NHTSA complaint: 2000 FORD FOCUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. IN JULY OF 2007, THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE FUSE, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION, FOLLOWED BY THE REAR HATCH. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE A FIRE HAD TAKEN PLACE IN THE WIRING. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY AWAITING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,338 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation