2000 Ford Focus Transmission Problems

Your car has been making a ticking noise and losing power intermittently since you purchased it. A mechanic eventually determined the engine needs to be replaced after a loud knock developed when accelerating from a stop. The dealership initially dismissed your concerns while your warranty was active, and has now become unresponsive about covering the repair costs. You'll likely need a complete engine replacement or rebuild to resolve this issue.

While driving on the highway at highway speeds, your car unexpectedly downshifts, causing a sudden drop in speed while the engine RPMs spike up and the check engine light comes on. This happened once before and was fixed by replacing the neutral safety switch, but the same problem has returned six months later. The sudden loss of power during highway driving creates an unsafe condition.

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE DECEMBER OF 2003 AND IT HAS BEEN A VERY LARGE MONEY PIT. THIS TIME THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD TAKEN IT TO AUTOZONE AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEED AN EGR SENSOR OR HOSING FOR IT. WHEN I WAS TURNING AT A LIGHT THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHEN I HAD JUST TURNED ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY. THERE HAS BEEN MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE DAY ONE. THIS CAR HAS HAD 5 CLUTCHES IN IT AND I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT ALL IN ITSELF BECAUSE A CAR SHOULD NEVER NEED THAT MANY CLUTCHES WITHIN 100,000 MILES. THAT IS RIDICULOUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE AND I HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE WITH THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE OTHER 2000 FORD FOCUS'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MY ONE HEAD LIGHT IS NOT RIGHT IT NEVER HAS BEEN THERE IS CORROSION ON THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLAMP. THE REAR DOOR LATCH DOES NOT WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR ALSO DOES NOT LATCH CORRECTLY AND NO LONGER LOCKS AT ALL. THE TRUNK LATCH IS NOT RIGHT EITHER. IT WILL NOT ALWAYS UNLATCH AND THEN CLOSE AGAIN. IT OFTEN REQUIRES SEVERAL MORE TIMES OF PUSHING THE TRUNK RELEASE AND IT WILL FINALLY UNLOCK AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS LEMON. I HAVE ALL THE REPAIR PAPERWORK, IT HAS A BRAND NEW BREAKING SYSTEM, BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION, BRAND NEW ENGINE, BRAND NEW CLUTCH, BATTERY. WE HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THIS CAR AND HERE WE GO AGAIN....THIS CAR HAS SAT MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN!!! I HONESTLY FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE MONEY WE SPENT ON BUYING THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS AND IS STILL A LEMON SINCE DAY ONE...... *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY NONFUNCTIONAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 19,000.

A MAJOR COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2000 FORD FOCUS. THIS WAS MY FIRST REAL CAR AND I WAS EXCITED. I HAD THE CAR FOR A COUPLE MONTHS WHEN IT STATED WHINING NOISES. I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING. IT HAPPEN I TOOK IT BACK. THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FIXED A WEEK LATER THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF ON ITS OWN. IT WOULD STALL AND STOP AS I WAS DRIVING. I SAID THE CAR IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS AND TOOK IT BACK THEY INSISTED THAT THE CAR WAS OK. I TALK TO A FORD DEALER SAID THE FUEL PUMP. IT HAPPEN AGAIN TOLD BRING THE CAR IN FRIDAY THEN I WAS RIDING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY IN BUFFALO NY WITH MY CHILDREN THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN NO BRAKES NO EXCEL NOTHING WE WERE ALMOST KILLED IN THAT CAR I SCRAMBLED TO GET TO AN EXIT WHERE THE CAR STOPPED ON ITS OWN ON THE SHOULDER NEAR THE END OF THE EXIT. I CALLED THEM SCREAMING CRYING SCARED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DO YOU KNOW THEY SAID SORRY CAN YOU TOW IT IN. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE BEEN SO UNHAPPY. I TOWED THE CAR IN AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD KEEP THE CAR. IT STARTED UP AND EVERYTHING AND THEY STILL WOULD NOT BELIEVE ME. UNTIL ONE OF THE MECHANIC SAID HE WOULD DRIVE THE CAR HOME. IT SHUT DOWN ON HIM AS HE DROVE HOME. THE MECHANIC BROUGHT IT BACK FIXED AND IT AND TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY FOR IT I COULD COME AND GET IT. I WAS SO SO SO ANGRY I TOLD THEM I WOULD NOT PAY ANOTHER DIME FOR THAT CAR BUT WHAT I OWED TO THE TIME THAT CAR ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE. THEY SAID FINE AND PUT A JUDGMENT ON ME FOR 4,000. I TOOK IT TO A ATTORNEY TO FIGHT IT I WAS SOLD A BAD CAR AND WAS VERY RUDE AND NOT CARE ABOUT MY LIFE OR MY CHILDREN'S. NOW, 7YRS LATER I LOOK AT MY TRW TO FIND NOT ONLY DID YOU GIVE ME A BAD CAR, TELL ME I HAVE TO KEEP IT BUT YOU PUT 2 JUDGMENTS ON ME AND IT IS STILL RUINING MY LIFE. BUT NO MORE I AM ASKING THAT ASKING THAT YOUR COMPANY PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS SITUATION AND STOP THIS TEARING DOWN OF MY LIFE. IT HAS WENT FROM ONE BAD ORDEAL TO A LIFE TIME OF MISERY. MY FINAL INCIDENT DATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD, SHIFTED OUT OF SECOND GEAR, AND ROLLED BACK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON BOTH FLAT AND INCLINED SURFACES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,141 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,241.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PUBLIC PARKING AREA, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE FRONT END OF THE PARKED VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO BE MOVED TEN FEET ONTO THE ROAD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE MOVED ON ITS OWN HITTING ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP FOR BODY WORK. THERE WERE NO FURTHER EXAMINATION OR REPAIRS MADE.*AK

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL COMPLETELY OFF. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I SEE THAT THERE WAS A LIMITED TIME RECALL FOR THIS ITEM, HOWEVER WE ARE 2ND OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE I AM ASSUMING THE ORIGINAL OWNERS DID NOT HAVE THIS FIXED. HOWEVER, WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP IN 2001 BEFORE THE RECALL EXPIRED AND THEY ALSO DID NOT HAVE THE FAULTY CLUTCH REPLACED. CALLED FORD TODAY AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. FORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND WAS NOT INJURED AND NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED EITHER. HOWEVER, THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE ARE NOW HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY REPLACED AS WELL AS THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. TOTAL $650.00. *JB

NEEDED TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED WITH ONLY 37,340 MILES ON THE CAR. NOTICED BURNING SMELL COMING FROM CAR ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER WHEN STOPPING ON HILLS. IT SEEMED THAT HAVING THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, STOPPING ON A HILL, AND THEN DRIVING OUT OF 1ST GEAR FOR SOME REASON BURNS OUT THE CLUTCH. SO THE CLUTCH WORE OUT AND I HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $924.96. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE WAY I DRIVE. I'VE BEEN DRIVING CARS FOR 34 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO REPLACE A CLUTCH. SEEMS TO ME THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT; CLUTCHES SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED SO SOON. HOW DO I PREVENT THE SAME THING FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE? *NM

RT FRONT AXEL BROKE, CAR NOT DRIVABLE. CLICKING NOISE NOTICED ON LEFT TURNS 60 MILES PREVIOUS. BOOT COVER OVER RT FNT BEARING NOTED GAPING HOLE, METAL ATTACHMENT RING OFF AND DETACHED. AXEL BROKE AS BEING DELIVERED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR/FIX OF BOOT COVER. COVER HAD BEEN INSPECTED WHEN TIRES REPLACED BY DEALER 750 MILES PREVIOUSLY AND NO NOTED DEFECT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS WITH 22,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE TWO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 9 MONTHS AGO WITH ABOUT 18,000 MILES. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED LAST WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER TO PAY $129.00 OR TRADE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHE REFUSED TO PAY THE $129.00 AND SHE DID NOT WANT TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER FORD. SHE SENT AN E-MAIL TO FORD. AS OF RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN HER E-MAIL. THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED HER WITH A RENTAL CAR. HOWEVER ,THEY TOLD HER THAT IF SHE DID NOT COME AND PICKUP CAR SHE WILL HAVE TO START PAYING FOR THE RENTAL CAR. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON AUGUST 22, 2005 ,AND THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS THAT SHE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT SHE KNEW HER CAR WAS A LEMON. HOWEVER, SHE BROUGHT HER CAR IN TOO LATE. *AK

2000 FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED PROBLEMS.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN 5 TIMES DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JB

1) AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ABRUPTLY SHIFTS INTO LOW GEAR AND DECCELERATES HARD. ODOMETER DISPLAYS "======", WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON. 2) ENGINE ABRUPTLY STALLS, WITH IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AGAIN ACCOMPANIED BY OTHER ODD EVENTS. 3) NO ACCIDENT YET, BUT DANGEROUS. 4) HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, GETTING MORE FREQUENT.

DT: TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT KICK INTO GEAR. THE KEY IGNITION IS ALWAYS GETTING STUCK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ONLY HER IMAGINATION. FINALLY, THE TRANSMISSION DIED AND THE WARRANTY HAD RAN OUT. THE DOORS BOTH FRONT AND BACK COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE REAR DOORS BUT IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DOORS AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE IGNITION KEY ALONE. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP. *TT

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

JUST RECENTLY I HAD TO HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBUILT & A NEW PLANETARY GEAR INSTALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING - THE VAN JUST SIMPLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. REVERSE WAS THE ONLY GEAR THAT WOULD WORK. IF YOU KNOW HOW I CAN NOTIFY FORD ABOUT PLEASE ADVISE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED BUT IT HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE MILEAGE WAS 72901. *AK

I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS WAGON (2000) FROM ROWAN LINCOLN MERCURY IN WINTER HAVEN FLORIDA IN NOVEMBER 2003. SINCE THAT TIME THIS "CHECKED OUT" VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS: A NEW IGNITION LOCK (TWICE), A NEW BATTERY, NEW SPARK PLUGS & WIRES, NEW VACUUM HOSE, AND NEW ALTERNATOR. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON THE VEHICLE. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP FOR SELLING ME AN OBVIOUSLY MESSED UP VEHICLE? MY CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNANSWERED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT. EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE CAR TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO GOOD REASON FOR THE NEED OF ANY OF THE REPAIRS EXCEPT THE SPARK PLUGS, WIRES AND BATTERY. ANY ADVICE AS I AM NOW FACING ANOTHER REPAIR BILL IN EXCESS OF $1,000 FOR A CAR THAT IS TOUTED AS BEING ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE ON THE ROAD? *JB

ON THE AFTERNOON OF 9/29/2004 I ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE. A LOUD CLANK NOISE HAD OCCURED SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE WHEN DRIVING FORWARD INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD THE VECHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE I WAS TOLD THIS 4 YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 32000 MILES REQUIRED A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING THE OTHER SEIZED TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS THAT RESULTED IN CRASHES, I FEEL VERY LUCKY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ON CITY LIMITS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA RECALL 00V303000. PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REAR WHEEL HUB RETAINING NUTS CAN LOOSEN AND ALLOW THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR IN JAN OF 2000. I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP 3 DAYS AFTER FOR A LINKAGE PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AND REVERSING IN DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN QUITE A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN FOR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FOR IT NOT ACCELERATING WHEN ENTERING THE FREEWAY, AND FOR IT ACCELERATING FOR NO REASON AT ALL. EACH TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THAT WAS NORMAL. WHICH I KNOW IT WAS NOT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN IN OTHER 2000 FORD FOCUS' AND THEY ARE ANY WHERE AS LOUD AS MINE IS AND THEY DO NOT TAKE OFF LIKE MINE DOES, AND THE PICK UP SPEED IS WONDERFUL. I AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED NEAR THAT DATE THAT ARE OR WERE ON RECALL. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS, SO I CAN GET IT FIXED BEFORE ANY ONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION JUST SUDDENLY WENT ON OUR VEHICLE WITH 41000. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *AK

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CONTAMINATION METAL PIECES IN THE PLANETARY FLUID OIL TRANSMISSION.*MR *JB

I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS 2000 SE 4 DR SEDAN. IT WAS BOUGHT AS NEW CAR 11/1999 AND CURRENTLY HAS 39500 CAREFULLY DRIVEN MILES. EARLIER THIS AUTUMN AN AMBER DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING. AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO DECODE ITS MEANING FROM VEHICLE'S MANUAL, I LEARNED IT WAS THE 'AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE/COOLING' WARNING LIGHT ON ZTEC EQUIPPED MODELS (LIKE MINE). I TOOK IT TO LINCOLN MERCURY DEAL (WHERE I HAVE HAD MY FOCUS REPAIRED OFTEN): 'BARON LINCOLN MERCURY' IN FLUSHING, NEW YORK WHERE THEY PERFORMED A COMPUTERIZED CHECK OF SYMPTOMS. I WAS TOLD SERVICE WRITER THERE WERE 'CODES' WHICH INDICATED SOLENOID AND GEAR RATIO PROBLEMS IN 2ND AND 4TH. I WASN'T SURE WHAT ALL THAT MEANT BUT SEEMED LIKE GOOD IDEA TO TAKE ADVICE AND SCHEDULE ANOTHER MORE DETAILED INSPECTION FOR POSSIBLE REPAIRS; THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY WAS AROUND 10 DAYS FROM THAT DAY AND I TOOK IT. I SHOULD MENTION THAT THE LIGHT HAD NOT CONTINUED TO REMAIN 'ON' FOLLOWING THE 1ST TIME. I TOOK MY CAR TO BARON ON A SATURDAY MORNING AND ON MONDAY FOLLOWING IT, I SAW SAME LIGHT TO COME 'ON. THAT DAY I CALLED LOCAL AAMCO DEALER AND AGREED TO HAVE CAR LOOKED AT THERE THE NEXT MORNING WHERE THEIR COMPUTER FOUND SAME THING. I AGREED TO LET AAMCO OPEN UP TRANSMISSION FOR DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP AND THAT AFTERNOON WAS TOLD THAT NEEDED REPAIRS TOTALLING APPROXIMATELY $2700. I AGREED TO LET AAMCO PERFORM WORK AFTER HAVING FIRST CONTACTED THE SAME SERVICE WRITER AT BARON LINCOLN-MERCURY WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY VERY SELDOM DID TRANSMISSION WORK AND THAT IF THEY DID IT'D COST AROUND $2700. SINCE AAMCO'S SPECIALTY IS TRANSMISSIONS, IT MADE SENSE TO PROCEED. I AM A TWO TIME FORD CUSTOMER ('96 AND '2000) AND WON'T PERMIT THE IDEA OF BUYING ANOTHER TO CROSS MY MIND. *LA

WHILE APPLYING THE CLUTCH PEDAL AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL PIN BROKE IN HALF. *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION FROM THIRD GEAR TO FOURTH GEAR VEHICLE LOST POWER/ STALLED. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING IN BETWEEN GEARS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF TO STOP. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE FORCING THE VEHICLE INTO THE GUARD RAIL. NO INJURIES OR FATALITY REPORTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

VAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GEARS WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST.*AK

2002 FOCUS WITH WITH 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND LESS THAN 33,000 HAS A FAILED CLUTCH. WE BELIEVE THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, WONDER IF IT COULD BE RELATED TO EITHER SERVICE BULLETIN #00B59 OR #14204.*AK VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN A MANNER TO ABUSE THE CLUTCH. ONLY TWO DRIVERS ARE MATURE ADULTS AND BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO REPLACE A 1990 ESCORT WITH SIMILARE 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. ESCORT NEVER HAD CLUTCH PROBLEM AND WAS DRIVEN, SINCE NEW BY SAME TWO DRIVERS.

WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. AND IT IS HARD TO DRIVE PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

THE TRANSMISSION JERKED WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. *NLM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR. *JB

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CUTS OUT WHILE ACCELERATING TO 2ND GEAR, ESPECIALLY AT FULL THROTTLE. IN THE MIDDLE OF 2ND GEAR, RPMS HANG AROUND 4000 AT FULL THROTTLE. LETTING OFF THROTTLE ALLOWS RPMS TO REACH 5700 AND VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO 3RD. RPMS HANG AGAIN AT 4000 IN 3RD GEAR, AND ANY MANIPULATION OF THROTTLE (FULL, HALF, ETC.) DOES NOT RAISE RPMS. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE LIMITED TO APPROX 60 MPH.*AK

VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE GAUGES WILL GO "BESERK". DOOR CHIME ACTIVATES, ALL LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS,AND THE VEHICLE STALLS.*AK

CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF RECALLS ON VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE CABLE SHIFTER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS, TIRES, SUN ROOF CONTROL. *JB

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE GOING UP HILLS, AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE SERVO PISTON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. *NLM

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD "POP" FROM THE FRONT WHEEL AREA. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE INJURIES FOR SOME PASSENGERS. INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE HAD SEPARATED. RELATED INVESTIGATION PE 02-044. *JB

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB

THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE ON A HILL, THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*JB

WHEN THE CAR HAD 15000 MILES ON IT AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE THIRD GEAR WAS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT. 30,000 MILES LATER( MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES) THIRD GEAR STARTED MAKING THE SAME SOUND AGAIN.THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST ME 900 DOLLARS TO FIX IT SINCE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION, AND ONLY THIRD GEAR IN A MANUAL FIVE SPEED IS ONLY GOOD FOR 30,000 MILES, MOST OF WHICH IS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIRD GEAR IS NOT USED MUCH.I BELIEVE THAT IS A DEFECT WITH THE CAR ITSELF.

I HAD TO TAKE MY 2000 FORD FOCUS TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE OF A SUDDEN LOUD SCRAPING NOISE AND AN INABILITY TO PROPERLY STEER. I WAS TOLD THAT 3 OF THE 4 BOLTS THAT HOLD THE AXLE SUPPORT BRACE WERE MISSING AND THE AXLE WAS IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE. MECHANIC ADDED 3 BOLTS - PROBLEM WAS FIXED.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED PH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES C V JOINT CRACKED IN HALF. CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE FISH TAILED LANDING ON A GUARD RAIL. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO CHANGE GEARS ONCE YOU LEAVE A GEAR AND GO INTO NEUTRAL (MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS). TWICE I HAD THE CAR STOPPED TRAFFIC, CAUSING MANY DISRUPTIONS AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVEN IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF, YOU CAN NOT CHANGE GEARS. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED, I COULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR (1-5 OR REVERSE). IF I WAIT ABOUT A HALF HOUR, THEN IT WILL ENGAGE AGAIN. I HAD THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT BY FORD TWICE. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THAT HAS NOT FIXED IT. THEY SAY THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I DID A SEARCH ON VARIOUS FORD FOCUS WEBSITES AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER FOCUS OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS AS WELL. DT

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CAR STALLED ALONG SIDE A ROAD SEEMED LIKE "VAPOR LOCK" WOULD NOT START, HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER, HE CHECKED IT OUT AND REPORTED FOUND NOTHING WRONG, CAR STARTED, COMPUTED CHECKED OUT OK. IT TOOK DEALER TWO DAYS TO CHECK OUT CAR DID NOT GET A WRITE UP FROM THE DEALER CONCERNING THIS CHECK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN THROUGH 4 SETS OF REAR TIRES PLUS ONE SET OF SNOW TIRE IN LESS THAN 55,000 MILES ALL REAR TIRES SHOW THE SAME PATTERN CUPPED AND BALD WITHIN 5-8 THOUSAND MILES DEALER HAS PROVIDED 3 SETS OF TIRES WE HAVE PROVIDED 2 REAR END ALLIGNMENT HAS BEEN DONE TWICE. THIS CAR WAS ALSO PART OF REAR AXEL RECALL TIRES SLIDE SIDEWAYS. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE TRANSMISSION START SLIPPING AND DOWNSHIFTING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *MR

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. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AS LISTED IN RECALL 00 F 001 000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH FRONT AXLE CRACKED.*AK

MY CAR HAS STALLED ON ME THREE TIMES. 30-40% OF THE TIME WHEN DRIVING, IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNLESS I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS THEN START TO GO AGAIN. ALSO, THERE IS A TAPPING NOISE COMING THE ENGINE WHEN IN IDLE.*AK,

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AXLE HAD BROKEN.*AK

CLUTCH SPRING BROKE, DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE CLUTCH SPRING. NLM

THE LEFT OUTER CV BOOT LEAKS, CV HAFT DEFECTIVE CAUSING A POPPING NOISE WHEN MAKING SHARP LEF TURN. NLM

THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER UPGRADED THE PCM PROGRAM. NLM. NLM

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY DUE TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND MAKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

AXLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *AK

I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THEM AT LEAST 3 TIMES BECAUSE WHEN IM DRIVING SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT BE MOVING AND THE CAR JUST DON'T HAVE NO POWER AT ALL. THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.

WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A LEAK AND A WHIRRING SOUND WHILE IN MOTION. *JG

VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ROUGHLY. WHEN CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF IT WOULDNOT RESTART. THE MECHANIC RECALIBRATED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE GEAR THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 7000 MILES. AT 25000 MILES THE CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS- HESITATION, WHINING NOISES, AND HARD SHIFTING. THE TRUNK DOOR MUST BE SLAMMED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT CLOSES. ALSO A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WATER LEAK HAD TO BE REPAIRED FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT WAS FIXED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED CLUTCH PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED A BROKEN SPRING ON CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. *AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 35 MPH ROAD. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COMPLETELY BUCKLED UNDER THE CAR. I SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET INTO A PARKED CAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE AXILE WAS BROKEN IN HALF WHICH HAPPENED BEFORE IT HIT THE PARKED CAR. THE COMPLETE WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS NOW SITTING IN NEXT TO THE CAR IN THE AUTO BODY SHOP. AT THE PRESENT TIME, FORD MOTOR CO. DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAR. *AK

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER DUE TO A TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK FORD BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER ONE WHICH HAD A SEAL THAT NEEDED REPLACED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. *YD

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPLYING THE BRAKES SUDDENLY, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL COLLAPSED UNDER THE CAR DUE TO THE AXLE BREAKING. DRIVER HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. NLM

REASON UNKNOWN AS TO WHY AT ONCE SPEEDOMETER, A/C MOTOR BOGGLES DOWN, HEADLIGHTS FLICKER DIM AND BRIGHT.*AK

AT ONCE SPEEDOMETER/ A/C MOTORS BOGGLES DOWN, AND HEADLIGHT FLICKER DIM AND BRIGHT.*AK

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME. CAR HAS BEEN TAKING TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ALL HAPPENED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WARRANTY IS NOW OVER AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETLEY DIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CV JOINT BOOT BROKE, CAUSING TIRE TO FOLD UNDER VEHICLE/ VEHICLE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SPIN, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE JUMPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING USED, DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TRANSMISSION CHANGES WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IT FEELS AS IF CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A MANUAL . SHE HAS HAD OVERDRIVE TO PAUSE ON HER AS IF SHE HAD STEPPED ON BRAKES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AND TRYING TO GO AGAIN VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. FIRST NOTICED LEAK IN THE FLOORBOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AS THE DEALER DETAILED CAR. INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FELL OFF SOON AFTER, FOLLOWED BY THE FUEL GATE DOOR AND THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS BLOWN UP, ALL WHILE GOING 25 MPH OR UNDER, AND ALL UNDER 21,000 MILES! WE'VE HAD A MAJOR RECALL ON AVERAGE EVERY OTHER MONTH TOO. WHAT A LEMMON! *AK (TIRESIZE: P195/60R15)

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. FIRST NOTICED LEAK IN THE FLOORBOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AS THE DEALER DETAILED CAR. INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FELL OFF SOON AFTER, FOLLOWED BY THE FUEL GATE DOOR AND THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR. NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS BLOWN UP, ALL WHILE GOING 25 MPH OR UNDER, AND ALL UNDER 21,000 MILES! WE'VE HAD A MAJOR RECALL ON AVERAGE EVERY OTHER MONTH TOO. WHAT A LEMMON! *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE ON THE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE HAD SEEN RECALLS ON AXLE OF VEHICLE. DECIDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT PROBLEM WAS REFFERRED TO REAR AXLE OF VEHICLE. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL BECAUSETHEY COULD NOT FIXED PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALER TO GET RECALL OOF001000 REPAIRS DONE ON POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR CONTROL PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

VEHICLE SHIFTS IMPROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ONCE WHEN COMING OFF A RAMP AND DOWN SHIFTING, GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. VEHICLE WON'T GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER STATED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT IT WAS DANGEROUS WHEN IT DID. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH IT WOULD SUDDENLY DIE OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME AND HAD SPEEDOMETER REPAIRED/ WIRING HARNESS REPLACED, AND BRAIN BOX OF COMPUTER REPAIRED. AFTER EACH REPAIR PROBLEM WOULD REAPPEAR. MANUFACTURER IS BUYING BACK VEHICLE. *AK

ON AUG 31, 2001 AT APPROXAMETLY 1:40PM, WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK MY SPEEDOMETER, AND TACHOMETER TOPPED OUT. AND ALL DASH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS BEGAN FLASHING. MY CAR BEGAN EXCELERATING AND STOPPING ON ITS OWN, AND I IMEDEIATELY NOTICED SMOKE POURING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FROM THE VENTS. I PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AT WORK, I POPED THE HOOD AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BECUASE THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE BATTERY AREA. THE FIRE DEPR'T CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER (PURVIS FORD, FREDERICKSBURG VA). I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 28 DAYS AND HAVE NOT PAID A PAYMENT AS YET WHEN THIS OCCURED. IF YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT WORK PERFERABLY, OR HOME, PLEASE ENTER THE FOLLOWING CODE WHEN CALLING OUR HOUSE ([XXX]). ANY THING YOU CAN DO TO HELP IS APPRECIATED AS NO ONE WILL LOOK AT MY VECHILE (INDLUCING FORD AND THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED.) THANK YOU.*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AS OF 21 AUG 01 FOR WATER LEAK UNDER DASHBOARD? TRUNK WILL NOT LOCK, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF PARK WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOT HELPING AT ALL. MY WARRANTY WILL BE UP IN A FEW, THAT MEANS ALL DEFECTS WILL COME OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT HEADLIGHTS STARTED BLINKING. ALSO, OVERDRIVE GEAR WILL GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

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.*AK

CAR WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE, WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR OTHER FORWARD GEAR IT WAS AS IF THE AUTO WAS IN NEUTRAL. *AK

THE RIGHT AXLE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING . NLM

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. *AK

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.*AK

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.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ANY MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK

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? *AK

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. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. NLM

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.*AK

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. *AK

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.*AK

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!*AK

WHILE COMING TO A FULL STOP VEHICLE WOULD START SHUTTERING. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLESAE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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. *AK

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *MJS

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *MJS

A FAULTY AXLE ASSEMBLY CAUSED CONSUMER TO HEAR A WHINING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXES THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS STILL REOCCURS. *SLC

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. *SLC

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. *SLC

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. *AK

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 NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

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.*AK

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. *YH

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. *ET

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.

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. *AK

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.*AK

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. *AK

THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *MJS

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. *AK

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? *AK

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 *ML

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.*AK

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

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 *ML

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED. YH

NO SUMMARY

AT FIRST TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO CUT OFF FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN GEAR WAS IN DRIVE/ REVERSE OR WHEN INITIALLY STARTING VEHICLE UP.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SLC

WE DROVE OFF THE LOT WITHOUT HAVING THE PDI PERFORMED ON THE CAR, WHCICH RESULTED IN LOW FLUIDS IN THE VECHICLE, ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE LOW FLUID CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP, AND REVVED THE ENGINE,WHICH MADE THE CAR RIDE AND DRIVE REAL HARD. THE 1ST DAY WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY, WHICH WAS ALREADY DEAD IN THE CAR. AND NOW WE RECEIVED ON DEC 12,1999 A LETTER STATING THAT THE CAR WAS RECALLED BECAUSE IT HAD PROBLEMS WITH FLUIDS LEAKING INTO THE CRUISE CONTROL PANEL, AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE RECALL, AND ASK WHEN IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BRING THE CAR IN. WE SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED TO US THAT THE PARTS WERE ORDERD FOR GEORGIA LOCATIONS, BUT NONE OF THE PARTS EVER HAD REACH THEIR LOCATION.. NOW THAT LEAVES US A PROBLEM AS OF TODAY DEC 18,1999, WITH CONSTANTLY CALLING TO FIND OUT WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND NOT ONLY THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SEEN ALSO FOR THE BLOWN LIGHTER FUSE,AS WELL AS THE IGNITION SIGNAL FAILURE NEEDS TO BE SERVICED ALSO. WE NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER BECAUSE THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING AND WE CANNOT USE OUR CAR THE WAY IT SUPPOSE TO BE USED, IF WE ARE TRYING TO DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN, PLEASE HELP US IN THIS TOUGH SITUATION, BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE IS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN A CAR IS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF OWNERHIP, THANK YOU.