2001 Ford Focus: won't start

Filed Jul 12, 2016 · 160,000 miles · TN

I bought the car drove it off the lot about 3 hours I had to get it towed. The dealer got it back for 6 months an finally I got it back. Now it is doing the same thing. Battery cables have damage. Cranks but won't start.

Filed Dec 15, 2010 · Electrical, Locks · 150,000 miles · PA

Ford focus 2001. Ignition locks up requiring new tumbler. Key won't turn in the ignition. The car won't start nor can you get it in neutral to push it off the road. It is a known defect but not remedied by ford.

Filed Jul 9, 2010 · Electrical, Tires · FL

My cars battery was not working, as told by a triple a mechanic. I took my car to the repair shop to get it replaced and they said that the battery was working fine, the alternator was bad. They said the car wouldn't go out of the shop if it wasn't fixed. So I paid them $416 to get the alternator fixed. After I got the car back within a day, it stopped working again. The same problem and the car would not start, while I was driving home they messed up my meters, the lights wouldn't turn on and the car wouldn't start, not only did they charge me wrongfully there was no alternator problem, the battery was bad. I called them and they wouldn't answer me properly, they said that it wasn't their fault and I should replace the battery myself. They hung up the phone. This company is a fraud, they lie and wont answer my calls. My car is messed up, they changed all the wires the lights wont work, the gauges don't work. I called the sheriff and they said I should take them to court, they also replaced my tired and they used different tires. Im extremely mad and I need help.

Filed Apr 26, 2010 · Engine · 93,000 miles · TN · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. While driving at approximately 10 MPH, the engine stalled. The contact tried to restart the vehicle after a minute it would not start up. The contact then noticed smoke emitting from the hood which soon became a fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and a fire report was filed. The vehicle was totaled. The current and failure mileages were approximately 93,000. Updated 6/21/10 *cn updated 06/24/10.

Filed Oct 15, 2009 · Fuel system · 83,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford focus . The vehicle intermittently exhibits a no-start condition. A technician from the dealer concluded that her vehicle identification number was excluded from recall # 03v482000 (fuel system, gasoline). Her vehicle remained at the dealer. The failure mileage was 83,000.

Filed Aug 6, 2009 · Electrical · 215,000 miles · TX

We have a 2001 ford focus se. My brother stopped to put in gas. When he returned to the vehicle, the key would not turn in the ignition(car wouldn't start). He had to call a tow truck and get the car towed home. He than had ford dealership pick up the vehicle to inspect. The ignition locked up, needs a new key cylinder...charge for the tow $80. Charge for the fix $1451.84.

Filed Jul 20, 2009 · Fuel system · 109,900 miles · TX

I own a 2001 ford focus,I was coming back from dallas and my car lost power. I had to get onto the shoulder,it would not go faster than 20 miles. I had surges in power. I did make it home without an accident. Next day car would not start. Called and had it towed to my mechanic. My mechanic said it started fine,I left it there ,next day it would not start. Mechanic called and said it needed a new fuel pump and filter. I then called spikes ford in mission tx. They said my VIN # was not on the recall. So I called ford myself,computers were down,they said to have it fixed and call them back.they will not do anything.

Filed Jul 13, 2009 · Electrical, Steering · MO

My ford focus ignition just stopped working! No problems before, the key would only go in half way, then I got it to go in with a slight tap of a hammer! Then the key would not turn over! This is a major problem!! Got it towed to the dealership, they said this problem is very common! A common problem that cost me $426.27!

Filed Jun 22, 2009 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · PA

Ignition lock broke and the car would not start. This left me stranded in a pretty rough neighborhood. After getting a lift home, I see this is an incredibly common problem with the 2001 ford focus, leaving people stranded in some pretty dangerous places.

Filed Feb 17, 2009 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 963,000 miles · FL

Battery positive terminal corrosion on my 2001 ford focus have replaced battery twice and alternator once because of no start, dead battery and alternator. Battery cable shows battery corrosion.

Filed Jan 9, 2009 · Electrical · 168,300 miles · LA

This came out of nowhere. One day the key would not turn over. It was as if the steering column was locked. We googled the problem and found that it is very common in ford focus's built between 2000-2003. The quick fix was to carry a hammer around and give it a hit when the key gets stuck. This has worked pretty well until this morning. It took me 15 minutes to start the car.

Filed Oct 28, 2008 · Electrical · 95,000 miles · CO

To best describe what is happening your website has a campaign for my complaint here: http://www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/cars/problems/defect/results.cfm?action_number=ea02014&searchtype=quicksearch&summary=true the federal safety agency campaign id number is 02v288000. My wife drives a 2001 ford focus se. The battery cables and battery are going through extreme corrosion that requires me to clean the connections at least once every 2 weeks. The corrosion is also causing heat that is melting the cables insulation. When the corrosion goes untreated, within 2 weeks the car will not start due to bad connection. The problem right now is that the original complaint was in 2002 and ford is not recognizing the problem even after me telling them about the recall information I linked above. I have called in a complaint already to the federal safety agency but have not heard back. Any help in dealing with this matter is greatly appreciated. Thank you.