2000 Ford Focus seats problems

“A HOLE APPEARED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT UPHOLSTERY, NEAR THE DRIVERS LEFT HIP. DISASSEMBLY OF THE SEAT CUSHION REVEALED A BROKEN WELD WHICH ALLOWED A SHARP METAL PIECE TO PUNCTURE THE UPHOLSTERY. I ALSO OBSERVED THIS ON REPLACEMENT SEATS I PURCHASED FROM A 2002 SVT FOCUS. PHOTOS (OF THE 2000 SEAT) AT HTTPS://FLIC.KR/P/MLE2FP; HTTPS://FLIC.KR/P/MLDUYH; HTTPS://FLIC.KR/P/MLE5W6. I WAS AWARE OF THE HOLE WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2005, BUT DID NOT DISCOVER THE CAUSE UNTIL RECENTLY, WHEN THE SEAT FOLDING MECHANISM FAILED, AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE SEATS, AND NOTICED A SIMILAR HOLE IN SEVERAL THAT I SAW. I THEN DISASSEMBLED THE ORIGINAL SEAT AND FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS IN THAT IT EXPOSES THE DRIVER'S BODY TO A SHARP METAL PROJECTION. *TR”

“RE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 00V-418 - - IN JULY 2007 WE BOUGHT A 2000 FORD FOCUS WAGON AS A 2ND CAR. UPON LOWERING THE BACK SEAT TO LOAD ITEMS, THE SEAT SEPARATED FROM THE HINGE. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I LEARNED OF THE ABOVE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN AND CONTACTED FORD. THEY STATE THAT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE AND REFUSE ANY FURTHER COMMENT, EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECT IN MY CAR IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I EVEN REFERRED THEIR "CUSTOMER RELATIONS" OFFICE TO YOUR WEBSITE AS AN "FYI" BUT THEY ADAMANTLY REFUSE TO REPLY WITH ANY MEANINGFUL RESPONSE. ALTHOUGH I INTEND TO HAVE THE DEFICIENCY REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE, I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH FORDS "STONEWALL" TACTIC AND DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES I REFER THIS MATTER TO YOUR AGENCY IN THE EVENT THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONFIRM WHETHER, OR NOT, MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL FOR THE PARTICULAR ITEM CITED IN CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V-418 AND/OR IF FORD IS IN VIOLATION OF THE RECALLS MANDATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR”

“DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES MAKE NOISES AND PULSATED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND IGNITION CYLINDER SWITCHES WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO TURNED THE DRUMS, REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS. THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING. THE LOWER BALL JOINT, RIGHT WHEEL BEARINGS, RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR LINK, BONE SOCKET, STEERING RACK COLUMN AND TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE TAIL LIGHT COVERS RETAINED MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION BUILT UP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT COVERS AND FUSES THAT WERE BLOWN DUE TO THE MOISTURE. LASTLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE REAR SEAT WAS LOOSE AND UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER DISCOVERED AN ANCHOR AND HINGE PROBLEM. THE BACK HINGE AND PILLAR WERE REPLACED. *JB”

“THE FOCUS SEEMS TO HAVE A DRIVERS SEAT RECLINER DEFECT. WITH OUR ZX3 THE RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF. WE NOW USE A SCREWDRIVER TO RECLINE THE SEAT, HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO FIX IT YET. MY SISTER WHO ALSO OWNS A FOCUS HER SEAT DOES NOT RECLINE AT ALL. SHE USES A PILLOW TO HELP WITH THE RECLINE. SHE IS A COLLEGE STUDENT HAS NO MONEY TO FIX IT. HOWEVER I DO THINK ITS FUNNY THAT BOTH CARS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS BOTH WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, BOTH ARE 2000 FORD FOCUS.*AK”

“THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT IS JAMMING FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OUT WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BELT THREE TIMES NOW AND GOING BACK FOR THE FOURTH ON FEBUARY 11 2005.*AK”

“THE FRONT DRIVERS SEATBACK HAS COMPLETELY FAILED: I.E. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT BACK HAS COLLAPSED WITH NO WARNING, WHILE DRIVING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT! AFTER REVIEWING THE NHTSA LISTING OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS I REALIZED THIS IS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT OF THIS KIND. *AK”