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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...

DEFECTIVE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR. *PH DURING THE INSPECTION THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. OTHER VEHICLE COMPONENTS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE'S TRUNK LATCH BROKE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE, THE CD PLAYER BECAME INOPERATIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *NM

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3, I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN FOR MORE REPAIRS & RECALLS THEN I CAN COUNT. THE MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALER (COLLEY FORD, GLENDORA, CA.) FOR A RECALL (PROGRAM) AND TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED WAS ON 10/02/2004, I WAS TOLD AFTER 3 DAYS THAT THE CLUTCH HAD A BURNT SMELL, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE SPARK PLUG WIRES, SOME HOSE, AND THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED (THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF ROTORS ON THIS CAR THAT HAS 37000 MILES). PLEASE HELP ME I AM AT THE END OF MY ROPE WITH THIS CAR AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN. I CANT WIN WITH THE DEALER OR FORD MOTOR COMPANY..... WHAT SHOULD I DO, WHAT CAN I DO? THE FEALER WILL NOT HELP & FORD WILL NOT HELP....

FRONT BRAKES ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE, ONCE THE VEHICLE HITS 10, 000 MILES THE BRAKES BECOME DEFECTIVE, THE ROTORS AND THE PADS WORE OUT TO THE METAL. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THIS IS A CRAP CAR, I CAN ONLY HOPE FOR THE BEST OF THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS I HAVE PAID OFF THE [XXX] THING. 2000 FORD FOCUS. FUEL PUMP FAILED AND REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP WHO IN RETURN REFUSED TO GIVE BACK THE FULL TANK OF GAS I THOUGHT I HAD (I FILLED UP THAT MORNING AND BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT THERE) ANOTHER MALFUNCTION??? THEY SAY I BROUGHT IT IN AT 1/4 TANK???? THE CAR STILL SPUTTERS!!!! WHAT THE [XXX]. ALSO>>>>>PAINT IS HORRIBLY PEELING OFF TRUNK. MY CAR WILL BE GREEN IN NO TIME. AGAIN DEALER WONT EVEN ANSWER PHONE CALLS BECAUSE I AM OFF WARRANTY (AS IF DRIVING MILES WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PEELING OF PAINT) MOISTURE IN THE FRONT HEADLIGHT NEVER GOES AWAY. AND QUITE FRANKLY I DON'T FEEL LIKE REPLACING THE ROTORS AND PADS EVERY 15000 MILES!!!! CHEVY HERE I COME! *NM INFORMATION REDACTED...

CONSISTENT AND COSTLY BRAKE PROBLEMS ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS - VIN [XXX]. RECENTLY, ON FEB 26, 2004, BOB BAKER FORD, SAN DIEGO SERVICED/REPLACED MY FRONT ROTORS & PADS - COSTING $483. MY REAR BRAKES WERE PREVIOUSLY SERVICED DUE TO LOUD SQUEAL (DEGLAZED, DR SANDED) ON MARCH 21, 2003; OCTOBER 25, 2002; AND AUGUST 23, 2002. ARE ROTORS NORMALLY REPLACED AT 18625 MILES? I EMAILED FORD MOTOR COMPANY [XXX] ON 2/26/04, AND THEY PHONED ME THE NEXT DAY. FORD MOTOR STATED MY PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S EXCESSIVE USE OF THE BRAKES, AND THEY WOULD FORWARD MY COMPLAINT TO THEIR ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.*AK UPDATED 07/27/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

FRONT BRAKE AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT AT 25,000 MILE SERVICE, NO WARRANTY COVERAGE. *JB

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FRONT ROTORS WERE WEARING OUT. *AK

I BOUGHT MY FOCUS IN 2000. SINCE THEN I HAVE SUFFERED 2 BLOWOUTS THAT NEITHER FORD OR FIRESTONE WOULD FIX. I'VE HAD BRAKE PADS REPLACED ONCE AND NOW HAVE TO HAVE BRAKEPADS AND ROTOR REPLACED. SOMETIMES THE KEY WON'T TURN THE IGNITION. AND OF COURSE THIS MORNING (ONE OF THE COLDEST DAYS WE'VE HAD) SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH THE HEATER. *AK

AFTER GETTING THE STATE INSPECTION ON THE CAR DONE, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD US THAT THE CAR HAD FAILED DUE TO THE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDING REPLACED. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND WOULD COST US 695 TO REPLACE. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 36000 MILES, THIS SHOULD NOT BE NORMAL. *LA

BRAKES/ROTORS/PAD HAVE WORN AND/OR MALFUNCTIONED MORE THAN THREE TIMES IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, DEALER REPAIRED, BUT ONLY AFTER PRESSING THE POINT. HAD TO REPLACE THE ABOVE TWICE ALREADY. ONE TIME BRAKES FAILED AS MY WIFE DROVE MY CHILDREN AND NEARLY RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. BRAKE PROBLEMS HAPPENING YET AGAIN. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALLED ISSUE? I AM OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS. *LA

WE HAD TO PLACE THE 6TH SET OF TIRES ON OUR CAR. WE HAVEN'T HAD A SINGLE SET OF TIRES LAST LONGER THAN 20,000 MILES. WE HAVE OUR TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND FRONT-END ALIGNED REGULARLY. WE HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS 5 TIMES. WE HAVE HAD ALL 5 RECALLS REPAIRED ON THE CAR. WHEN I HAD THE REAR BEARING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER EMERGENCY BEARINGS OVERNIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT A RENTAL CAR, HE OFFERED TO REASSEMBLE MY CAR AND LET ME DRIVE IT HOME (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNSAFE)! THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LOUD CAR, BUT A WEEK AGO THERE WAS A LOUD ROARING, GRINDING NOISE UP FRONT THAT GETS ESPECIALLY LOUD WHEN I TURN TO THE RIGHT. AFTER HAVING A TECHNICIAN LOOK AT IT, HE SAYS THE FRONT BEARINGS ARE...

CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS RUSTING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT DID NOT EXPLAIN AS WHY THIS HAPPENED. *AK

2000 FORD FOCUS BOUGHT NEW HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLUMS SINCE DAY ONE, FRONT BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURLY ONCE AT 24000 MILES NOW AT 48000 MILES AND NOW EVEN THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WORN OUT, IT HAS BEEN THE INBOARD PADS THAT GO BAD. ALSO THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAL VERY BADLY AND HAVE SINCE NEW REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH NO CURE, MY FORD DEALER HAS TOLD ME ALL CARS DO THIS AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, I HAVE SINCE ASKED OTHER FOCUS DRIVES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MOST SAY THET DON'T HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM AND HAVE HEARD NO OTHE CAR OF ANY KIND SQUEELING AS MINE DOES IT'S EMBARESSING TO DRIVE AND EVERY ONE LOOKS AT US WHEN EVER WE APPLY THE BRAKES IT'S VERY BAD, THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRENTY BUT FORD WILL NOT ADMIT TO HAVEING A PROBLEM...

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES ON MY 2000 FOCUS. THE FORD DEALERSHIP I TAKE MY CAR TO FOR SERVICE SAID THAT REPLACING THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR IS 'NORMAL'. THEY SAID THAT THE ROTORS ARE SOFT AND TEND TO WEAR-OUT FAST AND THAT IS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY SAID THE FORD ESCAPE HAD THIS ISSUE ALSO. I TOOK MY CAR TO LES SCHWAB FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE A 2 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES.*AK

CONSTANT SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKES, BRAKE PADS, AND DRUMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE BUYING THIS FOCUS ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. ALSO MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME ONE DAY IN APRIL OF 2002 THE KEY WOULD NOT FIT INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY. THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE THE LOCK CYLINDER. LUCKILY I PURCHASED THE API EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVER THE CAR FOR 100,000 MILES. SO THE COST OF THE WORK DONE FOR THIS WAS $427.20. ALL BUT $50.00 OF WHICH WAS MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS COVER BY THIS WARRANTY. THE PROBLEMS DIDN'T STOP HERE. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO GET THE CD SYSTEMS THAT CAME...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED ROTORS NEED REPLACING. *AK

THE ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 35,000. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. WE TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING NOISE FOR BRAKE PADS. THE CALLED AND TOLD USE THE ROTORS WERE DAMAGED. THIS IS TOOK SOON TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE ONLY HAS 1700 MILES ON IT, BUT HEARING A METAL TO METAL "GRINDING" NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND FRONT DISCS, ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR (4 WHEELS) REAR BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED, WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED (4 WHEELS, REAR ON RECALL, FRONT UNDER WARRANTY). *AK

SQUEAKING BRAKE, EXTREME WEAR AND TEAR OF FRONT TIRES, BACK TIRES WITH WEAR AND TEAR ISSUES, ALIGNMENT ISSUES ON FRONT TIRES AND CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES. *JB

-2000 FORD FOCUS LX - BOUGHT USED ON APRIL 14TH. BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF CAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, RAN EXTREMELY WELL, ONE OWNER REPO, CLEAN TITLE. -WAS REAR-ENDED IN VERY LOW SPEED, LOW IMPACT COLLISION, NO FRAME BUCKLING, BENDING, OR DAMAGE TO CAR OTHER THAN SCRATCHED REAR BUMPER - TRUCK LID WILL NOT LATCH NOW. MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND APPRAISERS - UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. -WHILE DRIVING, DASH GAUGES AND CAR SPEAKERS WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING (SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0, ODOMETER GOES BLANK, FUEL GAUGE GOES TO 0) AND THEN SPONTANEOUSLY COME BACK ON WITH NO AFTER EFFECTS. CAR STALLED WHILE STOPPING AFTER ONE OF THESE EPISODES. OCCASIONALLY WHEN CAR IS STARTED, THE ODOMETER WILL SPONTANEOUSLY RESET WITHOUT PROMPTING (NOT THE MAIN ONE, THE RESETABLE ONE). -RANDOM CODES BEING THROWN TO COMPUTER - CAR HAS HAD TWO DIAGNOSTICS RUN IN TWO WEEKS, THE FIRST FOR TWO CODES: 1. A MECHANICAL...

THE ROTORS CONTINUED TO FAIL ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

I SENT THIS LETTER TO FORD IN MAY OF 2000 I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS, THINKING IT WOULD BE A SAFE, LOW MAINTENANCE CAR, CONSIDERING IT HAD BEEN IN EUROPE SINCE 1997. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK OUT ANY BUGS YOU MAY HAVE. OR, SHOULD I CALL THEM RECALLS. I THINK A CAR THAT HAS 16 RECALLS, MOST OF THEM WHICH I WOULD CONSIDER SAFETY ISSUES, SHOULD BE RECALLED ENTIRELY. I HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AS WELL. MY KEY WOULD NOT TURN, SEAT BELTS LOCKING FOR NO REASON, DOOR HANDLES NOT OPENING THE DOOR (THIS IS ALL HAPPENING AGAIN). AND ONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED, BRAKES. I AM NOW ON MY THIRD SET OF FRONT ROTORS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME. THE DRIVER SIDE ROTOR AND PAD WILL WEAR COMPLETELY DOWN YET...

THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WORN, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS.*JB

FORD FOCUS BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR PROBLEMS SINCE 11,500 MILES ON VEHICLE, INSPECTED AND TOLD NOTHING WRONG, NORMAL SQUEEKING AND GRINDING. MY DAUGHTER FEELS THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND GIVING UNDER HER. WE TAKE IT IN FOR THE 15K SERVICE AND THEY TELL US THE BRAKES ARE FINE AT 15,600 MILES INSPECTED AND TOLD NOTHING WRONG, NORMAL WITH CHANGE OF WEATHER. YESTERDAY MY DAUGHTER SAID THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING AND WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A WHEEL BEARING RECALL FOR THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM AND AT 18,000 MILES, DEALERSHIP SAYS BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY GONE! I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND FORD WHO SAY THEY WILL "COVER" THIS $400 REPAIR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED AND COULD HAVE COST MY DAUGHTER, MY SON WHO RIDES IN THE CAR OR ME OUR LIVES. I FEEL THEY ARE...

FRONT BRAKES GRINDING. AFTER TAKING FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDS FRONT ROTORS AND PADS AND NEW CYLINDERS ON THE BACK AS IT IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. PH

FUMES IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHENEVER HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING ON. DEALER CLAIMS SMELLS NOTHING AND ALSO ROTORS ON BRAKE DRUMS ARE MINIMUM REQUIRED BY LAW WITHOUT HAVING TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN MACHINED OR SCARRED. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT AND ROTORS AREN'T UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DEFECTIVE

BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE CUPPED AND TAPERED, THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE TOO HARD FOR THE ROTORS WHICH CAUSED UNUSUAL WEAR. IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS, 27,736 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED 6-8 TIMES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR BRAKE CYLINDER IS LEAKING FLUID. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE LARGE METAL DEPOSITS IN THEM AND THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY AND NOT ABLE TO BE TURNED BECAUSE THE ARE UNDER SPECIFICATIONS. TS

CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE GROOVED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TECH WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN OR IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. *JG

CONSUMER STATES, THE ROTORS AND BRAKES PAD WORN EXCESSIVELY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. CONSUMER DID ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AT 30000 MILES.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION. *JB *YH

I HAVE HAD 3 SETS OF BRAKES,3 SETS OF TIRES AND MY ROTORS SHAVED(THAT HELPED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS). SEVENTY PERCENT OF MY MILEAGE IS INTERSTATE DRIVING,THEREFORE,NOT USING THE BRAKES THAT MUCH.THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIBRATION OF THE WHEELS IS TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE WEARING OUT MY TIRES WITH THERE 50,000 MILE WARRENTY. IN OTHERWORDS, THE BRAKES AND ROTARES ON THIS CAR ARE OF THE POOREST QUALITY I HAVE EVER SEEN. SO MUCH FOR AMERICAN PRIDE, I'M GOING BACK TO MY HONDA!*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY WERE SQUEAKING , DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. ROTORS ARE WARPED. ALSO, THEY ARE UNDER SIZED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

ROTORS AND PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY. VEHICLE HAS NO PROBLEM STOPPING, BUT SQUEALS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AKI

EVERY 12000 MILES CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

BRAKES SQUEALING - TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP- NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES THIS WAS ON JAN. 18, 2002- HAD TO HAVE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED ON 5/31/2002. THROTTLE STUCK IN JAN 2002. *AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT DISK ROTORS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENT AND WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH FORD FOCUS. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIMS THE FAILURE OF THE ROTORS IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" YET OWNERS ARE REPORTING FREQUENT FAILURES. THERE IS EVEN AN INTERNET SITE DEVOTED SOLELY TO THIS DEFECT, WHICH FORD HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED.*AK

FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEEL. UPON INSPECTION AT BRAKE SHOP IT WAS FOUND THAT ALTHOUGH THE FRONT PADS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE, BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM THE FORD DEALER APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AGO. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE DRUM ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INTO FORD FOR A RECALL ON THE REAR BEARINGS AT 23,757 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE REAR DRUMS WERE REMOVED BUT APPARENTLY THE DRUMS WERE NOT WARPED OR THE MECHANIC DID NOT INSPECT PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT. THESE PROBLEMS ARE APPARENTLY COMMON TO THE FOCUS AS DOCUMENTED AT WWW.FORDFOCUSBRAKEPROBLEMS.COM, WHICH INCLUDES REPORTS OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. NLM

CONSMER STATES THE FRONT BRAKES ROTOR WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY . NLM

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES, AND ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WORE OUT AT 19,094. HAD JUST TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR 15,000 MILE CHECK UP. DEALER S*AK

FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION AND SQUEALING WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. REPLACED A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY 2002 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES WOULD MALFUNCTION AT TIME OF OPERATION, HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ROTORS FIVE TIMES *AK THE BRAKES SQUEAK OFTEN, BOTH THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING, THE VEHICLE HAS 31,800 MILES. *YD

BRAKES WAE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HAD ROTORS REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK