2000 Ford Focus Fuel System, Other Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Feb 5, 2024 · 51 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA about fuel system, other problems on the 2000 Ford Focus, 1% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 50,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “fuel pump” (27% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Fuel pump: mentioned in 14 of 51 complaints (27%)
  • Gas tank: mentioned in 7 of 51 complaints (14%)

At what mileage do fuel system, other problems happen?

Based on 23 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles2 · 9%
10k–25k miles2 · 9%
25k–50k miles5 · 22%
50k–75k miles9 · 39%
75k–100k miles2 · 9%
100k–150k miles3 · 13%
150k+ miles0 · 0%

How serious are the reports?

Of 51 complaints, 3 mention a crash, 2 a fire, 1 an injury.

Ford Focus fuel system, other complaints by model year

Peak: 2000, with 51 complaints
2000: 512000512001: 242001242002: 5200252004: 2200422005: 4200542013: 2201322014: 1201412016: 220162

n = 91 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearFuel System, Other complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2016 Focus20%93,000
2014 Focus10%50,000
2013 Focus20%76,075
2005 Focus41%27,328
2004 Focus21%29,449
2002 Focus51%23,650
2001 Focus241%48,721
2000 Focus511%50,000

When owners reported it

Peak: 2003, with 18 complaints
2000: 5200052002: 102002102003: 182003182004: 102004102005: 4200542006: 1200612007: 2200722010: 120101

n = 51 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists fuel system, other for the 2000 Ford Focus. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

I have a 2000 ford focus se single overhead cam less the 105 thousand miles 8th digit on vin is p a code came up p1233 ( fuelpump driver module offline) think this should be a recall cause the car will stall going 75 down the interstate and even in town and we have almost gotten into several…

Received Jun 11, 2010 · NHTSA complaint 10335887

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed on november 22, 2006 and was taken to a ford dealer. The dealer stated that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The contact stated that he was not informed of a ten year warranty on the fuel pump before he paid for…

Received May 25, 2007 · NHTSA complaint 10191734

(1) hesitation, lack of power, and finally unable to obtain driving speeds. (2) failure to obtain and maintain driving speeds. (3) called ford and asked about replacement of fuel delivery module pursuant to ford recall campaign #03n01, nhtsa recall campaign id # 03v482000. Was told that this…

Received Apr 12, 2007 · NHTSA complaint 10187668
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Frequently asked questions

Do all 2000 Ford Focuss have fuel system, other problems?

No. NHTSA has 51 owner complaints about fuel system, other for the 2000 Ford Focus (1% of the 3,686 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2000 Ford Focus fuel system, other?

No recall currently lists fuel system, other for this vehicle.

At what mileage do fuel system, other problems start?

The median reported mileage is 50,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about fuel system, other problems on the 2000 Ford Focus?

The most frequent phrase is “fuel pump”, in 14 of 51 complaints, followed by “gas tank” (7).

Other 2000 Ford Focus problems

See all 2000 Ford Focus problems.