2000 Ford Focus Lighting Problems

I've been experiencing an electrical issue. I have lost power to my break lights completely. There was no warning lights or signs at all. I was pulled over and made aware by a police officer that my break light were out. I proceeded to try to replace the light itself which did not work, it only continues to blow the dust when I try. I had a mechanic inspect it and he told me there seems to be a short or possible broken wire somewhere in the wiring harness.

FUSE TO VEHICLE RUNNING LIGHTS KEEPS BLOWING. HEADLIGHTS STILL WORK BUT ALL OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT. RESULT IS DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH ONLY HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. AFTER MONTHS OF REPLACING FUSES INTERMITTENTLY, I DISCOVERED THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE REAR HATCH HAVE WIRES THAT TWISTED AND FAILED CAUSING A INTERMITTENT SHORT. *TR

WE OWN A 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS DEFECTED. IT LOOKS TO HAVE OXIDATION BUT AFTER TRYING TO CLEAN THE HEADLIGHT WE CAN NOT DO SO..AFTER OBSERVING ALOT OF FORD FOCUS' WE HAVE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS? PLEASE LET US KNOW. *KB

FORD FOCUS HEADLAMPS EXTREMELY DIM AND ON LOW BEAM AND ONE SIDE ON LOW BEAM WHILE OPPOSITE SIDE ON HIGH. IF YOU SWITCH TO HIGH BEAM IT DOES THE SAME THING ONLY OPPOSITE. WIRING INTERNAL TO HEADLAMP SEEMS TOO SMALL FOR CURRENT FED THROUGH WIRING. YOU CAN SEE THE WIRING IS FATIGUED. REPLACED HIGH BEAM SWITCH AND ON/OFF SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. CHECKED POWER AND GROUNDS TO NO AVAIL. SEEMS FORD HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THESE CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE AND BULBS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL # 06E026000. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 103,000.*AK

BOTH OF MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE TRUNK LIGHT WORKS FOR BRAKING, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS WORK, BUT NOT FOR BRAKING. *JB

DT: 2000 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHILE DRIVING AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT A MILE. STOPPED VEHICLE, GOT OUT, AND THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT FROM WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING. A COUPLE DAYS LATER WENT TO PARK VEHICLE IN GARAGE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT OF PLACE. UPON INSPECTION NOTED A MELTING OF THE MOUNTS AND HOUSING, AND THE BULB HOLDER WAS LOOSE, SPRING WAS NOT EFFICIENT ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND JARRING. CONSUMER FELT THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE OVER SEVERAL RAILROAD TRACKS, AND FELT THIS COULD HAVE LOOSENED THESE PARTS. NO REPAIRS DONE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A PRICING OF THE REPAIRS, WHICH WAS $60 EACH HEADLIGHT, AND DEALER DID NOT SPECIFY WHY THIS OCCURRED. *AK

HEADLIGHTS/RADIO AND ELECTRICAL PARTS WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM

THE DOME LIGHT BLEW OUT INSIDE THE VEHICLE'S COMPARTMENT. FOLLOWING THAT, A FACTORY INSTALLED SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO PERFORM ERRATICALLY. DOORS PREVENTED ENTRY FROM THE OUTSIDE AND EXIT FROM THE INSIDE, EXCEPT FOR THE HATCHBACK. EVEN IF THE DOOR LOCKS WERE PUSHED THEY FAILED TO OPEN. *AK *NM

WHILE BRAKING TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED,BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

1. EVERYDAY CITY DRIVING WITH USE A TURNSIGNAL. CRACKING SOUNDS STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. AND THE TURNING MECHANISM NOW FAILS TO TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY. 2. THE TURN SIGNAL DOESNT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY AFTER TURNING OR PASSING. 3. PARTS WHERE PURCHASED BUT NEVER PUT ON, BECAUSE THE LABOR TO REPLACE THE BROKEN PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE, REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF THE STEERING WHEEL/AIRBAG. 4. ACCORDING TO A FOCUS ENTHUSIAST SITE. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON PLACE. *AK

THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AS IF IT IS GOING TO SHUT DOWN. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT STOP BLINKING WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY EAST FORD IN FEB 2001 AND THIS PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THESE ARE MORE DEFECTS IN THE FOCUS. *AK

AT IDLE THE HEAD LIGHTS, DASH BOARD LIGHTS, AND INTERNAL DOME LIGHT FLICKER WITH CYCLE OF ENGINE. FORD CERTIFIED MECHANIC DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, NOR A REMEDY TO THE FLICKERING. FLICKERING STILL EXISTS! *LA

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED AFTER DEALER REPLACED IT. PROBLEM WAS RECURRING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INSIDE COURTESY LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER COULD SEE HEADLIGHTS FLUCTUATING AS IF HAD A BAD ALTERNATOR. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INDICATED A LOT OF ELECTRICAL FIRES STARTED THIS WAY, AND FELT VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE LAMPS FLICKER AT IDLE TOOK CAR TO DEALER DEALER SAYS THE CAR IS DOING IT BUT THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT THEY NEVER SEEN TIS PROBLEM BEFORE, I WENT TO MY FORD FOCUS . COM AND CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS ON THEIR SITE THERE IS ALL KINDS OF OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS A FORD TECH I THINK IT IS IN THE SPEED OF THE ALTERNATER AT IDLE PLEASE HELP. *AK

THE RUBBER GASKET ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMPS IS DEFECTIVE ON THE 2000 FORD FOCUS. THE RUBBER DRIES OUT CAUSING THE GASKET BETWEEN THE HEADLAMP AND THE HOOD TO BREAK LOOSE AND POSSIBLY FLY OFF INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENED ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT BOTH. I HAVE PERSONALLY CHECKED EVERY FORD FOCUS THAT I COULD, AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. MOST OF THOSE CARS HAS SOME FORM OF CRACKING OF THAT RUBBER GASKET. *AK

BEAMS ARE NOT LIGHT ENOUGH, CAN HARDLY SEE OTHER CARS.*AK

ON FOUR OCCASIONS SINCE PURCHARE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED WITH DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, THE ALTERNATOR. EACH TIME RETURNING THE CAR WHICH ONCE AGAIN SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING.*AK