Recall 00v303000/ manufacturer's recall 00s31 vehicle has made squeaking noises since purchased. Consumer thought it was because it was new. Dealer inspected vehicle, and braking system would have to be repaired. Recall only covered rear brakes & not front.
2000 Ford Focus transmission complaints
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A faulty axle assembly caused consumer to hear a whining noise from the right front of the vehicle while driving. Nlm
While driving vehicle on highway & had proceeded to slow down, pedal went to floor. Vehicle failed to slow down or stop. Had to downshift to slow down. Pumped brakes twice before stopping. Second time was slowing down & had no brakes. Used emergency brakes to stop. Third time had same problem with brakes only, another vehicle stopped focus. Also, transmission would slip when shifting & would make squeaking & clicking noises.
The transmission has failed several times, the dealer supposedly fixes the problem, however the problems still reoccurs.
Rear brakes would make squealing noises when stopping. Three different times fuel guage failed to register correct fuel. If air conditioner was on, a cloud came out of vents. Also, tape deck had an electrical short/ vehicle would vibrate while it was idling., and engine revved on its own . Vehicle felt like it was slipping into neutral.
When consumer shut off vehicle, the keys would not come out of the ignition, the steering wheel lock would not function, and the automatic transmission lock did not work, the dealer found a sticking solenoid and replaced the shifter assembly.
Third gear would grind, and sometimes could not get into third gear. When on highway vehicle will not go into 3rd, and consumer is forced to slow down. This could cause an accident. Neutral switch clip broke off, and can't start the car unless pushing switch.
Brakes to this date continue to be a problem; grinding, squeeling, etc; cruise control sticks, airconditioner leaks, sometimes ignition switch turns sometimes not, car vibrates excessively, car speeds up and slows down on its own, and stalls occassionally...received recall on rear drum axle but nothing from ford on anything else. I do not feel safe in this vehicle.
Received a manufacturer's recall notice concerning a rear wheel drum assembly bearing clip load. Unable to get appointment because dealer ( tamiami ford, naples, fl , phone # 914/ 643-3673) informed consumer no parts available. Seeking help from the federal safety agency in this matter.
When driving on an incline and vehicle was at a stand still or when stopping at a light consumer noticed a noise coming from front end, sounded like it was shifting gears. Consumer has contacted t dealer, dealer has yet to determine the cause. Please provide any further details.
Vehicle experienced a thrust when changing gears, and will not go into third gear. Dealer notified. *ak the problem is determined to be acomputor failure. And also fixed a recall for left rear tire.
Manual transmission has difficulty shifting into reverse, gets stuck in shift and grinds gear, sometimes won't go into reverse, takes some play of the clutch to get the shifter into reverse.
I was downshifting to stop at a red light when I heard a pop and then something fell at my feet. I took the car to a local ford dealer. They said that it was the clutch tension spring that broke, and they have seen the same problem 2 times prior. I called ford and there is no recall for this problem.
Overheating/ transmission slipping/ vibration.
The clutch pedal spring split in half while at a stop light on a road with a posted speed limit of 45 miles an hour. It was at night in a tropical storm with local heavy rains while I was in florida. The police parked a crusier behind me with it's lights on and even with this protect we were almost rear ended a couple of times before we could push the car off the road. The mechanic in florida said that ford knows of the clutch spring probleem - the original spring is to stiff and the replacement part is manufactured with more flexibility. If this is true ford should recall the focus' with the bad clutch spring before someone gets hurt. My wife and I missed a days work because of this problem. As far as the windshield is concerned it isn't sealed properly and allows water to enter the car. Ford is going to take the windshield out and reseal it. Again this is inconvenient and really disappointing for a new car to have this problem. The car also has two other problems that aren't safety related. The radio broke and ford replaced it and the passenger seat had a broken part that it took over 4 months to get a part for.
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
A spring under the clutch will break off and hit driver in the leg which almost caused an accident. This part has broken 3 times within a 5 month period. Consumer stated they were not fixing defect, only replacing part with the same design.
My 2000 ford focus was purchased on march 29, 2000, it was wrecked on april 23, 2000, there was around 11000 in dammage reported. It was finished being repaired around august first. Since then there hasn't been a problem. On september 16th at 10:30 nam my car was left running at a gas station. Upon return I put the car into drive and it just made a grinding noise. The dealership, nourse ford in delaware, says that it is the clap on the drive shaft. They said it is not caused from the accident. How can something this serious just happen to a brand new car. I think it was caused by the accident. Are there any statistics about the 2000 ford focus?
Consumer owned vehicle for only 6 days. Was driving at approximately 50 MPH when axle broke, causing left front tire to fall down, resulting in loss of control and an accident. Vehicle was a total loss. Please provide further information.
The clutch master cylinder failed.
Popped out of gear at high speed, had to hold the shifter to keep it in gear and avoid accident. Afterward, it was difficult to get the shifter to go into any gear without grinding noise, no reverse at all. Had to be towed to dealer. Dealer said they would replace the whole transmission, then later they said ford knew about the problem and recommended an adjustment to the linkage.
With clutch all the way in car will not go into gear, will not come out, and stalls. This has happend mostly at low speeds in traffic my wife and I are very weary of driving the car at all now, and we've had to wait 4 days before the dealer could give us an appointment. The dealer has already looked at the trans. But said nothing was wrong with it.
Is it common for a new vehicle transmission to go out after driving it for only 3 months? Even though you have a bumper to bumper warranty, in a situation like this should manufacturer be held responsible other than replacement, is it safe to assume that after owning a vehicle for only 3 months and the transmission goes out, a new one is installed, that this is a sign of a lemon?
When accelerating from a stop clutch spring broke, causing the pedal to remain on the floorboard. Vehicle has been in the shop for 8 days. The part to correct problem is on back order. *ak
Consumer was driving and the spring in the clutch pedal broke/popped up & hit the consumer in the leg. It made the vehicle very hard to drive.
The failure of the seal allowed differiential fluid to leak over the right side brake components causing the vehicle to have no brakes on a corner. Nlm
Vehicle vibrated upon starting and driving. More acceleration caused vibration to worsen. Also, vehicle appeared to be slipping out of gear while remaining in drive. Vehicle is at dealer's shop at this time.
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.
Since new the car made a strange back-ground noise, not typical of a standard manual transmission. Once a ford mecanich took a drive with us to verify and agreed on the noise. After four times the problem is still there. Also the 4th gear is hard to shift and the reverse pops out. All the times we got the car back with the service paper stateing: problem not found!. We drived a same model same year car at the gatewayford location and it didn't carry all that problems. Lately we ask the store manager some for help. He sad he'll have a ford rappresentative to take a look at the car. Three weeks later we are still waiting. What shall we do?
While driving at 55 MPH and in fifth gear, vehicle will shut off and completely die. Dealer has run vehicle through computer , but cannot detect any defects. This is a reoccurring defect. Also, fuse box and main wiring harness melted, almost caused fire. *ak
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