I Have a 2000 Ford Focus SE. My A/C Quit WORKING in the Middle of 90 degree weather. Now the Freakin Blower only works on Level #4. Why FORD WON'T RECALL THESE CARS! Does anybody have the answer?
never fails: middle of the HOT summer the AC fails. Except this time the ac compressor itself failed. The pigtail wiring burned itself out and shorted the compressor. we had to get a new compressor & condenser and pigtails. After working on it all night, it still didn't work. the new compressor never cycled through. we had suggestions of hot-wiring it with a paper clip to complete the connection and to take it to a repair shop to have them evac & recharge bypassing the compressor all together. neither of which were ever done, but now it doesn't matter
Purchased my 2000 Focus as a used vehicle, back in 2008 (naturally paying double what it was worth!)
Within two weeks the A/C stopped blowing cold air. The blower worked, but the A/C didn't. Had to take it back to the dealer twice within two weeks. On the 2nd trip the compressor was replaced, and it worked fine for about 6 months. Then the fan switch inside the car would only work on 1, 2, and 3 -- but would not work on the highest level - 4. Then the A/C died again.
Since I live in Florida, and it was an extremely hot summer -- temperatures over 95, (inside the car probably about 120 degrees...), this was a little bit of a problem.
Took the car to Jiffy Lube, and the dude there added about half a can of coolant -- but said he was having problems, so I then took it to a second mechanic, and he filled the coolant. (cost me $50 but I had brought my own coolant...!)
A/C worked fine for about two weeks, then the whole thing stopped working. The blower fan stopped working altogether. (I had actually gotten it to work on 4, but I couldn't turn it down, otherwise it would stop working again. A few months later when it got colder out, I made the mistake of turning the fan down to 3, and the whole fan system shut off.)
No fan to blow cold or heat. (and then we have had a really cold winter here in Florida, so I was now twice as miserable in my car!)
Still haven't gotten the problem fixed, am working on it now!
My A/C / Heater has stopped working without any warning. My blower fan does not work at all nor do my A/C indicator light comes on. I have no fan,heat or A/C. I do not understand why ford does not recall this vehicle for this problem. I have read or viewed over 400 other complaints about the same issue by ford focus owners. I have checked all fuses,replaced the relay and blower resistor. None of these have solved my problem. Can anyone please tell me what is going on or has there been any recalls on this vehicle with this type of issue. Also my ignition switch has got stuck and my key would not turn at all. I called a lock smith and was able to get it fixed for $30.00. He told me there was a broken lobe inside the switch that he removed and it works fine now. My brakes are making an awful noise aswell. What is the deal with this car? Ford needs to recall this car and pay for the cost not the consumer. If anyone has had there a/c fixed please tell me what you had done.
This car sucks sooooo frigging bad i cant even take it anymore. my brakes and rotors have somehow just ffuc$#@ themselves up twice in two years; squealing, grinding. heat and air only work on 1 and 3 and 0! Yes, try driving with warm air blowing on you when its 90 degrees in the middle Philadelphia. My trnny went bad at 75, 000 m. Now my god damn engine light came on it stalls out and leaks oil out of the valve cover gasket. its like Im giving smoke signals as the oil burms on the header while im driving. And oh about those frigging brakes: i want ford to give me money for all trhe damn aspirin i had to take from those loud ass brakes. this car just epitomizes the fuc#!@ mind state of corporate america! Its obvious that these problems aren't random; there are thousands to contest to it. i just want my goodddaaammm money back
- ferrari,
Philadelphia, PA, US
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I Have a 2000 Ford Focus SE. My A/C Quit WORKING in the Middle of 90 degree weather. Now the Freakin Blower only works on Level #4. Why FORD WON'T RECALL THESE CARS! Does anybody have the answer?
- Sammy R., Milwaukee, WI, US