Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#10288621October 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY WILL NOT TURN IN IGNITION AND GETS STUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288639October 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ISSUE: KEYS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. VEHICLE: 2001 FORD FOCUS SE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, CAR WILL START IF YOU JIGGLE THE KEYS HOWEVER KEYS REMAIN IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TRIED MOVING THE TILT STEERING, ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY IN EVERY GEAR, ENSURED THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK BY PARKING ON A HILL WITH THE WHEELS STRAIGHT, NOTHING WILL ALLOW ME TO REMOVE THE KEY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU COULD BE STRANDED ANYWHERE IF JIGGLING THE KEY DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY WORK TO START THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY I AM FORCED TO LEAVE MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND USE THE SPARE TO REENTER THE VEHICLE WHICH LEAVES ME AT A HIGH RISK FOR VEHICULAR THEFT. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TUMBLER IN MY IGNITION REPLACED WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE. COSTS: $105 LABOR/HR PLUS $115 PLUS TAXES IN PARTS (PRICES IN CAD). NO AFTERMARKET PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288541October 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS . THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITS A NO-START CONDITION. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 03V482000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). HER VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287410October 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 FORD FOCUS WAGON REAR HATCH WIRING HARNESS FRAYED WIRES AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287235October 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CAR STARTED TO PUTT PUTT AND THEN IT STALLED OUT I HAD A HAFL OF TANK OF GAS WHEN I HAD TO GET THIS TOWED COME TO FINE OUT THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER WAS CLOGGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287055October 12, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
KEY WILL NOT TURN ON IGNITION WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR NOR WILL THE STEERING WHEEL TURN AT ALL!!!, COMPLETELY LOCKED IGNITION CAR IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD AND NOT DRIVEN VERY MUCH W/ ONLY 68K MILES ON IT!, 2004 FORD FOCUS ZX3. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287124October 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I OWN A 2002 FORD FOCUS WAGON, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN THE IGNITION, THEREFORE THE CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. TODAY OCT 12, 2009 THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START SO MY CHILD MISSED SCHOOL TODAY BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS GETTING FRUSTRATING I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE APRIL OF 2009 AND THIS IS CAUSING ME GRIEF. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD FOCUS DUE TO THIS FRUSTRATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286957October 10, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON 10/7/2009 MY 2001 FORD FOCUS SE WAGON ILC (IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER) WOULD NOT BREAK TO START CAR. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND STILL WILL NOT BUDGE. I JUST FOUND OUT ON MANY WEB FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY THE FORD MANUFACTURING DEALERSHIPS. NOW MY CAR IS STUCK UP AT THE BILLINGS AIRPORT AT WOK AND I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED. I FEEL AND ALL FORD FOCUS OWNERS FROM YEAR 2000 TO 2003. NEED THIS REPAIRED FAST. IT IS TOTALLY '!@#$%!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286972October 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286890October 9, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD FOCUS. THE TRUNK WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE LATCH AND STRIDE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65000. UPDATED 10/29/09 *CN UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB THE PART HAS NOT REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286910October 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 FORD FOCUS, 40K MILES: EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: WITHIN MINUTES OF A TEXT MESSAGE FLASHED ACROSS MY RADIO MONITOR, "LOW BATTERY", ALL GAUGES (GAS, SPEED, ENGINE TEMP) FELL TO 0. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT (70MPH) ON INTERSTATE 75 NORTH OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA. REDUCING SPEED TO EXIT INTERSTATE ENGINE SEIZED AND BOLTED. SINGULAR FAILURE. ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND NEW BATTERY PURCHASED. OLD PART OF NEW CAR PURCHASE IN MARCH, 2008; LEFT WITH REPAIR SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286927October 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION LOCKS AND I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START MY FORD FOCUS 2003. I WAS LEFT STRANDED WITH MY SIXTH MO. OLD SON WHILE RUNNING ERRANDS AT A GAS STATION. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED AND HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED FOR $290.00 IN ADDITION TO TOWING FEES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS OCCURRED, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS AND WAS WARNED BY THE TECH THAT REPLACED THE IGNITION, THAT THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I LIVE IN A MINNESOTA WHERE WINTERS ARE VERY COLD, AND AM CONCERNED I WILL BE STRANDED AGAIN WITH AN INFANT BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFAULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286811October 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON TUESDAY MY CAR OPERATED NORMALLY. WEDNESDAY MORNING I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND MY KEY WOULD NOT TURN. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT HOME, HOWEVER I COULD HAVE BEEN STUCK SOMEWHERE. I COULD HAVE HAD AN EMERGENCY AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY CAR. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, MISS 3 DAYS OF WORK AND AM OUT $510. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286659October 7, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
FALKEN ZIEX ZE-512, AUTOMOBILE TIRES, SIDEWALL RUBBER BADLY CRACKING ALMOST TO THE RADIALS, NOTICED AFTER 2.5 YRS AND LESS THAN 17000 MILES. ALL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE EQUALLY AFFECTED/ DAMAGED. NO VIN HAS BEEN SUPPLIED AS THESE TIRES WERE AN AFTERMARKET PURCHASE, HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286679October 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 FORD FOCUS IGNITION KEY AND TUMBLER SWITCH. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT WON'T TURN. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES. I UNDERSTAND THE REPAIRS ARE $400 +. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286692October 7, 2009
STEERING:COLUMN, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD FOCUS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE STEERING COLUMN ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT CAN BE TURNED 360 DEGREES. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286716October 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
I HAVE TWO ISSUES WITH MY FORD FOCUS (2004) FIRST, I RAN INTO A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT WILL NOT TURN. I LEFT THE KEY IN FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS WHEN THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED BUT, IT WORE OUT MY ALTERNATOR AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I REMOVED THE KEY ONCE THE NEW ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED. I HAD SOME MINOR SUCCESS WITH INSERTING THE KEY AND HAD TO BANG ON IT WITH MY HAND TO GET IT TO TURN. THIS WORKED SUCCESSFULLY FOR 2 WEEKS. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS NOW FROZEN. I AM BACK TO SQUARE ONE. SECONDLY, THE TRUNK LATCH DOESN'T CLOSE PROPERLY AND I HAVE TO USE MY REMOTE TO REOPEN THE MECHANISM IN ORDER TO GET IT TO CLOSE. VERY AGGRAVATING. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD IF THESE ISSUES ARE NOT RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286501October 6, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE ENGINE RPM WAS RUNNING HIGH AND LOW WHILE IDLING. THEN CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. PREVIOUSLY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP WITH FORD PUMP IN 2007 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PUMP IS BAD AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286518October 6, 2009
STEERING
MY KEY IS CURRENTLY STUCK IN MY IGNITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES BEFORE. I WENT TO TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER 2 MONTHS AND THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT THE IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286314October 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS WITH NO IGNITION PROBLEM. I DROVE TO WORK, AND RAN A FEW WORK RELATED ERRANDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AS I WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE WORK FOR THE DAY I PUT MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND IT FELT AS IF IT WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED. MORE THAN 3 PEOPLE TRIED TO TURN THE KEY AND OFFERED DIFFERENT IDEAS AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. TRIPLE A WAS CALLED OUT AND HE EXPLAINED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. HE INFORMED ME THE TUMBLERS IN THE IGNITION HAVE SUDDENLY STOPPED DROPPING AND RECOGNIZING MY KEY. HE THEN PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TAPPED IN A FEW TIMES TO RELEASE THE TUMBLERS AND IT STARTED. WE THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND STRUGGLED A BIT TO GET THE KEY OUT. IT IS NOW 2 DAYS LATER AND THE SITUATION HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND IS AFFECTING MY TRANSPORTATION. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKED FINE ALL DAY WITHOUT A "STICKING" FEELING OR A RESISTANCE TO TURN AND NOW IT IS COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IN AND TURN THE KEY WITH EASE. IT IS SIMPLY STUCK AND NO ONE CAN REALLY EXPLAIN WHY, OTHER THAN POOR QUALITY WITHIN THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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