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#100 of 430
xqu by xqu
Mar 09, 2000 (1:43 am)
I haven't got my G-shock watch and I bought my Focii in Dec. Maybe I need to be patient for one more week then I'm going to rush into my dealer to ask for it. BTW, is that watch coming from your dealer or Ford?
#101 of 430
Recall info by silver_bullet
Mar 09, 2000 (1:44 am)
fgaydos, I went to www.ford.com and clicked on OwnerConnection from the homepage. You have to register first and select a user ID and password, then in you go. When I clicked on the "recall" link next to the picture of the Focus, I found out about the "00E09" recall. Have fun.
#102 of 430
Recall, by fgaydos
Mar 09, 2000 (5:09 am)
Yes, Silver, I got the same flag notice of a recall. I sent a email to Ford asking what it is about.
Will let you know if I get a reply.


2000 Ford Focus
Recall More Info
00E09 FAQ's


#103 of 430
G Shock info by projectzx3
Mar 09, 2000 (1:03 pm)
Mailed from:


Ford Focus
Program Headquarters
1501 Halo Drive
Troy, MI 48084


Hope that helps... we ordered in November so yours is most likely on the way!
#104 of 430
Watch and car colours by swampgirl
Mar 09, 2000 (2:11 pm)
I have a infra-red ZX3 and the watch I received matches the gearshift knob silver and black.
#105 of 430
My Ford Experience by norwaydoug
Mar 09, 2000 (4:01 pm)
Dear Zx3 Owners:


As you all have heard...I have been waiting 5 weeks (or 5.5 weeks) for my Focus zx-3 to return after being struck by a deer and struck while unattended in a parking lot. 2 hits in 2 weeks. Bad luck.


I went to the dealer and they have promised me that the car will be returned sometime next week. I am to call on Friday. They noticed that I need a new rear wheel and they just ordered it the other day. It is missing the black strip on the side of each door. Interestingly enough, even on the door where there was no damage! I suspect they took that part off and put it on another damaged Focus. Do you think they would do such a thing? The workmanship is acceptable, but not outstanding. The body panels were perfect from the factory, but now it is less so. What can I expect? So it is all very disappointing for me since I have been researching into this purchase since the Spring of '99.


I can say that I have had a mixed experience with the Ford Motor Company. On the one hand, they have been polite and understanding and on the other hand...they have been rude at times, employ stone walling tactics and incompetent (they have been building for 100 years....and they have no spare parts? Of course greed is a big factor.. Greed is short lived. You will pay later for your greed). I have been consistently courteous with only 1 demand and 1 notice...I want my car back now and telling them if they want to keep their customers then they better be customer oriented! I realise that this is all a vain attempt to change a system designed to 'put-down'the customer. Still, I try.


So if you want to avoid my experience please drive safely.


Is the Watch going to both US and Canadian Customers?


I found that statistic that approxx 70,000 Focus are ordered for the Canadian market. If this occured in the States that would translate to 700,000 orders since the population of USA is 1/10 of Canada. What are they putting in the water to our Northern Neighbo(u)rs to make them so Focus mad?




I have not received my watch (Purchased my Focus in mid December of the last century! Should I worry?


NorwayDoug
#106 of 430
Trivia by norwaydoug
Mar 09, 2000 (4:09 pm)
From my truly pathetic dictionary:


The meaning of a hatchback is 'an automobile with a sloping back and an upward-opening rear hatch.


Coupe is 'a closed automobile with 2 doors'


To my mind a coupe is a car like a monte carlo (i.e. 2 doors and a trunk) and a hatchback is VW Golf.


Without Question a zx-3 is a hatchback. Perhaps the award for best coupe in the AJAC awards section is not 100% correct, but an award is an award.


ND
#107 of 430
Trivia by norwaydoug
Mar 09, 2000 (4:11 pm)
From my truly pathetic dictionary:


The meaning of a hatchback is 'an automobile with a sloping back and an upward-opening rear hatch.


Coupe is 'a closed automobile with 2 doors'


To my mind a coupe is a car like a monte carlo (i.e. 2 doors and a trunk) and a hatchback is VW Golf.


Without Question a zx-3 is a hatchback. Perhaps the award for best coupe in the AJAC awards section is not 100% correct, but an award is an award.


ND
#108 of 430
Recall by parsadanov
Mar 09, 2000 (4:11 pm)
About the recall. I contacted Ford about 00E09 Recall. Here is the info I got from them. First it is awaiting to be mailed out. Second the recall is for the Fuel Injector Pressure Sensor. The guy I spoke to said that its something about water building up in the sensor, and during cold weather freezing up and expanding. Thus causing damage to the sensor. Some of the symptons are the Check Engine light. He said that the work should be done in 1/2 day. And that the dealer is AUTHORIZED to provide loaner vehicles to satisfy the customer. I don't think the dealers know about this recall yet. Because someone posted that they contacted the dealer and the dealer had no idea about the recall. So I think we have to wait for the notice to come in mail. And I hate dealing with dealers so much. They can be such a pain in the rear end. And most of the time they waste so much of our time!


Igor Parsadanov
#109 of 430
stuff by drebe73
Mar 09, 2000 (6:04 pm)
 Projectzx3, thanks for posting the address, you're a pal.


 Coupe or Hatchback, the least of my problems now is worrying about what my car is considered. By the way the manual says coupe.

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