Ford Focus - Just Everything


Patricia of Monroe LA (10/29/04):
I purchased a 2000 Ford Focus and it has been the worst car I have ever owned. It is completely a lemon. The transmission is almost out, and I have exhausted every avenue to get some help with this lemon. Fuel Pump, leakage, power steering is messed up, tires you name it. The whole key compartment came out and the key broke in it.

Thomas of Milwaukee (10/23/04):
I have a 2001 Ford Focus with less than 50,000 miles on it and I have had to have the fuel pump replaced twice, the fuel pump mechanism replaced once and have had my car in for check engine light issues related to the fuel pump, its O rings and seals 4 times in the last 3 weeks. My dealer does not feel that he needs to provide me with a rental car during these repairs which are becoming increasingly frequent.

Sheila of McAlester OK (10/22/03):
We bought a 2001 Ford Focus in October of 2001. We have had the car two years now and have put over $15,000 in repairs into it. Now mind you we bought the car brand new with 75 miles and a extended warranty. We have had to have the brakes replaced twice and we have had to buy new tires every 3 months because the car will not stay aligned and the car eats the tires.

Two months after we got the car the windshield cracked and they refused to replace it. and now the fuel pump is going out and that is another $1,500 in repairs. Everytime we call the dealership they said it's weareable parts and not under warranty. Also the keys get stuck in the igniton switch and that's another $300 to fix. I'm getting sick because I have a new car that we are paying payments on and we can't even go out of town with it in fear of it breaking down.

I feel like we got a lemon and the dealership is doing nothing to solve the problem. I have all the documentation on all the repairs we have had on the car and what still has to be done.

It has caused us undue stress and we sat on the side of the road for nine hours the other day and we where 48 miles from home. I feel like we where lied to by the dealership and ford about the car. And no one has done anything to help solve the problem. I know for a fact we aren't the only ones that are having these same problems. The mechanic at the dealership we know personally and he has told us that they get the Focuses in everyday with