2000 Ford Focus body problems

Filed Oct 11, 2019 · Body, Suspension · 150,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic for routine maintenance and was informed that the rear control arms and cradles were severely rusted and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Oct 18, 2018 · Body · 140,000 miles · IN

The rear door latches on my car have failed. The car's year and make was recalled under recall: 05s27, the federal safety agency campaign # 05v030000 however my VIN number is not covered under this campaign. I now have rear doors tied together using a rope.

Filed Nov 20, 2014 · Body · 97,000 miles · CO · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle slip on ice and crashed into a boulder. The contact stated that pieces of the dashboard fractured causing injuries to the front passenger's left side of the face, front of neck, chest, abdomen, and left thigh which required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

Filed Sep 25, 2014 · Body, Engine · 160,000 miles · MI

Key wont go into ignition, wheel locked up, have to get locksmith to fix...barely affordable.

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Body, Wheels · 73,200 miles · MA

Driving at 20mph the left front wheel fell off. This happened due to the subframe being completely rusted through and it broke at the arm leading to the wheel. Inspection sticker 9 months earlier did not mention any issues. Car body does not appear to have any rust. $750 to repair using used subframe. Value of car approx $1400. Unusual level of subframe rust for age, condition and geographical location of car.

Filed Apr 23, 2014 · Body · 54,140 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH on a curved road, a loud noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle. The contact moved off the roadway to inspect the failure and discovered that the driver's side subframe had become completely detached from the vehicle due to corrosion. There was also a large hole under the carriage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 54,140.

Filed Apr 7, 2014 · Body, Seats · 47,000 miles · IL

A hole appeared in the driver's seat upholstery, near the drivers left hip. Disassembly of the seat cushion revealed a broken weld which allowed a sharp metal piece to puncture the upholstery. I also observed this on replacement seats I purchased from a 2002 svt focus. Photos (of the 2000 seat) at https://flic.kr/p/mle2fp; https://flic.kr/p/mlduyh; https://flic.kr/p/mle5w6. I was aware of the hole when I purchased this car in 2005, but did not discover the cause until recently, when the seat folding mechanism failed, and I had to replace the seats, and noticed a similar hole in several that I saw. I then disassembled the original seat and found the cause of the problem. This issue is dangerous in that it exposes the driver's body to a sharp metal projection.

Filed Nov 2, 2012 · Body, Engine · 176,300 miles · FL

Got my daughter her first used car from a dealer, which I should had gone with her to check it out first since an 18 year old would most likely not know anything much of a car besides driving it. You would think buying from a used dealer is safer than buying out in the street. So when we took it out of the lot noticed engine tremble and suspension noise, (too bad no lemon law on used dealer selling this type of cars). After diagnose the engine produced a catalytic convert malfunction code. Also after inspection the focus needs all four suspension struts. A month later that other suspension noise resulting almost in a accident from a back wheel shaking which came from a back wheel bearing which hub nut was just about off, which would had caused the wheel to come off. I did a search and this are all common problems with the focus and I believe there was a recall for a back wheel issue. The bad news is that after a while of the recall being issued it is voided or only specific VIN numbers are considered effected ????. The latest encounter is the steering column locking and the key not being able to unlock it. The worst part is that the ignition cylinder would have to be drilled out to be replaced (very interesting since is the first time I seen that). I'm noticing from my experience with ford vehicles that although in my opinion there engine and transmission are a bit better than most vehicle, is the little parts that one have issues with that ends up costing the most, just saying. So why is it that with many complaints and known issues from previews model years ford has not attempt to resolve the issues. I bet there would be many other people out there complaining if only they new they can complaint, the question is, is anyone going to do something about it!!!

Filed Sep 4, 2012 · Body, Suspension · 75,000 miles · MA

The vehicle went in for an inspection because there was a clunking noise from the passenger rear of the car. It turns out that the rear subframe and right rear sway bar has rusted completely off. The amount of rust by the technician has been found to be exorbitant in comparison to the amount of miles it was driven. The tech suggested that the car was submerged, but there was no record of it being so. I am the third owner of the car. I would like to file a complaint, for there seems to be a lot of this issue online, from ford focuses from 2000 to 2005.

Filed May 31, 2012 · Body, Wheels · 135,000 miles · WI

The 2000 ford focus started making a grinding noise 3 weeks after purchasing it. The back riders side wheel bearing was bad. It has now been changed 3 times in less than 1 year and 6000 miles! We found there had been a recall on this same thing back in 2001,and was fixed. So its still going bad and ford wont stand behind it! Also the door handle wont work and that was a recall that was fixed too, also to bad so sad! Ford has turned into a very bad company to do business with!we have always had fords,but that's about to change!