windows / windshield problem
7.1
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$260.00
Average Mileage:
77,829 miles
Number of complaints:
16 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replace motor/regulator (9 reports)
- not sure (6 reports)
- replace control switch (1 reports)
Helpful Websites About 2000 Ford Focus power window stopped working
2003Feb 11
Focus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 60,000 miles
Two years after owning my Focus one of the back windows stopped working, shortly thereafter the second back window stopped working. Now my driver side window has stopped working. I have looked inside the panels and found that the plastic parts driving the mechanism simply broke. That�s 3 out of four windows failed.
Ford.. Extremely Poor quality!
2007May 15
(reported on)Focus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 89,000 miles
One of my friends rolled down the front passenger window, only to find it wouldn't roll back up. Within a week, I had lost the back passenger window also.
2007Jul 10
(reported on)Focus
- Automatic transmission
- 59,995 miles
driver side window switch only puts the windows up. this is a pain in the arse.
1998Dec 01
Focus ZTS 2.0L
- Manual transmission
- 15,000 miles
My 2000 Focus which I bought new and to date (12-29-07) have 35,000 miles on it has had power windows fixed four times. Three windows once and one twice. The only window not involved and still working is the drivers window which I use all the time. I'm most always alone in the car and the other three windows get no use. I use the a/c or dash vents when hot. The car has been garaged since day one. I like the car, it drives nice, rides nice, gets decent mileage but it has and is getting to be a problem. Too bad Ford didn't test some of the systems more thoroughly.
2007Dec 03
Focus SE Ztec
- Automatic transmission
- 115,000 miles
I actually really like my Ford Focus 2000. It drives well and rides smoothly. I've enjoyed it these past 7 years. (Yes, I bought it brand new.) However, in the past four weeks three windows have stopped working. They won't stay up. I had the rear, passenger side fixed for $318. When the rear driver side window did the same thing, I just let it go. That's a lot of money to pay just for a window to stay up. So, I just push it up with my hands whenever I park it. (It comes down when I drive again.) Then two days ago my front driver's side window fell completely down into the door, I was away from home and the first major snow storm of the year was about to hit. Blah!! I dug deep and paid $365 to fix it. At this point (and after the car has been hit a couple of times.) I expect some things to go wrong. However, it's strange that all three did this within a month, and it is VERY expensive to fix. Ford really needs to look into this.
2007Nov 09
(reported on)Focus SE 2.0L Dohc 16v Zetec
- Automatic transmission
- 119,000 miles
This one-owner vehicle purchased by two senior citizens who wanted to "Buy American" is causing us to reconsider buying any American car. There are only the two of us and we rarely open the rear windows. Imagine our surprise when both rear electric windows fail within a month of each other, causing the windows to drop. After removing the door panel and removing the window regulator I find that the cheap cable mechanism is hopelessly kinked and jammed. A replacement from Ford is about $120.00 per mechanism and the part seems to be unavailable anywhere else. What a piece of garbage! Ford should be ashamed!
2007Oct 06
(reported on)Focus SE 2.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 81,000 miles
Both rear windows quit working within 2 weeks of each other. The cable is intact, however it has broken loose from something.
2007Sep 13
(reported on)Focus ZX3 V4
- Manual transmission
- 78,000 miles
Ok, I have found that a number of other folks have had the same problem as I do: the passenger side window is stuck in the down position. The window motor sounds like it is still working, but I can't get the window back on its track. I tried taping it up and it didn't hold. Most places I've checked around for repairs have quoted the job around $300, which seems like an awful lot for just a window's functionality. It's a shame this has happened and no one seems to know a quick fix without having to replace all the parts (window regulator and window motor). What gyp; I'm never buying a Ford again as I've had my fuel pump kick out on me and all the plastic seat levers keep falling off.
The Ford Focus, though a somewhat amusing automobile, is really a cheap matchbox car made big. Affordable at first until repairs are needed.
2007Sep 11
(reported on)Focus SE 2.0L SOHC
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
I have 2000 focus se last year passenger rear window stopped working and fell for no reason. No one was using the window or anything it just fell. A month ago the driver front window did the same thing for no reason. Now I have to keep window up all the time with cardboard. Really a pain in the ass when it falls when its raining.
2007Jun 30
(reported on)Focus ZTS
- Automatic transmission
- 39,000 miles
2000 Ford Focus ZTS, less than 39,000 miles. . . last month, drivers side rear window stopped working (stuck in closed position). This month. . . YESTERDAY. . . passenger side rear window "dropped" into the open position. Window was just sitting in open position. Physically able to pick up and remove from door. Shop had it it one full day and was not able to completely fix. Of course this has to happen on a weekend; they worked on it on Saturday, weren't able to finish, and now I'm stuck without a vehicle until Monday since they're closed on Sundays! How convenient for them! Estimated cost when initially looked at it: $390. Who's knows what the actual cost will be.
2007Jul 01
(reported on)Focus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
LAST YEAR MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. THEN THIS YEAR ONE BEHIND THAT DID THE SAME, YESTERDAY MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DIED. THE DEALER WANTS $300 EACH TO FIX. THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT.
2005Dec 18
(reported on)Focus
- 100,000 miles
I've had 3 of my automatic windows stop working. Both rear windows and the front driver side window. It is very frustrating because they happened almost all at once. I don't use my rear windows very often, so it's not from overuse. It seems like a manufacturer's defect. I will not buy another Ford product.
2006Aug 23
(reported on)Focus Zx3 Kona
- 122,000 miles
Some times my window will go all the way up... sometimes it wont... and when it doesnt i have to push it wit my hand while holding down the button... its on the passenger side.... which is even gayer because when i try to put it up and im about to get on the highway i cant get it 2 go up...
2005Nov 26
(reported on)Focus ZTS
- 70,000 miles
now has happened to 2 of my windows, first to the passenger side in front and now to the passenger side in the back. I gave up on the back and just won't open it anymore. I keep it closed with a sock now that I have been defeated.... I am sick of investing money into ford, i think they make cars to get money on repairs.....
2003Dec 15
(reported on)Focus SE
- 39,269 miles
WHILE TRYING TO FIX A LEAKING WINDOW PROBLEM, THEY (DEALERSHIP) RIPPED HALF OF MY WINDOW TINT OFF, THEN GAVE ME MY CAR BACK AND THE WINDOW DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. SO, I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AND REGLUATOR.
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2008Jan 22
Focus SE Wagon
My problem seems to be a common one. The right rear passenger side window simply won't stay up--it drops down into the door. I can hear the motor working. I spoke to a mechanic about this and he said it was a typical problem. Obviously, this is a manufacturing/design defect. After all the years Ford has been making cars, you'd think they could design power windows that don't routinely fall down into the door.
The solution seems to be to buy a replacement regulator and pay somebody $75-100 to install it.
bigdancehawk
Kansas City, MO, USA
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