2000 Ford Focus: doors won't lock, open or latch

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 Aug 18, 2016 · IA

Takata recall I am having problems with all door and trunk latches. The left rear door will not open at all. The right rear door will only open sometimes from the inside but it is a struggle. This is also the case with passenger front door and driver door. Recently (4 days ago) the driver door started not opening. Trunk will sometimes open with key and will not shut all the way.

Filed Apr 29, 2014 · Electrical, Fuel system · 142,000 miles · PA

I have owned this car since december of 2003 and it has been a very large money pit. This time the car just stopped running. I had taken it to autozone and they told me it need an egr sensor or hosing for it. When I was turning at a light the car just stopped running when I had just turned onto a main highway. There has been major electrical problems with it since day one. This car has had 5 clutches in it and I have complained about that all in itself because a car should never need that many clutches within 100,000 miles. That is ridiculous and very expensive and I have gotten no where with that even though there are other 2000 ford focus's with the same issue. My one head light is not right it never has been there is corrosion on the inside of the headlamp. The rear door latch does not work on the passenger side of the vehicle. The passenger side front door also does not latch correctly and no longer locks at all. The trunk latch is not right either. It will not always unlatch and then close again. It often requires several more times of pushing the trunk release and it will finally unlock after several attempts. I have put thousands of dollars into this lemon. I have all the repair paperwork, it has a brand new breaking system, brand new transmission, brand new engine, brand new clutch, battery. We have replaced everything in this car and here we go again....this car has sat more than it has been driven!!! I honestly feel that we should be reimbursed for the money we spent on buying the car because it was and is still a lemon since day one......

Filed Jun 26, 2012 · Electrical, Locks · 99,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While parked, the contact placed the key in the ignition and was unable to turn the key. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The technician stated that the ignition would have to be replaced. The contact also noticed the front driver?s door handle was loose and about to fracture. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000. ....updated 08-24-12 *bf the consumer stated the door handles broke. Updated 08/30/2012

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!

Filed Dec 12, 2011 · Electrical, Locks · 103,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The contact stated that the automatic locks were defective and the rear driver side door could not be opened. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 103,000. Updated 02/03/12*lj the consumer stated all of the doors became sluggish. The fuse for the power door locks failed. The fuse was replaced and failed again. The driver's side door stopped opening and would not unlock. Updated 02/10/12

Filed Nov 1, 2010 · Body, Locks · 60,000 miles · NY

2000 ford focus, rear doors will not close, currently using duct tape. Although there was a recall, I'm told not my VIN number. Looked online, many other complaints like mine, also not their VIN number. It appears to be much more wide spread than ford wants to admit.

Filed May 30, 2010 · Engine · 147,000 miles · PA

I cannot even begin to explain the issues I have had with my 2000 ford focus zts. This car needs to be taken off the market and ford needs to reimburse all owners... My engine is now cutting off with no warning at any speed and I am afraid for not only my own life but my 7 year old and newborn daughters as well.... Cannot find a problem with the car and after all the problems before this such as overheating, smoking engine, fried fuel system, valves, sensors, resistors, motors, hoses, wires, fuses, cooling/heating, door latches and this car practically speeding up on its own and not stopping... I feel someone needs to help us all.... Please... I am begging!!!!

Filed Aug 18, 2009 · Electrical · 50,000 miles · VA

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While driving approximately 25 MPH on normal road conditions, the instrument panel failed to illuminate and the parking lamp and tail lamps were nonfunctional. The contact replaced the fuse on five separate occasions and the failure recurred. The vehicle's power lock system also failed to operate. She discovered the failure was contributed to the deck lid harness. The vehicle has not been inspected by a certified technician. The federal safety agency campaign id number 00v411000 - electrical system;wiring is related to the failure; however, the VIN number was excluded from the recall. The contact is aware of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 50,300. Updated 11/06/09. *lj the consumer stated while driving, she noticed the dashboard was not lit and she was unable to read the speedometer. The headlights were working. The consumer replaced the fuse and the dashboard lit up properly. However, a short while later the fuse blew again. The consumer also discovered the tail lights and parking lights were not working as well. Also, the power door locks failed. The consumer discovered 4 wires had been completely severed, and all the others had bare patches where the insulation had rubbed off. The consumer stated a recall had been issued for the exact problem, but her VIN was not included. Updated 11/10/09.

Filed May 4, 2009 · Body, Locks · 125,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The contact stated that the front and rear driver's side doors would not close and the locks failed. The failure has been occurring since january of 2009. In may of 2009, the doors opened while driving approximately 5 MPH. The manufacturer and dealer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors:latch) and it would cost $100 to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer would not assist. The failure mileage was 125,000 and current mileage was 130,000.

Filed Dec 15, 2008 · Electrical, Locks · 90,303 miles · WA

Due to a failure of the power lock actuators in a 2000 ford focus se (s/w), the passenger door and the rear passenger door have jammed door locks. The doors can not be opened any longer by key, by inside door opening handle or by the remote fob. The consequences are that the only egress from the particular car is via the 2 driver side doors, making half of the car unusable. Passengers who should enter via the functioning doors of the vehicle into the side of the vehicle with the jammed doors do not have an escape route in case of accidents that involve the functioning side of the vehicle. This is an extremely dangerous situation for any driver or passenger. An internet search for "focus jammed door" or "focus jammed door lock" returns numerous instances of the same problem, occurring on all ford focus doors including trunk/hatch. Drivers enter their vehicles through the passenger side or even through the trunk because some door locks are jammed due to failed power lock actuators, with all safety-related hazards and consequences. The jamming can occur at any time; there is no way to predict it and to take preventive measures. A repair is exorbitantly expensive due to the fact that the doors cannot be opened by key or door opening handle to gain access to and replace the power door actuator that is the cause of the jamming. Ford is neither willing to acknowledge this widespread problem nor participate in the cost of repairs, thus forcing people to take unacceptable safety risks. Because of the serious safety hazard that the jammed doors present and the unpredictability of an occurrence of the problem, a safety recall action should be initiated by the federal safety agency to force ford to make repairs free of charge.

Filed Nov 10, 2008 · Locks · MT

When it first started it was just the passenger rear door that wouldn't open from the outside, you could however still open it if you pushed on a certain part of the door and tried to open at the same time. Now that door will not open at all from the out side at all, and the other doors are doing the same thing. The front passenger door will not latch now, you have to lock and unlock about 10 times before it will latch. I have looked at the recalls on this car before and noticed that there is a recall but unfortunately for me I don't live in the states that are affected in the recall. If I was to get this replaced on my own it will cost me about 2000.00.