# 2000 FORD FOCUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `393840` · 2003-02-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
MY COMPLAINT DEALS WITH THE 2000 FORD FOCUS . I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2001 WITH 100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO BRING MY CAR BACK FOR A FEW RECALS. ONE OF THE RECALS WAS THE REAR SUSPENSION WHERE MY CAR LOST CONTROL AND I VEERED OFF THE ROAD....LUCKILY NOONE WAS HURT. THE REASON WHY I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A INVESTIGATION ON THE FOCUS FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. I WANTED TO ADD TO THE INVESTIGATION BY SAYING THAT I JUST SPENT 340 BUCKS ON MY IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T TURN WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THRUWAY. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER! I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND MY CAR STILL IDOLS VERY ROUGH AND OCCASIONALY STALLS OUT WHEN I AM STOPPED.  FORD SHOULD BE EMBARRASED BY THIS AND SHOULD TAKE ALL FOCUS'S OFF THE ROAD!  I READ THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF FORD FOCUS' WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECAL WAS ISSUED
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