I purchased a 2000 Ford Focus LE Sedan used in May, 2001. I use it as a daily commute and familiy car.
Here is the issues I have had, and what I have done to get around some of them, and those that I still have.
- Won?t start/key won?t turn - called my grandfather-in-law who is a locksmith, he looked at it determined some of the tumblers were bent, whacked key in ignition with hammer, like driving the key into the ignition like a nail. Fixed. Has re-occurred three times since in two years, slapping with flat of hand to hit key inward while in ignition has resolved it.
- Stuttering / Stalling while idle and loss of power - turned out to be a hose, coming out from the engine towards the passenger compartment, the looping down to the air filter had a hole burned in it. Replaced twice. There is a whistling noise from the engine when this is happening. part. This after the dealer replaced the coil and spark plugs twice to no avail for this problem.
- Brake Lights only the third or upper light works. Still haven?t tracked this down. Suggestions welcome. Same bulb is the flasher for turning, and works for turning, removing bulb turning 180 degrees and re-inserting, the other filament is used for turn signal, and works. So not bulbs.
- Heater/AC fan. Fan stopped working on 1 and 2, but on 3 and 4, then only on 3 intermittantly, and eventually gave up completely. This is the other unresolved. Have seen other posts about heater and will be taking stereo out once I obtain code and instructions from dealer. Further suggestions also welcome on this.
- Windshield cracking - its happened twice, no accident or rocks hitting before it happened.
Any and all suggestions welcome for the other issues.