2000 Ford Focus Wipers & Visibility Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE WINDOW ACTUATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,900.

FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF PLASTIC PARTS. MUST REPLACE THE MOTOR TO GET THE PLASTIC WINDOW PARTS. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO 3 OUT OF FOUR WINDOWS AND THE PRICE TO REPLACE IS $200 - $300 EACH WINDOW. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL FOCUS OWNERS ALL OVER THE NATION. *TR

DRIVING ALONG, ROLLED DOWN DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW FOR FRESH AIR, WINDOW FELL OUT OF TRACK, APPROX 1 MONTH LATER SAME THING HAPPENED TO PASSENGER REAR WINDOW SAME THING. *TR

AFTER TWO DAYS OF RAIN MY PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2000 FORD FOCUS FILLED UP WITH WATER. THEN WHEN I WENT TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING WATER CAME POURING OUT OF THE FLOOR VENTS. I ALWAYS HESITATE TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALERSHIP SO I USED THE INTERNET TO SEARCH FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. AFTER LOOKING AROUND I FOUND AROUND 25 COMPLAINTS JUST ON ONE WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_8122_2.HTML . ON THIS SITE MANY PEOPLE REFERRED TO THE POLLEN FILTER WHERE THERE WAS NOT A TIGHT SEAL OR SOME TYPE OF DEFECTIVE PART THAT WOULD CAUSE WATER TO ENTER INTO THE VENT SYSTEM OF THE CAR THEN FILL THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE INTERIOR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A HUGE PROBLEM AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD LOOK INTO IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS AS DOES MY EX BOTH HAVING THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF THE FORD FOCUS! THE PROBLEM IN WHICH WE BOTH HAVE ENCOUNTERED IS THAT 3 OUT OF THE 4 WINDOWS IN OUR CARS NO LONGER WORK THE WINDOWS AT FIRST WOULD MAKE A POPPING SOUND ON SOME OTHERS JUST BROKE SUDDENLY. NOW WHEN I SAY BROKE THE MOTORS TO ALL THE WINDOWS STILL WORK BUT THE PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW ON THE TRACKS. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE SAFETY AND ADMISSIONS DONE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PASS SAFETY DO TO THE FACT THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT ROLE DOWN. WHAT I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO DO IS ALL THREE OF THE WINDOWS NOT WORKING ARE EITHER HELD UP BY TAPE OR A DOOR STOP FROM THE INSIDE. DO TO MY WINDOWS HAVING TO BE HELD IN THE MANNER THEY ARE I AM CONSTANTLY WORRIED ABOUT MY CAR BEING AN EASY TARGET FOR A BREAK IN THUS I DON'T HAVE THE COMFORT LEVEL I FEEL I SHOULD WITH MY OWN VEHICLE. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE WINDOWS YET DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF NEARLY $200 PER WINDOW. AS I SEE IT THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE A FACTORY DEFAULT SEEING IF IT HAD ONLY HAPPENED TO ONE WINDOW MAYBE A FLUKE BUT THREE OF MY FOUR ALSO THREE OF THE FOUR ON MY EX'S VEHICLE TOO!!! *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE POWER WINDOWS WERE WORN, AND FAILED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE STORE WITH DAUGHTER ON A RAINY DAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CAME CRASHING DOWN. IN TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE FOUND THAT THE 2 BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE WINDOW UP HAS 2 PLASTIC ARMS WHICH HAD BROKEN. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HAS SAID THAT AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO RECALL. SO THEY ARE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE THAT A BROKEN WINDOW IN THE SNOW BELT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SO I'M BRINGING THIS ISSUE TO YOU. THANK YOU R.BATTLES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL FOUR POWER DOORS FAILED TO LOCK FROM THE INSIDE AND/OR OUTSIDE INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOWS ROLLED UP/DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE DIRT AND DUST AROUND THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. UPDTED 09/22/06. *JB

BATTERY KEPT DRAINING AND THE IGNITION CHIMED WITH KEY REMOVED. HEATER BLOWER RAN AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND TOUCH KEY PADS STUCK CAUSING LIGHTS TO STAY ON. ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS WERE ATTRIBUTED TO A WATER LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD WHICH LEAKED INTO A ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BLOCK BEHIND DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE ELECTRICAL BLOCK MELTED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO BLOCK AND WIRING AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WAS REMOVED AND RESEALED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF LEAK. *JB

WATER LEAKING IN TOP RIGHT OF WINDSHIELD, DOWN TO THE DASH. EVIDENTLY IT LEAKED TO THE CONTROL BOX AND SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. *NM

THE FRONT PASSENGER'S WINDOW BEGAN TO WORK OFF AND ON AND THEN FAILED COMPLETLY. THE WINDOW WILL NOT DO ANYTHING NOW. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING YET DUE TO FINANCAL DIFFICULTLIES.*AK

THE FRONT WINDOW DEVELOPED A LEAK RIGHT IN THE TOP CENTER. WATER WAS RUNNING OUT OF THE DOME LIGHT AREA. I HAVE NO FIXED IT PROPERLY YET BUT IT IS A CONCERN THAT IT WILL SHORT OUT THE DOME LIGHT AND CAUSE A FIRE.*AK

WINDSHIELD WILL NOT WORK DEPENDING ON WEATHER. ALSO AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO WILL NOT WORK DEPENDING ON WEATHER. I'VE HAD IT TAKE VEHICLE TO FORD 3 TIMES, THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. REPLACED MARGALIN AND OTHER PARTS. ACCIDENT HAS NOT ACCURRED, BUT I'M TRYING TO PREVENNT ACCIDENT. I HAVE 4 KIDS AND MARRIED. IT'S SCARY FOR WIPERS TO STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *AK

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION. OUR BROTHER INLAWS 1999 EXCURSION AND AN 2004 F350 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TURNING THE CORNER AT 15 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR SLIGHTLY HIT A PARKED VEHICLE MIRROR. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. DRIVER SUSTAINED A MINOR BURN ON THE RIGHT ARM. *AK

ON BOTH REAR WINDOWS (ELECTRIC), THE PLASTIC PART AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW HAS BROKEN, MAKING THE WINDOW INOPERABLE. THE PART SECURES THE CABLES FOR RAISING AND LOWERING THE WINDOWS. IN BOTH CASES, THEY BROKE SIMPLY FROM CLOSING THE DOOR.*AK

2000 FORD FOCUS...PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2000.....PRESENTLY HAS 30,350 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THREE OF THE FOUR AUTOMATIC WINDOWS BREAK WITHIN THE PAST TEN MONTHS. THE FIRST ON BROKE IN JUNE, POSSIBLY JULY 2003 (BACK LEFT WINDOW), THE NEXT ONE TO BREAK WAS THE BACK RIGHT WINDOW, AND TODAY , APRIL 30, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS BROKEN. MOTOR STARTS TO GRIND AND THEN STOPS RESPONDING TO THE ON/OFF BUTTON AND WILL NOT MOVE THE WINDOW...WHICH THEN SLIPS ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. SINCE MY CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THAT HAVING THREE DIFFERENT WINDOWS MALFUNCTION ODD. I DO NOT HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT ROLL THE WINDOWS UP AND DOWN AN UNUSEUAL NUMBER OF TIMES...IN FACT, I SELDOM ROLL DOWN THE BACK WINDOWS AND ONLY USE THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WHEN GOING TO THE BANK, OR SUCH THINGS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE WITH ALL OF THE RECALLS AND OTHER PROBLEMS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THAT THIS IS NOT YET ANOTHER ONE. *LA

WHILE CONSUMER WAS ADJUSTING THE INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR IT BROKE COMPLETE OFF. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE UNIT BECAUSE THE MIRROR CANNOT NOT BE REATTACHED.*AK

THERE WAS NO POWER IN THE LOCKS OR THE TRUNK RELEASE.AFTER ALOT OF DIAGNOSSES THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR ACTUATOR.

IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, MY POWER LOCKS STOPED WORKING SO I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE FORD SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE LATCH ASSEMBLY, HANDLE, CABLE, AND FUSE IN THE BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR. $350 ALL TOGETHER. THE LOCKS WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS WHEN THEY SUDDENLY WENT OUT AGAIN. AT THAT TIME I COULDN'T OPEN THE BACK DOOR AT ALL. NOT EVEN MANUALLY. I LIVED WITH IT FOR A WHILE BUT THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DID THE SAME THING SO WITH ONLY TWO DOORS OPENING, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE FORD SHOP. THEY FIXED THE BACK DOOR AGAIN FOR FREE SINCE THE PREVIOUS WORK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE FRONT DOOR HOWEVER NEEDED THE SAME AS THE BACK AND THE TRUNK BUTTON ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE QUOTE WAS FOR $475. I COULDN'T AFFORD THAT AT THE TIME AND DECIDED TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER. IN THE MEANTIME, THE WINDOW ON THE SAME BACK DOOR SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DOOR AND HAD TO BE HELD UP WITH SOME FOLDED PAPER UNTIL I COULD BRING IT IN. THE QUOTE FOR THE FRONT DOOR AS WELL AS THE WINDOW WAS OVER $700.00! THEY SAID THE REGULATOR BROKE SO THE WINDOW WOULDN'T STAY UP. APPARENTLY THAT IS IN SOME OTHER PART OF THE DOOR BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY DID EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD TAKEN THAT DOOR APART 2 PREVIOUS TIMES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I GOT THE FRONT DOOR FIXED AND THE WINDOW IS STILL BEING HELD UP WITH PAPER! I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY FOCUS AND AM ANXIOUS TO TRADE IT IN. I AM WORRIED HOWEVER, THAT SOMETHING ELSE WILL HAPPEN BEFORE I GET THE CHANCE! THE DEALERSHIP EVEN OFFERED TO LET ME TRADE IN THE CAR WITHOUT FIXING IT- NOT FOR THE PAYOFF AMOUNT- IF I GOT ANOTHER FORD. AT THIS POINT I AM HESSITANT ABOUT PURCHASING ANOTHER CAR FROM FORD. IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FORD FOCUS, I ENCOURAGE THEM TO WRITE A COMPLAINT.

MY FOCUS (MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 1999) HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH RUSTING PAINT. THE FIRST, REPORTED IN JULY WAS COVERED UNDER THE 36K BUMPER-2-BUMPER WARRANTY. THE LATEST (REPORTED JANUARY '03), WILL NOT BE. MY ZTS SEDAN IS RUSTING ON THE REAR TWO DOORS ON THE INSIDE ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR (WHERE THE METAL IS CRIMPED). WITH LESS THAN 3-4LBS OF FORCE, I CAN TAKE OFF PORTIONS OF METAL. THIS IS NOT GOOD BUSINESS OR ENGINEERING! IN TWO YEARS, I WILL HAVE A HOLE IN MY DOOR AND I WILL BE SENDING FORD THE REPAIR BILL AND IT WILL BE PAID FOR BY FORD.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY WIFE'S FORD FOCOUS WINDOWS THE WINDOWS FALL OFF TRACK OR JUST FALL DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL UP FOR NO REASON. OUT OF 4 WINDOWS RIGHT NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE IS DOWN INTO THE DOOR WILL NOT ROLL UP AND THE PASSENGER REAR IS ALSO THE SAME. THE DRIVERS REAR WINDOW WE ARE AFRAID TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD TO CATCH IT FROM FALLING AND NOW WE HAVE BEEN USING TAPE. THAT IS 3 WINDOWS OUT OF 4 GIVING US PROBLEMS. WE DO NOT WANT TO TRY THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WINDOW. WE ARE HAVING A THOUGH TIME AND IT SEEMS ABNORMAL FOR THE WINDOWS TO GIVE US PROBLEMS

BOTH BACK DOOR MECHANISMS FAILED DUE TO WHAT LOOKED TO BE CORROSION ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE DOOR TO FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING - MY EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FELL OUT OF THE CAR, LUCKILY SUSTAINING NO INJURY, ASIDE FROM SHEER TERROR. I ATTEMPTED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM FORD, BOTH DEALERSHIP AND FORD CREDIT, HOWEVER, I WAS GIVEN THE EXCUSE THAT BECAUSE I MISSED A SERVICE CHECK ON MY VEHICLE, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS, IN PART OR IN WHOLE. I FAXED, EMAILED AND SNAIL MAILED LETTERS TO EVERY DEPARTMENT, BUT BECAUSE OF THE "MISSED CHECK UP", WHICH WOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE THE LAST ONE, I AM NOW STUCK WITH HAVING TO REPAIR THE DOORS...OVER FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS IN PARTS FOR THE LATCH/MECHANISM INSIDE THE BOTH DOORS...AND LORD ONLY KNOWS WHAT THE EXPENSE IS FOR LABOUR.

POWER WINDOWS ON 2000 FORD FOCUS FAIL OFTEN. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM ON MANY OTHER FOCI VIA THE INTERNET; BUT I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD 3 POWER WINDOWS FAIL (WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AS WINDOWS FALL DOWN VIOLENT WHEN THEY FAIL AND REMAIN DOWN, CANNOT BE ROLLED UP AND WILL NOT STAY UP IF MOVED BY HAND LEAVING VEHICLE EXPOSED TO THEFT AND THE ELEMENTS) IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS... TWO OF WHICH HAVE FAILED OUT OF WARRANTY. (WARRANTY IS UP IN ONE MONTH TIME FRAME; BUT HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLE 45,000 MILES.) CONSUMERS ARE SERIOUSLY GETTING BITTEN BY THE COST OF REPLACING FORD'S FAULTY DESIGNED POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLIES. DATE OF MOST RECENT INCIDENT GIVEN. *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW WOULD STICK IN THE UP OR DOWN POSITION, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

A CRACK APPEARED AT THE TOP MIDDLE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD . THIS CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *AK

HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 01 V 230 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

3 OF 4 WINDOW REGULATORS ARE BROKEN IN MY 2000 FORD FOCUS - 2 REAR WINDOWS AND DRIVERS WINDOW NO LONGER GO UP AND DOWN. THE WINDOWS FALL INTO THE DOOR. FIRST FAILURE OCCURED 8/02, SECOND 6/03, THIRD 8/03. WINDOWS ARE CURRENTLY TAPED UP, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE TAPE OBSCURES MY VISION.*AK

THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WOULD SCREECH ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS FAULTY MECHANISM OF WIPERS. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT RIGHT BACK WINDOW GLASS CAME OFF THE TRACK AND GLASS SLIDES DOWN. HAD MOTOR REPLACED 3 TIMES PROBLEM REOCCURED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED STARTING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE BOTTOM ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD AND DURING RAINY WEATHER WATER LEAKS INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS GO OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, DEALER UNABLE TO REMEDY.*JB CONSUMER STATES THE INSIDE MIRROR PARTS HAD ALWAYS FELL OFF, THE DEALER NEVER TRIED TO FIX OR REPLACED THEM. *YH

PARTS TO RECALL O1F156000 FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER ARE ON BACK ORDER.*AK

HEATER PLENTUM CHAMBER DEFECTIVE CAUSING WATER TO LEAK AT THE FRONT DOOR ONTO THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. NLM

RECALL 01V288000 REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER: SHEEHY FORD, MARLOW HGTS, MD; 301-423 0041. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL SLIDE OPEN . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BY FORD ONCE FOR STRESS CRACK, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE SECOND TIME ALSO STRESS CRACK. *AK

WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. WINDSHIELD WITHOUT ANY ASSITANCE FROM A FOREGIN OBJECT HAS CRACKED TWICE DOWN THE MIDDLE, AND ONCE ON THE SIDE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

SIDEVIEW MIRROR HAD FALLEN OUT WITHOUT A REASON. IT WAS NOT ATTACHED CORRECTLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL CRACK TOO OFTEN. DEALER SAID THAT REASON FOR CRACKS WAS THE WEATHER THAT CAUSED. RUBBER TO CRACK BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN INDOOR DRIVEWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WHICH WAS RECALLED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IS WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED.*JB(CLAIM#34-5037-171)

WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WHICH WAS RECALLED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IS WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED.*JB(CLAIM#34-5037-171)

WINDSHIELD WASHER RESERVOIR LEAKS. ALSO, CAN NOT FILL RESERVOIR BECAUSE FLUID SLOSHES OUT ONTO ENGINE AND OTHER COMPARTMENTS, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER URGED NOT TO FILL RESERVOIR UP TO WHERE IT COULD BE SEEN. HAD TO FILL IT ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK *YD

VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN ON STEEP INCLINE WHILE IN DRIVE POSITION. FOR EXAMPLE, AT A RED LIGHT ON STEEP INCLINE AND IN DRIVE IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF BRAKE THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. WINDSHIELD REPLACED TWICE DUE TO HORIZONTAL CRACK STARTING AT TRIM (SAME PLACE) (LOWER DRIVER SIDE).*AK

WHEN RUNNING AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER THERE'S A MILDEW SMELL. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND DEALER SPRAYED LYSOL INTO VENTING SYSTEM. DEALER STATED THAT SOMETIMES CONDENSATION CLOGS UP IN VENTS, AND DO NOT DRAIN COMPLETELY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FORD BLUE OVAL CERTIFIED DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPS TO STOP LEAK THROUGH HEAT/AC AIR DUCT. AFTER SECOND ATTEMP OWNER WAS DRIVING HOME AND NOTICE COWLING AT BASE OF WINDSHIELD HAD COME LOSE. OWNER PAID NON FORD DEALER TO MAKE REPAIR AFTER THIS BECAUSE OF LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN FORD DEALER. PARTS DAMAGE FROM BEING INSTALL INCORRECTLY AND DEALER MADE A MESS WITH STICKY NON DRYING SEALER WHICH WAS USED BETWEEN WINDSHIELD AND COWLING. OWNER NOW HAS NO CONFIDENCE IN THIS FORD FOCUS , FORD OR IT'S DEALERS .*AK

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SOME OF WHICH DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT AND HAVE DONE COSMETIC DAMAGE WHEN MAKING REPAIRS. FEEL FORD HAS MADE A TROUBLESOME VEHICLE AND IT'S SUPPORT NETWORK IS POORLY TRAINED IN MAKING PROPER REPAIRS . NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW SHATTERED DUE TO NO RUBBER LINING AROUND WINDOW. WINDOW HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WITH FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, A WEEK LATER. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WINDOW IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *JB

MY WIVE ANN WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND HEATER/DEF.ON WHEN SHE HEARD A CRACKING NOISE THEN SHE SEEN THE WINDSHIELD CRACK IN STRIEGHT LINE A GOOD 7 INCHES.I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALER THAT SAME DAY ON WHICH THEY MADE AN APPOINTMT.FOR THE 26TH(4 DAYS LATER)I KEPT THE APPT.ON WHICH A MECHANIC (I BELIEVE A BOB)SAID WE DONT DEAL IN GLASS BUT FORD TOLD ME HOW TO LOOK FOR DEFECTS,OR STONE,AND HE WENT TO MY CAR DUG A PEN IN TO THE CRACK AND SAID SEE RIGHT THERE IS A STONE CHIP.SO THE REFUSE TO HONOR THE WARRENTY.WHEN TALKED TO REAL EXSPERTS,THEY SAID THAT COULDNT DETERMINED A DEFECT NOW THAT IT WAS TAMPERD WITH.NOW,THERE WAS NO FLYING DEBRIS,NO FLYING STONES IN THE PARKING LOT.ALSO THIS GUY SAID A STONE NO BIGGER THAN A PIN HEAD MADE SUCH A CRACK...IF THIS WAS TO BE EVEN CLOSELY TRUE,THEN IN MY OPPINION IT SHOULD STILL BE DEFECTIVE,BECAUSE,THAT WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT HOLD UP TO THE SLIGHTEST,FREEZING RAIN,OR THE SMALLEST HAIL,OR A DIRT ROAD,A SANDER,AND THE LIST COULD GO ON.BUT I BELIEVE IT BROKE BECAUSE WE HAD GOOD TEMPERTURES THAT MORNING,COMPINED WITH THE HEATER CAUSED IT TO CRACK.*AK

RIGHT FRONT INTERIOR HANDLE FOR REAR MIRROR BROKE AND RIGHT SIDE MIRROR KNOB BROKE. *SLC

RUBBER AROUND WINDOWS FAILED. *SLC

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK DURING THE INCIDENT, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *YH

THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR REFLECT EXCESSIVELY BRIGHT LIGHT AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO USE THIS MIRROR. *YH

THE WINDOWS FREEZE/STICK. NLM

THE VEHICLE FORD FOCUS HAVE HAD 6 DIFFERENT SAFETY RECALLS IN ONE YEAR. THIS IS ANNOYING AND INCONVENIENT FOR THE CONSUMER TO HAVE TO TAKE MY TIME TO GET A NEW CAR FIXED. YOUR ORGANIZATION SHOULD MAKE SURE THE CARS MEET THE STANDARDS BEFORE THEY GO OUT. NO SAFETY DEFECT, STRICTLY INFORMATIONAL. *AK

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR MOLDING AND THE WINDOW MOLDINGS. *MJS

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR MOLDING AND THE WINDOW MOLDINGS. *MJS

REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW SHATTERED, NO OUTSIDE CAUSE, REAR DEFROST WAS ON AT TIME AND REAR WINDOW WIPER WAS ON. DEALER STATED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT CAUSE BY A FOREIGN OBJECT. *AK

I SUSPECT WINDOW WASH BOTTLE LEAK, LEAKING ON GROUND CONNECT ON FENDER

WINDSHIELD WIPER WHICH RUBS AGAINST TOUCHES OF THE WINDSHIELD CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T WORK WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED & APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. OWNER LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ISSUED FOR HER VEHICLE, IT WAS RECEIVED AFTERWARDS. *AK *ML

THE CONDENSATION PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY SEVERE IF IT STARTS RAINING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I LITERALLY CANNOT SEE OUT THE WINDOWS. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNWILLING TO HELP ME. I FEEL THE CAR SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND THAT I JUST NEED TO INSTALL AN AIR CONDITIONER. THIS AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION IS NOT NORMAL. *AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED. YH