While traveling at 45 a truck pulled in front of consumer's vehicle, and consumer hit the truck. Upon impact, none of airbags deployed.*ak the wire harness, motor mount, front and rear wheel bearings had failed and were replaced.
2000 Ford Focus engine complaints
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Consumer has had 6 recalls on this vehicle, he is very concerned for his safety.
The AC evaporator case failed causing leakage.
These are the probelems with my car. It is only 8 months old, yet this car has had repeated problems. The first major problem is with the brakes. They continually squeak and I was told by ford that it was due to a safety issue. The brakes and pads were replaced yet the problem has continued since. I have also made numerous complaints and had the breaks deglazed and serviced many times only to have the problems continue. The next problem is with the ventalation. The engine strongly smells of burning oil/fuel. This problem was checked and fixed three times, but this problem also continues. The smell is so strong inside the car that passengers now refuse to ride in the vehicle. The smell is also very strong from out side the car. The third problem with the vehicle is with the driver's side door. The lock and latch are very tight and are some times imbossible to turn or open without exessive force. The door hinges are also stiff. This is a lot of friction in the hinges making lots of noise and not allowing the door to move smothley. The last problem I am reporting is with the suspension. This problem has been fixed more than 5 times and it is still a very big problem. New parts have been put in and the squeaking and humming is still very loud. There are also loud clanking noises coming from the suspension.
Car stalls out multiple times per day while driving, causing the power stearing to go out and all of the dash lights to go on, scared for my safety. Contacted saleperson and dealership owner with no help offered by them
While driving vehicle caught fire in the engine compartment. Dealer is inspecting vehicle.
Vehicle dies and starts up again instantly in mid-drive. Very spontaneous. Will happen eight times in one day and none the next. Dealership service department continually sends car back saying that they cannot "duplicate" the problem.
The brakes continue to make noise, the vehicle has been taken to the dealership 3 times for the brakes, the problem has not been corrected, even though there is a service bulletin stating that the brakes squeak.
Leak at fuel tank hose caused check engine light to illuminate. Nlm
Fuel tank failed.
While driving at 60 MPH engine shut completely down. Dealer has been contacted.
Overheating/ transmission slipping/ vibration.
Vehicle overheated, and engine coolant light came on. There was no coolant leak. Dealership is aware of the vehicle's problems.
Consumers vehicle jerks and surged while being driven and the check engine light illuminates, the dealer has replaced the trans rang sensor 3 times and the entire transmission once but the problen reoccurs, possibly related to the engine. (attorney for client). Nlm
This engine problem is constant since the time I bought it. Engine vibrates from slight to severe when at an idle. Sometimes when coming to a stop it threatens to stall, but does not, but vibrates and shudders constantly. I've taken it several times to the dealer and no help or solutions have been made. I'm afraid that this will turn into a safety hazard for me and other drivers, because it is getting worse and could end up stalling.
Car was taken to delaership in april regarding noise coming from the rear of the car. They stated they could not find any problems. I cannot tell if the noise is coming from one of the rear wheels
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
Vechicle will begin stalling at any given time with no prior warning. Vehicle will shutdown with all dashboard lights coming on. Vehicle has automatic transmission. It has been taken to dealership on six different occasions for same problem.
Consumer was rear ended, causing a frontal collision in which engine completely fell from vehicle onto the pavement. *ak the mechanic indicted that falling of the engine was due to engine mount failure and defective hardware.
Engine has surging/missing. Ford says its a command module calibration problem and not safety related. Cant fix problem. Said ford is aware of problem but cant fix it yet. Concerned this is a safety problem. Ford dealership would not accept car for service for a third attempt. Told to drive the car until ford engineers can find a fix.
When driving at any speed vehicle will cut off without prior warning, causing loss of brakes and power steering. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has yet to determine the cause. Please provide any further details.
The fuel guage does not register the correct levels of fuel. Cause unkknown. The vehicle is also leaking freon. Please give any further details.
Vehicle intermittenly will complete shut off ,usually at highway speeds, causing a loss of power ,and brakes. Dealer cannot duplicate defect.
Vehicle totally loses power while driving, sometimes for a split second and sometimes permanently. It also at times will not restart after being shut down without repeated attempts. This vehicle does have a manual transmission. Dealer has no clue as to why. Also rear driver side door repeatedly wont open from the outside of the vehicle.
Engine making ticking sound, dealer did not look into it, just replaced engine, the day I got the car back, it was making a squealing noise, take car back next day, after removing transmission, and leaving me without a car for another day, they realized they forgot to hook up a hose, now car is making a grinding noise only when clutch is not pushed in, noise stops when you push the clutch in, car going back in a few days.
Vehicle stalls and then starts to vibrate while driving.
Will this leak cause electrical problems, a possible accident?
Twice since we purchased this car, it has stalled. Once at start-up, and once entering a busy 4-lane road. Both incidents occurred after the car had sat turned off for 30 minutes following being driven at high speeds (45-65 MPH) for at least 1 hour. Both times the car ran rough following the stall. The car has been in the shop twice, but the mechanics can't find a problem. Talking on the phone, one representative told me that ford has been having trouble with gasoline additives causing the focus to stall, but when I mentioned it at the dealership, everyone denied knowledge of this statement. While I was at the shop, another focus owner reported the same problems. This car was bought so that we had a safe and reliable vehicle, it has been neither.
When ouside temperture is higher than 60 degree, the car would stall if restarted while the engine is still hot. Dearler told me it's because the PCM is interacting with the winter fuel addictive and causing the car to stall, and they can't do anything about it. Now I am afraid to drive when the whether is warm. There were few times, the car stalled right in the middle of the road and become very dangeous. I hope the federal safety agency can look into this. Thank you very much.
Vehicle keeps on stalling while in motion. Vehicle was repaired at the dealer once. Just got it back from the dealer, and has stalled 3 times on the same day. Consumer is contacting the lemon law.
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