTING AND FALLING OFF THE ENGINE ONTO THE GROUND. POLICE ARRIVED TO DIRECT TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO WENDLE FORD, AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY REMOVED THE VEHICLE TO THEIR...

I WENT TO INSURT MY KEY INTO THE STARTED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT TURNOVER AFTER THE WRONG KEY WAS PARTLY INSURTED, I THOUGHT THAT THAT PATS SYSTEM TRIPPED, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE FURTHER, I REALISED THAT NUMERIOUS PEOPLE AHVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH FORD FOCUSES, THAT THEIR IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THIS PART OF THE CAR, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY 300 DOLLARS OR MORE TO FIX A KNOWN ISSUE FROM FORD.

1/25/04 PARKED AT METER IN STAMFORD CT, KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT OF IGNITION. GOT IT OUT, THEN WOULDN'T GO BACK IN. 20 MINUTES OF SWEATING/SWEARING, GOT KEY BACK IN. HAD TO LEAVE IT IN THE IGNITION (DANGEROUS) UNTIL 2/12/04. CAR TO DILLON FORD, WHO REPLACED KEY CYLINDER FOR $210. MILEAGE 76,489. I SAVED BROKEN IGNITION SWITCH, IF YOU WANT IT. REPLACEMENT WAS A FORD MOTORCRAFTCO. IGNITION SWITCH SW-5997 XS4Z-11582-AA. JANUARY 2005 BROKE AGAIN! BROADWAY AUTO REPLACED KEY IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AGAIN FOR $250.00. MILEAGE 96,000. THEY GAVE ME A COPY OF "IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER: ALL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, INTERIOR- IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER HARD TO TURN. POSTED 09/16/02. ARTICLE NO. 02-18-2 2000 FORD FOCUS L4-121 2.0L SOHC VIN P SFI COPYRIGHT 2004 ALLDATA 8.30 "USE LOCK CYLINDER REPAIR KIT (XS4Z-11582-AA)" THIS IS THE SAME CYLINDER THAT BROKE IN MY FIRST REPLACEMENT. I SAVED BROKEN CYLINDER. BOTH CYLINDERS HAVE THE CODE...

THERE IS NO EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE THAT WAS RECOGNIZABLE. WHEN YOU PUT KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT SEIZES AND WILL NOT TURN TO START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW!! IN A YEAR AND A HALF. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS 6-27-03 AND I HAD IT FIXED. THE TUMBLER AND IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE A ONE OFF--I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOW OCCURED AGAIN 1-25-05 AND I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY AGAIN FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED ONCE--NEVERMIND TWICE! I CALLED FORD AND THEY WERE VERY UNINTERESTED AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL--BUT I BET THERE ARE OTHER WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT MEAN IS TAKES 2 WEEKS TO ORDER THE PARTS AND FIX SO IT IS A HUGH INCONVENIENCE BECAUSE I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND AM...

FATALITY VEHICLE FIRE, DEC. 8 2004. MY HUSBAND IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 FORD FOCUS, SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS SERVICE VISITS TO BILL BROWN FORD, LIVONIA MI FOR: IGNITION, STEERING COLUMN, WHEEL BEARING, BRAKE, REAR WINDOW CONTROL, SEAT BELT &TRUNK LATCHES, OVERHEAD LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT. THE VACUUM LINE & FUEL PUMP & VALVE ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED 2/03, FOLLOWED BY STALLING. IN 6/03, A/C COMPRESSOR & MANIFOLD LINE REPLACED. FUEL LINE & PUMP FAILURE IN 8/03, RESULTED IN GASOLINE SPILL ON RESIDENTIAL STREET MINUTES AFTER PARKING. BOGGING FOLLOWED REPAIRS, PCM REPROGRAMMED & LEAKING PVC TUBE REPLACED 1/04. FUEL PUMP AGAIN REPLACED. IN 8/04, OUR 24 YEAR OLD SON TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEMATIC CAR. WE ARE UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER VEHICLE MALFUNCTION CAUSED A 35 MPH COLLISION WITH A FIRE HYDRANT. AN IMMEDIATE ENGINE EXPLOSION AND FUEL FED FIRE TRAPPED MY SON AND HIS PASSENGER. DESCRIBED BY POLICE AS...

WHILE LEAVING WORK A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, MY 2000 FORD FOCUS' KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. UPON INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, I COULD NEITHER GET IT TO TURN IN THE CYLINDER NOR REMOVE IT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AIRPORT MARINA FORD IN LOS ANGELES AND REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, AS IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER IT'S STANDARD 3 YEAR/30,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. (UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE LOST MY SERVICE PAPERWORK DURING A RECENT MOVE. I WILL ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE THE INFORMATION FROM EITHER AIRPORT MARINA FORD OR FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO CONFIRM THE DATE, WORK PERFORMED AND THE MILEAGE OF MY CAR AT THE TIME.) MY CAR HAD NOT GIVEN ANY INDICATION OF POSSIBLE FAILURE PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. ON JANUARY 6, 2005, WHILE ON AN ERRAND FOR WORK, THE IGNITION CYLINDER BECAME STUCK. THIS TIME, I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY AND REINSERT...

JUST HAD OUR SECOND $350 IGNITION LOCK REPLACEMENT IN 2000 FORD FOCUS W/ 44000 MILES ON IT. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT SARASOTA FORD WHO STATED THAT "HONESTLY, YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE I'VE SEEN". WELL, I'VE BEEN (BELATEDLY) READING THROUGH WEB SITES WITH LOADS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT!!! *NM

THE DOOR LATCH ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEIZED UP AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. DUE TO THIS THE LATCH, THE DOOR HANDLE AND REINFORCEMENT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HANDLE STILL WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR DUE TO FORD PROVIDING THEM THE WRONG PART NUMBER TO BE ORDERED FOR THE LATCH. ONCE THE CAR DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO FIND THE CORRECT PART NUMBER TO ORDER THE LATCH THE DOOR WAS FIXED, BUT THE HANDLE STILL COMES LOSE ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO HIT THE HANDLE.*AK

HESITATION WITH ACCELERATION, STALLING.

WE HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS UP AND WILL EITHER FAIL TO ACCEPT THE KEY OR FAIL TO ROTATE TO START THE CAR. THE FIRST TWO OCCASIONS WERE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD THE THIRD WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS IGNITION FAILURE SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY 12-18 MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THIS MAY NOT BE A SAFETY PROBLEM, IT CLEARLY IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.*AK

IN MARCH 2002, MY 2000 FORD FOCUS LX HAD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND THE IGNITION LOCK UP SO THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY OR START MY CAR. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ENDED UP HAVING TO DRILL OUT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, REBUILD IT, AND REPLACE BROKEN STEERING COLUMN PARTS. NOW YESTERDAY, MAY 23, 2004, THE SAME THING OCCURRED - STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, KEY WOULD NOT TURN, CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO TOW IT AGAIN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, AND GET THE PARTS REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

IGNITION CYLINDAR FROZE, RENDERING THE KEY UNABLE TO BE TURNED. TOWED TO HAVE FIXED AND CYLINDAR WAS REPLACED WITH NEW FORD PART. THIS IS THE 2ND CYLINDAR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR...THE 1ST TIME THE KEY WAS STUCK AND WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE CYLINDAR. TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE CAR FIXED, IT HAPPENED A AGAIN WHERE THE CYLINDAR FROZE. THE TUMBLERS ARE OF AN INFERIOR AND DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND IT IS UNLIKELY THERE IS A PERMANENT REMEDY WITHOUT A DESIGN IMPROVEMENT.*AK

MY RADIO HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE AS IT WENT ON OR STAYED OFF DESPITE WHAT I DID. THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT ALSO MALFUNCTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME IT MALFUNCTIONS THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. COUNT ME IN AS ANOTHER PERSON WHO WILL NEVER AGAIN RISKY BUYING AN AMERICAN CAR AND CERTAINLY NOT A FORD.

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS HAD PROBLEMS STARTING 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. IT'S BEEN IN 6 TIMES FOR EXCESSIVE BRAKE NOISE AND OR SQUEALING. THE DOOR HINGES WERE SQUEEKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MISALIGNMENT..IT TOOK 5 TIMES TO DETERMINE THIS. WEATHER STRIP MOLDING HAS BEEN REPLACED DUE TO FALLING APART AROUND THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CD PLAYER/STEREO WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW FACTORY MODEL WHEN CD PLAYER WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE "NEW" MODEL WAS REPLACED YET AGAIN DUE TO CODING SEEN AND NO NUMBERS IN THE WINDOW DIGITAL AREA. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AFTER STALLING MORE THAN 50 MILES FROM HOME...STILL DOES NOT RUN UP TO PERFORMANCE. FUEL AREA REWORKED AGAIN. WOULD NOT START DUE TO BATTERY CABLE. FORD NEEDS TO DISCONTINUE THIS MODEL UNTIL THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEMS IT HAS WITH IT. THEY ALSO NEED TO GET ALL FOCUS MODELS OFF THE...

ON OCTOBER 10TH 2003 I WAS DRIVING IN THE FORD FOCUS 2000 WAGON FROM NEW YORK CITY TO CLEVELAND, OH, ABOUT 500 MILES. IT DROVE WELL FOR ABOUT 300 MILES, BUT STARTED TO CHOKE AND SPUTTER ON HILLS, LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL. I WAS HOPING I WOULD MAKE IT TO CLEVELAND FOR REPAIRS, BUT IT STALLED OUT ON ME GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR 60 MILES OUTSIDE OF CLEVELAND. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART, AND LIMPED INTO THE NEAREST TOWN AND FOUND A FORD DEALER IN ASHTABULA OH. HE SAID IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER AND REPAIRED IT. IT DROVE FINE FOR THE REST OF JOURNEY INTO CLEVELAND. BUT I THEN HEADED TO NEW YORK CITY A FEW DAYS LATER, AND AGAIN AFTER 200 MILES, IT STARTED SPUTTERING ON HILLS. THEN OUTSIDE OF BINGHAMTON, NY IT STALLED AGAIN. I AGAIN RESTARTED, AND TERRIFIED OF A FATAL ACCIDENT, I...

HI, I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2000 AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES. I HAVE HAD MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM REPLACED BY FORD, THEN PERSONALLY REPLACED THE DRIVER FRONT WINDOW MECHANISM AND THE DRIVER BACK MECHANISM DUE TO CABLE BREAKS. I HAVE HAD IT IN WITH THE RADIO 3 TIMES AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED, THE IGNITION BLOCK REPLACED, THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS. THE TRUNK RELEASE HAS NEVER WORKED. NOW IT KEEPS BREAKING DOWN ON ME IF I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR NON STOP. THIS WEEKEND I WENT TO SAN ANTONIO FROM CORPUS, IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES GOING TO SA AND COMING HOME 4 TIMES & HOW SAFE IS THAT! FORD SAID THEY CANNOT...

2000 FORD FOCUS - RECALLED IN 2001 FOR REAR WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM - SUPPOSEDLY THE DEALERSHIP - VILLAGE FORD DEARBORN, MI - INSPECTED AND PROCEEDED WITH THE PROPER SERVICE - NOW WITH BAD REAR WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM - MY TIRE WAS READY TO FALL OFF PER THE MECHANIC - WHEN THE MECHANIC CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR PART - HE WAS TOLD THAT WAS A RECALL ITEM AND I SHOULD BRING TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. ON 11-11-03 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO AVIS FORD SOUTHFIELD MI FOR THIS REPAIR - I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT NO RECALL EXIST ON THE REAR WHEEL BEARING AND FURTHERMORE IF ONE DID EXIST THE WARRANTY ON THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE VOID. THE MECHANIC THAT EVALUATED MY CAR ON 11-8-03 STATED THIS NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP - HE TIGHTENED THE WHEEL- WHICH IS WHY I SCHEDULED A REPAIR ON 11-11-03....

I HAVE HAD THIS FOCUS FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. WHEN I PURCHASED IT, I WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY OF THE POSSIBLE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MODEL. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD 4 RECALLS REPAIRED. RECENTLY, THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS GETTING STUCK. NOW, THE FACTORY INSTALLED SECURITY SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. I CANNOT LOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT ALL AND I MUST LOCK THE OTHER 3 DOORS MANUALLY. MY KEY CHAIN DOOR LOCKER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE INSIDE BUTTON FOR UNLOCKING THE TRUNK WILL NOT WORK EITHER. THE FRONT CONSOLE IS TOO BIG FOR THE CAR AND COFFEE CUPS WILL NOT FIT INTO IT. I ALSO SEEM TO HAVE TROUBLE SEEING BEHIND ME WHEN TRYING TO LOOK TO THE LEFT FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DUE TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE HEADREST. *LA

THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING FAILED CAUSING SMOKE AND ALMOST A FIRE. I HAD THE RECALL DONE AT TRI COUNTY FORD IN MAULDRAUGH KY, AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAD HAPPENED. I WENT TO LES PINKHAM LINCOLN MERCURY AND BOUGHT NEW WHEEL BEARINGS AND HAD MY PERSONAL MECHANIC REPLACE THE BEARING. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE DRUM AND WHEEL ARE POSSIBLE WARPED AND MIGHT NEED REPLACEING. I ALSO WANT A REFUND ON THE BEARINGS AND LABOR COST FOR THE MECHANIC TO REPLACEMENT OF BEARINGS.*AK

THERE IS A VIBRATION FELT IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR ALIGNED 2 TIMES, REPLACED THE TIRES 3-TIMES, REPLACED THE BRAKES 3-TIMES AND HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND RE-BALANCED 6 TIMES, IN TWO YEARS. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE RECALLS COMPLETED. THE VIBRATION STILL EXISTS AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIX IT. THE DEALER JUST KEEPS TELLING ME TO GET THE TIRES RE-BALANCED, OR GET NEW TIRES AGAIN. *NLM

THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTOR, HEATER CHAMBER, HALF SHAFT BEARING, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WERE ALL REPLACED. *AK *JB

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS THAT I HAVE HAD ALLOT OF PROBLEMS WITH. I SPECIALLY ORDERED THIS CAR TO HAVE ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDING SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS, AND ANTI LOC BRAKES. WE ORIGINALLY HAD BOUGHT THE CAR IN CA. THE FIRST PROBLEM HAPPENED AT 3000 MILES THE REAR BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING, AND THE SEAT BELT BUZZER WONT GO OFF. WE TOOK IT TO FORD WERE THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. WE MOVED TO NC WERE WE NOW LIVE. TOOK IT BACK TO FORD WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT THIS NOW 30,000 MILES. THEY SAID THEY WERE DEFECTIVE, THEY HAD THE CAR OVER NIGHT FOR THE SEAT BELT BUZZER, STILL NO PROBLEM FOUND. SO THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR THE SEAT BELT BUZZER DID THE JOB OF STAYING ON FOR US. IT STOPPED THE SQUEAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. 1 1/2 WEEKS LATER WE...

THERE IS A VERY BAD SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING, AND WHEN CONSUMER LETS OFF THE BRAKE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. DRIVER STATES MORE THAN TWICE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK.ALSO CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS NOT WORKING, CUP HOLDER BUBBLING, SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED DUE TO A SQUEAL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, GAS LIGHT WAS COMING ON WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL OF GAS, DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS COMING ON, STARTER AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, DRIVER SIDER MIRROR KNOB FELL OFF, RPM RUNS HIGH, HEADLAMP MOLDING WAS REPLACED, SUNVISOR WAS BROKE, REAR CHILD SEAT LATCH COVER WAS BROKE, AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER WERE REPLACED, PASSENGER DOOR TRIM, DRIVER SEAT METAL BAR, REWIND BUTTON FOR AM/FM CASSETTE WAS INOPERATIVE, CARPET LOOSE, PILLAR TRIM WAS COMING OFF, TICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF...