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 ...
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. while parked, the contact placed the key in the ignition and was unable to turn the key. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for a diagnostic test. the technician stated that the ignition would have to be replaced. the contact also noticed the front driver?s door handle was loose and about to fracture. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 99,000. ....updated 08-24-12 *bf the consumer stated the door handles broke. updated 08/30/2012 *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. the contact stated that the automatic locks were defective and the rear driver side door could not be opened. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 103,000. updated 02/03/12*lj the consumer stated all of the doors became sluggish. the fuse for the power door locks failed. the fuse was replaced and failed again. the driver's side door stopped opening and would not unlock. updated 02/10/12
My sixteen year old daughter has been stranded three times because her key would not turn the ignition. the first two times she was close to home and was with a friend, so she called my husband and we met her and took turns jiggling the steering wheel and the key until, finally after about ten minutes, the key turned, so the second time, it took over an hour, but did not give up because of the first time. the last time, my daughter was alone,late at night and fortunately, she was able to call us on her cell, but we had to get up out of bed, to rescue her and after over two hours of trying to get that key to work, we gave up. we had to abandon the car and i guess we will have to call a locksmith, but have been told that they have to use the same ignition and it will most likely happen again. *tr
The key would not fit into the ignition and would not turn making the car unusable and stranding me for 5 hours while waiting for a locksmith. there was no warning this would happen. the ignition just stopped working. this is a well document defect in ford focus models. the locksmith replaced the ignition for $300. *tr
2000 ford focus, rear doors will not close, currently using duct tape. although there was a recall, i'm told not my vin number. looked online, many other complaints like mine, also not their vin number. it appears to be much more wide spread than ford wants to admit. *tr
Ignition switch in 2000 ford focus locked up and would not turn. the consequences of this failure were that i missed a very important doctors appointment. nothing has been done to fix this problem because i do not have the $400.00 the ford place said it would cost to fix it. why has this part not been recalled? it has been an ongoing problem. *tr
The key has gotten stuck in the ignition three time now. the first time we could not get the car started in a rough neighborhood, and had to leave it over night. the second time i had to remove the battery cable in order to shut the car off. this last time i also had to remove the battery cable to shut the car off. *tr
My year 2000 ford focus zx3 had been experiencing some ignition issues. i could put the key into the ignition, but it would not turn at all. this was especially the case if the wheel was locked. usually after some jiggling of the key it would turn and i could start the car. the first time this happened was in august of 2004. it began to happen about twice a month. the dealership claims they are the only ones who can fix the issue, by re-making the key and programming the now the key won't turn at all. in shopping around dealerships they believe the price will be around $300 if the cylinder is not damaged (by their own key?) for $500, plus the cost to tow the vehicle to them so they can program the key. a local locksmith has told me that this is a common issue with the ford focus. if so, why has it not been recalled? *tr
The ignition switch, on our 2000 ford focus, quit working. this is the second time in less than a year. the last time, i had a locksmith repair it. now it isn't working again. i "googled" it and found that this is a problem with 2000-2003 models but no recall has been issued. i will call the locksmith for another costly repair but would like this issue looked at possibly for some kind of liability by ford motor company. thank you. *tr
I have a ford focus 2000 wagon with only 60,000 miles on it. within the past three weeks i have had to have it towed because i can not turn the key in the ignition. i am now waiting for it to be towed to my mechanic to fix the ignition. looking online i have seen numerous complaints about this problem and wonder why there has not been a recall for this ignition. *tr
2000 ford focus key is locked. tried everything possible to get it unlocked. for a while banging on the key itself helped but now nothing works!!! *tr
The ignition has stuck on my 2000 ford focus. had to call tow company and lock smith. turns out to be a very common problem with this yr and make of veh. *tr
The car was driving just fine, but when i got home and needed to go and meet my wife, the key ignition switch locked up. this is about the third or fourth time this has happened since i've owned the car. since the car has also stalled before, it sure would be a big safety issue if you couldn't get it started in the middle of a busy intersection. this is ridiculous. come on ford, fix this! now i have to pay big dollars in a bad economy to get this fixed by someone else. since the system is electronic, who knows if it somehow effects other electronics in the vehicle. on an 83 degree day, in black interior, and no way to roll down the electric windows because of being unable to turn the key, it can get quite hot, quite quickly. *tr
Ford focus key will not turn in lock leaving me and family stranded in the heat until a locksmith comes. happens over and over. *tr