2000 Ford Focus Seat Belts Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 13 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- seat belt · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Seat Belts
The ford focus collided head-on with a plymouth neon that was on a dark roadway with its lights off after a prior collision. The buckle pretensioner for the ford driver fired, but the retractor did not lock allowing the driver to strike his head on the windshield. There was material worn away from the b-pillar from the rapid extension of webbing, and latch plate had a channel carved into the plastic, where the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10412707
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Driving down road after heavy rain, roads wet, rush hour traffic, sun came out glare off street. Car two cars ahead of me stopped suddenly to turn left. Car in front of me stopped. I saw the cars stop and thought i had enough room to stop, but streets were still wet and my tires locked going 25mph 2 car lengths behind car and i skidded into the car in front of me. Little to no damage down to rear bumper or my front…
Crash reported
ODI 10328181
Seat Belts · Switch · Tie Rod Assembly
Ignition switch would "stick", since day of purchase...two months later, broken!! All the tumbler springs went out....$300!! To fix and one hour late to work. Passenger outer tie rod boot is shot and the tie rod will not come off!!! $45 to replace!!! Seat belt tensioner does not work properly at all!!!! *nm
ODI 10142008
Air Conditioner · Column · Electrical System · Equipment · Frontal · Fuel Pump · Gasoline · Lock · Power Window Devices And Controls · Seat Belts · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Wheel Bearing
Fatality vehicle fire, dec. 8 2004. My husband is the original owner of a 2000 ford focus, subject to numerous service visits to bill brown ford, livonia mi for: ignition, steering column, wheel bearing, brake, rear window control, seat belt &trunk latches, overhead light and engine light. The vacuum line & fuel pump & valve assembly were replaced 2/03, followed by stalling. In 6/03, a/c compressor & manifold line…
Crash reported · Fire reported · 2 deaths
ODI 10107840
Seat Belts
While driving at 45 mph, another vehicle ran a stop sign and collided with the right front end of the consumer's vehicle. During the collision, the driver's shoulder belt did not lock properly. The consumer suffered injuries to the her right shoulder. *nm
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10065531
Air Bags · Electrical · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Seat Belts · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering · Unknown Or Other · Wheels
The brakes have been looked at three time because of noise and it's been serviced several times. It's in service right now and has been there for two weeks. I don't know if they are working on it or if they are repairing other things or what. I haven't had heat throughout the coldest part of the winter. The seat belts don't work and the paint is peeling. The car has locked up not letting me start the engine twice,…
ODI 10070084
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Seat Belts · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I have been in the shop about 7 times during the last 3 years due to problems with my new focus. The clutch failed at 6700 miles, along with the brakes, and things got worse from there. The front windshield leaked water into the roof, the fuse on the fan/air conditioning system melted, and the brake pads were replaced numerous times. Also, the fabric on the seats caused me to get shocked every time i got out of the…
ODI 10070021
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Seat Belts · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Unknown Or Other
Car has had the brakes serviced a total of five times and the car is stalling during acceleration. This car has been in shops for several recalls as well as twice for ignition lock failure. One of our children was trapped in rear seat by defective seat belt & had to be cut out with a knife. Car stalls after it warms up. Dealer says it's fuel pump but if that were so, wouldn't it stall waarm or cold. I spoke to an…
ODI 10069680
12v/24v/48v Battery · Power Train · Seat Belts · Suspension · Tires · Wheels
My complaint is all the problems we have had with the focus. We have had numerous recalls and work done from the drivers seat collapsing, wiring harness replaced, bearings in front, and rear, brake assembly, sway bar, and have had to replace 3 sets of tires, and line up 3 times because they will not make good and the car eats tires. Now we have 52,000 miles on the car, and a pin has come loose and gone through the…
ODI 10069676
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Window Devices And Controls · Seat Belts
Engine starts to stalls when comming to a stop. They claim it needs a new cylinder head.
ODI 10070092
Frontal · Seat Belts
A truck turned in front of consumer who hit the truck in the right front tire area, the seatbelt strap failed, it extended instead of holding consumer in place, the locking mechanism also pulled out from the catch, the airbags did not deploy until after the consumer's chin hit the steering wheel, consumer was injured in accident, vehicle has $6000 worth of damage. *slc
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 875511
Air Bags · Electrical · Engine And Engine Cooling · Exhaust System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Power Window Devices And Controls · Seat Belts · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Structure · Unknown Or Other
I bought the car in june of 2000 since this time the car has had a number of recalls on the car. I feel that the people that bought the 2000 model of this car should not be liable to pay the amount the contact was signed. Due to the fact that at the time the car was bought, the people that bought the car didn't know that most of the car's life would be in the shop being fixed. Also ford knew that the focus was prone…
ODI 10069304
Electrical System · Power Train · Rearview Mirrors/Devices · Seat Belts · Steering · Structure
The consumer experienced two defects with her vehicle. *ph the back passenger seat belt was placed in backwards per manufacturer, the volume on the radio increased and decreased without control, the gear stick slid off the post, the vehicle stalled when going to a complete stop, the power knob to the radio would become sticky whenever the sun was present, the trunk would not open, the ignition switch jammed twice,…
ODI 10057272