2000 FORD FOCUS Service Brakes Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, A GROWLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THEN BEGAN TO HEAR A CLUNKING SOUND AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE DRUM. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE DRUM CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE GREASE IGNITING. THE CONTACT USED WATER AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

ON AN IRREGULAR BASIS, THE CAR DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN BRAKING. MOST OF THE TIME THIS OCCURS WHEN EXITING FROM A HIGHWAY BUT LATELY HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON SIDE STREETS. ABNORMALLY HARD BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ONCE I HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE TO RETURN TO SLOW IDLE. DEALER CLAIMED TO BE UNABLE TO FIND OR REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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 PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS 2000 FROM JOHN THORTON ON THORTON ROAD IN LITHIA SPRINGS ON OR ABOUT 7/2005. I ALSO TRADED IN MY LEXUS 1991 VEHICLE WHICH I HAD JUST FIXED UP FOR 2000.00 AND PLUS THE DEALER ASKED FOR A DOWN PAYMENT OF 1200.00 WHICH I GAVE, AND I REQUESTED THEM TO ADD A WARRANTY WHICH THEY DID NOT IN THE CONTRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS WHITE AND BLACK INSIDE. I DROVE SMOOTH FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS UNTIL ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. I HAD THE BRAKES REDONE, AND SOME OTHER WORK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WORKED ON IT AND CHARGED ME SOME MORE. UNTIL I REALIZED THE MECHANIC CALLED ME NAME FOR PICK UP AND HE STATED TO ME THINKING I WAS ANOTHER PERSON, MY VEHICLE IS READY AND IT HAD 3 RECALLS ON IT IN THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR AN ALIGNMENT. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TWO FRONT COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TWO FRONT SPRINGS, THE TWO REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS, AND A BRAKE LINE. THE CONTACT LEARNED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01I017000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS AND BOLTS), BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO HER VIN. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARRANT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED; SMOKE ERUPTED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION THE RIM WAS BLACK AND THERE WERE METAL PIECES ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN VERY SLOWLY 25 MILES TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL HUB DUE TO THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BRAKES LOCKING UP.

BRAKES WILL NOT WORK WHEN CAR FIRST DRIVEN IN MORNING. HAVE TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE. FORD WILL NOT FIX THIS. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ALONG WITH THE WATER LEAK, BAD IGNITION KEY TUMBLER AND POOR GAS MILEAGE. IT HAS BEEN ROTTEN FROM THE GET GO. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *NM

CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE 2000 FORD FOCUS DUE TO ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED WITH THIS VEHICLE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE REAR BRAKES, DRUMS AND SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED IGNITION LOCKED AND WILL NOT TURN. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN 10-2000. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND A NEW IGNITION WAS PUT IN, AND HAD TO ORDER ANOTHER SET OF KEYS. CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE WITH IT STARTING VEHICLE. IGNITION FAILED AGAIN. CONTACT DID NOT TALK TO A DEALER, BUT PLANED TO DO SO.. THE DEALER ,WHERE CONTACT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE HAD IT TOWED FOR HER IN 2000. SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS THAT CAME ON PRIOR TO THE IGNITION LOCKING. *AK A YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

DT: THE BRAKES MAKE A NOISE LIKE IT IS A DUMP TRUCK STOPPING. WHEN THE CONSUMER HITS THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY. HE CHANGED THE BRAKE SHOES TWICE AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY TO REPLACE THE LINING AND MAGNETS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED, BUT IT IS NOT EVERY TIME YOU HIT THE BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT IS NOT COVERED. CONSUMER HAS CALLED THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND HAS A REFERENCE NUMBER, 6397393. *NM

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

ON 19 FEB 2005 I WENT TO HAVE MY REAR BRAKES REPLACED ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THEY WENT TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES, THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE SEIZED TO THE REAR SPINDLE. I HAD RECALL #01B85B DONE ON 27 DEC 2001 TO PREVENT THIS. BUT IT DID NOT HELP. *JB

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...

NAR 04/07/2003 MR. WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR TIRE DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FAILED WHEEL BEARING.. THE AIR CONDITION REPEATEDLY LEAKED WATER IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE WORN WHICH REQUIRED NEW ROTORS. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR A CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS.. THE BRAKES SQUEALED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY WERE FIXED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. *JB

LOUD RUMBLING SOUNDS COMMING FROM UNDERNEATH RUBBING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE REAR BRAKES, HAD THE DRUMS CUT AND CLEANED AND THE BRAKES STILL ARE RUBBING AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES WILL FAIL SOON IF THEY DON'T FIX THEM I TOOK MY CAR BACK THREE TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM,AND THE INSIST THEY FIXED IT AND THE SAME THING IS STILL WRONG I HOPE SOMEBODY CAN HELP I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO TO GET THE PROPER HELP. I NEED MY CAR.

I STARTED TO REPLACE TIRES AS EARLY AS 5,000 MILES JUST ABOUT 7 TIMES BY NOW. REPLACED IGNITION 5/03 FOR $667.00 THE KEY WOULD GO IN AND WOULDN'T TURN. SPRING COIL DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE WHILE IN TRAFFIC REPLACED 4/03 FOR $158.50. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETLY GONE THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP. PLEASE HELP ME, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT PAUL CLARK IS SO POOR THAT I WOULD NOT GO THERE ANYMORE.

BRAKES REPLACED BUT CONTINUE TO SQUEAL FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED CAUSING CRASH.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2000 SINCE THIS TIME THE CAR HAS HAD A NUMBER OF RECALLS ON THE CAR. I FEEL THAT THE PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT THE 2000 MODEL OF THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE LIABLE TO PAY THE AMOUNT THE CONTACT WAS SIGNED. DUE TO THE FACT THAT AT THE TIME THE CAR WAS BOUGHT, THE PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT THE CAR DIDN'T KNOW THAT MOST OF THE CAR'S LIFE WOULD BE IN THE SHOP BEING FIXED. ALSO FORD KNEW THAT THE FOCUS WAS PRONE TO THIS HAPPENING.

THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS HORRIBLE. THEY MAKE NOISES ALL THE TIME. I HAVE REPLACED THE CYLINDERS AND THE SHOES AND IT STILL DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT. THE SUSPENSION IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACING, BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD IT. I AM A TEACHER. CRUISE CONTROL HAS GONE BAD, BECAUSE OF A FAULTY WIRE.

I DRIVE A 200O FORD FOCUS LX. I HAVE HAD IT STALL OUT SEVERAL TIMES ON ME UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ME LEAVING IT OUT OF GEAR OR SOMETHING, BUT THEN I READ A ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER STATING THAT FORD FOCUS'S HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PORBLEM? I DONT REMEBER WHERE I WAS THE ARTICLE BUT I WISH THAT I DID... I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL RELATED ARTICLES ABOUT FORD CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT MINE WAS NOT LISTED. I AM TRYING MY BEST TO GET IT FIXED BUT WHEN I TAKE IT IN, THERES NO PROBLEM SO THEY CANT FIX IT! I WILL GO AND DO ANYTHING IN MY POWERS, GOTO LOCAL PAPERS, NEWS STATIONS, ECT......

CAR HAS HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND THE CAR IS STALLING DURING ACCELERATION. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOPS FOR SEVERAL RECALLS AS WELL AS TWICE FOR IGNITION LOCK FAILURE. ONE OF OUR CHILDREN WAS TRAPPED IN REAR SEAT BY DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT & HAD TO BE CUT OUT WITH A KNIFE. CAR STALLS AFTER IT WARMS UP. DEALER SAYS IT'S FUEL PUMP BUT IF THAT WERE SO, WOULDN'T IT STALL WAARM OR COLD. I SPOKE TO AN EMPLOYEE AT ANOTHER DEALER WHO SAID FORD WAS FINDING PROBLEMS WITH SENSOR CONNECTED WITH COOLING SYSTEM. WHO DO I BELIEVE? THEY WANT TO CHARGE US $700 TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP THAT PROBABLY WORKS FINE.

HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY FOCUS THE BRAKES WORE DOWN WHILE I WAS ON VACATION AND I WAS STUCK DRIVING FOR A BIT ON METAL TO METAL....WHICH RUINED MY ROTOR.....THEN THE BATTERY AFTER ALMOST 3YRS. HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO NOT WANT TO START TWICE......EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO CLEAN OFF THE BUILT UP ACID ON THE BATTERY SO THAT A CLEAN CONNECTION CAN BE MADE.....THE PAINT KEEPS ON CHIPPING, MY ANTEENA HAS BECOME FRAYED, JUST RECENTLY MY CAR'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN IN THE IGNITION......IT IS IN THE SHOP AS I WRITE THIS.....AND FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CYLINDER.......THE CAR SEEMS TO BE SLUGISH WHEN ON THE INERSTATE.......THE FOCUS IS A DANGEROUS CAR AND FORD CO. NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT..... JEREMY

CURRENT MALFUNCTION IS HESITATION AND ENGINE STALL AND BRAKE FAILURE. MY CAR IS ALMOST 2 YEARS OLD AND WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING MALFUNCTIONS: WINDSHIELD WIPER, AIR CONDITION, ELECTRIC WINDOW, BRAKES, STRUTS, RUSTED ROTOR, IGNITION SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SHORTS(FLASHING DASH), ENGINE HESITATION/STALL, BLOWN FUSES WHERE CAR WOULD NOT START.

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...

BAD BRAKES, LEAKING TRANSMISSION X 2 REPAIRS, NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBS, ONE "ACCIDENT", DAMAGE REPAIRED AT FORD EXPENSE, BAD TIRE, NOISE FROM FRONT RT SIDE, "SURGE" PROB, CAR SEEMED TO "STICK" IN A GEAR. I DON'T HAVE MY FILE WITH ME BUT I KNOW THERE IS MORE.

I HAVE BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT 7 TIMES DURING THE LAST 3 YEARS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH MY NEW FOCUS. THE CLUTCH FAILED AT 6700 MILES, ALONG WITH THE BRAKES, AND THINGS GOT WORSE FROM THERE. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER INTO THE ROOF, THE FUSE ON THE FAN/AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MELTED, AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. ALSO, THE FABRIC ON THE SEATS CAUSED ME TO GET SHOCKED EVERY TIME I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. FORD'S LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS PAINFULLY OBVIOUS AS WELL DURING THESE REPAIRS. I ULTIMATELY TRADED IN MY CAR FOR A COMPETITOR'S CAR AND I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW.

THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT THREE TIME BECAUSE OF NOISE AND IT'S BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES. IT'S IN SERVICE RIGHT NOW AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE WORKING ON IT OR IF THEY ARE REPAIRING OTHER THINGS OR WHAT. I HAVEN'T HAD HEAT THROUGHOUT THE COLDEST PART OF THE WINTER. THE SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK AND THE PAINT IS PEELING. THE CAR HAS LOCKED UP NOT LETTING ME START THE ENGINE TWICE, THEN JUST OUT OF THE BLUE IT DECIDED TO START. I TRIED TO TURN IN AND THE CAR DEALER AT FORD SAID HE WOULDN'T TOUCH IT, DIDN'T WANT IT. WE BOUGHT IT AUG. 9 2000-FORD CREDIT, SIMPLE INTEREST 6.5 --FIRST PAYMENT SEPTEMBER $456.99 A MONTH THEY SAY WE OWE TOO MUCH TO TRADE IN ???THIS MADE NO SINCE. NOW I KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN OUT...

CAR IS ONLY 2YRS,8MO. HAVE CURRENTLY EXPENDED OVER $4000.00 ON REPAIRS. PROBLEM WITH SEALS ALLOWING FUMES IN CAR FROM OTHER VEHICLES RUNNING BESIDE MINE. THE NOISE AND WIND SHEAR LEVEL IS VERY UNSATISFACTORY. SQUEAL NOISE AND THUMPING FEELING FROM PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL. HESITATION ON ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC FLOW. POOR QUALITY ON PARTS AND WORKMANSHIP FROM MANUFACTURER

I DRIVE 25000 MILES A YEAR TO AND FROM WORK APPROXIMTLY 115 MILES A DAY AND 70% OF THAT IS ON OPEN INTERSTATE HIWAY. STOP AND GO IS LESS THAN 20 MILES A DAY. TIRES COMPLETELY WORE OUT AT 41000 MILES. TIRES STARTED HUMMING AT 10 TO 15000 MILES. I CONSTLY COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT END AND TIRE NOISE. I PUT A SET OF GOODYEAR AQUATRED TIRES ON AT 41476 MILES. THEY ALSO STARTED HUMMING, SO THE FRONT END WAS LINED UP. THIS DID NOT STOP THE TIRES FROM HUMMING. NOW CAR HAS 80000 MILES, TIRES ARE SCARMING GO DOWN THE ROAD FAST OR SLOW. FRONTEND SUSPENSION HAS BEEN MAKING CLANKING OR THUD TYPE NOISE. JUST RECENTLY TURING LEFT GETING OFF INTERSTATE IT FELLES LIKE THE RIGHT FRONT IS CHANGING GEOMITRY. CAR TURNS LEFT VILENTLY - MUST CORECT STERING. THIS WILL HAPPENS WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS CAR IS EXTMLY DANGERAS. WHEN DRIVEN...

THIS IS A COPY OF THE LETTER I SENT TO FORD PRESTIGE FORD GARLAND TX ATTN: [XXX] DEAR [XXX] RE: FORD FOCUS 2000 VEHICLE ID# [XXX] I BECAME A CUSTOMER OF PRESTIGE FORD 5 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY 98 ESCORT. I WAS PLEASED WITH THE CAR, NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITHIN THE 2 YEARS I HAD IT ONLY THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. FEB 28TH 2000 I MADE THE STUPIDEST DECISION IN MY LIFE TO TRADE IT FOR A BRAND NEW FOCUS 2000 -I WAS IMPRESSED OF THE REVIEWS OF BEING THE EUROPEAN CAR OF THE YEAR IN 1999. WELL DURING THIS 3 YEARS I HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AND I JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL. I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER HOW MANY TIMES I'VE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO FORD FOR SAFETY RECALLS DURING THE LAST 3 YEARS. IN 3 YEARS I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES 3 TIMES (THAT'S...

LET'S SEE, WHERE SHALL I BEGIN. WITHIN MONTH OR TWO OF PURCHASE OF 2000 FOCUS SEDAN IT WAS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE FRONT A PANEL TRIM. IT TOOK 3 TIMES TO FINALLY GET THAT RIGHT. ALSO LESS THAN 5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A STRESS FRACTURE (WAS A 1-1.5 HAIRLINE CRACK WHICH APPEARED IN WINDSHIELD). THE WINDSHIELD HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED AGAIN. WHILE ADJUSTING THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AROUND THE BASE, APPARENTLY FROM SLIGHT PRESSURE OF MIRROR. AND JUST RECENTLY, AUGUST 2003, I'VE NOTICED WATER DROPS FLYING UP FROM ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. NOT SURE IF WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING AROUND THE BOTTOM BASE OR MAYBE A.C. HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED YET, BUT IT WILL BE IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK FOR OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVEN'T MENTIONED YET. IT WAS IN SHOP IN LATE 2001 OR EARLY 2002 FOR THROTTLE PROBLEMS. WHILE...

STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE. SUDDENLY IN AUGUST, ALL POWER SYSTEMS/COMPUTER TYPE ITEMS BEGAN TO FAIL -- POWER LOCKS, TRUNK RELEASE. THEN, CAR BEGAN (AND STILL DOES) TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE WHEN STOPPED/IDLE UNTIL IT WOULD SHUTDOWN. ALSO, THE RADIO/CD PLAYER WOULD SHUT OFF. CHECKED FOR TSBS FOR THE VEHICLE MODEL & YEAR AND FOUND AT LEAST 15. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (WORLD FORD SANDY SPRINGS) WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY ARE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. ONLY OFFICIAL FORD RECALL NOTICES, NOT EVEN NTSA RECALL NOTICES, WOULD BE HONORED. ON TOP OF THIS, WE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO PAY $90 PER COMPLAINT BATCH (THE TSB LIST WAS BATCHED IN TO 3 MAIN AREAS)FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES AND IF ANY OF THE COMPLAINTS WERE RELATED TO A RECALL, THE $90 WOULD BE REFUNDED AS...

PURCHASED FORD FOCUS SE IN MAY OF 2002 WITH 13,260 MILES. WE DID NOT BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE WE COULD NOT AFFORD. SOON AFTER BRINGING THE CAR HOME, WE NOTICED THE TIRE WAS VERY WOBBLY, AND THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING--TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR BRAKE NOISE, AS FOR THE TIRE NOTHING IS WRONG-THE SERVICE DEPT. TEST DROVE AND DIDN'T NOTICE A THING. HAVE TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AFTER THAT FOR WOBBLY TIRE-STILL SAME ANSWER NOTHING IS WRONG. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SEVERAL RECALLS. KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP-BUT THE NEXT TIME MY TEENAGED DAUGHTER DROVE THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK WHEN SHE WAS TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION-HAD IT TOWED AGAIN, THERE WAS A PIECE OF MATERIAL (FROM THEM FIXING THE IGNITION PROBLEM) THAT WAS STUCK IN...

HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST THAT COATS ON THE WHEELS,ESPECIALLY THE FRONT WHEELS,I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR.IN ORDER FOR THIS CAR TO LOOK DECENT I HAVE TO GET ON THE GROUND ON MY HANDS AND KNEES USING A SOLVENT AND WATER ALONG WITH A LOT OF ELBOW GREASE AND A BRUSH AND SPONGE AND LITERALLY CLEAN THESE WHEELS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.A SIMPLE DRIVE THROUGH A CAR WASH WILL NOT CLEAN THIS BRAKE DUST ADEQUATELY.I HAVE CALLED FORD THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS COMPLAINING THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND OF COURSE THEY DENY IT!THE LAST CALL I MADE A CONSUMER REP FROM FORD READ FROM A BULLETIN THAT THEY PUT OUT INSTRUCTING OWNERS AS TO HOW TO CLEAN OFF THE BRAKE DUST.IF THERE WAS NOT A DEFECT WHY ARE THEY PUTTING IT IN BLACK AND WHITE TO BE READ? I...

FIRST ONE: IGNITION LOCKED. ONE NIGHT AFTER CLASSES, I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO OR TURN THE IGNITION LOCK. I CALLED MY FORD WARRANTY AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT HE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM ON THE FORD FOCUS, AS HE HAD HAD MANY CALLS TO PICK UP CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SECOND ONE: AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM DRIVING TO THE STORE ONE SATURDAY, I PARKED AS USUAL AND TRIED TO PULL UP MY HAND BRAKE WHICH WOULD NOT GO UP OR LOCK INTO PLACE. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE LITTLE BUTTON YOU PUSH IN THE RELEASE THE HANDBRAKE WAS LOCATED ALL THE WAY INTO THE ASSEMBLY NOT ALLOW IT TO LOCK. I PLAN ON TAKING MY CAR IN NOVEMBER TO BE REPAIRED. MY FORD WARRANTY WILL COVER IT SINCE ITS A FEW THOUSAND...

1)WE HAD TROUBLE WITH RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK STUTTERING NOTHING FOUND TO BE WRONG HAS ONLY OCCURED ONCE SINCE 2)TRANSMISSION MAKES A WHIRRING NOISE INTERMITENLY WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ON BOTH OCCASIONS 3)REAR BRAKES ON TWO OCCASIONS HAVE MADE SQUEAKING NOISES FIRST TIME AT 34950 KM NEW SHOE PADS. SECOND TIME AT 41346 KM SHOES AND DRUMS SANDED 4MM LEFT ON SHOES HAS SQUEAKED ON ONLY ONE OCCASION SINCE 4)FRONT BRAKES DONE AT 24450 KM NEW PADS AND REPAIRED TWO ROTORS. SECOND TIME AT 41346 KM PADS SHOWN TO BE AT 6MM LEFT

I HAVE NOTHING BUT GRIEF WITH MY 2000 FOCUS. 1) MOST RECENTLY I HAD WAS TRAVELING AT 50 KM/H WHEN MY FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING DROPPED OUT OF THE FRONT END. I PHONED FORD REPEATEDLY AND EVEN THOUGH I DISCOVERED A PROGRAM COVERING MY THE COIL SPRINGS ON I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND SAYING THAT I WAS OUTSIDE THE PROGRAM RECALL DATE BY A FEW MONTHS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS MADE AT THE WAYNE ASSEMBLY PLANT; WHERE OTHER PROGRAM RECALLS WERE COMING FROM. I ENDED UP IN A FIELD WHEN THE COIL SPRING BROKE, NARROWING MISSING THE CAR NEXT TO ME. I WAS THANKFUL THAT I HAD ESCAPED WITH MY LIFE BUT NOT TO BE COVERED BY FORD WAS A SLAP TO THE FACE. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THE WAY THEY HANDLED THIS SITUATION AND I AM DETERMINED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THIS SITUATION. MY ALIGNMENT...

I PURCHASED MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SE FROM MERLIN MOTORS IN SASKATOON. PRODUCTION DATE - MAY 2/2000, STOCK NO. PP24941, R.O. NO. 155631. I BELIEVE THIS CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY SOMEONE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. HERE IS A CHRONOLOGICAL BREAKDOWN OF REPAIRS. APRIL 17/01 - TOOK CAR IN BECAUSE DRIVER MIRROR VIBRATED BADLY WHEN DRIVING - SO BADLY THAT I COULD NOT LOOK INTO IT, IT WAS SHAKING THAT MUCH. ALSO, THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE RELEASE INSIDE THE CAR. PARTS WERE ORDERED AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE KILOMETERS- 32854. JUNE 19/01 - THEY CHECKED FOR DRIVER MIRROR VIBRATING WHEN DRIVING AND REPLACED DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR. THE ALSO CHECKED FOR TRUNK NOT OPENING FROM THE RELEASE INSIDE THE CAR, THEY REPLACED THE TRUNK STOP AND ADJUSTED. VEHICLE KILOMETERS- 35222 JUNE 20/01 - THEY CHECKED FOR POWER STEERING LEAK AND REPLACED STEERING RACK AND SET TOE. VEHICLE KILOMETERS- 37782??...

WHILE BRAKING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER LIFTED FOOT, THEN TOUCHED THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AFTER BEING ABLE TO STOP CONSUMER GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND TRAVELED ON A MAIN STREET, AND VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME THING. WHILE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BUT COULD NOT STOP, VEHICLE KEPT GOING AND WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, RESULTING IN A BROAD SIDE COLLISION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM INSURANCE SAYING THAT THERE WAS RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE POWER FAILURE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO CHECK VEHICLE BUT THEY REFUSED. *LA

IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. *NM

FORD FOCUS 2000. SQUEAKY BRAKES, IGNITION PROBLEMS - LOCKED UP -? CAN'T TURN KEY. *LA

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS KONA EDITION HAS BEEN SUBJECT OF AT LEAST FIVE RECALLS AND OTHER NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE REQUIRED ME TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED. I WAS ALSO SOLD THIS CAR WAY ABOVE STICKER PRICE AND CURRENTLY THIS FORD FOCUS IS WORTH 5000 DOLLARS YET I STILL OWE 11,000. I AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE REAR AXLE, THAT I WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO GET REPAIRED. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE BETWEEN THE YEARS OF NOVEMBER 2001 (WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR) AND THE PRESENT DATE OF NOVEMBER 2003... BUT THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL ONGOING. *LA

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...

I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH 3 TIMES IN LEAST THAT 2 YEARS AND TWICE IN THREE MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME TO CALL FORD AND FORD TELLS ME IT A DEALERSHIP'S PROBLEM CALL THEM THE OLD RUN AROUND. I ALSO HAVE REPLACE ALL FOUR BRAKES AND TIRES WITH ONLY 25000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THEY STILL SQUEEZE AND GRIND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. I BROUGHT THE CAR USED SO I DO NOT KNOW IF ANYTHING WAS REPLACE BEFORE I PURCHASED IT LOVELY VEHICLE. *LA

1ST RECALL,6/2000 SHOP FOR A/C PROBLEM,9/2000 SHOP FOR 7 DAYS FOR AC PROBLEM,1/2002 SHOP 7DAYS FOR ENGINE WORK,RECALLS X 4 OR 5 NOT SURE ABOUT DATES THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY ON THIS CAR,PROBLEMS WITH NOT STARTING ,GAS GAUGE, TIRE REPLACEMENT 3 SETS IN LESS THEN 3 YEARS, HESITATION,POOR GAS MILAGE,BRAKES SQUEALING, TRUNK DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY,10/2003 HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS FOR POSSIBLE ENGINE WORK. DEALER CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM, I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS CAR IT HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE THERE ARE MORE TO MENTION CAN NOT LIST THEM ALL I NEED HELP. *AK

HAVE HAD MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES. FIRST TIME AT 11,000 MILES, SECOND TIME (ROTORS REPLACED) AT 24,000 MILES AND THIRD TIME AT 36,000 MILES. BRAKES CONSISTENTLY SQUEAL, SO LOUDLY THAT I CAN HEAR THEM OVER MY RADIO! I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT FOCUS BRAKES TEND TO BE LOUD, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T WORK. DEALER ALSO SAID THEY RECEIVED NOTICE FROM FORD THAT FOCUS BRAKES JUST "SQUEAL". I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE AND THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR".*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS, IT MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING, AND OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. ALSO, ENGINE PROBLEMS. OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL PAN UNDER THE MOTOR. OWNER WAS REFERRED TO THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO SEEK PROTECTION UNDER THE LEMON LAW. *AK

BRAKES SQUEAK, EXCESSIVE BREAK DUST ON THE FRONT WHEELS.*PH THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER, THAT THE BRAKE DUST WAS NORMAL. THE REAR SHOES PAD ASSEMBLIES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE LEFT RIGHT EBRAKE CABLE SPRING RETAINER HAD POPPED OUT THE BACKING PLATE WHICH CAUSED THE SHOES TO NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY. THE DEALER PUT THE RETAINER BACK AND RESET THE HEBRAIC. ALSO THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB