Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FOCUS / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007113859 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2007
Consumer's City: WELLFORD Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FOCUS Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP33P6YW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 21 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. while driving 60 mph, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the vehicle. she noticed thick smoke rising from inside and outside of the vehicle. the windows were rolled up. there were no warning indicator lights and no flames. the vehicle was pulled over and towed to the insurance company. there had been no previous failures. during the vehicle inspection, a rod failed and created a hole in the bottom of the motor. the current and failure mileages were 69,000.