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Hi I have just recently received a 2000 Ford Focus and everything was fine. But about maybe 1 week ago I have had a problem or several problems. One day (Wednesday) after getting gas at a gas station and feeling it up with gas, and after making some errands and half way home the gas guage went from full to empty in one second and the fuel light came on. (AND I HAD JUST GOT SOME GAS) I made it home, though. The (Thursday) next day it would still crank and was still drivable. Well the next day (Friday) the car wouldn't even crank. And Saturday it would crank and then everything was OK until it was taken for a drive; it did the same thing again, but not only that the airbag light came on for no reason. It still cranks, but this is crazy. No one knows what can be wrong with this piece of junk. If anyone knows what could be wrong please help a girl out and give me some info. PLEASE! Stacie- MS.
I am so discouraged with my Focus... many "minor" repairs over the two years I've owned it... now it appears I am only running on two cylinders (the car, I mean)...at any rate, I have purchased my last four vehicles from the same dealer and will pray they can get me a good deal on a used Toyota, as I am done with Fords! Hum... it appears husband was offering prophecy when he said... FORD stands for found on road dead... best of luck to all with Focus...
My Focus 1.6 Zetec (2000 model) has also been back to my dealer on two occasions to date, once again for the leak which seems to be linked to the air inlet/pollen filter not being sealed correctly against the front windscreen. Having always purchased new Fords without any problems at all my confidence has really been dented.
This morning the car had 2 inches of water slushing around the front passenger foot well.
It'll be going back to my local Ford dealer again. A tip is never park the car facing downhill, otherwise you may wake up with a pool in your car.
I bought my 2000 Focus ZX3 in July of 2000. It will be paid off in August of this year and I am afraid it may not make it through the term of the loan. I was really looking forward to not making monthly payments. To date, I have experienced the following problems:
-Bad ignition tumbler left me stranded at a gas station (covered by recall) ;
-Bad right, rear hub bearing which almost led to my wheel coming off during operation (covered by warranty) ;
-Bad fuel pump caused car to conch out while accelerating during right-hand turns (covered by recall) ;
-My headlights refuse to both point directly straight and the right headlight burns out at least annually;
-Brakes wear out quickly. There is a perpetual squeak. Rotors for these cars cannot be turned and must be replaced (which set me back $300 per incident (2) )
-And NOW (as the car is in the shop AGAIN,) I have oil that is leaking from the engine causing lots of stink through the vents, smoke under the hood, and who knows what other damage. I am waiting for the mechanic to call me back with the bad news.
I have also added my name to the class-action law suit regarding the premature degeneration of the brakes on the 2000/2001 Focus.
I'm telling you, I love my car and have tried to justify keeping it often, but I think I might go with a Matrix when this is paid for. My $.02.
I also own a 2000 Ford Focus. Numerous problems.
Water leak on front passenger side floor.
Took in for service and 2 leaks were found. 1 coming from the right side windshield the other coming from the passenger cowl. Because I had the extended warranty Ford
fixed it. After 3 months the ignition locked. Ford fixed only after I put up a fight. 1 year later both front wheel axles replaced, hub assembly replaced. Just this past week the front spring broke. I looked up recalls on Ford Focus and found out that there was a silent recall for this problem. I also have problems with the transmission slipping. I have had the car in for this problem, but every time I am told there is nothing wrong. And NO, I am not one of those Ford competitors who are out there just to bash the Ford Focus. The list goes on, engine surging, abnormal rear tire wear, etc.
I have a Focus Ghia Saloon. I bought it second hand about eight months ago, and have recently started to notice that the rear footwell on the passenger's side (UK) is absolutely sodden when it has rained.
I have sat inside the car, run a hosepipe into it and for the life of me I cannot see where the water is getting in. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
2004 SVT Focus-
This car is just over one year old, bought in July 2004, and so far I've had to bring it in for warranty service for the following:
-High beam switch broken, had to be replaced
-Passenger heated seat button broken, had to be replaced
-Front suspension 'creaking' noise, several major front end parts replaced
-Exhaust hangar broke, had to be replaced
-A lot of water leaking into passenger floorboard, was fixed once last week and leaked heavily again two days later. Going back to service tomorrow (Aug 31,2005) to hopefully get this fixed right
I will give Ford some credit for their service, I had pretty good experiences with the three different dealerships I've had the warranty work done at (my job has me relocating often) - the service people were always very professional and friendly, etc. But it is ridiculous that a car goes through this many repairs in it's first year of being driven, I cannot go two months without having to get warranty service, and I take good care of the car. This is definitely not why I bought a new vehicle. I have another 4 years of payments on this car and I do not have much faith in this car's reliability.
Has anyone gotten the water leakage problem resolved 100%???
I bought a 2003 Ford Focus sedan in November of 2003. I have had multiple problems with it, but the dealership says nothing can be found.
1) My front floorboards are SOAKED. The water is visibly coming from the housing under the dash. The service station that changes my oil suggested it might be the heater core, but it is only water, not coolant, leaking down into the floor. It has not rained here in over two weeks!
2) When I start the engine, as soon as it catches, there is a "thump" that is felt through the floorboard. The service techs tell me that they can feel nothing when they start it. It was obvious to me the first time it happened and has been just as obvious every time since.
3) When you put the car into reverse it starts vibrating. With foot on brake vibration continues. Pushing in gas pedal vibration continues as car moves into reverse and only begins to smooth out as speed increases. When brake pedal is pushed in again and held while still in reverse, car vibrates badly again. This problem only occurs in reverse and began the day after the "thumping" began.
4) My gas mileage has decreased from 34 MPG to around 27 MPG since all problems began.
My original warranty expired 1000 miles before problems begin and Ford wants to charge me $100 to "diagnose" my problems and expects me to leave the car with them for 2 days for them to do this. It is my only source of transportation. I drive 45 miles each way for work 6 days a week. I bought this car because it was promoted as being so wonderful and reliable. Ha ha ha ha ha!!!
I like many of you have a 2000 Ford Focus. I really do love my car-when it works. I have 66K on my vehicle and can relate too many of your problems the most recent being the leaking of water on the floorboard of the passenger side of the car. I was also told that it could possibly be the heater core, but no anti-freeze is coming through only water. My recommendation to all of you is to send your complaints to nhtsa.dot.gov/ the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration because they are the ones that make these companies give recalls. Good luck!
Tricia in Utah.
2000 1.6 Zetec (UK) 5dr, 119,000 miles and not a single fault to its name. No water leaks or any other problems.
100,000 mile service was expensive though (timing belt and valve clearances). After this much faithful service though I didn't begrudge spending the money too much.
Still drives nicely too.
I am not a Ford competitor - unfortunately!! But a poor owner of 2 1/2 year old Focus. I am getting very frustrated with still having water leaking into the passenger foot well after it has been back to the service department twice to be supposedly fixed - suspected pollen filter seal problem. It is booked in, yet again, this time into the body shop to see if they can diagnose the problem once and for all - however, there is the risk that I may have to foot the bill if it is found to be some cause other than the pollen filter seal. I'll let you know how I get on.
I am a owner of a 2000 Focus Z-Tec and have recently noticed a pool of water appearing in the rear drivers side foot-well, which sounds unusual as most people's comments are about the passenger side front foot-well? It has only really started happening since the weather turned and we got more rain, I was wondering if anyone else has had this sort of problem and if its the same source as the front passenger foot-well that everyone seems to be mentioning?
My 2000 Focus ZTS has 61,000 on it now, and I haven't had any problems for a while now. The first few years were a little iffy, though the car never left me stranded. The heater fan control failed the first month (stuck at maximum speed!), fixed under warranty (though it took over a week to get parts). Then the rear wheel bearings went out (fixed under recall). The front spring (s) broke and were replaced under warranty (that was a little scary). For the last two years there've been no particular difficulties. Still, I've NEVER gotten more than 28 miles per gallon and the heater is VERY slow to warm the car, and pretty useless once the outside temp is below 20 degrees F. The rear brakes are now grinding on stops (is there no wear strip to warn of pad wear?). But I don't begrudge brakes at this mileage.
Well lets see... i have a 2000 ford focus and right after I bought it I had to take it in because a fuse blew and none of the power windows, locks, e tc worked at all. then the airbag light was on. then the brakes went out. then one day I could not turn my key in the ignition so I had to get a new ignition core, around 600 dollars just for that. now my remote battery is dead and lo and behold the locks are so crap on this car that you really can't use a key to turn in the car lock to get your door locked/unlocked. everything is made of the the cheapest plastic it appears. the back windows sound like they are about to break if you roll them up and down. it should be noted that I don't even drive my car daily so its not from wear and tear. the only thing on here that I hear a lot that I have not experienced is the water leakage. I am looking forward to selling this car... i only hope I can get a couple thousand dollars for it at this point. anyone have any ideas about what I can do to make my complaints heard? email me at der_zucker@hotmail.com.
I also have a 2000 Ford Focus, that has the water leakage on the passenger side. I had a cowl put on 2yrs ago, and I guess that wasn't enough. I think mine is coming through the window some how. I have an appointment to see what they can fix and how much it will cost this time! I am frustrated, But I do like the car.