Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 020102 | 01/01/2002 | 630155 | Some vehicles may exhibit a weak horn chirp confirmation when the key fob is used, or an inoperative horn when the engine is not running. *tt | 04/15/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 03/16/2007 | 63500 | 1 | 08/09/2004 |
| Tl*- the contact stated that while driving on the highway at 60 mph, he started smelling a burnt odor and suddenly all the lights on the 2001 ford focus started flashing. after 3 cycles of flashing all the lights went out, the engine was still running, but the contact had the vehicle towed home. he then had the vehicle towed to the dealer and they stated that the wiring harness had a short causing it to burn. the contact can provide invoice repair. the current and failure mileage were both 63500 miles. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 12/24/2004 | 20000 | 3 | 10/31/2002 |
| I purchased my 2001 ford focus in october of 2002, it only had 113 miles on it from being test driven so essentially it was brand new when purchased that day. this is my ***3rd*** time of having to have it serviced by ford because the ignition locked up and my key would not turn. i have been told that ford was aware that there were a couple make/models of the focus that have this issue. it has something to do with the sensors in the ingition and the keys being worn down so much that it won't recognize the key/sensor to start the car. very frustrating. now i am dealing with it again, ford has unfortunatly not put a recall out on this specific issue. i am getting close to the end of my extended warranty and still i have to pay a 50.00 deductible everytime to get this problem fixed and it's faulty equipment that ford knows about it. i hope there are enough complaints that ford acknowledges this problem and at the very least, replaces this certain ignition with another year so us customers don't have to pay for their engineering mistakes. i am a single mom with 7 wk old twins and this is not in my budget, let alone once i am out of my extended warranty period, it will be around 300.00 a pop to get this problem fixed. please help!!!*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 08/21/2004 | 69198 | 1 | |
| 2001 ford expedition eddie bauer model has caught on fire by itself at my dealer lot on august 21 2004. i have just informed by friends that there is a recall for these vehicles. i do have a surveillance camera that has recorded the entire event early in the morning. *jb | |||
| 10/23/2004 | 50000 | 1 | 09/15/2001 |
| My ignition on my 2001 ford focud zx3 also has locked up as so many others. it has done this many times before and this saturday it has finally gave up, leaving me and my girl friend stranded 25 miles from home. i tried jiggling the steering wheel and keys and spend about 3 hours trying to get the ignition unlocked. this is definently a design flaw and ford needs to address it. i will definently not be buying a ford again if this is how they treat their customers and design their shoddy cars.*ak | |||
| 08/19/2001 | 65585 | 2 | 01/10/2000 |
| I can't start my car. the key will not start the ignition, it is stuck ! this has happened over the last 2 months. getting worse!*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 10/13/2007 | 1 | 09/13/2006 | |
| Whenever it rains my 2001 ford expeditions electrical goes crazy, i get a leak from wheat i am guessing is the windshield, and the floor gets wet, then my ac runs without the keys in the ignition and my lights come on and off, the radio goes on and off and keeps draining the battery, took it to ford, but all they say is it needs a new gem module but never says anything about the windshield. this has been an on going problem for about 6 months. *jb | |||