2000 FORD FOCUS Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 7000 MILES. AT 25000 MILES THE CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS- HESITATION, WHINING NOISES, AND HARD SHIFTING. THE TRUNK DOOR MUST BE SLAMMED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT CLOSES. ALSO A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WATER LEAK HAD TO BE REPAIRED FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT WAS FIXED.*AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE GEAR THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TIRES/ SHOCKS/ WHEEL BEARINGS/ TRANSMISSION STRUTS, AND ROTORS ALL BAD AND WORN OUT. DEALER UNRESPONSIVE AND SO IS FORD LONG FILE ON THIS CAR. DEALER REFUSES TO LEMON THE CAR OUT. TOTALLY FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF COMMUNICATION WITH DEALER AND FORD AM CONSIDERING LAW SUIT AGAINST BOTH (TIRESIZE: 195R7015)

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...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, ALSO BRAKES WILL GRIND. ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED, AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED 7 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS AND RPMS JUMP. NO PROBLEM FOUND. CONSUMER HEARS LOOSE GRAVEL SOUND FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA. DEALER FOUND WHEEL WELL LOOSE. DEALER FOUND SERPENTINE BELT FAILED CAUSING WHISTLE SQUEAL UNDER HOOD. GAS LIGHT ON WITH FULL TANK AND DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. EVAPORATIVE HOSE LOOSE. DEALER REMOVED AND INSTALLED FUEL TANK. CIGARETTE LIGHTER NOT WORKING. R-CUP HOLD BUBBLING. DRIVER SIDE MIRROR KNOB FALLS OFF. REAR CHILD SEAT LATCH COVER IN BROKE. FRONT DRIVER SEAT METAL FELL OUT. BOTH HEADLAMPS MOULDING FALL OUT. SUNVISOR MIRROR/BRACKET MOULDING ON PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN DOOR / DASH LOOSE. BROKEN. RIGHT OUTER AC VENT BROKEN. LOOSE CARPET ON RIGHT FRONT FLOOR. PILLAR TRIM COMING OFF. DECK LID WIRE...

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME. CAR HAS BEEN TAKING TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ALL HAPPENED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WARRANTY IS NOW OVER AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETLEY DIED.*AK

TRANSMISSION CHANGES WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IT FEELS AS IF CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A MANUAL . SHE HAS HAD OVERDRIVE TO PAUSE ON HER AS IF SHE HAD STEPPED ON BRAKES. *AK

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. FIRST NOTICED LEAK IN THE FLOORBOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AS THE DEALER DETAILED CAR. INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FELL OFF SOON AFTER, FOLLOWED BY THE FUEL GATE DOOR AND THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS BLOWN UP, ALL WHILE GOING 25 MPH OR UNDER, AND ALL UNDER 21,000 MILES! WE'VE HAD A MAJOR RECALL ON AVERAGE EVERY OTHER MONTH TOO. WHAT A LEMMON! *AK (TIRESIZE: P195/60R15)

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. FIRST NOTICED LEAK IN THE FLOORBOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AS THE DEALER DETAILED CAR. INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FELL OFF SOON AFTER, FOLLOWED BY THE FUEL GATE DOOR AND THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS BLOWN UP, ALL WHILE GOING 25 MPH OR UNDER, AND ALL UNDER 21,000 MILES! WE'VE HAD A MAJOR RECALL ON AVERAGE EVERY OTHER MONTH TOO. WHAT A LEMMON! *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AND TRYING TO GO AGAIN VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE SHIFTS IMPROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ONCE WHEN COMING OFF A RAMP AND DOWN SHIFTING, GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. VEHICLE WON'T GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER STATED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IT WAS DANGEROUS WHEN IT DID. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AS OF 21 AUG 01 FOR WATER LEAK UNDER DASHBOARD? TRUNK WILL NOT LOCK, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF PARK WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOT HELPING AT ALL. MY WARRANTY WILL BE UP IN A FEW, THAT MEANS ALL DEFECTS WILL COME OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT HEADLIGHTS STARTED BLINKING. ALSO, OVERDRIVE GEAR WILL GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR AT LOW SPEED WHEN IT STARTED VIBRATING AND DIED. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IS THIS USUAL FOR A ONE YEAR OLD CAR WITH 8400 MILES? ONE WEEK EARLIER, HAD TO HAVE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED. ARE TWO EVENTS LINKED? *AK

7 NEW STEREOS, 2 IGNITION CYLINDERS, A FEW TRUNK LATCHES, TRANSMISSION TROUBLE(DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE), 20,000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE 4 TIRES AND 4 BRAKE PADS, HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING, SHAKES ON THE FREEWAY WHEN BRAKING, MISASSEMBLED INTERIOR RAILS, AND MANY OTHERS. I AM COMPLETELY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE, I WILL NEVER, EVER BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE AND I WILL CERTAINLY NEVER RECCOMEND A FORD TO ANYONE.

CAR WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE, WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR OTHER FORWARD GEAR IT WAS AS IF THE AUTO WAS IN NEUTRAL. *AK

THIS VEHICLE IS CLEARLY ONE OF MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. ENGINE COOLING, TRANSMISSION BRAKING AND STARTER ISSUES. FORD PROTECTING SELF AS USUAL.

MY VEHICLE JERKS VERY BADLY WHEN SHIFT GEARS SPECIALLY FROM PARKING TO REVERSE IT JERKS VERY MUCH AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN VISTA FORD OF OXNARD AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ANY MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK

IGNITION AND STEERING LOCKED UP, KEY WOULD NOT TURN, VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK THERE WAS NOISE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO REAR OUTSIDE MIRROR FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON ACCEL. THERE WAS VIBRATION IN STEERING AT 45 MPH AND UP. THE HIGH SQEALING ON RAINY DAYS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT WAS CAUSED BY DRIVE BELT MALFUNCTIONING. THE IGNITION LOCKED DUE TO CYLINDER ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. *YH

VEHICLE WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING GARAGE WHEN IT, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND RAN INTO A WALL. BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THERE WAS FRONTAL DAMAGE. *AK

WHENEVER DRIVING CAN SMELL FUMES COMING INSIDE VEHICLE THROUH VENTS. SMELLS LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. GEARS WOULD GET STUCK. HARD TO SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER GEAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *MJS

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *MJS

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SLC

PROBLEMS NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY, GEARS GRIND, POP OUT, BURNING SMELL IN AC/HEAT, NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN, BOUGHT IN 8/00 NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. *AK

VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING 1ST TRANSMISSION VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE. CONSUMER TOOK CAR BACK A THIRD TIME FOR SAME PROBLEM, AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION. SHAKING WAS STILL THERE.*AK

WHILE COMING TO A FULL STOP VEHICLE WOULD START SHUTTERING. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLESAE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXES THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS STILL REOCCURS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY & HAD PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW DOWN. PUMPED BRAKES TWICE BEFORE STOPPING. SECOND TIME WAS SLOWING DOWN & HAD NO BRAKES. USED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. THIRD TIME HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ONLY, ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED FOCUS. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN SHIFTING & WOULD MAKE SQUEAKING & CLICKING NOISES. *AK

REAR BRAKES WOULD MAKE SQUEALING NOISES WHEN STOPPING. THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FUEL GUAGE FAILED TO REGISTER CORRECT FUEL. IF AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON, A CLOUD CAME OUT OF VENTS. ALSO, TAPE DECK HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT/ VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE IT WAS IDLING., AND ENGINE REVVED ON ITS OWN . VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL. *AK

OVERHEATING/ TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/ VIBRATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE AND VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL OR WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS SHIFTING GEARS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED T DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A THRUST WHEN CHANGING GEARS, AND WILL NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE PROBLEM IS DETERMINED TO BE ACOMPUTOR FAILURE. AND ALSO FIXED A RECALL FOR LEFT REAR TIRE. *YH

POPPED OUT OF GEAR AT HIGH SPEED, HAD TO HOLD THE SHIFTER TO KEEP IT IN GEAR AND AVOID ACCIDENT. AFTERWARD, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE SHIFTER TO GO INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT GRINDING NOISE, NO REVERSE AT ALL. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION, THEN LATER THEY SAID FORD KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE LINKAGE. *AK

IS IT COMMON FOR A NEW VEHICLE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS? EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS SHOULD MANUFACTURER BE HELD RESPONSIBLE OTHER THAN REPLACEMENT, IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME THAT AFTER OWNING A VEHICLE FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT, A NEW ONE IS INSTALLED, THAT THIS IS A SIGN OF A LEMON? *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATED UPON STARTING AND DRIVING. MORE ACCELERATION CAUSED VIBRATION TO WORSEN. ALSO, VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE REMAINING IN DRIVE. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER'S SHOP AT THIS TIME. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

AT FIRST TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO CUT OFF FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN GEAR WAS IN DRIVE/ REVERSE OR WHEN INITIALLY STARTING VEHICLE UP.*AK

WE DROVE OFF THE LOT WITHOUT HAVING THE PDI PERFORMED ON THE CAR, WHCICH RESULTED IN LOW FLUIDS IN THE VECHICLE, ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE LOW FLUID CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP, AND REVVED THE ENGINE,WHICH MADE THE CAR RIDE AND DRIVE REAL HARD. THE 1ST DAY WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY, WHICH WAS ALREADY DEAD IN THE CAR. AND NOW WE RECEIVED ON DEC 12,1999 A LETTER STATING THAT THE CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE IT HAD PROBLEMS WITH FLUIDS LEAKING INTO THE CRUISE CONTROL PANEL, AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE RECALL, AND ASK WHEN IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BRING THE CAR IN. WE SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED TO US THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERD FOR GEORGIA LOCATIONS, BUT NONE OF THE PARTS EVER HAD REACH THEIR LOCATION.. NOW THAT...