2000 Ford Focus Gasoline Problems
- 163
- 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 163 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 8 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- fuel pump · 14 records
- provide further · 13 records
- engine stalled · 11 records
- feel free · 10 records
- free provide · 10 records
- engine stalling · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Gasoline · Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control
Early on i had issues with stalling but just thought it to be weird for the car would turn back on..would power down while driving then i could start it over again. Wasn't until recently it became an issue that worried me when i was on a trip and it did it 3 times in a row and it wouldn't start on the second time but then did on the third try. I had been pulling out into heavy traffic when car just died.. Everything…
ODI 10165997
Fuel Pump · Gasoline
2000 ford focus se, engine will stall with no warning causing a complete stop of the vehicle in the middle of the highway almost causing an accident. Since the problem didn't show any prior symptoms i consider this a major safety problem due to that when it happened to me in a 5 line highway at night with heavy traffic only luck helped me avoiding a major accident. I received a letter from ford back on 2004 related…
ODI 10146720
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
Gasoline
Car cut off at intersection in philadelphia, it wouldn't accelerate and acted as if it had run out of gas. When i restarted it, it would go about 4 blocks and shut off again. I did this 5x before i actually got home. Also, the interior dash area was very hot. I almost called the fire dept., but there wasn't a fire. Investigation date closed 1/16/04 per nhtsa and vehicle was sold to me 2/16/04. I was not told of any…
ODI 10067709
Fuel System, Gasoline · Gasoline
The car stalls in turns while downshifting; going up hills and at highway speeds. It begins hesitation while accelerating; and after several hesitations it will stall out much like it is running out of fuel. The problem began the first year i bought the vehicle and only when the car was running with under half a tank of fuel but now occurs even with a full tank. Twice i have mentioned it to ford technicians, twice…
ODI 10043031
Fuel Pump · Gasoline
My wife has a 2000 focus for the past 3 months when she is driving it will die. It can be restarted quickly but it will die multiple times. It will tend to run rough as well when it has this problem and will have no power. The problem now has become and all the time thing. Last week after having it at the ford dealer a couple of weeks back, they left all the connections loose and the car had gas running out every…
ODI 10040895
Gasoline
My 2000 ford focus stalled on three seperate occassions. Two times occuring on 2/13/03. I had the car towed to dealership service dept. They told me it was fixed that day. Same exact problem occured next dayon way to work.(only drove car home from dealership day before) drove straight to dealership and told same problem occured.(7am in morning) they called at 5:30pm to tell me they could not duplicate problem and…
ODI 10007672
Gasoline
I am the original and current owner of a 2000 ford focus se. Whenever i exit the freeway and the exit is a curve, my engine fails. Sometimes, when i am on the freeway proceeding in a linear fashion, my engine feels like it is going to fail.*ak
ODI 10025935
Gasoline
ENGINE OIL SPRAYS OUT OF DIP STICK. DT
ODI 770097
Gasoline
This has happened many times, only going at higher rates of speed, 50-70 mph. I can pull over and it starts right back up. This usually happens when the gas tank is at 1/4 or less, it's not out of gas, i can go another 50 miles without filling up at speeds of under 50 mph. Once i fill the gas tank back up, it doesn't stall again until the gas tank goes below 1/4. Is there a recall coming up on this issue? Dt
ODI 769416
Gasoline
While driving at 20mph vehicle engine cut of and vehicle stalled out without any warning. Resulting in vehicle crashing into the back of other vehcile. Please provide more details. Ts
ODI 8022215
Gasoline
Car stalled and would not start-started shaking and then stalled. Dt
ODI 768909
Gasoline
After reading in my 10/13/02 detroit news/free press about problems reguarding my 2000 ford focus , i decided to lodge this complaint. The article listed one problem being a sudden stalling of the vehicle. While driving at 40 mph my car just stalled out. I could not restart it. I had it towed to a service station about 1 block from where it stalled. I was told it needed a new fuel pump. I paid $625 for the repair.…
ODI 768392
Gasoline · Ignition
The engine on my ford focus has stalled while driving 4 seperate times since purchasing it 2 years ago, it happens when i let off the accelerator and push in the clutch while turning. I haven't had an accident yet only by pure luck on my part. The other problem is my ignition went bad when the keying mechanism in the ignition locked up not allowing my key to enter, after talking to the tow truck driver he said that…
ODI 769291
Front · Gasoline · Unknown Or Other
First purchase focus it had a loud engine we took it back and they had to replace top of the engine. Then other parts of the vehicle started to fall apart. In a 2 year span, mostly the occurances happened in the first yr, molding around the headlights came off along with the molding around the windshield back and front, trunk will not shut the molding around the key hole fell out and the lock inside was loose(taken…
ODI 769551
Gasoline · Tail Lights · Trunk Lid · Unknown Or Other · Wheels
These problems have all happened at different times and seem to be completely unrelated. The rotors had to be replaced with the brakes at approximately 13k miles. The engine just went into idle while i was driving. This happened three separate times, but when i took it in to the dealer. They didn't see anything wrong with it and couldn't duplicate the malfunction. My rear wheels started making a very low noise…
ODI 769349
Gasoline
Vehicle would stall while driving at any multiple speeds. Dealer was not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further information.*ak
ODI 8017473
Gasoline
Vehicle stalled at 20 mph, all gauges went haywire. Please provide additional information.*ak
ODI 8016877
Cooling System · Gasoline
While driving thermostat went from regular temperature to hot. After vehicle was turned off by itself a few times it caught on fire.*ak *yh
Fire reported
ODI 8017444
Gasoline
Consumer states that vehicle stalled. Contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to do anything. *mr
ODI 8019746
Gasoline
Pe 02 040/engine stalling: vehicle stalls while driving at highway speed. Vehicle at dealer. Feel free to provide any further information.*ak
ODI 8015596
Gasoline
ENGINE STALLS. *AK
ODI 764877
Gasoline · Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
Car has stalled multiple times at speed took it to the local ford dealership and they couldn't find any problems. Last time it stalled my husband replaced the fuel filter and fixed the problem for 2 days and it acts like it is going to happen again.*ak
ODI 765062
Gasoline
Engine stalling while driving on freeway for no reason, it happened three times since i purchased the car as new two and half years ago. First time it happens, the car was only 6 month old. I was lucky that all those three times when it stalled i didn't get into any accident but it's scary when it happened on a busy highway. I know some other focus owners had the same problems happened to them too. Thanks for your…
ODI 767417
Gasoline
The engine hesitates, idles and fluctuates from 4000 to 5000 rpm, then drops to 0. Everything on the control panel starts signaling, including the check engine light. Head lights go on and off. In general, the whole electrical system of the car goes off and on; it flashes..
ODI 764597