I now have a problem with the transmission. The mechanic thinks it is a filter or switch that keeps the oil level in the transmission when turning right. My car shuts off when I make right turns. I have spent way too much money and still owe on this car..frankly I would like to turn it in! Has lot of repair needs too much money. I had all of the recall work done also
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Extreme amount of problems and recalls, vehicle has low mileage. In addition to listed problems, severe rear tire cupping at 7000 miles, may be attributed to loose rear wheel bearing. Power steering pressure hose leaking, A/C still not fixed correctly cold lasted for about a month drivers door lock wont lock interm. Rear trunk latch wont release from inside car. Fuel gauge erratic, caused driver to run out of gas on a bridge. Maf sensor failure, caused driver to be limited to 15 MPH on freeway till next exit. Vheicles radio stuck on with key removed causing battery drain---happened twice and was fixed. Vehicle is a lease due back for return in august. Cant wait to be rid of this headache but feel sorry for whoever buys it... I would still like ford motor co to reimburse me for the lease payments made for the amount of downtime and time vehicle spent at the dealership to fix some of these problems......thankyou
The brakes have been looked at three time because of noise and it's been serviced several times. It's in service right now and has been there for two weeks. I don't know if they are working on it or if they are repairing other things or what. I haven't had heat throughout the coldest part of the winter. The seat belts don't work and the paint is peeling. The car has locked up not letting me start the engine twice, then just out of the blue it decided to start. I tried to turn in and the car dealer at ford said he wouldn't touch it, didn't want it. We bought it aug. 9 2000-ford credit, simple interest 6.5 --first payment september $456.99 a month they say we owe too much to trade in ???this made no since. Now I know what's been going on. My husband has been out to sea usnavy for almost a year and I'm scared to drive it I'm a nervous wreck about this car and I don't know what to do. There has been is so many recalls on this car I don't know if they have fixed them or not
I purchased a ford focus in april 2000. At that time I opted for the 3 year/36000 coverage. Later in that year I was involved in the rear wheel bearing recall and brought the car in for repairs. Last week my left rear wheel bearing went-and as the mechanic said "I'm suprised your wheel didn't come off". I contacted ford customer service and was informed that since I was no longer under warranty protection (vehicle has 40,000 miles) I was no longer covered, and the customer service representative proceeded in trying to offer me extended coverage for my car. I feel that since they "tried" to fix the problem and didn't -that they should still be resposnsible for the repair. There is no reason a wheel bearing should fail after only 40,000-especially when I had between 12-15,000 miles on the car at the time of initial recall/repair.
We purchased this 2000 ford focus on 11/13/00. We began having problems with the manual transmission for the first time in january 2001 and took it to the dealership on 1/25/01 for diagnosis and repair. The vehicle has been in for repairs 4 additional times for manual transmission problems on 8/01/01, 1/11/02,7/09/02, and 2/13/03. The problems have been difficulty shifting into 1st and 2nd gear, grinding when shifting into 3rd gear. One of the times it was taken in we had completely lost the ability to shift into 2nd or 4th gear. Each time they have fixed the problem only to have more problems occur. The vehicle was taken to the dealership on 1/30/03 for road noise and wobbling in the wheel. The tire almost fell off on the way to the dealership. At that time we were advised that there was a recall on the wheel bearings. We had never received notification of this and in fact the service manager said that he was unaware of the recall until he looked up our vehicle in the computer. They subsequently performed the following repairs: found related damage because of recall as follows, left drum, spindle and bearings refaced right drum r & r right spindle. Rear shoes replaced parts for related damage. This is the information stated on the invoice. At this time the check engine light had also been on so we asked them to also find out what that problem was. They found gross leak found at evap manifold line. Replaced line. This vehicle has also been to the dealership for several recalls including the replacement of a battery cable on 1/30/03 and another unspecified recall on 10/02/01. This vehicle has been in the shop 6 times for a total of 67 days in the 27 months that we have owned it. It now has 35,800 miles and the warranty is about to expire. We have made several calls to the dealership and to ford customer service. They have offered to extend the warranty on the drive train and charge us a $50 deductible each time that the vehicle requires service on this system.
The main concern I have is that I have had this car in 4 times now for rear wheel bearings. My other issue is that when the actuator in the rear drivers door went out that all the locks and windows freeze up in the locked position it that is where they were at when it dies. Not the key, manually or remote will wor. This to me is a saftey issue, you could potentially be locked into your vehicle with no way out.
I lost control of my car; the back tires were uncontrollable, I was unable to keep my vehicle under control because of this great shaking/swaying from the rear of the car. After the accident I noticed that the left rear wheel was loose and askew. Because I was unable to control my vehicle, my car rolled twice down an embankment. The airbag deployed, and I received a quite substantial burn on my left wrist.
The ignition switch broke. The key would only go in half way. This happened all of a sudden, no warning. We drove the car to my wifes apartment at school to change for our daughters pre-graduation dinner and when we went back out to leave the key would not go into the ignition. This was on a friday night and graduation was the next day at 10:30. We contacted the local marquette, ford dealer crown motors and they had to tow the car in. The car was locked in park and the steering wheel was locked. We were not there when they towed it away but my wife was stuck in marquette until the following thursday waiting to get the ignition replaced. The dealer said they had to drill out the old switch to remove it. The new switch was coded to our old key so that was good and the crown ford dealer was very nice and accomodating to my wife. We were told when we bought the car from bessemer auto that this was a "program car" but found out through the internet that it was a rental car. I don\\'t think a rental car is the same as a program car. I am 67 years old and have owned many cars over the years and I have never had an ignition switch break to the point the key would not go in. At 37000 miles not good dependability. My jeep has 143,000 and the ignition works fine and I stop and start a lot. I am almost afraid to know any more about the focus problems. My wife really loves this car but is now very unsure of its dependability. She drives home from school at night sometimes and stops at a very remote station for a break and tea. Had this happened there she would have been in a real fix since the closest dealer either way is 80 miles.
My complaint is all the problems we have had with the focus. We have had numerous recalls and work done from the drivers seat collapsing, wiring harness replaced, bearings in front, and rear, brake assembly, sway bar, and have had to replace 3 sets of tires, and line up 3 times because they will not make good and the car eats tires. Now we have 52,000 miles on the car, and a pin has come loose and gone through the transmission, and case. Altough the dealer has been very good, we bought a new car so we would not have this hassle, and that is all we have had.
Loud noise coming from rear wheels, dealer service center diagnosed as bad rear bearings. Not covered by warantee or recall, similar to: investigation: pe02-016 model year: 2000 subject: rear wheel bearing failure -rear wheel bearings may fail, causing rear wheel to loosen and separate from vehicle.
Rear wheel bearings wore out within 22,000 miles. The bearings had been replaced under recall 01i017000 , but failed again. *ak the consumer stated the fuel gauge started at half a tank and then went to the full mark. The dealer replaced the fuel pump.
While driving @ 25mph the left rear wheel came off, it was pinched under the car and then jetted into a mailbox and stopping in the side of another car. Ford said that it was driver error, we are not getting any help from customer relations or dealer. They said it was something we did, I hope they fix it because its the right thing to do.
While driving back driver side wheel disengaged and came off the vehicle. Lugs/nuts and bolts were still attached to the wheel.
While driving wheel lugs:nuts came loosened. Dealer notified.
The left front wheel disconnected from the vehicle and collapsed outward, dealer was not able to determine the cause.
I sent this letter to ford in may of 2000 I purchased a ford focus, thinking it would be a safe, low maintenance car, considering it had been in europe since 1997. I would think this would be plenty of time to work out any bugs you may have. Or, should I call them recalls. I think a car that has 16 recalls, most of them which I would consider safety issues, should be recalled entirely. I have had other issues with this car as well. My key would not turn, seat belts locking for no reason, door handles not opening the door (this is all happening again). And one that has not been addressed, brakes. I am now on my third set of front rotors since I have purchased the car. The same thing has happened every time. The driver side rotor and pad will wear completely down yet the passenger side will be just fine. I have talked to other focus owners and the same thing is happening. I still have my last set of rotors just to prove it. I got smart this time and bought replacements that were not made by you. Stop tech cross drilled rotors and ebc greenstuff kevlar pads. I also replaced the driver side caliper with a non-ford replacement. I want out of this car because I feel it is unsafe. I also would like to warn other focus owners that this car is unsafe. You also had better not send me to the dealership again. What does the dealership have to do with the production of an unsafe car? Nothing, except that they sell it. I am not putting up with ford pushing me around or giving me the run around either. This car is extremely unsafe and should not be on the road. I did not do this before but this time you leave me no choice. This letter will be sent to as many bad product websites as I can find. It will also be sent to the federal safety agency, consumer reports and the better business bureau. You did not do anything with my previous complaint and now there are more issues with this product that not only concern safety, but the life of the car. Something will be done.
While driving the vehicle approx. 45 MPH the rear passenger's side wheel seized after wobbling harshly for approximately 1/3 mile. The lead up events to this failure was two days of increasing vibration and clanging noise from the rear of the vehicle when in motion.
Consumer received a recall notice regarding the rear wheel hub retaining nuts which could possibly loosen, however the dealer stated the recall did not apply to tennessee residents.
The federal safety agency#11813-00-v-303-000 rear wheel hub retaining nuts can loosen and allow the left rear wheel and brake drum assembly to separate from the vehicle: consumer states has the same problem on the right side of the vehicle. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts
While driving vehicle, consumer states' that he hit a pothole which resulted in the rim bending and the passenger side tire blowing out. Consumer feels that the rotors are made of a alloyed material that is to thin. Please provide any further information. Ts
1 week after purchase took in for brakes and rotors, 3 months later same thing, two months following ignition locked along with A/C not working need another lining, right now ignition is trying to lock again needs calipers brakes rotors car is stalling mechanic just made me aware that the two tires on the right has four lug wheels two tires on the left has five lug wheels. The car sounds horrible no money to repair all these problems fell like I have to pay for something that's not even drivable ford will not do anything or dealer still covered under factory warranty I believe deep in my heart they sold me a lemon I know there's no way a car should have four, five lugs it means that they salvage the car threw it back together and had it sitting waiting for the first sucker! Me but I'm going to try to fight this all the way no matter what it takes. Dt
Consumer complained of right wheel bearing noise. Defect was determined to be a faulty wheel bearing on the rear passenger bearing. Rear hub assembly was replaced at the owner's expense. Dt
I am tired of replacing wheel bearings. Now ford is saying that my spindle is messed up and that is causing the problem. My spindle is only messed up because of the wheel bearings. It is a vicious circle. I am tired of constantly repairing this car. If ford would fix it right I would not have these problems. All I really want is to get rid of this thing that vaguely passes for a car and to get something reliable, but ford only wants to offer me half of what I owe on this lemon. I guess they don't want it back. Dt
The federal safety agency#11813-00-v-303-000 rear wheel hub nuts:: rear wheel retaining nuts can loosen and allow the left rear wheel and brake drum assembly to separate from the vehicle... Consumer satates has the same problem. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information.. Mr
Right rear wheel fell off while driving vehicle at 65mph. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts
These problems have all happened at different times and seem to be completely unrelated. The rotors had to be replaced with the brakes at approximately 13k miles. The engine just went into idle while I was driving. This happened three separate times, but when I took it in to the dealer. They didn't see anything wrong with it and couldn't duplicate the malfunction. My rear wheels started making a very low noise around 8/15/02. After an accident at the end of august. The noise was much worse and the rear bearings were replaced by the shop that fixed my car after the accident. South florida is a "high-salt/corrosion" area because of our proximity to the sea. This was never introduced before. When the cigarette lighter is pushed in, it does not merely pop out when it is hot. It ejects and is thrown on the floor. Having it land on my leg twice and my carpet scorched by it twice, it could have cause a serious accident. Thank you for your assistance. Dt
Had to have rear wheel assembly fixed. Radio and air conditioner worked sometimes and sometimes not. There were numerous other recalls on the car, which made the car fall under the description of a lemon. Ford would not respond to complaints. Car was returned and papers were filed under the lemon law and no answer has ever been received. Loan still goes against my credit. How can I get a response from them? What do I do from here. *ph *jb **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**768026
Wheels or possibly the hubs are making a rumbling noise while being driven. Nlm
The vehicle would not go into gear intermittently. On 01/16/01 the boot around the shifter was torn and the dealer had ordered a new replacement boot cover.
The bearings in the left rear wheel assembly have failed. The wheel is now loose and there is a grinding noise and a noticeable wobble when driving the vehicle. The right rear hub also was replaced last winter for the same issue at approximately 20,000 miles. This situation concerns me because my car was never recalled for wheel bearing failure(??), yet both rear wheels have now failed. This strikes me as a serious safety concern. Nlm
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