Two problems related to carrier/rack have been reported for the 2000 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2000 Focus.
I was pulled over on my way home from work almost midnight, and was notified by the officer that I had no taillights, but my turn signals and hazard lights were working. The license plate light and running lights are not working either. In addition, several months ago the dashboard lights blew a fuse, and have repeatedly blown the same fuse. I saw that the wires on top of the hatchback, inside the rubber tube, are cracked and broken. I saw online that this is a recurring problem. There could have been an accident, as I work second shift and always drive in the dark. I don't know how long the lights have been out.
All of these components listed happens multiple times and at different levels of intensity. The car has been taken to two different Ford dealers both have said problems are in our heads. I will give them credit for coming up with clever excuses, they blamed the vibration on the luggage rack, the lights dimming is a "Ford thing" well this car is a little over a year old it has had 4 recalls. It seems that every month a new problem comes up with this vehicle (tiresize: 15).