# 2000 FORD FOCUS — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `345159` · 2002-04-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
## Narrative
POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE IS BURNING OFF INSULATION.*AK  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE HARNESS HAS GOTTEN SO HOT THAT IT HAS BURNED THE RED PLASTIC CABLE COVER BLACK AND HAS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BULGE OUT AS IF IT COULD BURST, CONSUMER STATES THE POSITIVE WIRE WAS CUT FROM THE BATTERY PAST TERMINAL AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY PROBLEMS AS OF YET, ALSO TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING AT THE CASE HALF, ALSO THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED.   *SLC
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*