Brake pads and rotors had to be replaced two time already. I am very concerned with engine stalling and other troubling reports.
2000 Ford Focus brakes complaints
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Consumer experiencing many problems with ignition, key will not turn when inserted in ignition switch. Dealer replaced ignition.
While pressing on brakes pedal goes to the floor and it is hard for vehicle to stop. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.
While traveling on highway vehicle shakes and vibrates. Rotors are warped. Also, they are under sized. Dealership is aware of the problem.
My car is 2 years old and I have had to replace the brake pads 3 times, and the rotors replaced once. I am also having problems with a constant sqeaking when I use my brakes. Ford needs to fix my car and the brakes at no charge because it is an ongoing problem.
Front brakes have been squealing since the car has had a brake job under one year out of the showroom. The first brake job done by team ford was necessary at under 20,000 miles indicating premature wear and possibly defective from factory disc brakes. Many other focus owners are having this same problem. The brakes still squealed after the brake job and now in less then 2 years of ownership the brakes again needed new pads installed and also the rotors needed replacemant. This costs over 350.00. All this in under two years and below 30,000 miles on a new car. Now my ase certified mechanic states that all the wheel bearings need to be replaced still the car had at that point less than 30,000 miles on it. When I presented the car to friendly ford of las vegas nevada, for bearing inspection under warranty, they declined to inspect the bearings and told me to bring my business elsewhere. This is non performance of warranty which covers (supposedly) defects for 3 years or 36000 miles. Friendly ford and their service manager rob refuses to give under warranty service for the defective bearings and the cost of two brake jobs done by certified mechanics at premature wear levels was borne by us the owners. Ford offers poor customer service and refuses to honor a valid warranty.
Rotors and pads wear excessively. Vehicle has no problem stopping, but squeals when brakes are applied. Vehicle was taken in for front brake problem. Dealer was notified. Please provide more information.
Front brake rotors and pads had to be replaced within 22,000 miles of wear. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Every 12000 miles consumer had the brake pads and rotors replaced. Brakes were making noise, and there was extended stopping distance. Contacted dealer.
Gas mileage is poor on this size veh--motor kicks into neutral while driving at higher speeds. Dealer keeps telling me there is no problem/cannot duplicate, 4 incidents, this is very freighting. Especially in heavy traffic & cannot get off the road fast. Brakes wear between 16000 and 18000 miles with normal driving. The motor belt had to be replaced at 22000 miles. This never happened so soon with any vehicle I have ever owned. Repairs and services are very expensive, many safety recalls and product warnings that take time to repair. The dealer has a problem making sure the parts are available when I make an appointment. The wheel bearings have been replaced several times and sound like they may be going bad again! I do not feel safe in this vehicle. What if something fails while myself or my family are in this vehicle. This vehicle has depreciated at such a drastic rate, that I would be wise to trade it for another vehicle. I feel it is in direct relation to all the safety issues with this vehicle. *ph **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**763169
When ever there is moisture in the air (rain, snow, etc) the rear wheels (brakes) seize up on the vehicle. Both sides are affected. The wheels "drag" until the "seal is broken" and the wheels can spin freely again. This has happened numerous times. Any slight bit of moisture and the vehicle to stay parked for at least one day causes the seizure of the wheels. Once the wheels are freed, there does not seem to be any other noticeable effect in driving. Wheels have sometimes dragged up to 20 feet before freeing, other times they "break free" in a couple of feet.
I work for a goodyear co. And everytime there is a problem I have one of our techs. Check it out for me. First it was the brakes I was taking my children to the movies,as I was turning into the parking space I heard a grinding noise.the next day at work I have auto tech. Inspect my brakes I had less than 10% left all around and the front rotors were cracked! My children and I could have died! I took the car to the dealer to marina ford they replaced front rotors,pads and rear shoes. Three weeks later pads were down to 10% I did not bother going back to the dealer. Our tech. At my place of employment replaced my brakes with good quality pads and shoes. I had th iside panel replaced,the windshield wiper motor replaced and the right front wheel bearing replaced! Now my left front tie-rod is bent,my car shuts off when the gas is at the 3/4 mark and when making right turns,the emission lights up and the car stops! This is a problem car the ford focus. I found a web site and ther is over a thousand consumers who are not pleased with their focus too!
I complained about the brakes at 3000 miles - told no problems the brakes just do that - at 11993 miles brakes inspected 50 - 60 % left - at 15561 brakes inspected 65 - 75 % left - now some how only 4000 miles later only 10% of brakes left and need to be replaced with a total of 19,992 miles - also took car in several times for dying while driving and told no problem - then there was a recall on the clutch cylinder and they said that was probably the problem so they replaced that - still had the problem - they hinted that it was me because they were unable to duplicate the problem - then finally when my radio would go on and off in their presnce they inspected further and discovered my entire dashboard wireing was melted and it is a wonder my car didn't catch on fire. They re-wired the entire car and replaced my radio and had my car for over a week - within a month the radio wasn't working again and they replaced it for the second time - then 3 months later my electric door locks stopped working and needed to be replaced - and by the way my radio has gone out 2 times since the last replacement and they said it was probably just loose or something and not too concerned and now the brakes all this at 19,000 miles.
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Front brake rotors and pads had to be replaced twice within 26,000 miles of wear. Problem would causes vehicle to vibrate severely when applying brakes. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
This car has had 4 recalls so far. In addition to the recalls I have had it in for other problems like the gas light failed to to work, the igntion part after turning car off would act like the key was still in. The biggest complaint I have is the brakes at 9000 miles I had it in to check the brakes and then 8000 miles later my roters went bad. I do not feel safe in this car at all.
Brakes squealing - took to local ford dealership- nothing wrong with my brakes this was on jan. 18, 2002- had to have front pads and rotors replaced on 5/31/2002. Throttle stuck in jan 2002.
Since the purchase of my ford focus 2000, it has been subjected to recalls for wheel bearings, paneling, and the master cylinder. Additionally, the trunk latch had to be replaced and the computer reprogrammed. Since late sept. 2000, the engine dies at approx. 45/MPH when I press the clutch to downshift from 5th gear, slowing from a higher speed. On aug. 21, 2001, I took the the car to maroone ford in margate, florida because it had stall (died) twice in one day. The mechanic said there was nothing wrong with the car and said that I didn't know how to drive it properly. I contacted ford motor dispute settlement board and they came out and drove with me. The car did not stall at that time, and he advised me that I didn't know how to drive the car! I believe I have been lied to by ford and by their representative, maroone ford, margate. I have copies of letters that I sent to maroone ford, and to the board of directors at maroone ford as well as a copy of the initial dispute settlement board application. I have complained over and over again that I fear for my safety, and that I want ford to either fix my vehicle or give me a safe car. I was a full-time nursing student at florida atlantic university in boca raton, florida when this started, I am now a registered nurse still driving an unsafe vehicle. I would appreciate your help.
When slippery out, the brakes will not grasp properly. Therefore, the vehicle will slide. Dealer can not duplicate problem.*ak consumer also experienced these difficulties as followed, power steering system (exploded, w/3-4 week repairs), trunk lock was broken, keyless entry system works improperly, the trunk lock has been replaced twice, the radio has been replaced 3 times & still occurs, the winshield arm recently broke, and concludes that the vehicle also slides in dry weather. Consumer adds that she had filed a complaint w/ board of ford, the case was lost after recieving a loaner car (due to taking vehicle in for repairs) and says that she cannot afford to buy out the lease (will have to wait until oct 2002)
Six weeks previously, engine stalled on freeway. Dealer said couldn't find a problem and let them know if it happened again. 5/31/02 could not get car to go; had towed to dealer. After several days they finally thought it was the air intake valve causing the problem. Today I hear about the focus stalling problem possibly being caused by debris in gas tank. I am afraid to drive this car for fear it will stall again on the freeway. I was lucky the last time that I was able to coast to the shoulder and did not get into a crash. I was able to re-start the car and get it off the freeway. Other continuing problems that I have had the dealer fix over 3 times each: squeaking brakes and molding around the doors falling off.
While vehicle is being driven an unusual noise occurred in the engine compartment. After inspection by dealer problem was diagnosed as premature brake wear. Please give any further details.
C v joint and shaft fell apart when the car was put in reverse leaving driveway. Pieces throw everywhere.wheel bearings melting to rear drums . Back drums replaced and all 4 wheel bearings. Door lock system replced after stop working.
Within the first year of purchase, the vehicle needed a new transmission because of a leak and a whirring sound while in motion.
As a final gesture of goodwill, our local dealership's customer service representative offered us a 24 hour period to consider a $2,000 trade-in credit toward the purchase of a new ford vehicle at 0% financing. This would have more than doubled my daughter's monthly car and insurance payments. Because her job was not yet a permanent position, she was not in a position to take a $4,000 loss and double her monthly payments. Once that offer had expired we were met with stony indifference by our local dealership's customer service representative. After several conversations with him we came away convinced that ford customer service policies are intentionally designed with several goals in mind: 1) to offer one's local dealership as the only path of recourse other than a nation-wide 1 (800) customer service line; 2) to staunchly refuse to provide the names and mailing addresses of ford customer service representatives at the local level and/or regional level; and 3) to discourage mailings to the national customer service representative (michael jordan) or ceo (william clay ford) with comments such as "don't waste your time, they don't even open their mail." the end result is that the car owner feels totally powerless once the goodwill of their dealership's in-house customer service representative has run out. When combined with holding open a 24-hour trade-in offer toward a more expensive ford vehicle, the end result was a psychologically oppressive hard-sell tactic.no safety defect listed.
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The brakes on this vehical have been replaced several time since my purchase. Rotors, calipers pads and shoes once at 12,000 miles , pads and shoes again at 23,000. Calipers rotors and shoes and drums at 48,000. Something is wrong.
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Brakes were checked at 13,ooo miles. Mechanic said they were ok. Always black grit on rims on front tires. Have gone into many lemon sites and neumerous owners say they have had pads and rotors replaced at various low mileage's. Ford customer relations center tells me they have had no complaints. Bull. Feel this is a design problem, ford must own up to. Please advise. Thank you brakes constantly screech when braking, owners manual says this is normal!
Brake calipers on all focus cars are defective which causes premature wear of front disk pads and rotors calipers are sticking.
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