Recall 00v302000/ spped control cable. While driving has been having problem with speed control. Vehicle had to be taken to dealer for repairs. Five other recalls had been made on this vehicle.
2000 Ford Focus acceleration complaints
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While applying brakes vehicle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly, resulting in a collision. Dealer is inspecting vehicle.
Consumer has been unable to have recall 00v‑302 concerning the speed control cable and 00v‑303 concerning the rear wheel hub retaining nut repaired due to lack of parts. Nlm
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.
Driving down minor rd, drove through green light. Suddenly car accelerated and went into uncontrolled skid, slamming back wheel into curb. Jerked steering wheel left, almost into oncoming traffic. Veered right again, this time slamming front wheel into curb before managing to stop car. No outward sign of damage beside cosmetic, but short distance later, car began clanking right before tire hit bump in road, causing it to swing outward at 45 degree angle. Car was then immobile.
Consumer has recieved three recall notices concerning a possible faulty speed control cable which may have caused the accident and death of their daughter prior to notification. Nlm
Brakes to this date continue to be a problem; grinding, squeeling, etc; cruise control sticks, airconditioner leaks, sometimes ignition switch turns sometimes not, car vibrates excessively, car speeds up and slows down on its own, and stalls occassionally...received recall on rear drum axle but nothing from ford on anything else. I do not feel safe in this vehicle.
Ford recall notices: 00s30 - speed control cable may be too long and prevent throttle from returning to idle. 00s31- vehicle may have insufficient wheel bearing clamp load allowing left rear wheel and drum assembly to separate. Are these the same items that are described under the federal safety agency campaign id # 00v218000 and 99v346000?
Consumer was traveling 68mph set on cruise control. Cruise control was disengaged to slow down. After resuming the cruise control, vehicle began picking up seed to 70mph & fish tailing across the road. Consumer lost slight control of vehicle, traveling forward. Vehicle hit a concrete wall & was totaled. Invetigation is in process.
Rear seat belt so tight, would not work or release, finally, the seat belt assembly pulled out of bolt frame.
When applying brakes vehicle will accelerate in both drive and reverse gears. Rpms will rev up high, and sometimes consumer must shift into neutral to stop it. Dealer cannot determine cause.
Front brake system failed, gave no warning from one moment to next the only thing we heard was metal on metal grinding. Dealership does not want to cover under bumper to bumper warranty. Because the inside pads were worn down to metal and the outter pad had worn down to about half wear the dealer told us it was "negligent abuse" .this way it would not be covered under warranty.cruise control failed after one week of purschase took dealer over two months to call. Now keyless entry do not function. Dealer very evasive reguarding information available to us the consumer and now owners about recalls and customer complaints involving focus.
Consumer was in traffic, went to apply gas pedal and vehicle took off without prior warning. There were no injuries. Dealership wasn't notified.
Throttle does not return to the idle position which causes unexpected acceleration. The federal safety agency recall 99v346000/manufacturer's 99s35. Manufacture was not aware of the recall. Also, contacted dealer, dealer was unable to determine cause of the problem.
Consumer was traveling on highway and was passing another vehicle, vehicle accelerated, and it made a squealing sound. He would have to apply brakes and turn vehicle off. He could feel that vehicle was trying to get away from him.
Vehicle experienced erratic surging which caused sudden acceleration/ jumping out of gear, and taking off intermittently. This has occurred on five occasions, and dealer was unable to locate the cause. Please provide further details
Vehicle hesitates on a hill during acceleration and the mileage per gallon of gasoline is very poor.
Repeated attempts in dealing with ford service, customer service and management (regional and central offices) have failed to correct these problems. Discrepancy in documentation by thomason damerow ford service department in what I was told was done to the car versus what was documented. I was told verbally that certain corrections were made to the car but these were not documented. For example, I was told by chad the evening service manager that there was something wrong with the crank shaft dampener yet this was not documented when I picked up the car and informed dealer I would pursue lemon law. Dealer had car for 30 days in april and I was told parts were on back order. Regional manager was to have called me back but did not. Service manager contacted on 08/22/2000 and 08/23/2000 regarding repeated problems but he only seemed to be concerned with documentating our telephone conversation. Service manager stated he did not know the status on the back ordered parts but that he would call me back but he has not. I informed him that car continues to stall while driving. Dealer provided with new phone and address although they were to have contacted me a few months ago before I moved yet failed to do so since april 30,2000. Car has since stalled, I am very afraid to drive the car on the highway as the car will not even reach acceptable and a safe speed to merge with highway traffic. I will not use the cruise control as it seems to accelerate on its own even after the cruise control is not in use and it is turned off. There are numerous other problems with this car but the one I am most concerned about is the safety of this vehicle.....stallling, engine shut down while driving on highway, inadequate speeds to merge with traffic, inadequate speeds on slight incline, unable to use car to travel up the mountains which are plentiful in the area where I live. Please investigate this problem to protect the public's safety , both the ford drivers and others on the road
Vehicle accelerates when applying speed pedal. If he doesn't apply brakes to slow down, vehicle will continuously speed up faster. He has to put vehicle in neutral, and turn the vehicle off. Sometime it works and sometimes it doesn't work.
Intermittently engine revvs up to 700 RPM when coming to a stop. This could cause a crash. Problem was reported to dealership. An adjustment was made on the idle. However, consumer was still experiencing a problem with vehicle.
When the driver brakes the car while in cruise control it disengages, but when the resume button is pressed the car hesitates a fraction of a second and then surges forward dangerously as the cruise control yanks the car toward the set speed without gradual acceleration. Consumer drove ford focus to test the cruise control and found that it performed the same. Nlm
Car accelerated on own/caused major accident/ford refuses responsiblity.
While driving accelerator pedal became stuck. Vehicle was picking up speed. Shifted into neutral to slow vehicle down. Took vehicle to dealership & mechanic indicated the problem was the cruise control. Ordering parts to replace the cruise control.
I was exiting highway 99 in modesto, ca and the speed control failed to disengage when I applied the brakes I then exited the highway offramp at 70 MPH and the car would not slow down even though my foot was strongly applied to the brakes. I sped through an intersection continuing at 70 MPH and my only option was to re-enter the highway on-ramp on the other side of the intersection. Finally, I disengaged speed control by pressing the "off" button on the steering wheel before I rear-ended other cars entering the highway. This vehicle's speed control was previously serviced as part of a recall. If there had been other vehicles in the intersection when I exited the highway, I may have killed myself and another driver. It was a very frightening experience. I own a ford focus zts with a manual transmission. I will be taking the vehicle to the dealership on 6/19/00. I just thought I should report what may be a deadly defect in the speed control option.
Consumer was traveling about 68mph and cruise control got stuck. Consumer ran off into the shoulders of the road to prevent from hitting another vehicle. Also, vehicle shook and vibrated when driving at speed of 50 MPH and over.
Owner was not notified of recall 99v346000.
In reverse gas pedal stuck in depressed position, shifted to f,r,f,r,f & hit wall.
Consumer purchased vehicle brand new. Took vehicle off dealer's lot. Was later contacted by manufacturer, advising her of recall 99v346000/ manufacturer's recall 99s35/ cruise control, which should have been taken care off before leaving the dealer. Consumer contacted dealer concerning recall repairs. Dealer refused to correct the problem. Please provide any further details.
When depressing the brakes vehicle idles high. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further information.
Prior to recall speed control cable failed (99v‑346). Yh
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