# 2000 Ford Focus runs rough **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** focus, ford\ **Created:** [May 5, 2018, 9:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-runs-rough/116818 "2018-05-05T09:56:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jesse45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@jesse45](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesse45)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 9:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-runs-rough/116818/1 "2018-05-05T09:56:47Z")
they people I got the car from just replaced the headgasket about 2 days ago engine seems to run good but the engine runs rough but drives good. is this a good thing? car is a 2000 focus se 2 .o liter ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-runs-rough/116818/2 "2018-05-05T13:09:41Z")
> [@jesse45](#): > > engine runs rough but drives good. is this a good thing? That is never a good thing. Is the Check Engine light on? ---
**Author:** ![jesse45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@jesse45](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesse45)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-runs-rough/116818/3 "2018-05-05T13:50:55Z")
no, but engine shakes a lot,got issues with trunk not opening,cant get back seat down to get to trunk ---
**Author:** ![StruggleBus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@StruggleBus](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StruggleBus)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-runs-rough/116818/4 "2018-05-26T15:42:54Z")
You need your mounts replaced. They’re faulty since manufacture, but they never did a recall. They expand in the summer and crack in the winter. The longer you go with the vibrations without replacing them, you’ll eventually do damage elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![jesse45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@jesse45](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesse45)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-runs-rough/116818/5 "2018-05-26T17:28:11Z")
can I get ford to replace or is this a out of pocket expense? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-runs-rough/116818/6 "2018-05-26T18:16:59Z")
> [@jesse45](#): > > can I get ford to replace or is this a out of pocket expense? Ford is not going to replace ( motor mounts ) on a 18 year old vehicle . You need to have codes read and I seriously doubt if your vibration is the mounts . If you going to have a mechanic repair this vehicle just describe the symptoms as best you can then get out of the way. ---
**Author:** ![StruggleBus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@StruggleBus](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StruggleBus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-runs-rough/116818/7 "2018-05-27T15:24:31Z")
Out of pocket unfortunately ---
**Author:** ![jesse45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@jesse45](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesse45)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-runs-rough/116818/8 "2018-05-27T21:34:00Z")
thank you!!! appreciate the feed back