2000 Ford Focus Reviews - Page 37 of 45

My transmission has had 4 major transmission problems. They have changed the throw-out bearing and they have had to replace the clutch spring. The transmission is still very hard to shift and makes a terrible noise when the clutch petal is released.

The car has had a severe vibration since I bought the car. The cars tires have to be balanced at least once every two weeks in order to keep it from shaking too much. The tires were so badly feathered at 20,000 miles that they had to be replaced.

The brakes, front and back, have had to be replaced. Within 3 days of replacing the front rotors, they had to be resurfaced.

The most recent problem on the car is that the front nose piece is separating from the rest of the car causing handling problems, and it makes an awful noise when driving down the road because it is hitting the tires.

This car is high maintenance. It is very unpredictable.

Since, I have had my car I have gotten in it twice only to find it would not start. This was within a week of each other. Both of the times the dealer told me that the clutch switch was bad and had to be replaced. Since then I now have to force my car to shift into third gear.

The car now cuts off when I make a right turn and occasionally it shuts off when I am driving down the street. The service representative, who by the way was the manager originally, lied to me when I took it in the second time and informed me that it was a different part that had to be replaced. However when I received the invoice and realized that the same part number had been ordered, he then explained that the original part was defective.

This car is absolutely the worst car that I have ever driven. I did not appreciate having been lied to and definitely not having to be without my car for four days with no loaner car.

Keyless remote stopped working.

Driver's side rear door will not open or unlock, either electronically or manually.

Power locks do not work.

I have only had this car for a few days. The keyless remote worked fine and so did the doors and power locks, until I washed the car. Now my driver's rear door will not unlock or open at all. The power lock button does nothing and neither does the keyless remote.