2000 Ford Focus Problems

Severe Issues

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2000 Ford Focus. Part of Generation 1 — 2000–2007.

19992001
Complaints
5,152
Crashes
358
Fires
171
Injuries
201
Fatalities
50
Recalls
0

Worst 2000 Ford Focus Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#1538 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Avg mileage:69,876 mi
Crash-related:7
Fires:4
#2476 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Avg mileage:67,728 mi
Crash-related:5
Fires:1
#3181 complaints

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Avg mileage:52,252 mi
Crash-related:5
Fires:3
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2000 Ford Focus.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION5387469,876 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH4765167,728 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1815352,252 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE17051353,173 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM15751985,642 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE14741258,303 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING12141255,890 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1181884,271 mi
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL11490684,729 mi
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH114171,286 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1019236,141 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION95440,593 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC947239,132 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE933365,567 mi
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS9063,686 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC84124,264 mi
TIRES78842,648 mi
SUSPENSION767367,043 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP7313250,625 mi
SUSPENSION:FRONT635174,779 mi
AIR BAGS6232173,792 mi
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING623191,243 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR6127,590 mi
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS5660,366 mi
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES5288,051 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR51161,019 mi
STEERING49287,678 mi
WHEELS495270,339 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS475
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES46956,552 mi

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