Ford Focus Complaints (2009)

229 consumer complaints on file.

#11172017January 24, 2019
SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD TO REPORT IT AS THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11169882January 14, 2019
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK AND REMAIN SECURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142604October 25, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION NOT WORKING PROPERLY.KEY HAS TO BE TURNED SEVERAL TIMES TO START CAR WHEN PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132798October 1, 2018
WHEELS
LEFT REAR HUB CAME OFF CAR ON FREEWAY, CROSSED OVER TO OTHER SIDE, AND KILLED ANOTHER DRIVER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND HE HAD HIS 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NEXT TO HIM. I GUESS THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THE 2001 FORD FOCUS, FORD KNEW ABOUT IT, BUT YET FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, RESULTING IN THIS MANS DEATH. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE HELD CRIMINALY RESPONSIBLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#11123464August 30, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE IGNITION IS GOING OUT..REALLY HAVE TO JAM KEY INTO THE COLUM TO GET IT TO START
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121716August 22, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF AND DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE CLOCK SPRING FAULT. AIRBAG POTENTIALLY NOT FUNCTIONAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118273August 7, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND A/C FAN WOULD NOT GO ON WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS HOT INSIDE FROM BEING PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY UNDER THE HOT SUN. I COULD START THE VEHICLE AND THE A/C BUT THE WIPERS AND FAN WOULD NOT TURN ON. ONCE ON THE ROAD, THE WIPERS STILL WOULD NOT WORK NOR THE A/C FAN. I PARKED IN THE NEARBY LIBRARY LOT AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TO GO DOWN. THEN THE WIPERS STARTED TO WORK. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP & GOT AN APPT FOR 8-7-18 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOW THE REPAIR DEPT WANTS ME TO REPLICATE THE DEFICIENCY. I HOLD THE DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE THAT HAPPENS IF THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR ON TIME..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113860July 26, 2018
AIR BAGS
FRONT END COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113475July 25, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PUTTING KEY IN IGNITION DOESN'T ALWAYS START THE CAR...I'VE HAD TO TOW MY CAR HOME AFTER TRYING FOR 30 MINUTES. ONLY TO HAVE IT START WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED. ITS BEEN AN ISSUE EVER SINCE HE BOUGHT IT. CURRENTLY HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN 2 DAYS BECAUSE OF THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110977July 12, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INCAPACITATED. PART INSIDE DOOR BRAKES AND DOOR BECOMES LOCKED IN PLACE. HAVE TO CLIMB OUT WINDOW OR OVER THE PASSENGER SEAT. IN AN EMERGENCY THIS WOULD BE DIFFICULT. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE AND IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN PART ISHARD TO FIND AND COSTLY TO REPLACE ( FOR WHAT IT IS). PART IS PLASTIC. LUKE PROBABLY FONCTION BETTER IF REPLACEMENT WAS METAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110029July 7, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALERS IN BOTH CARSON CITY AND RENO NEVADA. BOTH DEALERS STATE THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO DO THE RESULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083615April 6, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
OCCASIONALLY, WITHOUT WARNING OR PREDICTION, WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, MY BRAKE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR WHICH REDUCES BRAKING TIME AND ABILITY. BRAKING TYPICALLY RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER EACH INCIDENT. AT NO POINT DOES AN ABS OR BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COME ON. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 1 OR 2 TIMES DURING MY COMMUTE EACH WAY TO WORK, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES AWAY OR A 1 HOUR DRIVE TIME WITH TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079064March 14, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSERT KEY, TURN TO START, WILL NOT START, HAVE TO PUSH IN KEY HARD FOR THE IGNITION TO START CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073128February 15, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY, BUT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH OR THE STEERING FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061141January 8, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON ONE DAY AND IT DOES NOT GO OUT. I RESEARCHED IT ON GOOGLE AND IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON IN FORD FOCUS VEHICLES. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT IN MY RESEARCH I LEARNED ALTHOUGH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, IF THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IF NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056785December 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OR START THE CAR. IF I DO NOT PLAY WITH THE STEERING WILL IT WILL NOT START. I DON'T THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE THIS HARD TO START A CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11042964November 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION ,AT TIMES DOSE NOT START CAR. BATTERY STAYS CHARGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031687October 4, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH WORN PARTS, COMMON COMPLAINT RECALL EARLIER MODELS, PROBLEM PERSISTS IN 2009 FOCUS. WARRANTS RECALL AND FORD FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015369August 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DOORS BECOME LOCKED AND YOU CANNOT OPEN THEM FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. ALL UNLOCKING DEVICES TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK THEM. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE GOT LOCKED INSIDE THE CAR AND COULD NOT GET OUT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015168August 14, 2017
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAD AND ACCIDENT AFTER 6 MONTHS OF PAYING ON THE CAR, WHICH WAS SEPT. 2009.. INSIDE OF TIRED BALD, TOOK TO FORD TO HAVE OIL CHANGED, AND SUPPOSED LOOK OVER, BUT WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE INSIDE WARN TIRES. BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT, FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, HAVE HAD TO BUY TIRES EVERY SIX MONTHS, BECAUSE CAR WEARS THEM OUT, CONSTANT REPAIRS THAT NEVER SEEM TO FIX THE CAR HANDLING ISSUES.. HAD FAR TOO MANY REPAIRS FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS OF HAVING THE CAR..
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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