Problems with 2000 ford focus rear door latches. *mr (the rear door opened while the vehicle was in motion) the fuse was broken making the latch freeze. The vehicle had a faulty part in the left side driver's door actuator. This made the front door and passenger side door useless. The door could not be opened from the inside or outside, not even with the unlock button from the inside, the key or even the remote. *sc
2000 Ford Focus locks complaints
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For no apparent reason, the rear doors on my 2000 ford focus se do not stay latched. This problem is intermittent but has been happening with greater frequency. Additionally, the right rear passenger door will not open from the inside, unless the door never latches at all. I have three children I reansport in this vehicle and I no longer consider it safe. This problem has appeared on several other 2000 focus cars and I consider it to be a defect that should be recalled.
The rear driverside door of my car would not stay closed. It popped open while I was driving. Luckily the back seat was empty. My son and his friends usually travel back there along with the family pet. It was sunday so service centers were not open. We had to take apart the entire door to get the mechanism inside the door to work enough so I can lock the door. The other side doesn't appear to look any better.
I own a 2000 ford focus station wagon. The hydralic lifters to the rear door (back door) have failed so that it requires two people to place items in the wagon, one to hold the door up and the other to load. I consider this a safety item as the door is inoperable as it is intended. Ford does not.
Both locks in the rear doors in my ford focus have failed. My doors are now held closed with bungee cords.
I'm writing to you about (part # xs4z*11582*aa cyl assy strg col ignition lock) I've had it replaced 2 times and it's at ford as I write this for the third time. Two times it was covered under my ford esp (extented warranty) at a $200 deductable.I can't find paper work on first time but second time was (dec. 9, 2003) 74960 miles on car. This time it hasn't been 12 months or 1200 miles (current date and offically at ford service center july 17, 2004 (83500 or so miles) I don't think I'll be charged this time because it's within the warranty time but I won't be sure till monday. I know several people that have had the same problem. My neighbor just went through this a week ago and message boards online are teaming with hundreds if not thousands with this same problem. This is definitly a part problem that ford refuses to own up to. Ford does not give old parts back. A soon as I find paper work I will update first incident unless it could be gotten from ford. I should be in there computer data base.
While driving driver's door opened and closed on its own. Vehicle was taken to the dealership on june 30 , 2004, dealer repaired and replaced hinges and electrical motor at consumer's expense of $700.00, but problem recurred.
When inserting the key into the ignition the key will only enter half-way and the key cannot be turned or the key can be fully inserted, but cannot be turned.
Left rear passenger door latch has failed to function. Door will not latch rendering the vehicle unsafe to transport children. This is the latest in a history of recalls and component failures that lead me to consider suing ford under ny's lemon law. I was in the process of trying to sell this vehicle and am now unable to due to this latest problem.
On the ford focus the door lock either don't lock or you can't get them to unlock. The lock on my car will not lock at all on the back passanger side.
Problem is that I made a right hand turn and the rear driver side door flew open, with my son in the back seat. Upon futhur investigation I found the door latch on my 2000 ford focus to be at fault. I had to replace the unit. I contacted ford with my concerins of this happening to other vehicals with no response. I feel that this is a very very unsafe as to my self and my family, they could have been servierly injured. I have owned several car in my lifetime and never had a door latch fail. Nor did the child restrant locking system on the latch work and it was engaged.
The consumer is unable to open the vehicle doors with the remote. The consumer would have to manually use the key to enter the vehicle. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Rear doors failed to stay closed. Doors would fly open while driving, even if they were locked. As a result, consumer was unable to transport their children. Dealership could not locate the cause of the failure.*ak consumer looked on numerous recalls on vehicle but dealer said that they don't pertain on vehicle.
The front/rear door/trunk manual locks became stuck intermittently. This made it difficult to enter/exit the vehicle. The dealerships mechanic was notified and attempted to repair the problem, however the problem recurred. Please provide more information.
My wife and I purchased a new ford focus back in 2000. We loved the look and I have had ford cars before and have always been pleased. To get right to the point, we have been completely dissatisfied with our purchase. We have had recall after recall on this car and to top it off we have a new situation. About 10 days ago my wife mentioned that her power locks were not working. We decided to bring it in to the dealer on our next day off to have it looked at. The next day after the locks stopped working, the doors would not open at all on the passenger side. The lock mechanism apparently had seized up. After being in the shop for a few days I was notified that the other side was about to seize up as well. That of coarse is being repaired at my expense as well. Now being a consumer that is a bit disheartening. Being a father and knowing that my 3-year-old son rides in that car, makes me irate. I cannot believe that there would or could be any way that a car built by ford would have a problem like that which essentially turns the car my son is transported in into a death trap. It makes me think what if all 4 doors seized? what if my wife and child were in a car accident and drove into a river or lake? I hope you see were I would consider this a potential disaster in waiting. Of course I am out of the warranty period so to add insult to injury I am paying approximately $520.00 to fix this problem. There is no way that anyone can guarantee me that this will not happen again. If it happens again, all the what ifs are back in play. I do not know if this is a regular problem on these cars, but I hope that this is something that will be addressed in future production considerations. I unfortunately will not purchase another ford vehicle or any affiliated with ford due to this major problem. Additionally I will mention this problem that Ive had every time I hear anyone around me speak of buying a new car.
There was a short in one of the locks on my 2000 ford focus. This caused the passenger side door to be unable to be opened either manually or electrically, from the inside or the outside. This seems to be a common problem in the focus, and has the potential to result in being trapped in the car in a dangerous situation. The manual locks should at least be able to override the electrical ones, so that the doors could be opened in case of a short.
The owner could not unlock the front passenger side or rear driver side doors from the inside or outside of the vehicle. The dealer was notified.
Defective front brake rotor. *ph during the inspection the consumer was told that the defect was not covered under the vehicle's warranty. Other vehicle components also malfunctioned. The vehicle's trunk latch broke, the check engine light illuminated twice, the cd player became inoperative and the steering wheel locked up.
When the vehicle was parked or running, the front driver and passenger door locks did not unlock.
Key lock mechanism on steering column fails (won't accept the key). This leaves the motorist and his (her) passangers stranded. I've seen many identical problems reported in numerous posts on the internet. Probably a manufacturing refect.
I noticed the doors squeaking soon after I purchased the car. The noise became progressively worse over the next year. The dealership brushed off my questions telling me the doors just needed grease. Now that the warranty is up they tell me it will cost $405.00 for them to fix. The doors have not squeaked for over a year, now they don't lock and both rear doors fly open when I take a corner so I keep them tied shut with bungee cords and ropes. All the junk I used to keep in the back seat is now gone, it flew out of the car while I was getting on the highway. Thank god I didn't have passengers. I have had trouble with the gas gauge since I bought the car, and the ignition locked and had to be replaced. The tow truck driver knew what kind of car I had before I told him-he said they pick up a few ford focus's every week due to the ignition problems. I have also gone through brakes and tires at an alarming rate. The accumulation of brake dust on the front panels is unreal all I do now is wash this car and write checks to pay for repairs.
Leaking water into passenger foot-compartment. Isolated problem to plastic cover that sits beneath windshield, and is mostly accessible with hood open. The problem is that the plastic comes away from windshield due to some buckling in the plastic. Fixed problem by applying pressure to plastic to bend it back to shape so it snagged-up closer to windshield. Not seen problem since. Mastic to adhere plastic to windshield might be an option to other people. The fuel gauge sometimes refuses to work. Found this to be case when key is put into ignition and key-turned to start engine was done too quickly. If entering key into ignition and then turning key each click, giving each click a half-second, then gauge appears to be more reliable. When engine goes into slow-idling state, engine idles very erratically and is not smooth. Sounds like only some of cylinders are firing. This has only started to occur today and since reading comments on this website, I'm concerned. Have tried adding fuel-injector-cleaner to fuel tank, awaiting results of that. The trunk would not close. The problem here was fixed by removing the locking assembly from the trunk-lid and simply dowsing the mechanisms with wd40 and then bending some spring-loaded components.. There are 2 moving components in the lock. First is shape of a loop that you can easily move with finger/screwdriver. This component locks onto stub that you can see when opening trunk. The other component is hidden within casing and moves in front of other component to hold it in a locked position. Problem was with this component. Problem was component had "somehow" gotten bent and not free to leave casing and block other component. Bending this to a position freeing it of casing fixed problem. Engine lacked power when under load when accelerating, vehicle would shudder and decelerate instead of accelerate. Problem resolved when ford dealer replaced spark-plugs plus leads and a full engine tune-up. $230 plus but fixed problem.
I had two problems occur concurrently on my 46,000 mile car--and the mechanics at the dealership I brought it to told me that they're seeing a large number of these same problems. 1) the ignition barrel goes stiff with little warning, and apparently leads to a jam, early in the useful life of the car. 2) the automatic door lock suddenly stops working, apparently due to the defective actuactor in one of the rear doors, so that the car no longer locks
Rear passenger door on driver's side inadvertently opened while driving on the freeway at approximately 55 MPH. Rear passenger door also opened inadvertently while vehicle was turning onto the off ramp. Although the child safety latch was on, the rear passenger door again came ajar. *ak child hit door with elbow causing the door to open, also a bag of groceries fell against the door causing the door to open. *ts tire rolled against the door while on the off ramp and rolled out the door onto the highway. Consumer had to stop and chase it down.
Both rear door locks do not latch and swing open when rounding a corner. Must tie down with bungee cord. Mechanic shows locks corroded and defective. Locks replace for $350. A very dangerous failure which could have caused serious injuries to rear seat occupants.
I have had this focus for about 2 years. When I purchased it, I was not told of any of the possible mechanical problems that may be associated with the model. Since then, I have had 4 recalls repaired. Recently, the door handle on the driver's side door was getting stuck. Now, the factory installed security system will not work. I cannot lock the driver's side door at all and I must lock the other 3 doors manually. My key chain door locker does not work at all. The inside button for unlocking the trunk will not work either. The front console is too big for the car and coffee cups will not fit into it. I also seem to have trouble seeing behind me when trying to look to the left from the driver's side due to the placement of the headrest.
I have a 2000 focus. I experiance hesitation when the fuel tank is about 1/4th full, it died once while turning around an offramp cloverleaf. Also when coming to stops it idles rough. When starting and waiting while in or out of gear, idling is rough. Turning corners I occasionaly get creeks from the front and rear. Sometimes I hear thumps from the rear when riding over bumps on occasion. I hear and feel a growl while the engine is running regardless of being in or out of gear or in or out of motion. It feels more prominent when the temp. Is below 60 degrees. I can feel it vibrating in the steering wheel while turning and it seems to stop while turning left but continues when the steering reaches center. While going up or down inclines or small depressions in the road it becomes even more noticeable and you can feel it in the floor. The drivers side rear door lock sometimes clicks in and out of the lock postion erratically when the electronic door lock/unlock button is depressed. This handle is also extremely tough to open. Sometimes power is lost to the radio, I remove the detachable aniti-theft piece and replace it, sometimes it works, sometimes I need to do it numerous times before the radio will turn back on. I had experianced warped rotors on the front when I first bought the vehicle numerous times, but I switched them with slotted rotors so I no longer have this problem. My rear brake drums are stock (but the pasds are not) and they squeal quite frequently, possibly due to excessive dust. I had noticed that sometimes the power window control would not work for windows other than the drivers. This has not happened in about a year or 2. I have just recently experienced water in the passenger well. Last, occasionally the transmission will hesitate while driving. It almost feels like the transmission is shifting into neutral, but more like it was a human with a cluthc out a bit who cannot make up their mind about what gear to use.
Two rear doors do not close all the way and pop open. Dealer attempted to fix the problem by lubricating the latch, but the problem has returned.
Both rear door latches are not working. Door flew open while driving on a highway. Consumer has to use rope to tie both doors. Dealer notified, it will cost $450.00 to fix problem. My son changed the latches and found that they were heavily corroded.
Consumer stated that while driving and without warning door would automatic lock ,and it would be hard to unlock the doors to enter or exit the vehicle. Dealer notified.
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