Consumer received recalls, 00v303, 00v218, 00v418, recall regarding injector pressure switch, and clutch pedal return spring and clutch master cylinder, however has not had any of them completed, dealer states they are waiting for parts and it has been over 6 months since consumer has heard from the dealer.
2000 Ford Focus transmission complaints
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Consumer stated when coming to a stop or when downshifting vehicle will stall/ lose power steering. Also, has to keep vehicle rolling in order to start vehicle back up which takes awhile. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer reprogrammed PCM to set base the idle.
7 new stereos, 2 ignition cylinders, a few trunk latches, transmission trouble(dealer cannot duplicate), 20,000 miles I have to replace 4 tires and 4 brake pads, horrible grinding noise when stopping, shakes on the freeway when braking, misassembled interior rails, and many others. I am completely dissatisfied with this vehicle, I will never, ever buy another ford vehicle and I will certainly never reccomend a ford to anyone.
Car would only go into reverse, when put into drive or other forward gear it was as if the auto was in neutral.
The door panel failed. Nlm
This vehicle is clearly one of multiple problems and should be investigated. Engine cooling, transmission braking and starter issues. Ford protecting self as usual.
Brakes noise resulting from larger than normal chunk of metal in pad grooving the left front rotor. Transmission- leak at transmission cooler. Suspension noise front- thumping while going over speed bumps, rear squeeking. Window trim- coming off or squeeking when rolled up. Head lamp- dropping black silicon into sealed unit (visible). Engine- stalling, dying while coming to a stop or sitting at stop. No help from dealer service dept. Only argues with me!. *ak (tiresize: p205r70/15)( dot number: tire size: p205r70/15 )
Windshield had cracked and was replaced, approximately one month later the windshield cracked again in the exact same spot, nothing had hit the windshield on either times that it had cracked. Air conditioner drains inside the car to the drivers side floor. Brakes squeak, dealer replaced rear brake shoes, however noise is still there. Steering wheel was peeling, dealer replaced it. Vehicle will not start at times, dealer reprogrammed the PCM and replaced the fuel pump. Transmission slips into neutral while driving, it will not shift into reverse until after about 10 seconds, dealer has replaced the mlp sensor and transmission range sensor to attempt to correct problem yet it still continues, transmission lines leaking and dealer replaced lines. Noise coming from under the hood. Hood rattled, dealer adjusted and lubed the hood stops. Engine races at times, vehicle hesitates and feels like it is going to stall.
Right passenger front wheel collasped ,pulling cv joint out while driving at 30mph, causing wheel to fall sideways and into curb, resulting in damage to vehicle.
My vehicle jerks very badly when shift gears specially from parking to reverse it jerks very much and the problem has been there for a while the car has been taken in vista ford of oxnard and nothing has been done about it.
Brake system has had shoes/bearings/ drums replaced due to overheating of wheel. Rear drive's side tire is becoming too hot to touch after normal operation of vehicle. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Rear tires have been replaced four times with 60000 mile tires and it is eating the tires in less than 20000 miles. The rear of the car is vibrating and bouncing at all speeds but is worst at 55 to 65 MPH. I have tried to get it fixed several times and the dealerships keep saying it is the alignment. Alignment has been corrected and verified several times with no result. All recall work to date has been completed by dealerships.
While driving any MPH transmission slipped out of gear. Had taken vehicle for repairs, but problem could not be duplicated.
Tires wore out and started to separate at this milage, dealer won't help , also wheel bearing replaced due to failures. Dealer and ford accept no responsiblity for defective equip. Bearing noise noticed at 7k miles dealer finally replaced bearings at 23750 miles. Cust is going thru arbitration to lemon the car. Running into probs with this also ford won't take it back . 8 recalls is enough (tiresize: p19570r15)( dot number: tire size: p19570r15 )
Wife was driving car at low speed when it started vibrating and died. Towed to dealership and told that transmission needs to be replaced. Is this usual for a one year old car with 8400 miles? One week earlier, had to have cylinder head replaced. Are two events linked?
Had just shifted into 1st gear and got out of vehicle. It started to roll forward, down a hill, and hit a sign. Driver's side door was damaged. Then, went across highway and through a barbed wire fence. Vehicle towed to dealer after being at body shop. Having mechanic check the transmission. Felt it had slipped out of gear.
The rear passenger side tire blew out while driving causing damage to the vehicle (firestone tire). Nlm
Ignition and steering locked up, key would not turn, vehicle was parked. *ak there was noise in the right side of the vehicle due to rear outside mirror failure. The transmission slips on accel. There was vibration in steering at 45 MPH and up. The high sqealing on rainy days when turning left or right was caused by drive belt malfunctioning. The ignition locked due to cylinder assembly problem.
Consumer had turned off engine and placed transmission pawl in first gear, then went inside of house, and somebody called him because vehicle had taken off and crashed into a tree. Manufacturer and dealer were looking int defect.
Vehicle was entering a parking space in a parking garage when it, without prior warning, jumped out of gear and ran into a wall. Both airbags did not deploy, and there was frontal damage.
Transmission is sticky while shifting into 2nd gear with clutch fully engaged. The brake pedal intermittantly gets very hard giving reduced braking action.
Whenever driving can smell fumes coming inside vehicle throuh vents. Smells like burning plastic. Gears would get stuck. Hard to shift from one gear to another gear.
Vehicle lost all power while driving, took to dealer, and they said transmission needed to be replaced. After replacing 1st transmission vibration was still there. Consumer took car back a third time for same problem, and they replaced transmission. Shaking was still there.
I have had transmission replaced on this car previously but again the clutch is getting very hard to move. Dealers claim this is due to a recalled part but when appointments have been made to replace this part, no parts are available!
Recall 00 v 218 000/fmvss 201/ recall oo v 303 000/rear wheel hub nut, and program 00b59/premature seal wear in clutch master cylinder. Unable to get dealer to honor recalls or progarm due to no parts available at redlands auto center in redlands, ca; phone # 909/793-3211. Seeking help from the federal safety agency in this matter. Please feel free to provide any further details in this matter.
While coming to a full stop vehicle would start shuttering. When shifting gears vehicle would stall without any indication. Plesae provide further information.
Problems not being able to shift properly, gears grind, pop out, burning smell in AC/heat, never buy ford again, bought in 8/00 nothing but problems.
Brakes do not work and driver uses his clutch to slowdown vehicle. Also, front brake drums, and front shocks broke/ vehicle stalls unexpectedly, and the cv axle broke. Dealer cannot determine cause any of these problems. Please provide further information.
Transmission completely failed while driving causing vehicle to stop while in motion. Dealer replaced entire transmission. Please provide further information.
Consumer has experienced numerous problems with the interior molding and the window moldings.
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