Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#10146017December 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION SWITCH DEFECTIVE. THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN INTO THE IGNITION LOCK. *NM
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#10146459December 22, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
2004 FORD FOCUS HOOD FLEW UP SHATTERING WINDSHIELD. *TS THE HOOD LATCH WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB
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#10146480December 22, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2003 FORD FOCUS AC UNIT HAS MUSTY ODOR AND DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY. *TS *JB
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#10147513December 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2000 FORD FOCUS IGNITION SEIZED. *TS *JB
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#10145890December 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH LOCK-UP. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES. COST TO REPAIR APPROXIMATELY $300. *NM
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#10145892December 22, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: CONTACT STATED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON DECEMBER 19, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHOM COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK
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#10145796December 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION CYLINDER IS MALFUNCTIONING. KEY WILL NOT INSERT ALL THE WAY AND WILL NOT TURN IGNITION CYLINDER. *JB
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#10145811December 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION AND COLUMN. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT BEEPS, BUT THE STEERING STAYS LOCKED. I'VE TRIED TO WIGGLE AND JAMMING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A FORD DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED ME TO DO. HE ALSO GAVE ME A QUOTE OVER THE PHONE $350. NOW HOW OFTEN IS THAT. I SEE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE OWN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM I'M HAVING AND FORD DOESN'T CONSIDER IT A RECALL OR DEFECT. I THINK THEY SHOULD SINCE FORD IS SUPPOSE TO BE A REPUTABLE CAR. *JB
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0
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#10145818December 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. COST TO REPAIR IS $250. NOT HAPPY AT ALL!*JB
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0
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#10145732December 20, 2005
STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT FORD FOCUS 2003 AT 38,000 (CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED) FROM PREMIER FORD INC IN BROOKLYN, NY IN 5/04, HAD MASSIVE LEAKING OF WATER DURING AND AFTER RAIN A MONTH LATER IN 6/04. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER 90 DAY WARRANTY. IT WAS FINE UNTIL THIS MONTH 12/05 AND IS NOW AGAIN SOAKING MY PASSENGER FLOOR WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY CANNOT REPAIR IT - TAKE IT DOWN THE STREET WHERE THEY "ALWAYS TAKE IT FOR THIS PROBLEM ANYWAY". I CALLED FORD, THEY SAID IT MAY BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD FOCUS' ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FROM MANY POSTINGS ONLINE I HAVE FOUND. IT SEEMS TO BE A STRUCTURAL DESIGN DEFECT IN THE DASH CAUSING MASSIVE FLOODING INTO THE CAR AND IF IT DOES GET INTO DRIVER FLOOR WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE YOUR FEET COULD SLIP OFF PETALS WHILE TRYING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. *NM
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0
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#10145736December 20, 2005
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V303000 CONCERNING THE WHEELS: LUGS: NUTS, AND BOLTS. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
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#10145756December 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITIONS SWITCH FAILURE AT 40,000 MILES. KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. 2003 FORD FOCUS ZX3. *NM
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#10145758December 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS AT A PREMATURE MILEAGE. I ONLY NOTICED IT AT AROUND THE 42K MARK BUT IT HAS HAPPENED FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT LONGER. THE LEAK GOES THROUGH THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE DRIVERS SIDE CABIN. IT GETS ALL OVER THE CARPET AND CAN CAUSE FUTURE DAMAGE TO MY CARPET AND POSSIBLY FLOOR. THE FLUID IS VERY CORROSIVE AND SINCE ITS ON THE SAME SYSTEM AS THE BRAKES IT ALSO AFFECTS MY BRAKES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF FORD FOCUS OWNERS OUT THERE. *NM
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#10145575December 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
BURN OIL FUMES/SMELL COMING OUT THE VENTS AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NM
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#10145590December 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION OF MY FORD FOCUS ZX3 ONCE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE KEY, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE. THAT SECOND TUMBLER IS FAILING NOW ALSO, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I JUST FOUND OUT FROM A WEBSITE (WWW.AUTOMOTIVETALK.NET/SHOWMESSAGES.PHP?ID=1275) THAT THIS IS A HUGE, RECURRING PROBLEM. ONE PERSON QUOTED A TOW TRUCK DRIVER AS SAYING THAT "THIS IS THE FOURTH ONE OF THESE WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT I'VE TOWED TO FORD THIS WEEK!" ONE OF THE POST WRITERS SUGGESTED THAT WE CONTACT YOU AT THE NHTSA TO REPORT AN OBVIOUS DEFECT, WITH HOPES OF A MUCH DESERVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THANK YOU! *NM
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#10145612December 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WERE DAILY USE. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER IS LOCATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR IT TO BEGIN LEAKING, DRIPPING ON THE CARPET AND EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE RUBBER PAD ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO FALL OFF. THIS IN ITSELF IS DANGEROUS, BUT THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH UTILIZES THE SAME FLUID RESERVOIR AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM, SO THE BRAKES COULD BE AFFECTED BY A LEAKING CLUTCH. ON MY VEHICLE, I REPLACED THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER MYSELF. WHEN I WAS UNDER THE CAR, I NOTICED A DRIP FROM THE DRAIN HOLE IN THE BELL HOUSING- THE SLAVE CYLINDER IS LEAKING, TOO. THESE ARE NOT "CONSUMABLE" PARTS OF A CAR. THE SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BOTH INDICATES THAT EITHER THEY ARE WOEFULLY UNDER-ENGINEERED, OR THE SEALS THEY USED ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH BRAKE FLUID. BECAUSE OF THE CORROSIVE NATURE OF BRAKE FLUID, HAVING IT DRIP INTO THE CARPET AND PADDING OF THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR IS A BIT OF A CONCERN. ALL IN ALL, THIS IS A MAJOR SHORTCOMING THAT COMPROMISES THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *NM
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0
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#10145633December 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 11-05 WITH 32600 MILES ON IT FROM CREDITABLE DEALER. 6 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALER WHO HAD TO HAVE CAR TAKEN TO FORD DEALER TO HAVE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH REPLACED. DEALER TRIED TO LAY THE BLAME ON THE DRIVER AS "ABUSE" - IN 6 DAYS!!!! 2 DAYS AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON, BUT HAS SINCE GONE OUT. HAD I KNOWN WHAT I KNOW NOW ABOUT THIS FORD 2003 SVT, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT. I AM AFRAID IT IS TURNING OUT TO BE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE AND LEMON (EVEN THOUGH STILL COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY) AND I WILL FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO HAVE FORD PAY FOR REPAIRS. *JB
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0
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0
#10145659December 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2000 FORD FOCUS. OVER THE PAST MONTH MY KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN MY IGNITION BUT WITH SOME PLAY IT WOULD TURN. ON SATURDAY DEC 17, 2005 I TRIED TO START MY CAR WHILE ON A FAMILY TRIP AND MY KEY WOULDN'T TURN. I NOW HAVE TO SPEND $300 TO GET IT FIXED AT MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE SHOP. I ALSO HAVE TO PAY TO GET MY CAR TOWED 40 MILES TO MY HOMETOWN. THE PART THAT IS FAILING IS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. MY BROTHER HAD HIS REPLACED LAST MONTH FOR THE SAME THING AND I HAVE TO CHANGE MY WIFE SOON BECAUSE HER FOCUS IS ALSO DOING THE SAME THING. *JB
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#10145661December 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
STEERING WHEEL AND IGNITION SWITCH ARE LOCKED UP AND I CAN NOT START MY CAR. *JB
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0
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#10146430December 19, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING 2003 FORD FOCUS RECALL WORK NOT DONE, BECAUSE THERE WERE NO PARTS. *TS (RECALL # 05V030000) *JB
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