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2000 Ford Focus wipers, windshield & visibility problems

132 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2000 Ford Focus, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
132 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
55,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 5
Injuries and deaths
5 and 4

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2000 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 55,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 55,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 53% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 34 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 5 fires, 5 injuries, 4 deaths.

What owners wrote

This complaint is concerning clarification of our previous complaints to NHTSA regarding the 2000 ford focus : #10104088 and #10107840. I am extremely concerned about the misinterpretation of data collected by your agency and posted for public review. Deaths are not posted, nor are they included as injuries. This misrepresents the seriousness of the vehicle and equipment failures reported.

December 2004 CrashFireInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently stall when attempting a turn at any speed, in either direction. The failure would occur most often when attempting left turns. Once the contact was able to restart the vehicle it would operate as normal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where he was informed that the crank shaft was shifting back and forth, causing the crank shaft position sensor to fail. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 93,000 miles, August 2008

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