# 2000 FORD FOCUS — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `469489` · 2004-01-15 · 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:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
## Narrative
DAUGHTER'S FORD FOCUS STARTED SPEWING SMOKE VIA THE HEATING VENTS. THEN SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HOOD WAS OPENED AND SMOKE AND FIRE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE BEHIND BATTERY.  I CAN SAY THAT FORD NOR THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HERE IN CLARKSVILLE, TN HAVE DONE A [XXX] THING TO HELP. STATE FARM INSURANCE SENT A SUBROGATION CLAIM TO FORD SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. I BEGGED JENKINS AND WYNN  (DEALERSHIP) TO ALLOW US TO TRADE THE CAR BACK IN FOR A DECENT CAR....THEY REFUSED. THEY KNOW WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP THE CAR IS. I ACTUALLY LEFT THE CAR ON THEIR DOORSTEP WITH THE KEY AND TOLD THEM I DID NOT WANT THE CAR...FOR ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS. NO HELP.    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR
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