Left wheel fell off on the free way and 2 passengers were injured.
2000 Ford Focus wheels complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While the contact's spouse was driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle began to pull to the right. He slowly drove the vehicle home and discovered that the nut backed off the hub on the rear driver side wheel. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v303000 (wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts). The current mileage was 88,056 and failure mileage was 88,040.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While driving between 35-45 MPH, the rear wheels began to wobble. The mechanic stated that the rear wheel bearings needed to be replaced. The vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v303000 (wheels, lugs, nuts/bolts); however, the failure has recurred. The contact inquired about the federal safety agency safety improvement campaign number 01i017000 (wheels, lugs, nuts/bolts) and was informed that the campaign was over. The failure mileage was 170,000.
2000 ford focus #1 car has been owned by me since 2001 (bought from a dealer with 13k miles on it), it gets used lightly and never goes on long trips. I use it just for local driving, to and from work. (about 5 miles a day, car has 80k miles on it) this car is a lemon! I have had some of the strangest problems and gone through more recalls then anyone should have to. #2 problems I'm having currently: suspension car's front passenger side spring has broken, makes very loud crunching noises when turning, needs repair. Electrical car has smelled of burning rubber, and electrical system has started smoking on more then one occasion, have come very close to going up in flames. Turning the car off then disconnecting the battery terminal cures the problem temporarily. Was also told by local mechanic front axles are bad, and need to be replaced soon but do not know much more about it. Problems I've had: fuel pump recall, door latch recall, and battery cable recall. Have also had problems with the rear bearings of the car, paid out of pocket to fix those, because dealer told me there was no recall on them. After reading the federal safety agency campaign #01i017000 I have since learned otherwise. #3 all the problems I'm having with the car currently are not fixed. All the other ones were repaired by the dealer with the exception of the rear wheel bearings. The front spring is still available as is still on the car, and he electrical system is still intact. I will have to replace the spring soon but I'll hold on to it. The same goes for the front axle's.
Trunk latch fails to catch 95% of the time. Trunk key fails to turn lock most of the time. This problem has existed since the car was purchased in 2000. There was no event leading to this failure. I believe the trunk lock materials are corroding just like the rear passenger doors which were recalled. The trunk lock should be recalled. This problem is clearly the result of faulty manufacturing materials. I requested dealerships perform repairs and they told me that ford headquarters has failed to issue a recall . Why? The federal safety agency should make this happen. The consequence of a failed trunk lock/latch is that the trunk door will pop open -- allowing things to fly out of the trunk and fly into on coming traffic endangering others as well as block rear window vision. This could cause fatalities to both the vehicle driver and near by vehicles. . The hubcaps have cracked and broken off in pieces during cold weather while parked (ie., the hubcaps were not struck by exogenous rocks or anything else). This is clearly the fault of substandard manufacturing materials. Ford motor company employees at headquarters have stated this to me. Ford motor company should replace the hubcaps at no charge to the customer. Exogenous materials can hit the unprotected tires, cause a blow out. It is not right to make the customer pay for substandard materials. I could take a wild guess that the wheel wells -- on my car -- replaced directly by the vice president of engineering from the warren plant -- did not look at the stress and hair line cracks he faulty wheel wells placed on the original hub cabs. It's time to finish the job! Ford motor company's employees have stated to me that the 2000 year model (the first year this vehicle was transitioned from european manufacturers) manufactured in the warren plant did not perform the necessary quality control to ensure that these materials functioned in cold weather climates.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign id number 01i017000 (wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts) only applies to those residing on the east coast of the united states. The contact stated that he is also experiencing the same failure where he resides. The failure occurred in the state of washington in december of 2007 during massive floods and snow storms. He took his vehicle to the dealer several times and they confirmed the failure. The contact notified the head sales department and they stated that nothing could be done because he was not in the regional location as the recall stated. The failure and current mileages were 100,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While driving 50 MPH, the driver side rear wheel and brake drum assembly separated from the vehicle as described in the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v303000 (wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts). Ford stated that the VIN was not included in the recall; however, the vehicle was repaired. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 56,324 and failure mileage was 38,492.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While driving over 35 MPH, the vehicle began to make a loud noise coming from the rear wheels. The dealer stated that there were no failures. The vehicle was taken to the dealer four more times for the noise. On december 7, 2007, while driving 55 MPH, the driver side rear wheel bearing failed. The vehicle was pulled over and towed to a mechanic. The mechanic informed the contact of the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v303000 (wheels:lugs/nuts/ bolts). The dealer stated that the recall repair had previously been performed on the vehicle before it was purchased. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 88,000 and failure mileage was 14,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The dealer and manufacturer refused to repair the vehicle under the federal safety agency campaign id number 01i017000 (wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts). The dealer stated that they did not have to perform the recall because the vehicle was repaired under the original recall (the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v303000). The current and failure mileages were 115,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact heard a loud grinding noise coming from the rear end of his vehicle. He took the vehicle to a local mechanic and the rear wheel bearings were replaced. Weeks later, the noise recurred, especially while applying the brakes. The manufacturer stated that they were aware of the failure, but the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v303000 (wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts). The failure mileage was 85,000 and current mileage was 90,000. Updated 12/12/07 *bf updated 12/12/07
Rear wheel bearings failed on my 2000 ford focus. The right rear wheel literally almost came off while I was driving on the interstate. There was no advanced warning that this was going to happen. I simply heard a whining noise (and a couple of clicking sounds) moments before I lost control of the vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. While driving at any speed, the contact heard a loud grinding noise coming from the rear passenger side of the vehicle. The dealer stated that the wheel bearings needed to be replaced. She is unsure if the vehicle was repaired at that time. Approximately four years later, she experienced the same failure. The mechanic stated that there was a crack in the wheel bearing and the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The vehicle has not been repaired. There is recall # 00v303000 (wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts). The dealer stated that her vehicle was excluded from the recall, although the contact feels it should be included. The current mileage is 58,000 and failure mileage was 10,141.
A "grinding" noise was heard when brakes were applied. Inspected brakes - found no problem. Within a few days the grinding noise turned into a constant "growling"/ "rumbling" noise. Re-inspected wheels/ brakes and found drivers side rear wheel to be loose / wobble (lug nuts were properly torqued). Closer inspection revealed that the hub/ wheel bearing assembly had "significant play". While the car was jacked up the drivers side rear wheel would go from "easily spun to nearly locked up". The "rear bearing retaining cap recall" was performed on this car years ago - we are the original owner of this car.
I've had this happen three times now. I get a flat tire. Pull over, jack up the car, take off the lug nuts, then find myself unable to remove the wheel. It is like the wheel rim has frozen or seized onto the hub. This happened most recently just yesterday night. I was driving on a dark highway when front driver's side tire went flat (nail in the tire). I was alone, and I'm a female - with good upper body strength. It was very scary when, after 30 minutes of trying with all my strength to pull the wheel off so I could put on the spare, a truck pulled over and a strange man offered to help. This guy was big, like arnold schwarzenneger, but even he was unable to pull the wheel off! Thank god he was a nice person and not some freak rapist or murderer. He called a tow company for me, who towed me to a service station where they had to use a small jack-hammer like thing to remove the wheel. This should not happen! And this is the third time I've had this problem in the three years I've owned it.
For almost one month, loud humming in front right and both rear wheels and loud rear squeaking on braking revealed, after 4/20/06 inspection, failed wheel bearings in our ford focus se 2000 in right front and both rear wheels. Both rear cylinders were leaking fluid and right brake drum was failing. Many of the ford focus vins issued during 2000-2001 manufacturing years had wheel-bearing failure issues and consequent recalls. We were informed by "maria" at ford motor company, today that our VIN was not one that had a wheel bearing issue. How, then, could three of our four sets of wheel bearings fail? Ultimately, failed wheel bearings can lead to wheel failure and detachment leading to injury or death. Why isn't the federal safety agency addressing this serious issue with ford, as the manufacturer appears to be sidestepping its ethical and legal responsibility in this matter. We spent over $1,000 on this repair. Nine months ago, our front coil springs failed, which could also have LED to a fatality. Ford assisted us then, but is doing nothing to help us now. Please note that because on ongoing teamsters strike, most ford dealer shops were unavailable to service customer service or supply needs at the time we sought service. We seek reimbursement for repair of wheel bearings, rear drums and cylinders/lining. Wheel bearing service reimbursement is essential.
The right wheel bearing failed for the third time. The first two were recalls and paid for by ford. This time they refused to be responsible for a bill of $270. It seems to me that a known defect should have repair coverage forever, and that a wheel bearing should not have to be replaced every 40,000 miles.
Dt: the contact stated there was the federal safety agency recall campaign 00v303000 concerning the wheels: lugs: nuts, and bolts. This vehicle had the same problems as indicated in the recall, but was not included in the recall due to VIN.
Mine is a ford focus 2000 se. The rear wheel bearing on the left side has gone bad and needs to be replaced on my vehicle. It is causing a loud rumbling noise at speeds higher than 20 mile/hr and wobble at speeds higher than 50 mile/hr. Apparently this is a common problem and can lead to the wheel coming off during motion. It seems like there was a service campaign by the ford company (the federal safety agency campaign id 01i017000) to address this issue. I also noted the federal safety agency action number pe 02016 for this same problem. I contacted the company to be told that my particular vehicle (according to the VIN number) was not supposed to be having this problem and thus not part of any service campaign or recall. It is very unfortunate that the company does not take responsibility of a common safety problem with their vehicle, just because in their assessment it is not their fault. I was wondering if I can take advantage of the above mentioned service campaign or the nhsta action number.
My driver's side rear wheel broke and nearly came completely off while I was driving in the car with my children. The car is parked in my garage because I refuse to spend anymore money trying to get it fixed.
The consumer had numerous repairs performed on her 2000 ford focus. *jb recall campaign#02v288000 & 00v411000. Repairs that have taken place within one year: 14 new tires because of a problem with the wheels, engine, transmission jerking, re-wired, battery, overheating and muffler.
On 19 feb 2005 I went to have my rear brakes replaced on my 2000 ford focus. When they went to replace the rear brakes, they found that the rear wheel bearings were seized to the rear spindle. I had recall #01b85b done on 27 dec 2001 to prevent this. But it did not help.
While driving the dash light began to flicker then the vehicle shut down suddenly while in gear. *nm campaign id number : 00v411000. The consumer was told that the power cable to the battery was the result of the problem. Campaign id number : 02v288000. The consumer was told by the service department that this is a problem because the vehicle could explode. The warranty company turned the consumer down stating that the problem was not part of the warranty. The key gets stuck in the vehicles ignition and would not come out. The doors would not close properly and remained open while the vehicle was in gear. When the tire was removed the consumer noticed that the wheel was missing a lug nut. Campaign id number : 00v303000 the air vent did not stay open when the A/C was on high. The brakes howled like a wounded dog from the time of purchase. Pads and rotors needed to be replaced.
This complaint is concerning clarification of our previous complaints to the federal safety agency regarding the 2000 ford focus : #10104088 and #10107840. I am extremely concerned about the misinterpretation of data collected by your agency and posted for public review. Deaths are not posted, nor are they included as injuries. This misrepresents the seriousness of the vehicle and equipment failures reported.
While driving 50 MPH the rear driver side wheel separated from the vehicle without warning. As a result the vehicle fish tailed severely, however, the driver was able to pull to the side of the road. The cause has not been determined. Please provide additional information.
I own a 2000 ford focus. The wheel bearings have been replaced 3 times. It appears that they will fail every 20,000 miles. I have notified ford motor co. And they have advised me that they cannot help at this time. I assumed when I purchased this car that it was safe and reliable. I am sorry to say that I was wrong. I find it hard to believe that any car in michigan would need to have the wheel bearings replaced every 20,000 miles. The first failure occurred before the recall when my daughter was driving the car. The tire was shaking and almost fell of the car. The second failure occurred during the recall. The third failure occurred when my daughter noticing a loud humming from the rear of the car. I have contacted ford motor co. Customer care center twice and they have informed me that due to the mileage of the car (68,000) that they are unable to help me at this time. I advised them that the repair was only 20,000 miles old. They advised me that this does not matter to them. If ford had correctly fixed the problem, in my mind, it should not occur again every 20,000 miles. If ford is just replacing the part with the original design part, it will continue to fail. I would hate to see a death occur because this design flaw was not fixed correctly. Ford is also stating that we must pay for the repairs because we did not 'pay' for the extended warranty. Thank you.
Consumer attempting to get a reimbursement for repairs that was done on 2000 ford focus. *mr the drum was badly rusted and the bearing(s) were in bad shape. The consumer stated the problem was a faulty due to the first year model and or poor mechanic workmanship. *sc there was a recall regarding this issue recall #00v303000
Rear wheel bearing had to be replaced a second time. The first time this was covered under the recall campagin. After the first replacement under the recall, the bearing developed the same problems and had to replaced a second time. The second fix was not covered under the recall, since the repair was done once before.
I purchased my 2000 ford focus se from merlin motors in saskatoon. Production date - may 2/2000, stock no. Pp24941, r.o. No. 155631. I believe this car was previously owned by someone in british columbia. Here is a chronological breakdown of repairs. April 17/01 - took car in because driver mirror vibrated badly when driving - so badly that I could not look into it, it was shaking that much. Also, the trunk would not open from the release inside the car. Parts were ordered at this time. Vehicle kilometers- 32854. June 19/01 - they checked for driver mirror vibrating when driving and replaced driver side exterior mirror. The also checked for trunk not opening from the release inside the car, they replaced the trunk stop and adjusted. Vehicle kilometers- 35222 june 20/01 - they checked for power steering leak and replaced steering rack and set toe. Vehicle kilometers- 37782?? (this is obviously an error - I know I did not drive 2, 560 km in one day!) I also did not complain about the power steering and don't recall why my car was in there at the time. Sept 21/01 - they repaired rattle in right front going over bumps, tightened all assemble bolts in front end, removed right caliper and rotor, lubed all bushing, adjusted front splash shields, found tie rod bolt loose and tightened. They also fixed molding on window belt, which was loose and checked inside rear view mirror and found it flawed - part on order. Vehicle kilometers- 43170. Nov 3/01 - we were driving in saskatoon when engine started to boil. We knew this because of steam coming from the hood, all gauges in the car read normal! We took car to merlin - they could find nothing wrong with the car after their checks, and told us to bring it back if it happened again! Work order for this date states: customer saw steam coming from under hood, antifreeze pooled on engine, gauge read normal, steam coming from overflow tank - fill with a/freeze, pressure test for leaks, no leaks found.
Purchased ford focus se in may of 2002 with 13,260 miles. We did not buy the extended warranty because we could not afford. Soon after bringing the car home, we noticed the tire was very wobbly, and the brakes were squeaking--took it to the ford dealer and they told us these cars are notorious for brake noise, as for the tire nothing is wrong-the service dept. Test drove and didn't notice a thing. Have taken it in several other times after that for wobbly tire-still same answer nothing is wrong. Have taken the car in for several recalls. Key was stuck in ignition and had to be towed to dealership-but the next time my teenaged daughter drove the car the steering wheel was stuck when she was turning at an intersection-had it towed again, there was a piece of material (from them fixing the ignition problem) that was stuck in the steering column. Our latest episode with this car is our trip from wa-virginia. The car was fine on the way there, except for the wobble in the tire in which we had the tires rotated yet again. But on our way back we started experiencing sputtering and surging of the car, we would pull off the side of the road every 20 miles (thinking it was from the hot weather), we would get another 20 miles in and same thing until finally we drove through chicago, il and it was worse, so we pulled off the highway and on to an on ramp--walked across the highway to use a business's telephone to call for a tow truck. They found us a tow truck but unfortunately it wasn't a king cab, so our insurance co., called us a cab. The tow truck took us to the nearest ford dealer--the car however seemed to running fine, so we decided to drive some more. We got about 15 miles down the road and sputtering again, so we called for another tow--and in the meantime we called firestone, we drove it there, the serviceman drove the car and felt what it was doing and said he didn't need to hook it up to engine diagnostic that it was the transmission.
Started experiencing problems with the vehicle after purchase. Suddenly in august, all power systems/computer type items began to fail -- power locks, trunk release. Then, car began (and still does) to sputter and shake when stopped/idle until it would shutdown. Also, the radio/cd player would shut off. Checked for tsbs for the vehicle model & year and found at least 15. When I took the car to the dealer (world ford sandy springs) we were told that they are technical service bulletins and that we would have to pay to have the car repaired. Only official ford recall notices, not even ntsa recall notices, would be honored. On top of this, we would be expected to pay $90 per complaint batch (the tsb list was batched in to 3 main areas)for diagnostic purposes and if any of the complaints were related to a recall, the $90 would be refunded as applicable. I expressed that if ford issued a tsb and the ntsa issued a recall notice, then I should not have to pay to have the car worked on.
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