2000 Ford Focus: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jul 26, 2018 · Acceleration · 200,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While driving various speeds, the vehicle accelerated without warning several times. The contact called courtesy ford lincoln of rome, inc. At 888‑258‑1265 (located at 101 us-411, rome, ga 30161) and was informed that there was no recall for the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000. *tt

Filed Mar 1, 2016 · Acceleration · 105,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The vehicle independently accelerated without warning at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence, parked, and then taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the vehicle needed to be taken to the dealer for inspection. The dealer and the manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 00v302000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

Filed May 25, 2012 · Acceleration · 166,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, the vehicle would suddenly accelerate without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic but the vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and denied the contact any assistance with repairs because the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 99v346000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 166,000.

Filed Jan 24, 2011 · Acceleration · 42,000 miles · VA

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and trying to decelerate, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and she was unable to brake. The vehicle was able to come to a stop by her coasting the vehicle. The vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. The consumer stated a recall was issued for the exact problem. However, her vehicle identification number was not included. Updated 05/04/11

Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Acceleration · 103,000 miles · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While driving 55 MPH with the cruise control engaged the vehicle began to accelerate beyond the set speed, up to 80 MPH. The contact tried to disengage the cruise control by stepping on the brake pedal and turning the cruise control off but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact was able to drive onto the emergency lane and turn the ignition off. The contact opened the hood, pulled the throttle cable back and forth to disengage the cruise control. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the sudden acceleration and the manufacturer informed the contact that there was nothing they could do. The contact noticed that there were two recalls regarding the vehicle speed control and the throttle wire but the VIN was not related to the recall. The contact stated the failure could have caused a crash. The failure mileage was 103,000.

Filed Apr 14, 2006 · Acceleration · 62,000 miles · TN · crash

Dt*: the contact stated while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward and crashed. The vehicle accelerated through landscaping wood and sustained minimal damage to the bumper. No injuries were incurred and the police were not contacted.

Filed Nov 26, 2004 · Acceleration · KY

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.

Filed Apr 7, 2004 · Acceleration · 76,500 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

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.

Filed Dec 2, 2003 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 67,500 miles · TX

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.

Filed Nov 20, 2003 · Engine · TX

When his wife started the vehicle and put it into drive, it suddenly accelerated. Consumer states that his wife was able to apply the breaks and the vehicle stopped, but it was scary. Consumer also stated that the vehicle runs hot. He says that he has had the heads and thermostat replaced,. He has also had the radiator flushed, but the vehicle continues to run hot. He states the mechanic can not find out why, and the vehicle still has the problem.

Filed Oct 9, 2003 · Acceleration, Transmission · NJ

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.

Filed Aug 24, 2003 · Brakes · CA

I own a 2000 ford focus. Currently I am experiencing several problems. The first is the air conditioning A/C. The A/C works on the #4 setting but doesn't work on #1, #2, or #3. No air comes from the air vents when the fan is set to 1, 2, or 3 whether the A/C is on or not. The second problem is the brakes. I have less than 46,000 miles on the car, and the brakes feel like they are going out. I've never had to replace the brakes on a car before 70,000 miles. The third problem is comprised of the gauges. When I start my car, all the gauges go immediately to the right. After a few moments they return to their proper position, but I'm not sure what is going on. I feel that if I put the car in gear during this period, that I will lose control of the vehicle and it may surge forward. The fourth problem is that I have already had to replace all of the tires on this vehicle. The fifth problem is the transmission/engine. Many times, especially in the idle position (at a stop sign, etc.), I feel that the engine is going to stall. It almost feels like the engine is not running on all cylinders. The sixth problem, and probably not the last, is that I've already had to deal with all of the recalls on this vehicle, and yet this car is still unsafe and ford has done nothing to correct this except offer a 5 year/100,000 mile warranty to new ford focus buyers.