2000 Ford Focus Latches & Locks Problems

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOORS WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED AND RANDOMLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING FIRST AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURE IS OCCURRING TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V030000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. HE BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN UPDATED 08/13/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DOOR OPENS AND WILL NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2005 FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT HAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

BOTH DOORS LATCH AND REMOTE CONTROL DON'T WORK. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AUG 19, 2008 MY DAUGHTER WAS STUCK IN A ISOLATE AREA WHEN THE KEY WOULDN'T GO IN THE SWITCH. I WAS REPLACED AND 2 MONTHS LATER THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE SWITCH IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS. AS MOST KNOW, WINTERS IN THE MID-WEST ARE VERY COLD. I WAS OUT AT MY GRANDPARENTS HOUSE IN NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN; PICKING UP SOME BOXES IN THE GARAGE. THEY TRAVEL TO ARIZONA FOR THE WINTER MONTHS SO THEY WERE NOT HOME. I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER IN THE IGNITION. IT WAS COMPLETELY STUCK. I TRIED EVERYTHING. I MADE SURE IT WAS IN PARK, TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE, EVERYTHING. IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. I WAS ALL ALONE. IT WAS FREEZING COLD. LUCKILY I HAD MY PHONE SO I WAS ABLE TO CALL FOR HELP. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY 200$ TO HAVE A LOCKSMITH COME OUT AND FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD AND FORD KNOWS IT. FORD KNOWS ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE HAVING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS. WHAT IF I HADN'T HAD MY PHONE TO CALL FOR HELP, I WOULD OF HAD NO WAY OF GETTING INSIDE AND THERE IS NO ONE THAT LIVES NEARBY FOR AT LEAST A MILE. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND HAVE A RECALL. *TR

WHEN IT FIRST STARTED IT WAS JUST THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR THAT WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, YOU COULD HOWEVER STILL OPEN IT IF YOU PUSHED ON A CERTAIN PART OF THE DOOR AND TRIED TO OPEN AT THE SAME TIME. NOW THAT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL FROM THE OUT SIDE AT ALL, AND THE OTHER DOORS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH NOW, YOU HAVE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ABOUT 10 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL LATCH. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE RECALLS ON THIS CAR BEFORE AND NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I DON'T LIVE IN THE STATES THAT ARE AFFECTED IN THE RECALL. IF I WAS TO GET THIS REPLACED ON MY OWN IT WILL COST ME ABOUT 2000.00. *TR

THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER JAMMED UP ON ME SO THAT I COULD NOT START THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE LOCK CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IN THE PAST INCIDENT. *TR

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY DOORS LATCHING AND CLOSING. SOMETIMES I AM ABLE TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE AND OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO ENTER THROUGH THE TRUNK. IF I AM ABLE TO ENTER FROM THE OUTSIDE DRIVER OR PASSENGER DOOR I THEM ENTER THE CAR AND CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT DOES NOT LATCH AND CLOSE THEREFORE THE DOORS ARE OPEN AND NOT SECURELY LATCHED AND CLOSED AND MAY CAUSE HARM IF I AM DRIVING. *JB

HATCH BECAME UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO LATCH. THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE LATCH AT BOTTOM OF ASSEMBLY BROKE. THEN WE HAD TO USE AN ARRAY OF THINGS TO KEEP IT WEDGED SHUT,YET IT WOULD STILL POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING, THINGS SOMETIMES FELL OUT, MY DOG WAS ALMOST ONE. LIGHT STAYED ON ALONG W/BLINKING SECURITY LED, MY BATTERY IS NOW DEAD AND HAVE TO PUSH START. THE HATCH LATCH HAS BEEN PURCHASED USED, BUT NOW THE LOCK HAS TO BE EXCHANGED TO FIT MY OWN KEY, I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO THIS MYSELF, CANNOT AFFORD LOCKSMITH. PART WAS HARD TO FIND AND EXPENSIVE. I HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE HATCH DOOR. I GOT LUCKY! ONCE! *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN RECALL NUMBER 05V030000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHE EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY OPENING AND CLOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,423 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENS. THE OTHER DOORS FAIL TO OPEN WITH THE KEY OR REMOTE. THE DOORS ALSO FAIL TO OPEN WHEN SHE IS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT SHE IS SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD AND NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A WEEK. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 09/05/07. 8JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LATCH THE REAR DOORS, THEREFORE THEY WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. RECALL # 05V030000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) WAS FOUND. THE DEALER INSPECTED, OILED, AND CLEANED THE LATCHES IN 2005, HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT PREVENT FUTURE FAILURES FROM OCCURRING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALER FOR A RESOLUTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 136,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE BELIEVES THE FAILURE IN THE CABLES OPERATING THE LATCH, IN ORDER TO FIX THE DEFECT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE FIXED THE DOOR LATCH, HANDLE, CABLES AND DOOR ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WILL COST $500 PER DOOR WHICH SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 07/23/07 *TR

2000 FORD FOCUS LX, AT FIRST THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO IGNITION AND ONCE IN NOW IS STUCK IN IGNITION. THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ORIGINAL KEY WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE DEALER WAS IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM (ALTHOUGH I'VE FOUND OUT IT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD) SO EVERYTHING HAD TO BE REPLACED.

MY POWER DOOR LOCKS STARTED ACTING UP AND THEN STOPED WORKING WITHIN MIN. OF EACH OTHER.THEN THE PASSENAGER REAR DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALY SO I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP.THE FORD DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BREAK DOOR AND REDRILL DOOR HINGERS TO CORRECT DOOR BECAUSE IT CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED!!!!

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL 05V030000 FOR REAR DOOR LATCH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ,THEY FIXED THE REAR DOORS, BUT NOT THE FIFTH DOOR WHICH DID NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THE RECALL COVERED ALL FIVE DOORS.*AK UPDATED 1/19/2007 - *NM

THE TRUNK LATCH HAS BEEN TROUBLE FROM THE DAY I GOT THE CAR (NOT CLOSING, IT WOULD TAKE 2 TO 3 TIMES TO GET IT TO CLOSE). NOW IT WILL NOT OPEN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL FOUR POWER LOCKS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND CHANGED #63 20 AMP FUSE LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE FUSE PANEL. AFTER CHANGING THE FUSE, ALL OF THE DOORS EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S SIDE COULD LOCK. IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE DRIVEN WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THEM SOON.

DOOR LOCK FAILURE. FIRST WAS UNABLE TO LOCK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. BACK DOORS UNABLE TO UNLOCK AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR ONLY LOCKED WITH KEY. WAS DETERMINED SHORT IN PASSENGER DOOR BLEW DOOR LOCK FUSE. PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WAS DISABLED SO FUSE WOULD NOT BLOW. REMOTE LOCK WORKED ALL LOCK AT THAT POINT BUT POWER BUTTON STILL DID NOT WORK, HOWEVER THE ROCKER BUTTON ON DRIVERS DOOR WORKED. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR NO LONGER WORKED. UNABLE TO LOCK THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BY REMOTE, POWER SWITCH OR ROCKER BUTTON. NONE OF THE OTHER LOCKS WILL UNLOCK EXCEPT FOR THE TRUNK WITH THE KEY. MY CONCERN IS THAT ONE MAY EITHER BECOME LOOKED IN THE CAR OR THAT IT MAY BECOME STOLEN, POSSIBLY BEING USED FOR A CRIME OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *NM

REAR TRUNK LATCH FAILURE RESULTS IN NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN TRUNK AND WORK ON BRAKE LIGHTS. NO INSIDE SEAT RELEASE ON 4 DOOR SEDANS. DEALER ATTEMPTED EXTORTION BY ESTIMATING COST OF REPLACING ONE TAIL LIGHT BULB AT 400.00 IN ORDER TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS SE. THE VEHICLE HAS POWER LOCKS. OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK, EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK/LOCK THE DOOR IT WOULD REACT VERY LAZY UNTIL FINALLY THE BUTTON STOPPED WORKING. ONCE THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, I WAS UNABLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR AND NOT ONLY THAT BUT I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR BECAUSE IT WAS FROZEN IN THE LOCK POSITION. I HAD TO CLIMB OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE. EVEN IF I PULLED THE HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, IT WOULDN'T OPEN. THE FUSE HAD BLOWN AND IT WASN'T UNTIL I REPLACED THE FUSE THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD OPEN AGAIN. WHEN THE POWER LOCKS ARE WORKING THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL OPEN WHEN I PULL THE HANDLE, BUT THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN TWO DAYS AGO AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION AND I HAVE TO CRAWL OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE IF I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY I COULDN'T BECAUSE IT WON'T LET ME OUT OF THE CAR. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT SOMEHOW THE DRIVER DOOR IS THE MASTER MECHANISM AND THAT IS WHY IT HAPPENS ONLY TO THE DRIVER DOOR. HE THINKS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND IF POSSIBLE I WOULD LIKE IT ADDRESSED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRUNK LID WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE TRUNK LID, LATER HOWEVER THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL AFTER REMOVING THE QUARTER PANELS AND REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THERE WERE NO EMERGENCY RELEASE LATCHES INSIDE THE TRUNK. THE DEALER INSTALLED TRUNK RELEASE LATCHES AND THE TRUNK BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH OR WITHOUT THOSE TRUNK LID LATCHES. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB

RECEIVED FORD RECALL # 05S27 EARLY IN 2005. CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION/REPAIR. PARTS WERE BACK-ORDERED ( STATED BY SERVICE WRITER). BEGAN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH REAR DOORS LATCHING AND LOCKING DURING PERIOD OF WAITING FOR PARTS. IN LATE JULY, WHILE OPERATING POWER DOOR LOCKS, AN ELECTRICAL FUSE BLEW. IT WAS DETERMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR PERSON THAT DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO LATCH/LOCK MECHANISM (ALL ONE UNIT), THIS WAS CAUSING AN EXCESSIVE AMPERE DRAW, THUS CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW. AUG. 3, 2005 HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AT PRINCE FREDERICK FORD IN PRINCE FREDERICK, MD. CALLED APPROX. 2 HRS LATER TO STATE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETE AND THE DOOR LATCHES WERE FOUND TO PASS INSPECTION. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHOP, POWER DOOR LOCKS WORKED. WHEN RETURNED, THE FUSE WAS BLOWN. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS IN REGARDS TO THE EXCESSIVE CORROSION, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE TWO ITEMS WERE NOT RELATED. TWO SEPARATE UNITS ENTIRELY. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. THE DOOR LATCH AND LOCK IS THE SAME UNIT. I DID NOT FEEL AS IF THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED CORRECTLY AS THEY PROVIDED ME WITH INACCURATE INFORMATION AND WERE NOT WILLING TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. I PHYSICALLY SHOWED THE SERVICE MANAGER MY CONCERNS ON THE CAR AND POINTED OUT THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION THE DOOR. HE STATED THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO DO. ON MONDAY 11/28/05, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD CUSTOMER CARE DEPT. THEY FILED THE COMPLAINT BUT WERE UNWILLING TO RE-EVALUATE MY VEHICLE FOR POSSIBLE ERRORS IN DIAGNOSIS OR PROVIDE A SECOND OPINION FROM A DIFFERENT FORD SERVICE CENTER. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DOOR LATCH. SHE HAD IT REPAIRED AT HER OWN EXPENSE. SHE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL 05V030000. WHEN SHE CONTACTED FORD, THEY INFORMED HER THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR HER VEHICLE. SHE CALLED A SECOND TIME AND INFORMED THEM OF THE RECALL LETTER, AND THEY STATED THE PAPER WORK HAD TO BE IN BY APRIL 1, 2005. THE RECALL LETTER WAS POST MARKED MARCH 21, 2005 AND SAID NOTHING ABOUT A TIME FRAME. *AK

REAR HATCH ON WAGON DID NOT ENGAGE, HAD TO RESHUT IT ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. LAST DECEMBER(04) IT JAMMED AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN IT AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO ORDERED A NEW LATCH COMPONENT AND REPLACED IT IN JANUARY 05. I RECENTLY WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IN OTHER STATES BUT SO FAR NOT ALASKA. THE LATCH LFT/GT WAS REPLACED AND THE FASTNER. I DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS, BUT I DO HAVE THE INVOICE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCKED AND NO ONE COULD GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LATCHES WERE PART OF A RECALL AND WERE FIXED ON AUGUST 25, 2005. 30 DAYS AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE ON THE DOOR LATCHES THE DOOR LOCKS TORE . ALL FOUR DOORS WERE AFFECTED BY THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILURE .CONSUMER CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SALES DEPARTMENT AND THE SALES MANAGER . THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED FOR $1, 200. NO CRASHES. NO POLICE REPORTS. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V03000 REGARDING REAR DOOR LATCHES. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER , THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES ON THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK

THE IGNITION CYLINDER SEIZED FOR NO APPARANT REASON. I WAS OVER AN HOURS DRIVE FROM HOME. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK THERE WAS NO WAY TO START THE CAR, THE KEY WOULD JUST NOT TURN. AFTER A COSTLY REPAIR, ALMOST $500CDN I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. IT TURNS OUT I'M NOT ALONE. HTTP://WWW.AUTOWHIZ.COM/MESSAGEBOARDS/MESSAGE.PHP?ID=1784 THIS IS JUST ONE SITE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. EVEN THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE FORD DEALER SAID SHE THINKS THERE COULD EVENTUALLY BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO FIX SO MANY OF THEM.

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON 2000 FORD FOCUS. THIS APPLIES TO ALL THE 4 DOORS AND THE TRUNK. THEY GET JAMMED, AND CONSUMER CANNOT GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. THE KEY WILL NOT OPEN THEM. THEREFORE THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN. IF LOCK THEM MANUALLY THEY ALSO GET JAMMED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN A LOT OF THIS. IT IS AN ACTUATOR INSIDE THE DOOR, AND IT WILL COST $610.00 JUST TO TEST TO SEE WHICH DOOR IT IS IN. SHE HAS JUST BEEN HAPPENING SINCE LAST WEEK ON 7-11-05. SHE DID REPLACE A FUSE ,AND THE FUSE BLEW WITHIN ONE DAY. THE DEALER TOLD HER IF SHE PUT ANOTHER FUSE IN, IT WOULD ALSO BLOW RIGHT AWAY. SHE HAS NOT TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER.SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AROUND MARCH-05; RECALL TCH AND WAS HAVING THE LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR FIXED TODAY.*AK

THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS, DESPITE ALL EFFORTS. MY HUSBAND WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS. A LOCKSMITH HAD TO BE CALLED TO COME FIX IT, COSTING US MONEY.

2000 FORD FOCUS STATION WAGON. THE REAR TAIL GATE LATCH KEPT POPPING OPEN-WOULD NOT CLOSE.

I WENT TO INSURT MY KEY INTO THE STARTED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT TURNOVER AFTER THE WRONG KEY WAS PARTLY INSURTED, I THOUGHT THAT THAT PATS SYSTEM TRIPPED, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE FURTHER, I REALISED THAT NUMERIOUS PEOPLE AHVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH FORD FOCUSES, THAT THEIR IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THIS PART OF THE CAR, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY 300 DOLLARS OR MORE TO FIX A KNOWN ISSUE FROM FORD.

DT: CALLER RECEIVED RECALL 05527 BUT DEALER DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS. CALLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH MANUFACTURER. CALLER HAS 5 VEHICLES UNDER THE RECALL. THE VINS ARE [XXX], [XXX], [XXX], [XXX]. THESE ARE COMPANY VEHICLES ,ALL ARE FORD FOCUS CARS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THREE OF THE WINDOWS FROM MY VEHICLE FELL. THE WINDOWS FELL IN THREE SEPERATE INCIDENTS. FIRST THE REAR PASSENGER WIDOW FELL AND ALMOST BROKE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED THE GLASS TO BREAK IN MY TWO-YEAR-OLD SON'S FACE. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL, HITTING ME IN MY LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. LASTLY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL WITH NO INCIDENT. I ONLY HAVE ONE WORKING WINDOW AND I AM AFFRAID THAT IF I HAVE A PASSENGER, THE WINDOW MIGHT BREAK AND CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE. AT THIS MOMENT I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE WINDOWS, BUT I WAS LOOKING FOR A RECALL FROM FORD. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. VEHICLE: 200 FORD FOCUS.

OH MY GOSH I NEED YOUR HELP ONCE AGAIN. I HAD E-MAILED YOU MONTHS AGO IN REGARDS TO MY FORD FOCUS. THE BACK DOOR LATCHES ARE DEFECTIVE. SOMEONE AT YOUR OFFICE HAD CALLED ME ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THAT SOMEONE SAID THERE WILL BE A RECALL COMING OUT SHORTLY IN REGARDS TO THE FORD FOCUS BACK DOOR FLYING OPEN. WELL I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET MY RECALL. IT CAME IN THE MAIL. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY TO GET THE LATCHES REPLACED. MY DOOR FLEW OPEN WITH A PASSENGER IN THE BACK BUT SAFELY SEATBELTED IN. THANK GOD... WELL IT ALSO HAPPENED WHERE THE DOOR FLEW OPEN ON LEFT TURNS. SO I WOULD CONSIDER THIS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. WELL THE DEALERSHIP SAID IN FORDS POLICY ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS THE LATCHES LUBED AND A INSTALL A LOWER ROCKER SEAL. OH MY GOSH.... I DON'T NEED THE DARN THING LUBED I NEED IT REPLACED. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR HELP. I GOT IN A NASTY ARGUMENT WITH THE MANAGER OF SALES AT FORD #651222-0511. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE. I DON'T LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT. THE CAR HAS HAD 12 RECALLS ON IT. I JUST WANT NEW LATCHES INSTALLED. ISN'T THAT WHY THE RECALL WAS PUT INTO PLACE? I ALSO CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. THEY SAID THE DEALERSHIP DID WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO DO. LUBE THE LATCHES....... I COULD HAVE DONE THAT MYSELF. I FEEL NO SAFER WITH SOME LUBE ON THE LATCH..... OH MY GOODNESS WHAT IS A CONSUMER SUPPOSE TO DO. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THERE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS... PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU CAN. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND THANKS FOR LISTENING..... :-)

THE CONSUMER STATED 3 OF THE DOORS ON THE CAR WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE.*AK THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED OR CONTAINED A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE OWNER TO UNLOCK 3 OF THE DOORS . THIS SITUATION REPRESENTS DANGER TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE AUTOMOBILE'S OCCUPANTS. *BF

FRONT DOOR LATCH FAILED. (COULD NOT CLOSE DOOR) PAID $80 FOR DEALER TO UNSTICK AND LUBRICATE.

2000 FORD FOCUS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DOOR LATCHES SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *MR THE DEALER SPRAY LUBED THE LATCHES AND INSTRUCTED THE CONSUMER TO BUY A SPRAY LUBE FOR HIS OWN USE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE DRIVER DOOR WAS UNABLE TO BE CLOSED. THE DOOR MAY FLY OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V030000. *SC

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS'S IGNITION KEY CYLINDER BECAME FROZEN (STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKED) AND THE ENTIRE KIGNITION KEY CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 9,902 MILES (6/06/03). TODAY, THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED (LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND 12,000 MILES LATER.) ON 6/13/05 I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER (BOTH TIMES I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING). I GOT NEWS OF YOUR WEBSITE THROUGH A WEBSITE WHICH IS ENTIRELY FILLED WITH ENTRIES FROM OTHER FORD FOCUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. MANY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS CYLINDER 3 AND 4 TIMES. IT SEEMS THE "REPLACEMENT PART" FORD USES IS EXACTLY THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART AS THE CARS ARE BUILT WITH. YOU MAY NOT THINK THIS ISSUE IS SO INSIGNIFICANT BUT REMEMBER, THERE IS A FUEL INJECTION RECALL ON THIS CAR THEY HAVE YET TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CORRECT AND IF THIS CAR WERE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, THE OWNER MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART OR STEER THE CAR IF THE WHEEL LOCKS AND THE KEY IS FROZEN DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE CYLINDER.*AK

MY REAR DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER OPEN BY SIMPLY PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEYPAD OR THE FRONT DOORS. THE REAR DOOR LOCKS CANNOT BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED EITHER. NOTHING WAS DONE TO BRING ON THIS PROBLEM, I JUST WENT TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND THE BACK DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS IS TO PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEYPAD OR FRONT DOORS AND PULL THE DOOR HANDLE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR BOTH REAR DOORS AND STARTED AT THE SAME TIME. TWO MECHANICS FROM THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I TRIED CONTACTING A FEW OTHER MECHANICS IN THE AREA WHO TOLD ME THAT FORD SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DON'T SO I'M STUCK IN THIS SITUATION UNTIL I CAN FIND SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. ALSO, I ASKED THE MECHANICS AT FORD IF THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE DOOR LATCH RECALL AND THEY SAID NO.*AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR REFUSES TO LATCH. HAVE TO KEEP IT LOCKED AND ENTER CAR THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE! DEALER ESTIMATE TO FIX: $225. CAR IS 5 YRS OLD IN MAY.*AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V030000 CONCERNING REAR DOOR LATCHES. UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NO PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID MAY 2005. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOORS WILL INTERMITTENTLY UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V030000 CONCERNING REAR DOOR LATCHES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOMETIMES IN JUNE. *AK

TRIED TO SHUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED, WHETHER I WAS IN THE VEHICLE OR NOT. I HAD TO DRIVE HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SEVERAL TIMES I TRIED TO ENGAGE THE POWER LOCK IN ORDER TO GET IT TO SHUT.

TRUNK LATCH FAILS TO LOCK,ALLOWING TRUNK TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

THE LATCH ON THE TRUNK ON MY FORD FOCUS ZX3 DOES NOT LIKE TO LATCH. THERE IS OFTEN TIMES WHEN THE TRUNK MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE AS IF IT WERE GOING TO OPEN. I HAVE A NEWBORN BABY IN THE BACKSEAT IF THE TRUNK WERE TO OPEN I AM AFRAID SHE WILL BE INJURED. I AM SURE THE PART WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ASAP. *NM

FRONT DOOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT SHUT. THE ONLY WAY IT WILL SHUT IS TO GET IN THE CAR, LOCK THE DOOR THEN SHUT THE DOOR. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARD TO RECALL ANNOUNCED ON 1/31/05 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V030000). IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL...HOWEVER, THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR THE BACK DOORS. WE HAVE TO PAY $250 TO FIX IT. THIS RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO ALL DOORS, MECHINISMS ARE ALL THE SAME.*AK

REAR DOOR LATCH WILL NOT OPEN, HAS REMAINED THAT WAY FOR ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS. I HAD AN ESTIMATE DONE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY QUOTED ME AT AROUND $300 TO REPAIR THE DOOR. *JB

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS CLOSING MY REAR DOOR AND KEEPING CLOSED. IT HAD OPENED MORE THEN TWICE WHEN I FINALLY CALLED FORD. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT COVER LOCKS AND THAT IT WOULD CAST UPWARDS OF $275. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT IS UNHEARD OF. I WD40 THE LATCH TO GET IT SHUT AND HAVE NOT USED THE DOOR SINCE, AND WHEN I USE THE OTHER DOORS THEY ALL MAKE A VERY LOUD CREAKING SOUND, IT'S AWFUL. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS AND RECALLS TO MY 4 YEAR OLD 2000 FOCUS I AM DISSCUSTED THAT I EVEN BOUGHT THE CAR. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PART..... GO FIGURE... *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY STEVEN'S DAUGHTER RACHEL. *AK

UPON ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERABLE. ON THE RIGHT REAR DOOR CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE LOCK FROM THE INSIDE, WHICH WAS INOPERABLE. ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE KEY, WHICH ALSO BECAME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD DEALER, AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

2000 FORD FOCUS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK DOOR.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE BACK DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE ENTIRE DOOR ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS FAILURE MAY BE PART OF A LATCH RECALL. *TT *NM

2000 FORD FOCUS - REAR DOOR LATCH ISSUE. DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NO LONGER CLOSE. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED IT YET. *JB

ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65MPH, MY BACK DOOR OPENED. THIS SITUATION PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE, AND STARTED OCCURING MORE OFTEN, AND NOW WITH BOTH DOORS. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER, WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THAT FORD WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND SUGGESTED THAT I SPEND ALMOST $1000 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I ALSO CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, AND FORD MOTOR COMPANIES 800 NUMBER, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK DOOR LOCKS. I CAN CLOSE THE DOORS, ALTHOUGH THEY WILL NOT STAY CLOSED, NOR LOCK. *AK

REAR DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF,WOULD NOT LOCK AGAIN. *NM

WHILE LEAVING WORK A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, MY 2000 FORD FOCUS' KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. UPON INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, I COULD NEITHER GET IT TO TURN IN THE CYLINDER NOR REMOVE IT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AIRPORT MARINA FORD IN LOS ANGELES AND REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, AS IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER IT'S STANDARD 3 YEAR/30,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. (UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE LOST MY SERVICE PAPERWORK DURING A RECENT MOVE. I WILL ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE THE INFORMATION FROM EITHER AIRPORT MARINA FORD OR FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO CONFIRM THE DATE, WORK PERFORMED AND THE MILEAGE OF MY CAR AT THE TIME.) MY CAR HAD NOT GIVEN ANY INDICATION OF POSSIBLE FAILURE PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. ON JANUARY 6, 2005, WHILE ON AN ERRAND FOR WORK, THE IGNITION CYLINDER BECAME STUCK. THIS TIME, I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY AND REINSERT FREELY BUT COULD NOT TURN THE KEY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SOPP FORD IN LOS ANGELES AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. THE OLD IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND A NEW CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED. I ALSO RECEIVED A NEW KEY AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO USE THE OLD ONE. PARTS AND LABOR RESULTED IN A BILL FOR $400.39. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT AND TO FIND OUT IF I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR ANY REMUNERATION. THE OPERATOR TOOK MY INFORMATION, TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT (WHICH THEY OFFICIALLY DO NOT RECOGNIZE) AND INFORMED ME THAT I MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR REMUNERATION IF A RECALL WAS ISSUED AT A LATER DATE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT REPAIRS PROVIDED BY FORD ARE WARRANTIED FOR EITHER 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. I DID NOT ASK FOR NOR WAS GIVEN THE OLD IGNITION CYLINDER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PROCESS OF REMOVING IT REQUIRED DRILLING IT OUT; THERE WAS NOT MUCH LEFT OF THE OLD CYLINDER EXCEPT FOR SOME METAL FILINGS. I LOST A DAY'S WAGE AS A RESULT OF NOT HAVING TRANSPORTATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK ALL FOUR DOORS TO GAINED ENTRY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS MY DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD ENGAGE SPORADICALLY. AT TIMES IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. FINALLY, THE DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND WHILE MY THREE CHILDREN WERE OCCUPYING THE BACK SEATS! FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT BECAUSE WE USE SEAT BELTS. THE INTERIOR LATCH MECHANISM WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE (276.18); HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC SAID TO KEEP OUR RECEIPTS BECAUSE HE HAD SEEN MANY SUCH CASES AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. TO DATE IT HAS NOT, AND IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. ALSO, THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF MAINTENANCE SO SUCH A YOUNG (4 YEAR OLD) CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS OR OTHERS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. *JB

FORD FOCUS CONCERNING THE REAR DOOR LATCH FAILURE THAT ALLOWS THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *BF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BOTH REAR DOORS WOULD OPEN. THE REAR HATCH OPENED ONCE PER WEEK. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE 14 MONTH OLD LATCHES WERE WORN OUT. *SC *JB

TRUNK LOCK MALFUNCTIONED, HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE LOCKING MECHANISM ($100) AFTER SEVERAL HOURS TRYING TO GAIN ACCESS INTO THE TRUNK, THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, THOUGHT IT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED HERE. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE.*AK

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SE HAS FAULTY REAR DOOR LATCHES. THEY WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. THEY STARTED TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO LATCH IN 2003. FORD WAS NOTIFIED BUT REFUSED TO PAY FOR FIXING THE DOORS. NOW I USE BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED WHILE DRIVING.*AK

CONSUMER STATES REAR DOOR CHILD LOCKS WILL NOT DISENGAGE. CONSUMER REFERRED TO THE OWNERS MANUAL WHICH STATED THAT A SPECIAL KEY WAS NEEDED TO DISENGAGE CHILD LOCKS, HOWEVER DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE CONSUMER WITH A KEY FOR THAT PURPOSE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PASSENGERS WILL BE TRAPPED. *AK

REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER OPENS UP BACK HATCH WHEN ON HIGHWAY. DID NOT USE REAR DEFROST. *JB

I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS. I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE TRUNK WOULDNT LATCH SO I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND TRY IT AGAIN. THROUGH TIME IT EVENTUALLY WOULDNT LATCH SHUT AT ALL. I WAS THEN UNABLE TO LOCK MY TRUNK COMPLETELY. IN THE PROCESS OF ALL OF THIS SOMEHOW MY TRUNK HOOD GOT BENT. I ASSUME THAT SINCE THE LATCH WAS BROKEN,EVERYTIME I TRIED TO SHUT THE TRUNK IT BENT THE HOOD SLIGHTLY. TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TRUNK MECHANISM AND INSTALL IT MYSELF. I QUOTED THE COST TO FIX IT AT A REPAIR SHOP, AND IT CAME UP TO OVER $100. DOING IT MYSELF SAVED ME ABOUT $20.

REAR DOORS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER 'S SIDE DOOR OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DOOR LATCH WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LATCH. *AK *NM

2000 FORD FOCUS DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR DOESN'T STAY CLOSED. VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE DOOR TO STAY SHUT. DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. OUR SCHOOL HAS 3 2000 FORD FOCUS VEHICLES THAT ARE USED WITH A FAMILY PROGRAM AND DOES TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER WHO REPLACED DRIVERS REAR DOOR LATCH AND CABLE. *AK

REAR DOOR PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH 2000 FOCUS DOOR LATCHES. *BF WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY THE RIGHT REAR DOOR FLEW OPEN. A PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THAT SEAT AND WAS LUCKILY WEARING THE SEAT BELT. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD TO SLAM THE DOORS SEVERAL TIMES FOR THEM TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. *NM

UPON TRYING TO SHUT THE REAR LEFT DOOR IT WILL NOT SHUT, THE LATCH DOES NOT CATCH. CONSUMER HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY SLAM THE DOOR TO GET IT SHUT. *AK

WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2000. IN JANUARY 2002 THE LOCK STUCK SEVERAL TIMES. IN SEPTEMBER 2003, THE LOCK BEGAN TO STICK AGAIN. WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OURSELVES BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (OVER 3 YEARS OLD BUT WITH ONLY ~26,000 MILES). WE ENDED UP PAYING ~$75. OCTOBER 16, 2004 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR NOW HAS 32,937 MILES ON IT. AFTER A CALL TO THE SAME DEALER WE ARE INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS ONLY WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS. IF ONLY THE PART HAD BROKEN A MONTH SOONER! WE ENDED UP CALLING A LOCKSMITH WHO DRILLED OUT THE LOCK AND REPLACED IT FOR $116. THE LOCKSMITH TOLD MY WIFE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS AND TWO OTHER FORD MODELS. THE LOCKSMITH REPAIRS ABOUT FOUR FORDS A MONTH. I DID SOME QUICK MATH ON THE PROBLEM. USING OUR COUNTY OF LANCASTER PA, I TOOK AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 250,000. I NEXT ASSUMED ONE CAR FOR EVERY TWO PEOPLE. FINALLY, I GUESSED THAT 5% OF CARS SOLD ARE THESE FORD MODELS WITH IGNITION LOCK PROBLEMS. IF YOU ASSUME THERE ARE FOUR FORD DEALERSHIPS IN THE COUNTY, FOUR LOCKSMITHS IN THE COUNTY, AND FOUR INDEPENDENT GARAGES&AND ASSUME EACH BUSINESS REPAIRS FOUR CARS PER MONTH, YOU GET A FAILURE RATE OF OVER 9%. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT I PAID FOR TWO REPAIRS FOR A PROBLEM THAT CLEARLY IS SPECIFIC TO THIS CAR AND LIKELY A RESULT OF FAULTY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE , AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE DOOR OPENED ON ITS ON AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH REAR DOORS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES DO NOT CLOSE, CAUSING DOORS TO SWING OPEN ON TURNS. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION EA 04-023. AS I UNDERSTAND,THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED ON 8/24/04. WILL THERE BE A RECALL?*AK

THE REAR DOORS DO NOT LATCH. AS A RESULT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK *TC

DOORS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY AND SWINGING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *BF RIGHT DOOR STICKING AS WELL. CONSUMER UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF DOOR SWINGING OPEN. *TC

ON 09/26/04 OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR OF MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SEDAN TO PLACE SOMETHING IN THE BACK SEAT. I CLOSED THE DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE AWAY. IT WAS THEN I NOTICED THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FOUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. THE LATCH WOULD LOCK SOMETIMES IF PUSHED WITH MY FINGER BUT NOT WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR NORMALLY. AT THAT POINT I DROVE HOME WITH MY SON HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED UNTIL WE COULD USE A BUNGEE CORD TO HOLD IT SHUT. THE CAR IS PRESENTLY AT ELYRIA FORD IN ELYRIA, OHIO BEING REPAIRED. I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR CO AND FILED A COMPLAINT ALSO AFTER INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET AND FINDING THAT A PROBE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED INTO FAILING DOOR LATCHES ON 2000 FORD FOCUS THE VIN NO IS [XXX], MFG DATE 02/00. THE CAR HAS 32000 MILES ON IT.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DID NOT LATCH. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR DID NOT SHUT PROPERLY, AND CONSUMER HAD TO TIE A ROPE AROUND IT. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS AND THE DOORS FAILED TO LATCH . THE CONSUMER HAD TO TIE THE DOORS UP WITH ROPE, BECAUSE ON ONE OCCASION THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. *JB THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD OPEN ON LEFT TURNS. *SC *JB

REAR DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT LATCH CORRECTLY. ONCE OPENING THE DOOR IT DOES NOT SHUT. *AK

REAR DOORS WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. IT WOULD TAKE A HALF HOUR TO GET THE DOOR CLOSED AND LATCHED.*AK

THREE DIFFERENT INSTANCES WHERE THE PASSENGER BACK DOOR FLEW OPEN WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSED AND THE DOORS WERE LOCKED BUT THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. NO ONE WAS HURT THANK GOODNESS BECAUSE THEY HAD THEIR SEAT BELT ON. THEY COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN FROM THE CAR. IF YOU HAD A PET IN THE CAR THEY WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT. ANOTHER TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. SHE IS AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER BEING ONLY 16YEARS OLD. SHE COULD OF HAD A ACCIDENT. I NO LONGER LET HER DRIVE THIS CAR. IT IS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. I SAID WILL I BE CHARGED THEY SAID POSSIBLEY....*AK

THE DOOR LATCH ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEIZED UP AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. DUE TO THIS THE LATCH, THE DOOR HANDLE AND REINFORCEMENT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HANDLE STILL WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR DUE TO FORD PROVIDING THEM THE WRONG PART NUMBER TO BE ORDERED FOR THE LATCH. ONCE THE CAR DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO FIND THE CORRECT PART NUMBER TO ORDER THE LATCH THE DOOR WAS FIXED, BUT THE HANDLE STILL COMES LOSE ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS TO HIT THE HANDLE.*AK

OPENED REAR (DRIVERS SIDE) DOOR AND PLACED GROCERIES ON BACK SEAT. CLOSED DOORS AND LEFT GROCERY STORE LOT. UPON MAKING A TURN, EN ROUTE, THE REAR DOOR SWUNG OPENED AND SOME ITEMS TUMBLED OUT! PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO CLOSE REAR DOOR. WAS UNABLE TO. GOT HOME AND USED A SCREWDRIVER TO WORK THE LATCH TO THE OPEN POSITION. WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED. I TRY NOT TO USE THIS DOOR EVEN NOW.*AK

MY 2000 FORD FOCUS HAS A DEFECTIVE LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY DEALER, LIGHTHOUSE FORD IN FALMOUTH, MA, EXAMINED THE LATCH AND ADVISED THAT IT WAS "RUSTED" BEYOND REPAIR AND THAT A REPLACEMENT LATCH, COSTING OVER $200, WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. SINCE THE DOOR SOMEHOW SEEMS TO SECURE ITSELF (WITHOUT THE FUNCTION OF THE LATCH), I OPTED NOT TO INSTALL A NEW LATCH AT MY EXPENSE. IS THE DOOR A HAZARD? PLEASE ADVISE. *AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN ON IT'S OWN (WITH A CHILD IN THE BACK), SAFETY LOCKS WERE ENGAGED AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM THE SENSOR LIGHT THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY. SOON AFTERWARDS I BEGAN HAVING MORE FREQUENT DIFFICULTY GETTING SAME DOOR TO STAY LATCHED. DOOR IS NOW INOPERABLE AS IT WILL NOT LATCH ONCE OPENED. THE OTHER THREE DOORS DO NOT LATCH SMOOTHLY AND I OFTEN HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING THE TRUNK TO LATCH PROPERLY. ON ONE OF MY NUMEROUS RECALL TRIPS TO THE SERVICE CENTER, I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE DOORS AND WAS TOLD NO. SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED BUT NEITHER CAN I SAFELY TRANSPORT ANYONE IN THE REAR SEAT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THE ENTIRE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED!*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER CLOSED THE DOOR, AND THE DOOR REOPENED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN. *AK CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE DOORS FLEW OPEN. THE DOOR WOULD NOT RE-LATCH. *SC *JB

1. NO INDICATION THAT FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME. 2. FAILING DOOR-ACTUATOR. 3. CONSEQUENCES: DOOR CANNOT BE OPEN AT ALL, KEY, INSIDE/OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAN BE OPERATED BUT WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE REMOTE OPENER IS RENDERED USELESS. THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING IT HAPPENS ALL AT ONCE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. MY DAUGHTER WHO IS EIGHT MONTH PREGNANT HAD TO CRAWL OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE (IN 96 DEGREES WEATHER). QUITE A CHORE IN A SMALL CAR LIKE THIS. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND EXPECTS ME TO PAY $574.00 FOR THE REPAIR. IN ORDER TO GET TO THE MECHANISM I WAS TOLD THEY MOST LIKELY WILL HAVE TO BREAK OUT THE DOOR PANEL, WHICH WOULD ALSO BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. IN MY 30+ YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING TO ANY OF THE CARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. FIRST OF ALL - IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT IS THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY. EVEN IF THE REMOTE ACCESS FAILS, ONE SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY. THE KEY WILL TURN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TO THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION AND CLOCKWISE TO THE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION. I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND WAS BRUSHED OFF (OUT OF WARRANTY). ALSO,THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT FORD DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD. I ASKED FOR THE NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DOOR ACTIVATOR AND WAS DENIED THIS INFORMATION. THEN I ASKED TO TALK TO THE NEXT PERSON IN THE SUPERVISORY CHAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT TALK TO ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CHECKED THE COMPLAINT SECTION ON THIS PROBLEM AND THIS IS THE 53RD COMPLAINT ON THIS MODEL CAR REGARDING DOOR LOCKING/UNLOCKING PROBLEMS. WHEN IS SOMEBODY GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS AGENCY IS HERE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER, OR IS IT JUST A SOUNDING BOARD?*AK

VEHICLE'S BACK DOORS OPEN WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. THEY ARE AUTOMATIC LOCKS, AND THEY STILL FLY OPEN. SOMEONE HAS TO SIT IN THE REAR TO KEEP THE DOORS FROM OPENING.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE POWER ACCESSORIES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INEFFECTIVE, THE KEY WON'T WORK IN THE DOOR. THE DOORS DID NOT OPEN MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE, THE HATCH BUTTON FROM THE INSIDE WILL NOT WORK EITHER. ONCE THE ACTUATOR FROZE, IT BLEW A FUSE, PREVENTING THE DOORS FROM OPENING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH 2000 FORD FOCUS REAR DOOR LATCHES. *MR (THE REAR DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION) THE FUSE WAS BROKEN MAKING THE LATCH FREEZE. THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY PART IN THE LEFT SIDE DRIVER'S DOOR ACTUATOR. THIS MADE THE FRONT DOOR AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR USELESS. THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, NOT EVEN WITH THE UNLOCK BUTTON FROM THE INSIDE, THE KEY OR EVEN THE REMOTE. *SC *JB

THE REAR DRIVERSIDE DOOR OF MY CAR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. IT POPPED OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY THE BACK SEAT WAS EMPTY. MY SON AND HIS FRIENDS USUALLY TRAVEL BACK THERE ALONG WITH THE FAMILY PET. IT WAS SUNDAY SO SERVICE CENTERS WERE NOT OPEN. WE HAD TO TAKE APART THE ENTIRE DOOR TO GET THE MECHANISM INSIDE THE DOOR TO WORK ENOUGH SO I CAN LOCK THE DOOR. THE OTHER SIDE DOESN'T APPEAR TO LOOK ANY BETTER.*AK

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE REAR DOORS ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SE DO NOT STAY LATCHED. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH GREATER FREQUENCY. ADDITIONALLY, THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, UNLESS THE DOOR NEVER LATCHES AT ALL. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN I REANSPORT IN THIS VEHICLE AND I NO LONGER CONSIDER IT SAFE. THIS PROBLEM HAS APPEARED ON SEVERAL OTHER 2000 FOCUS CARS AND I CONSIDER IT TO BE A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK

I OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS STATION WAGON. THE HYDRALIC LIFTERS TO THE REAR DOOR (BACK DOOR) HAVE FAILED SO THAT IT REQUIRES TWO PEOPLE TO PLACE ITEMS IN THE WAGON, ONE TO HOLD THE DOOR UP AND THE OTHER TO LOAD. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ITEM AS THE DOOR IS INOPERABLE AS IT IS INTENDED. FORD DOES NOT.*AK

BOTH LOCKS IN THE REAR DOORS IN MY FORD FOCUS HAVE FAILED. MY DOORS ARE NOW HELD CLOSED WITH BUNGEE CORDS. *JB

I'M WRITING TO YOU ABOUT (PART # XS4Z*11582*AA CYL ASSY STRG COL IGNITION LOCK) I'VE HAD IT REPLACED 2 TIMES AND IT'S AT FORD AS I WRITE THIS FOR THE THIRD TIME. TWO TIMES IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY FORD ESP (EXTENTED WARRANTY) AT A $200 DEDUCTABLE.I CAN'T FIND PAPER WORK ON FIRST TIME BUT SECOND TIME WAS (DEC. 9, 2003) 74960 MILES ON CAR. THIS TIME IT HASN'T BEEN 12 MONTHS OR 1200 MILES (CURRENT DATE AND OFFICALLY AT FORD SERVICE CENTER JULY 17, 2004 (83500 OR SO MILES) I DON'T THINK I'LL BE CHARGED THIS TIME BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN THE WARRANTY TIME BUT I WON'T BE SURE TILL MONDAY. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY NEIGHBOR JUST WENT THROUGH THIS A WEEK AGO AND MESSAGE BOARDS ONLINE ARE TEAMING WITH HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS DEFINITLY A PART PROBLEM THAT FORD REFUSES TO OWN UP TO. FORD DOES NOT GIVE OLD PARTS BACK. A SOON AS I FIND PAPER WORK I WILL UPDATE FIRST INCIDENT UNLESS IT COULD BE GOTTEN FROM FORD. I SHOULD BE IN THERE COMPUTER DATA BASE.

LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED TO FUNCTION. DOOR WILL NOT LATCH RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN. THIS IS THE LATEST IN A HISTORY OF RECALLS AND COMPONENT FAILURES THAT LEAD ME TO CONSIDER SUING FORD UNDER NY'S LEMON LAW. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AND AM NOW UNABLE TO DUE TO THIS LATEST PROBLEM. *AK

ON THE FORD FOCUS THE DOOR LOCK EITHER DON'T LOCK OR YOU CAN'T GET THEM TO UNLOCK. THE LOCK ON MY CAR WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL ON THE BACK PASSANGER SIDE.

PROBLEM IS THAT I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN, WITH MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT. UPON FUTHUR INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE DOOR LATCH ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS TO BE AT FAULT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE UNIT. I CONTACTED FORD WITH MY CONCERINS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICALS WITH NO RESPONSE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY UNSAFE AS TO MY SELF AND MY FAMILY, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERVIERLY INJURED. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CAR IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD A DOOR LATCH FAIL. NOR DID THE CHILD RESTRANT LOCKING SYSTEM ON THE LATCH WORK AND IT WAS ENGAGED.

REAR DOORS FAILED TO STAY CLOSED. DOORS WOULD FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING, EVEN IF THEY WERE LOCKED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TRANSPORT THEIR CHILDREN. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.*AK CONSUMER LOOKED ON NUMEROUS RECALLS ON VEHICLE BUT DEALER SAID THAT THEY DON'T PERTAIN ON VEHICLE. *LA

THE FRONT/REAR DOOR/TRUNK MANUAL LOCKS BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO ENTER/EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW FORD FOCUS BACK IN 2000. WE LOVED THE LOOK AND I HAVE HAD FORD CARS BEFORE AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PLEASED. TO GET RIGHT TO THE POINT, WE HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DISSATISFIED WITH OUR PURCHASE. WE HAVE HAD RECALL AFTER RECALL ON THIS CAR AND TO TOP IT OFF WE HAVE A NEW SITUATION. ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO MY WIFE MENTIONED THAT HER POWER LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING. WE DECIDED TO BRING IT IN TO THE DEALER ON OUR NEXT DAY OFF TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE LOCK MECHANISM APPARENTLY HAD SEIZED UP. AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP FOR A FEW DAYS I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE OTHER SIDE WAS ABOUT TO SEIZE UP AS WELL. THAT OF COARSE IS BEING REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE AS WELL. NOW BEING A CONSUMER THAT IS A BIT DISHEARTENING. BEING A FATHER AND KNOWING THAT MY 3-YEAR-OLD SON RIDES IN THAT CAR, MAKES ME IRATE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE WOULD OR COULD BE ANY WAY THAT A CAR BUILT BY FORD WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THAT WHICH ESSENTIALLY TURNS THE CAR MY SON IS TRANSPORTED IN INTO A DEATH TRAP. IT MAKES ME THINK WHAT IF ALL 4 DOORS SEIZED? WHAT IF MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND DROVE INTO A RIVER OR LAKE? I HOPE YOU SEE WERE I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A POTENTIAL DISASTER IN WAITING. OF COURSE I AM OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD SO TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY I AM PAYING APPROXIMATELY $520.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NO WAY THAT ANYONE CAN GUARANTEE ME THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, ALL THE WHAT IFS ARE BACK IN PLAY. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A REGULAR PROBLEM ON THESE CARS, BUT I HOPE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED IN FUTURE PRODUCTION CONSIDERATIONS. I UNFORTUNATELY WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE OR ANY AFFILIATED WITH FORD DUE TO THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY I WILL MENTION THIS PROBLEM THAT IVE HAD EVERY TIME I HEAR ANYONE AROUND ME SPEAK OF BUYING A NEW CAR. *AK

THERE WAS A SHORT IN ONE OF THE LOCKS ON MY 2000 FORD FOCUS. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO BE UNABLE TO BE OPENED EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY, FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE FOCUS, AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN BEING TRAPPED IN THE CAR IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE MANUAL LOCKS SHOULD AT LEAST BE ABLE TO OVERRIDE THE ELECTRICAL ONES, SO THAT THE DOORS COULD BE OPENED IN CASE OF A SHORT. *AK

THE OWNER COULD NOT UNLOCK THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OR REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NM

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR RUNNING, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS DID NOT UNLOCK. *JB

KEY LOCK MECHANISM ON STEERING COLUMN FAILS (WON'T ACCEPT THE KEY). THIS LEAVES THE MOTORIST AND HIS (HER) PASSANGERS STRANDED. I'VE SEEN MANY IDENTICAL PROBLEMS REPORTED IN NUMEROUS POSTS ON THE INTERNET. PROBABLY A MANUFACTURING REFECT.*AK

REAR PASSENGER DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE INADVERTENTLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. REAR PASSENGER DOOR ALSO OPENED INADVERTENTLY WHILE VEHICLE WAS TURNING ONTO THE OFF RAMP. ALTHOUGH THE CHILD SAFETY LATCH WAS ON, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AGAIN CAME AJAR. *AK CHILD HIT DOOR WITH ELBOW CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPEN, ALSO A BAG OF GROCERIES FELL AGAINST THE DOOR CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPEN. *TS TIRE ROLLED AGAINST THE DOOR WHILE ON THE OFF RAMP AND ROLLED OUT THE DOOR ONTO THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER HAD TO STOP AND CHASE IT DOWN. *PH

BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LATCH AND SWING OPEN WHEN ROUNDING A CORNER. MUST TIE DOWN WITH BUNGEE CORD. MECHANIC SHOWS LOCKS CORRODED AND DEFECTIVE. LOCKS REPLACE FOR $350. A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS. *LA

I HAVE HAD THIS FOCUS FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. WHEN I PURCHASED IT, I WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY OF THE POSSIBLE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MODEL. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD 4 RECALLS REPAIRED. RECENTLY, THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS GETTING STUCK. NOW, THE FACTORY INSTALLED SECURITY SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. I CANNOT LOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT ALL AND I MUST LOCK THE OTHER 3 DOORS MANUALLY. MY KEY CHAIN DOOR LOCKER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE INSIDE BUTTON FOR UNLOCKING THE TRUNK WILL NOT WORK EITHER. THE FRONT CONSOLE IS TOO BIG FOR THE CAR AND COFFEE CUPS WILL NOT FIT INTO IT. I ALSO SEEM TO HAVE TROUBLE SEEING BEHIND ME WHEN TRYING TO LOOK TO THE LEFT FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DUE TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE HEADREST. *LA

TWO REAR DOORS DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY AND POP OPEN. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY LUBRICATING THE LATCH, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATIC LOCK ,AND IT WOULD BE HARD TO UNLOCK THE DOORS TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

BOTH REAR DOOR LATCHES ARE NOT WORKING. DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. CONSUMER HAS TO USE ROPE TO TIE BOTH DOORS. DEALER NOTIFIED, IT WILL COST $450.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. MY SON CHANGED THE LATCHES AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE HEAVILY CORRODED.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TURNING A CORNER REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN. NO WARNING CHIME ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER FEELS VERY UNSAFE WHEN SMALL PASSENGERS ARE RIDING IN THE REAR. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR FAILED TO STAY CLOSED. THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW LATCH. *AK *CB *JB

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR CAME OPEN. LATCH BROKE, AND THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRUNK OPENED BY ITSELF, BECAUSE THE LOCK NO LONGER WORKED. *JB

THE DOOR LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK. *JB

THE DOOR LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK. *JB

THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. *JB

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. *JB

THE REAR DOOR LATCHES WOULD NOT KEEP THE DOORS SHUT; THEY FLEW OPEN WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE DOORS HAD TO BE HELD WITH BUNGEE CORDS. NOW ONE OF THE REAR DOOR SEIZED AND WOULDN'T OPEN. A FORD DEALER WANTS $400 PER DOOR TO FIX THE LATCH.

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S REAR DOOR CAN NOT BE DISENGAGED. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE REAR SEATED PASSENGER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT FROM VEHICLE. TS

THE LATCHES OF THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED POSITION. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED EVEN WHILE IN MOTION. CONSUMER USES A BUNGEE CORD TO KEEP THE DOORS FROM OPENING. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM FORD COMPANY. *JG

FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN BECAUSE LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE. ALSO, DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

BACK PASSENGER'S DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 20MPH AROUND A CURVE. CONSUMER HAD TO USE A TELEPHONE CORD TO TIE FRONT PASSENGER HEADREST TO THE DOOR HANDLE TO KEEP DOOR CLOSED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN WITHOUT WARNING, RESULTING IN AN ANIMAL FALLING OUT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT DOOR LATCH WAS RUSTED AND HAD CRACKED. MANUFACTURER BLAMED CONSUMER BECAUSE SHE LIVED IN AN AREA WHERE SHE FREQUENTLY DRIVES ON DIRT ROADS.*AK

WHEN WASHING VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE OR STAY SHUT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *YH

CONSUMER COULD NOT OPEN THE TRUCK FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAS TO GET OUT AND OPEN IT MANUALLY. BEFORE USE TO DO IT FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, SPECIALLY THE DRIVER SIDE WHICH CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE. THE KEYLESS ENTRY DOES NOT WORK NOR DOES THE KEY OR THE LOCK LATCH. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR AT THIS TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO GET INTO DRIVERS SIDE IS BY CLIMBING THROUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING OR IN THE CASE THAT VEHICLE SHOULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. LIVING IN LOUISIANA THIS POSES A SERIOUS THREAT IF THE VEHICLE SHOULD FALL INTO A DRAINAGE CANAL EXIT FROM THE CAR WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.*AK

LEFT REAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. DEALER FIXED AND 5 MONTHS LATER IT WOULD NOT OPEN AGAIN. *AK

HAD ACTIVATED CHILD SAFETY LOCK FROM INSIDE. UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES INSIDE, DOOR MUST BE OPENED AND HAVE CAR KEY AVAILABLE TO ENGAGE LOCK. *SLC

HOOD FLEW OFF WHILE TRAVELING 45MPH AND IT CRACKED WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER DIDN'T SEE, AND RAN INTO A LAMP POST. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN FRONT. DAMAGES WERE TO PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR, IT WOULD PARTIALLY OPEN. ALTERNATOR/ ENGINE BLOCK, AND RADIATOR WERE ALL DAMAGED. CONSUEMR WILL CONTACT DEALER BEFORE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED IT. *AK

TRUCK LATCH NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CJ

TRUNK LATCH MECHANISM BROKE. NLM

THE DOOR LOCKS FREEZE/STICK, THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN ISSUED 3 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, IS NOT SATISFIED AND BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE IS NOT DEPENDABLE. NLM

THE TRUNK LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE. *MJS

WHILE TRYING TO LOCK HOOD THE LATCH BROKE OFF IN CONSUMER'S HAND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK