I have a 2000 Ford Focus SE with 55,000 miles I bought brand new. Up until recently I had only taken it on a long trip once when it was new so it only gets driven around here for the store and such but I have had quite a few problems with the darn car. Recently we decided to take it on a trip to Hershy Pa. from Buffalo NY. Got 6hrs. into the trip on the expressway and the fuel pump went, guess it couldn?t handle the hills. We had no clue what was going on at the time but we managed to crawl off to the nearest exit and park and call the AAA. The two Ford dealers in the town I called said they were backed up if it was transmission and couldn?t help us that day and we had hotel reservations we would loose if we didn?t get there so the AAA guy suggested the Firestone in town and they said as long as it wasn?t transmission they could help us. We towed it there and they found it to be the fuel pump and 4hrs. and $500 later we were on the road again. They guy said he has replaced a lot of shody fuel pumps in the Focus and this did not surprise me with all the problems I have had with this car. Ignition, wiper switch, something else with the wipers, recently air conditioning and now the fuel pump. I have been so unhappy but getting rid of it and getting something better is not an option right now so I have to hope for the best . When I got home I went to the dealer an complained and they are submitting my receipt and say I may get reimbursed so does this mean there is a known problem with the fuel pumps or what? I know one of the many recalls was the fuel filter and I remember having that done.
Also is there somewhere online I can look up all the recalls on this vehicle?