While driving 45 MPH the accelerator cable broke. As a result, the pedal proceeded to the floor and began to decelerate rapidly. Vehicle was towed to the dealership for repair. *ak......dealer replaced accelerator cable.
2000 Ford Focus acceleration complaints
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On 01-15-05 at approximately 10:00 hours, my fiancee, myself, and my son were riding in our 2000 ford focus se 2.0 liter dohc. When trying to pass a truck the accelerator broke off completely and the throttle cable snapped. We were then stuck next to the truck with no where to go could not accelerate. If it was not for the evasive actions of my fiancee I may not be talking to you right now. We had to pull onto the opposite side of the road onto incoming traffic. I have taken pictures of the accelerator and the throttle cable and will be keeping the old part. This to me is a serious violation and could result in death or serious injury to someone in the future. I along with my family hope that this does not happen to anyone in the future and it was one of the most fearful experiences I have ever had. I have contacted ford and I am seeking legal assistance with this matter, due to ford's lack of assistance.
While stopping at stop sign at an intersection consumer applied the brakes and vehicle suddenly accelerated. Then, vehicle stopped. But this incident happened more than once. Consumer drove drive vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic could not duplicate the problem. *ak. Idle speed shoots way up for a few seconds. Consumer have to stand on brake to keep car from moving into intersection.
While driving 45 MPH consumer applied the accelerator pedal, but it failed to accelerate. This caused the vehicle to decrease in speed. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and pulled over. Consumer inspected the vehicle ,and noticed that the accelerator cable broke. Vehicle was towed to a body shop for inspection, but cause of the failure was not determined.*ak the consumer stated that the accelerator cable snapped in one place and was very weak in another place.
Recall 00v302000, when coming to a stop engine revved at a high rate. Consumer pulled over, and restarted the vehicle. Dealership would not repair the problem because VIN was not included.
After purchasing my car in jan of 2000. I had to take it into the shop 3 days after for a linkage problem. I was driving in reverse and reversing in drive. I have taken the car in quite a few times since then for a loud noise coming from under the hood, for it not accelerating when entering the freeway, and for it accelerating for no reason at all. Each time I took it in they said that was normal. Which I know it was not because I have been in other 2000 ford focus' and they are any where as loud as mine is and they do not take off like mine does, and the pick up speed is wonderful. I am aware that there are other vehicles manufactured near that date that are or were on recall. I would appreciate it if you could look into this, so I can get it fixed before any one is seriously injured.
Consumer's vehicle experienced the same problem as stated in the federal safety agency recall 00v302000 concerning cruise control. A speed control cable could have a core wire that is long enough to catch on the sleeve at the throttle body end of the cable during wide-open throttle acceleration. Dealership was notified. However, they indicated sorry VIN was not include in this recall.
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
When applying the brakes vehicle accelerated.
While driving on the freeway at 60 MPH accelerator pedal stuck. When this occurred vehicle accelerated to 90 MPH. There was no vehicle in front of the consumer ,so he was able to pull off the freeway by putting the vehicle in neutral and coasting to a stop.
While driving at any speed vehicle stalled. Consumer tried to restart vehicle and was able to start it. However, vehicle suddenly surged. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic was not able to duplicate the problem.
I bought a 2000 ford focus on march 11 of 2004 for my daughter, I asked for a repair to be made on the vehicle from the dealership I bought it from before buying the car, it was surging and hesitating. I was told it was repaired, the vehicle didn't do this the next day when I bought it, on march 31 my daughter pulled in to jack in the box, parked her car, put the car in park, took her foot off the brake, the car surged forward throwing her into a concrete wall, the airbags deployed, the windsheild shattered, the fron bumper is totalled, my daughter has a third degree burn on her right forearm resulting from the air bag.
In the last six months the transmission has started to leak fluid (paid to fix that), I get a letter about a recall for the fuel pump take it in and get that fixed on the way to work straight from the dealership one of the guys I work with comments on my brake lights staying on, my brake lights will now not go off and my cruise control will not go on (paid to fix that), then a few weeks later the front wheel fell off! I was pulling into my parents driveway and the wheel just fell off then spent the entire day getting it on a tow truck and getting it off at the dealership. Then the technician kept asking me what I hit. Repeatedly I told him what happened and he finally said that that couldn't have happened unless I hit something (paid to fix that), now I get in my car to get me something to eat and my key will not turn.
While depressing the accelerator peda vehicle hesitated/ stalled. Dealership serviced the vehicle, and determined that fuel pump needed replacement.
While driving at moderate speed vehicle experienced unwanted acceleration, took the vehicle to a repair shop, and they replaced the idle speed control sensor. The vehicle was still experiencing unwanted acceleration. The consumer received a recall notice for the fuel pump that a dealership declined to repair unless the problem recurred. *ak
Battery cable shorted out. Also, there were some broken wires in the electrical system. Recalls were issued for both of these failures. *ak the manufacturer indicated tht the consumer's vehicle was not included in the recalls due to VIN. The throttle body cable malfuntioned.
At any speed vehicle hesitated/surged forward and stalled. Recall 03v482000 was issued for this make/model and year. However, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. Also, this vehicle not included in recall 00v302000 concerning throttle sticking problem due to VIN.
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 do anything for me unless it is messing up when I bring it in while it is acting up, however it always happens when I am away from town. They told me that if they hook it up to the machine it will not tell them anything. Also, on several occasions my accelerator has stuck and I cannot brake, I have to put the car in neutral and press on the brake hard while the RPM's are still revving and pull the emergency brake, the first time this happened I was pulling into a parking spot and went over the yellow divider. Is there anything I can do?
Leaking water into passenger foot-compartment. Isolated problem to plastic cover that sits beneath windshield, and is mostly accessible with hood open. The problem is that the plastic comes away from windshield due to some buckling in the plastic. Fixed problem by applying pressure to plastic to bend it back to shape so it snagged-up closer to windshield. Not seen problem since. Mastic to adhere plastic to windshield might be an option to other people. The fuel gauge sometimes refuses to work. Found this to be case when key is put into ignition and key-turned to start engine was done too quickly. If entering key into ignition and then turning key each click, giving each click a half-second, then gauge appears to be more reliable. When engine goes into slow-idling state, engine idles very erratically and is not smooth. Sounds like only some of cylinders are firing. This has only started to occur today and since reading comments on this website, I'm concerned. Have tried adding fuel-injector-cleaner to fuel tank, awaiting results of that. The trunk would not close. The problem here was fixed by removing the locking assembly from the trunk-lid and simply dowsing the mechanisms with wd40 and then bending some spring-loaded components.. There are 2 moving components in the lock. First is shape of a loop that you can easily move with finger/screwdriver. This component locks onto stub that you can see when opening trunk. The other component is hidden within casing and moves in front of other component to hold it in a locked position. Problem was with this component. Problem was component had "somehow" gotten bent and not free to leave casing and block other component. Bending this to a position freeing it of casing fixed problem. Engine lacked power when under load when accelerating, vehicle would shudder and decelerate instead of accelerate. Problem resolved when ford dealer replaced spark-plugs plus leads and a full engine tune-up. $230 plus but fixed problem.
Vehicle looses power at highway speed. When going around corners if driver steps on accelerator there is no power. Then, engine regains power.
When shifting in between gears vehicle suddenly accelerated. Vehicle had to be shut off to stop. The cause of the problem has not been determined.
Has been to shop for 26 days in the past 4 months. Repeated failure of clutch (manual transmission), failure of brake pads, resulting in minor crash. Have had to had ball joints replaced. Cruise control was disconnected from accerator/brake. Key would not go into ignition and resulted in key ignition switch having to be replaced. Numerous recalls and trips to shop since bought brand new in august 2003
When placing the key in the ignition vehicle fails to engage. Also, while driving on the highway vehicle will suddenly accelerate, then stall.
For the second time since june 2003 my car drove sluggishly with poor acceleration and stalling. It was repaired by the dealership in june. As I was taking it back to the dealer while turning into their driveway I took my foot off the gas to brake to slow down. My car surged forward and the spedometer shot up to 140 and back down as I applied the brake.
While traveling on the highway and without prior warning the second gear pedal became stuck, and the pedal went all the way down to the floor. The vehicle accelerated at a very uncontrollable speed, and the consumer had to place the car in neutral at which the vehicle eventually slowed down. Dealer said the throttle cable snapped. Repair cost $201.09. The consumer was concerned about the malfunction of the vehicle and whether it should be recalled. *ak *cb
2000 ford focus lx 4-door sedan - numerous complaints: 1) currently have 75,200 miles on car and have gone through 5 (yes five!) complete sets of tires.2) engine stalls at any speed with no warning lights or indications, car bucks and gas pedal can be depressed to floorboard and car will not move - barely avoided three accidents (two of which would have involved my two small children) 3) all four doors will stick - really need to pull to open - and once open, they will not close again (you need to try to close the doors repeatedly before they finally latch). They also popped opened while driving. Afraid one day one of my children or a passenger or myself may be injured. They are manual door locks and latches. 4) same with trunk - often needs repeated tries to close and latch 5) leak in front passenger footwell - when it rains, or when going through carwash 6) front brakes have been replaced twice at my cost - horrendous, irritating, embarassing squealing is incessant - brake dust accumulates every day! In some instances, brakes need to be applied very firmly to stop vehicle (again, I do not feel safe with my children in car). 7) extremely foul smell when air conditioning use is attempted. 8) stereo was replaced - original factory installed would not work after 2 months of ownership. 9) paint is flaking off of skirts - I was informed by ford that this is "sandblasting" and that I must drive on dirt roads all of the time - I live on an asphalt street, drive on asphalt roads and asphalt highways - not dirt! 10) fuel pump was replaced once already - was told I must be buying "dirty" gas - if it is dirty gas, is that my fault? I don't exactly run the gas stations, and I don't buy fro one specific station - I fuel up when I'm low, wherever it is convenient. 11) I have had three alignments to try to stop the horrible shaking of the car - the steering wheel vibrates so badly that my arms are sore by the time I get to my destination.
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.
Ford focus 2000 sputters and lunges on right hand turns. Sometimes stalling and dying. This is a potential safety hazard if your car dies right in the middle of the road.
Throttle cable stuck wide open, had to use "park" to stop the vehicle. Found recall only on 2000 ford focus models with specific VIN numbers. Called ford, said did not apply, however it happened to me. Dealer does not have parts on hand, no guarantee of safety in the future. Ford motor company does not truely listen to complaints.
While driving 5-10 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a very high speed.
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