2000 Ford Focus: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed May 12, 2008 · Brakes, Suspension · 110,000 miles · MD · fire

I was driving ny car about 25-30 MPH when I heard a noise. Low and behold my right wheel was wobbling back and forth. Then it stopped for a moment so I decided to take car to shop. On my way to the shop my barring went completely out. My ABS light came on the everything locked up,got to shop right rear wheel was smoking bad. Shop told me everything burned up coast me 1,200.00 to get back on road. Just one of the many things fixed.

Filed Mar 8, 2008 · Suspension · 74,000 miles · WA

No special events took place to cause damage. I am at 75k miles. Both right wheel bearings have gone bad (both front and rear) and requires the entire hub to be replaced at $350 each. Rear hub almost caused tire to fall off while driving, caused brake failure and ABS failure. Also required rear brakes and ABS chip to be replaced.

Filed Nov 26, 2007 · Acceleration · 70,924 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. On november 16, 2007, while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle accelerated to 60 MPH. The ABS engaged and the vehicle accelerated to 12,000 RPM's. The contact drove into a curb in order to stop the vehicle. He shut off the engine and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer replaced the vehicle speed control cable. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls; however, the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v302000 (vehicle speed control:cables) was related to the failure. The failure mileage was 70,924 and current mileage was 71,200.

Filed Sep 28, 2007 · Suspension · 96,250 miles · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The ABS light illuminated when the vehicle was started. While driving, the contact heard a sound, which resembled scraping metal. The dealer stated that the wheel bearing failed and they repaired the failure. The powertrain, speed, and dealer information were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 96,250.

Filed Jun 22, 2006 · Brakes, Suspension · 107,000 miles · NH

I was going about 15 MPH when I hit a small pot hole in the road. Soon after I began to hear a clicking noise when I would take turns. After bringing the car to a mechanic I was told that both front coil springs had shattered. After having these fixed as they were under extended warranty by the manufacturer I am told that coincidently I have new front suspension and ABS issues which though most likely were caused by the coil string malfunction will not be covered as subsequent damage and I am on my own. Had the damage to the coil spring not occurred there would have been no issues with the ABS or front suspension.

Filed Feb 8, 2005 · Suspension · 49,000 miles · IL

In 2000 I brought my ford focus 2000 in for a recall on the left rear wheel bearing. The dealer supposedly fixed the problem. In 2001, my right rear wheel almost completely separated from my vehicle, and the car fishtailed when driven. I brought the car into a ford dealer who diagnosed the problem as a bad bearing in the right rear wheel. They replaced the bearing, ABS sensor, and spindle under warranty. On feb 3, 2005, my ABS light came on, followed by loud metallic popping and grinding noises when braking or accelerating. The car did not seem safe to drive, so I immediately brought the car into the nearest ford dealer. The problem was again diagnosed as a faulty bearing in the left rear wheel, the very same that was replaced in 2000. This caused the ABS sensor to go bad and notched large chunks of metal out of the spindle, and potentially could have caused failure of the breaks or complete separation of the wheel from the vehicle. The dealer claimed there was nothing wrong with the design or the bearings being put in, and it was just coincidence that I had to bring it in 3 times for problems with 3 identical bearings. They obviously have not solved the problem identified in the 2000 recall, but have gotten around it with 12 month warranty periods, forcing customers to replace the bearings spending over $650 a pop every year or so.

Filed Jan 30, 2003 · Electrical · CA

Vehicle is having the same defect with the wire harness as stated in recall number 000 v 411 000, but their VIN number is not included. Ts brake lights inoperative at times also ABS light comes and dash and dome light go off intermittently. Trunk release inoperative. Latch assembly replaced.

Filed Nov 7, 2002 · Suspension · VA

While driving under normal conditions, consumer states' there was a squeaking noise, ABS light illuminated, tire wobbling. Took to ford and they stated the rear wheel bearing needed replacing. Please provide any further information. Ts

Filed Oct 11, 2002 · Brakes · FL

Consumer states that when driving the ABS light comes on and stays on. Had vehicle serviced. They cleaned the wheel senor twice, and problem still reoccurs. Consumer afraid that ABS will not work when needed. Mr

Filed Oct 9, 2002 · Suspension · OH

Consumer states ABS light has illuminated, vehicle shimmy's, consumer noticed that the right rear wheel is wobbling. Consumer states that the wheel bearing got so hot it melting the hub cap off. Please provide any further information. Mr

Filed Sep 10, 2002 · Suspension · OH

Front coil spring broke, also cutting the ABS sensor wire.

Filed May 7, 2002 · Suspension · KS

Bearing failure damaged ABS system. Only warning was ABS light started flashing, then right rear wheel locked up at 75 MPH, causing car to swerve across two lanes of highway onto shoulder before car could be controlled. Previously, the left rear wheel bearing failed and was replaced at 22,764 miles. There was no incident attached to that failure, as we could hear the slight rough or grinding noise, and took the car to the dealer for warrant service. This time there was no warning, I lost control of the car at speed, and could have been killed.