The rear passenger wheel bearing failed causing smoke and almost a fire. I had the recall done at tri county ford in mauldraugh ky, and this is the second time it had happened. I went to les pinkham lincoln mercury and bought new wheel bearings and had my personal mechanic replace the bearing. He stated that the brake drum and wheel are possible warped and might need replaceing. I also want a refund on the bearings and labor cost for the mechanic to replacement of bearings.
2000 Ford Focus suspension complaints
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Consumer was on 7th set of tires at 60,000, an alignment with each set. Radio had been replaced twice/ brakes had been completely replaced twice/ wheel bearings had been replaced,and ignition was replaced once after vehicle had been towed. Low and behold, consumer's focus was sitting in driveway needed to be towed for the same problem again. Car was getting horrible gas mileage, sometimes had brake failure which caused 2 accidents. Also, lugs:nuts had been replaced. The car would sometimes stall for no apparent reason, and was in need of an alternator.
Front coil spring is fractured. Ford motor company's customer satisfaction program 03m02 only covers cars built through december 1999. My vehicle was built in may 2000. Ford's coverage does not extend to all affected vehciles or ford has another problem with front coil springs on focus. Very high efforts to shift in and out of 1st, 3rd and 5th gears - difficlult to shift gears resulting in increased time and attention to shift gears.
Consumer states that front suspension collapsed.dealer notified.
Problem with vehicle's front springs on 2000 ford focus.*mr front end coil springs failed.
The recalls on vehicle had failed after mechanic indicated that the recalls were not needed in dry climate and refused to do them. Had taken vehicle back to dealership at least 3 times for repairs. The mechanic had supposed to have ordered parts each time but failed to do so. Needed parts for the battery cable (recall campaign #02v288000), the rear wheel bearings recall campaign #01i017000 and the ball joints. Parts were never ordered.
The ignition housing locked up and as a result the vehicle could not be moved. The front axles on the right side fell off. The dealer refused to repair them. The front brake calipers fell off. The rear end slid while driving on a wet surface. *mr cb
While having the vehicle serviced the mechanic noticed that all 4 coil springs were broken and needed to be replaced. *nlm
Premature brake wear (4 wheels) rear brakes not functioning as designed, wheel bearings replaced (4 wheels, rear on recall, front under warranty).
Hello-I have contacted ford multiple times in the last six months due to issues with my barely out of warranty focus. One of them had a tracking id of [xxx], case id of[xxx]. The other case id I have since lost but was under my name and this same VIN #, [xxx]. The morning of monday, 6/30/03, with approximately 29,300 miles on the car, I went out the garage to back up. A horrible grinding noise was coming from the front of the car. The right front spring coil was sitting on top of my tire. This is of course related to a recent recall (the tenth one I've received). I'm outraged that ford isn't requiring focus owners to have their coils checked. There was no shift in suspension or noise with my vehicle. Suddenly, it just became very, very undriveable. The day before this happened, I put on 200+ highway miles at 65mph. If this coil would have broken on the highway, it would have been an extremely dangerous situation! I have had my car in the shop 14 times for non routine maintenance since I have bought it, but this last incident was incredible scary. Respectfully, [xxx]. *ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a recall. Manufacturer recall# 03m02 subject front coil spring. The federal safety agency campaign number could not be found in the artemis system. The dealer stated the parts were not available.
At 40,000 miles on my 2000 focus wagon, dealer tells me that the clunking noise I hear from front and rear will be fixed with a new front tie rod and rear shocks. Visited dealer 3 times to fix a windshield washer leak into tailgate, filling light fixtures and seeping into rear of car. I have had my fan motor replaced and my rear door latches are not working correctly. All of many recalls have been addressed, we even received 4 new tires due to tread wearing. It took many trials to get a correct alignment. My stereo often will cut out for no reason. I am no longer under warranty and fear that this most recent suspension repair will be costly while I still make monthly payments on my vehicle. Can you help?
The vehicle failed to start, the dealer rerouted the battery cables. *jb the vehicle also had suspension and transmission problems ph
The right rear wheel bearing has to be replaced. The wheel bearings has been replaced twice before due to recalls. The right rear wheel bearing is about one year old.
Left front lower control arm failure resulting in accident totaling 2000 ford focus zx3.
Passenger front coil spring broke after going over speed bump @ 5 MPH. Could have punctured tire if not immediately noticed. 2000 ford focus, 38,000 mi.
Consumer experiencing noises coming from vehicle after replacement of rear wheel bearings. *mr
Squeaking brake, extreme wear and tear of front tires, back tires with wear and tear issues, alignment issues on front tires and cruise control issues.
Consumer will provide information on the front suspension problem.
Consumer experienced extreme difficulty with turning the steering wheel. Dealer diagnosed that right front leaf spring was broken.
The consumer suspects there is a problem with the suspension. The tires wear out very fast. Vehicle has been taken to the dealer for repairs.
After sitting down in the driver's seat there was a loud pop. Vehicle backed up, and the front driver's side of the vehicle collapsed. Coil spring punctured the drivers side tire. Cause was unknown.
Driver's side front coil spring broke while backing car out of driveway 10 MPH.
I drive a 2000 ford focus with 32,000 miles on it. I was driving on the highway (I-44) at 70 MPH speed when the spring on the strut of the front passenger tire broke. The car swirled, started smoking, made screetching noise, and with lots of struggle and dangerous swirls I pulled up on the left side of the 3-lane interstate. It was impossible to remain in this narrow lane because the danger was too high, so a police officer escorted my car across three lanes to pull in into the right side of the highway. After my car was taken to a repair shop, I contacted ford motor company to report this incident. Ford informed that my warranty was up a month before the incident and there was nothing they could do about it. They showed no concern regarding this dangerous incident happening on a 3 year old vehicle. Besides the traumatic experience and the repairs, this can lead to more incidents of this kind, but ford customer service showed no interest in this case. Unbelievable. Lawsuit waiting to happen. I will never buy a ford product again.
Left front coil spring broke in my 2000 ford focus causing the spring to come down on the tire with the full weight of the car. This could have caused a major accident. I checked recalls and there have been none for that specific part. There needs to be an investigation so that people are not hurt.
While driving, the right front coil spring snapped.
While working on the vehicle, the mechanic discovered a seal leak in the engine, and a leak in transmission cooler lines. Later,while on the road, the vehicle started to fishtail in the back due to a bolt which held the rear suspension had loosened. In addition, the vehicle had stalling problems, and severe corrosion buildup on the battery. *ak
60000 miles on car, 4 sets of tires, 7 recalls, defect in gas tank cover filler, 2 sets of brakes, rear alignment not adjustable (advised by independent shop) and horrible shaking at highway speeds after all this. Dealer has been no help with tire problem. Never buying a ford again.
2000 ford focus se 4-door sedan. Front drivers-side coil spring failed. The coil-spring has a 3 inch piece of straight round tubing on the last ring of the coil spring. The shape of the coil causes the straight piece of plastic tubing not be tight to the shape of the coil. I assume water, road salt and other contaminants that would cause corrosion were able to get under the plastic tubing and corrode the coil spring to the point of its sudden collapse and failure. The break occurred directly in the middle of the sleeve of tubing. It broke after 3 years and 3 months with only 44000 miles on the car. A solid steel coil spring should not corrode and snap.
Failure of driver side front suspension spring on my 2000 ford focus se 4 door sedan.
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