2000 Ford Focus Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 116
- 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 116 stored complaint records:
- 18 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Accelerator Pedal · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
The focus reaches around 10mph and the engine dies. Then it may run for a few mins and it dies again at a higher rate of speed or a lower speed. The speed hasnt remained constant in its failures. The dealership is replacing the part (iac) what ever that is. But i saw the other recalls with ford and was worried it may be related.*ak
ODI 757406
Vehicle Speed Control
Unable to disengage speed control when used. Vehicle been to the dealer shop on several occasions, but problem still occurring. Feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter. *ak
ODI 8000836
Vehicle Speed Control
While parking the car after a highway drive, the engine revved out of control and had to forcefully apply brakes. Managed to drive to work, four miles, the next morning but transmission died as i pulled into parking lot. Could not reverse and would not go faster than 35 miles per hour with much bucking like my breaks were being applied. Had to be towed to a dealers lot. *ak
ODI 752986
Alternator/Generator/Regulator · Front · Ignition · Interior/Under Dash · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Tires wearing out fast, accelerated speed, and engine kill, uneven suspension, indicator gauges and lights haywire. I was told by ford that i had wrecked the car and had to pay $883.00 for repairs + $350.00 for new tires.*ak
ODI 754744
Vehicle Speed Control · Windshield
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
ODI 754579
Vehicle Speed Control
99 v 346 000/cruise control: governor on cruise control would not operate when shifting into neural from drive, causing unexpected acceleration when it occurs. Dealer / manufacturer were notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.*ak
ODI 894355
Foundation Components · Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving and foot is removed from accelarator, motor races, loses power dies out.*ak brakes squeal intermittently. *tt
ODI 8007332
Vehicle Speed Control
The throttle cable runs over the distributor wire's and the throttle cable is worn through the rubber down to expose the throttle cable wires as well as one of the distributor wires. Ford sent a recall for 2.0l engines with a 5-speed manual transaxles, ford program # 00b59 after that repair my cruise control no longer worked because as soon as the key was put in the ignition and turned forward with or without…
ODI 748918
Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle will stall out and die without warning at 40mph, resulting in a collision. Dealer could not duplicate or correct the problem.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 887034
Disc · Drum · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving 10 mph, vehicle unexpectedly accelerated to a speed of 50+ mph. Dealership has examined vehicle four times, but could not reproduce the problem. *ak consumer also stated there is a noise coming from the rear brakes, dealer replaced the rear shoes, also front brake pads were replaced.*yd
ODI 8002858
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Arm · Multiple Axle · Rotor · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on i275 nth i heard what sounded like the noise a flat tire would make.got off motorway to investigate, could find nothing wrong. Got back on only to find the car starting to pull toward the passenger side. Luckily i was near a rest area, pulled off. Only to find smoke pouring from the rear wheel. It had siezed solid. It was taken to a dealer, who fixed the following, drum&bearing cup, spindle,…
ODI 744202
Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle jumps forward whenever it comes to a complete stop. Vehicle gets up 10 20 mph without having foot on gas. Consumer hit another car once because vehicle launched forward. *ak *slc
Crash reported
ODI 892880
Air Conditioner · Fuses And Circuit Breakers · Vehicle Speed Control
Intermittent failure of signal lights/ brake lights/ speed control, and air conditioning. Vehicle been in dealer shop on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information on this matter.*ak
ODI 892634
Vehicle Speed Control · Windshield
While parking vehicle jumped forward without warning. *ak during the incident, the air bag deployed and broke the windshield. *yh
Crash reported
ODI 879892
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Vehicle Speed Control
Cruise control servo routes brake light system which causes no brake lights when servo failed. Risk unknown to driver until notified by dealer.
ODI 740990
Vehicle Speed Control
Twice, while sitting at a stop light, the engine suddenly went to full throttle. Put car in neutral and shut off engine. On second occasion, car restarted on full throttle a number of times before successfully restarted on idle. Dealership can't locate problem.
ODI 738697
Anchorage · Body · Clutch Assembly · Constant Velocity Joint · Control Module (Tcm, Pcm) · Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System · Drum · Vehicle Speed Control
The consumer reported to the dealer that the gas pedal was sticking but the delaer was unable to duplicate the problem, the throttle body also sticks. Nlm
ODI 566572
Vehicle Speed Control
When you are driving the vehicle along between 40 and 50 mph the motor will rev up and the car feels as if it goes into neutral. We have taken the vehicle back to the dealer 6 times and each time they keep it for a week or so and then tell us that they couldn't find any problem with it. As soon as we continue to drive it the problem happens again.*ak
ODI 757005
Mechanical · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving vehicle cruise control remained in an open position and failed to disengage. In addition, emergency brake release handle under dashboard came loose, and covered brake pedal which caused consumer to run a red light. Dealership has not examined vehicle. Please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 891485
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving down minor rd, drove through green light. Suddenly car accelerated and went into uncontrolled skid, slamming back wheel into curb. Jerked steering wheel left, almost into oncoming traffic. Veered right again, this time slamming front wheel into curb before managing to stop car. No outward sign of damage beside cosmetic, but short distance later, car began clanking right before tire hit bump in road, causing…
ODI 735514
Disc · Vehicle Speed Control
Front brake system failed, gave no warning from one moment to next the only thing we heard was metal on metal grinding. Dealership does not want to cover under bumper to bumper warranty. Because the inside pads were worn down to metal and the outter pad had worn down to about half wear the dealer told us it was "negligent abuse" .this way it would not be covered under warranty.cruise control failed after one week of…
ODI 733929
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at any speed could step on brake pedal and engine will suddenly accelerate. Consumer has to step hard on brakes until stopping. Then,shifted gear to park and vehicle will start working as normal. *ak the vehicle was at the dealer twice but the problem still exists. *yh
ODI 878035
Vehicle Speed Control
Consumer was in traffic, went to apply gas pedal and vehicle took off without prior warning. There were no injuries. Dealership wasn't notified. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 872376
Vehicle Speed Control
Consumer was traveling 68mph set on cruise control. Cruise control was disengaged to slow down. After resuming the cruise control, vehicle began picking up seed to 70mph & fish tailing across the road. Consumer lost slight control of vehicle, traveling forward. Vehicle hit a concrete wall & was totaled. Invetigation is in process.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 873237
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns 2000 ford focus. The contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal, the pedal would intermittently become stuck in the open throttle position. When the failure occurred, the contact would shift to neutral in order to release the pedal yet the vehicle would continue to exhibit an unusually high increase in engine rpms. The contacts mechanic informed that there was water entering the…
ODI 10359644