2000 Ford Focus LX

Summary:

It is a lemon all the way around, it's not worth the price they charge

Faults:

The key would not go into the switch to start the car.

The breaks make the worst screeching noise I have ever heard (it has been in the shop 2 times for this and it's still not fixed).

The car shakes when you get it up to 55 mph, and the dealer told me it was because all 4 tires had flat spots on them, but when they changed all of them it still shakes.

The radio goes on and off by itself and the dealer says it is because someone poured something on it. Well it has been doing this from the day we bought it.

My car has already had 3 recalls on it in the last 6 to 8 weeks.

General Comments:

This car has had a lot of problem from the very start.

This car is roomy and sporty, but it really needs the bugs worked out of it.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 19th January, 2002

20th Jan 2002, 11:36

Have you noticed how many bad Focus reviews come from the US? Maybe they should just import their Focus cars from Germany or the UK or Belgium.

12th Feb 2002, 02:49

All European Focus's are built in Cologne.

18th Sep 2002, 13:35

I had exactly the same experience with my 2000 Focus LX model. It's a lemon. Not worth the money. I will be glad to get out of my lease in Jan 03.

Interesting article:

http://consumeraffairs.com/news02/ford_focus.html

Mike.

19th Mar 2003, 21:56

I bought a Ford Focus LX 2002 and am just trading it in now for a 1999 Ford Windstar Lx. I LOVED my focus. The car was great on fuel (500 km per tank of gas) cheap to fill (25 dollars would fill her) sporty and comfortable. we bought the car at 30km and it is now at 22000Km. We had No problems with the car in the year that we have owned it. We found it quick to heat up in the cold winter months, which was great with young children.

I have two children and found the car just great, but now that we have gotten two dogs we just don't have enough room in the focus and we are sad to see it go.

We loved it very much and would buy another Focus in a heartbeat.

A Happy Canadian Ford Customer.

24th May 2003, 23:26

I have always been pretty happy with my focus except I too have had the problem with the radio going on and off. The dealer replaced it and not even a week after the put the new radio in it did the same thing. So I have decided to have an aftermarket stereo put in.

2000 Ford Focus SE Sony Edition

Summary:

This car is not fit to be on the road

Faults:

My transmission has had 4 major transmission problems. They have changed the throw-out bearing and they have had to replace the clutch spring. The transmission is still very hard to shift and makes a terrible noise when the clutch petal is released.

The car has had a severe vibration since I bought the car. The cars tires have to be balanced at least once every two weeks in order to keep it from shaking too much. The tires were so badly feathered at 20,000 miles that they had to be replaced.

The brakes, front and back, have had to be replaced. Within 3 days of replacing the front rotors, they had to be resurfaced.

The most recent problem on the car is that the front nose piece is separating from the rest of the car causing handling problems, and it makes an awful noise when driving down the road because it is hitting the tires.

General Comments:

This car is high maintenance. It is very unpredictable.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 18th January, 2002

2000 Ford Focus SE

Summary:

The worst car known to man

Faults:

Since, I have had my car I have gotten in it twice only to find it would not start. This was within a week of each other. Both of the times the dealer told me that the clutch switch was bad and had to be replaced. Since then I now have to force my car to shift into third gear.

The car now cuts off when I make a right turn and occasionally it shuts off when I am driving down the street. The service representative, who by the way was the manager originally, lied to me when I took it in the second time and informed me that it was a different part that had to be replaced. However when I received the invoice and realized that the same part number had been ordered, he then explained that the original part was defective.

General Comments:

This car is absolutely the worst car that I have ever driven. I did not appreciate having been lied to and definitely not having to be without my car for four days with no loaner car.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 31st October, 2001