Ford Focus Complaints (2008)

250 consumer complaints on file.

#10334056June 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, USUALLY AT SPEEDS AROUND 67 MPH, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER AND GOES TO IDLE. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE, BUT IDLES AT 1100 RPMS. THE FIX IT LIGHT TURNS ON. ONCE PULLED OVER, I TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RESTART. IT RUNS ROUGHLY FOR A MOMENT THE APPEARS TO RUN NORMALLY AND THE FIX IT LIGHT GOES OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WILL NOT DRIVE IT LONG ENOUGH TO DUPLICATE THE EVENT - USUALLY HAPPENS EVERY FEW HUNDRED MILES. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS MAY 30TH 2010 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE 405 FREEWAY, LOS ANGELES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325544April 13, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I BEEN LOCKED IN MY CAR 2X. I HAVE A FORD FOCUS 2008. WHERE THE DOOR LATCHES DUST BUILDS UP TO WERE I CANT GET OUT. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP THEY NEVER SEEN THIS IN 18 YRS. I HAVE TO SPRAY COMPUTER CLEANER/BRAKE CLEANER WHICH I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316822March 4, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR, WHEELS, TIRES:VALVE, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE A 2008 FORD FOCUS, I HAVE REPLACE THE TIRES ON IT 3 TIMES ALREADY DUE TO WEAR THERE IS ONLY 37,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND FROM THE FORD DEALER THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION ON THESE CARS AND ITS GONING TO CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH WHEN THESE CARS START TO FAIL EXPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AM ON MY FOURTH SET OF TIRES AND THEY WILL SOON NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM ALSO HEARING A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO THE SUSPENSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315853March 2, 2010
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE EXCESSIVE NOISES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WHERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES AND AROUND 13,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM. THE DRIVER HAS NOW REPLACED THE TIRES THREE TIMES. THE NOISE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 60 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312854February 22, 2010
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING SOMEONE REAR ENDED HER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HUGGED HER TIGHT ENOUGH. THE CONTACT HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE SHE RECEIVED A CUT ABOVE HER EYE AND HAD TO HAVE STITCHES. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED SHE INFORMED THE DEALER BUT HAD NOT CALLED THE FORD MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 03/18/10 *BF UPDATED 05/05/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10311773February 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD AS IF IT WAS NOT IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CONTACT NOTICED PREVIOUSLY THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299410January 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LTR TO THE POTUS RE A DEFECTIVE 2008 FORD FOCUS HE CO-SIGNED FOR HIS GRANDSON, CAR IS A LEMON AND WANTS FORD TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY/ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 13 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DIFFERENT PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLACED. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF SMELLING BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, THE COOLER LINES AND CONTROL VALVE WERE REPLACED. EVENTUALLY, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293064November 20, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. WHEN DRIVING OVER ICE OR SNOW THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHIMMY. THIS CONDITION REDUCES HIS ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, A REMEDY COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8800. UPDATED 01/12/10 *BF UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291111November 5, 2009
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. THE DRIVER-SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT SECURE THE SEAT BELT AFTER INSERTION. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEATS BELT IS MORE LIKELY TO UNLATCH FROM THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284788September 21, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
CONCERNING A '08 FOCUS, 4 DOOR SE. CAR IS APPROXIMATELY 18MONTHS OLD AND HAS COVERED 38,000 APPROX.. REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. WHEN USING POWER LOCKS, THE DOOR BUTTON WOULD FAIL TO MOVE. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS (LUCKY) THE DOOR COULD BE OPENED. THEN THE SAME HAPPENED TO THE OTHER REAR DOOR. SO NOW BOTH REAR DOORS WERE INOPERABLE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MONTANA FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS EXPLAINED. CAR WAS KEPT IN SHOP FOR FOUR DAYS WHILST BITS WERE ORDERED, AND PROBLEM RECTIFIED. WAS CHARGED $100 AND TOLD THIS WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY (ALTHOUGH A RENTAL CAR WAS PROVIDED FOR THIS PERIOD). IN HINDSIGHT I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED BOTH DOORS, AS LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THE OTHER DOOR HADN'T BEEN FIXED. CAR NOW HAS TO GO INTO SHOP FOR FURTHER RECTIFICATION. I REALIZE THAT IN '05 FORD RECALLED APPROX 359,000 01-02 FOCUS FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH OTHER DOOR LATCHES ON VARIOUS VEHICLES. FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON A 08 FOCUS, WHICH HAS BEEN DRIVEN CAREFULLY BY ONE OWNER, FAIL TO SEE HOW THE FORD DEALER CAN SAY IT'S NOT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT? ARE THEY WORRIED THAT IT'LL COST MORE FOR A RECALL THAN ANY LAWSUITS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283943September 14, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY WIFE TOOK OUR 2008 FORD FOCUS IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT ROTATE THE TIRES BECAUSE THE REAR TIRES WERE BAD. THE "CORDS" IN THE REAR TIRES HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE TIRE AND NOW THEY ARE OUT OF ROUND. THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE RECORD OF ROTATING THE WHEELS (BECAUSE I HAD DONE IT AT HOME FOR FREE). I HAVE BEEN ON MANY INTERNET TIRE WEB SITES AND THE PIRELLI TIRES ARE KNOWN FOR THIS HAPPENING ON SMALLER VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281600August 24, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON 4/9/09 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND I NOTICED SLIGHT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR PIRELLI P6 TIRE ON MY 2008 FORD FOCUS. I CHECKED THE TIRE AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY VISIBLE SIGN OF DAMAGE. ON THE WAY HOME THE VIBRATION GOT MORE SEVERE. ON ARRIVING HOME I CHECKED THE TIRE AND FOUND ONE SPOT THAT WAS COMPLETELY BALD. FROM WHEN I CHECKED THE TIRE AT WORK TO WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOME I HAD DRIVEN A TOTAL OF LESS THAN 90 MILES FOR THE TIRE TO GO COMPLETELY BALD IN THAT SPOT. BOTH PIRELLI AND 2 FORD DEALERS CLAIM THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE, THAT THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A IMPROPER USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE NOT BEING BALANCED OR FAILURE TO ROTATE THE TIRES. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281167August 20, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WITH 08 AND NEW FORD FOCUS. THE THROTTLE BODY DEFECT, LEANS THE FUEL MIXTURE CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE ALL POWER, BUT IDOLS KEEPING YOUR POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. YOU THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART CAR ONLY TO HAPPEN EVERY 50 MILES OR SO, DEPENDING ON A/C, SPEED, ROAD GRADES. FORD DEALER IN KINGMAN ADMITTED LOTS OF FOCUS HAVE BEEN COMING IN WITH SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE WRENCH LIGHTING COMING UP ON THE DASH THERE WAS NO CODES FOR THE DEALER TO FIX THE CAR. AFTER THE 7TH TIME OF THE POWER LOSS AND WRENCH, WE LEFT THE CAR RUNNING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TAKE VIDEO, AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON. WHICH ALLOWED THE DEALER IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM TO IMMEDIATELY REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YOU LOOSE ALL OR 90 PERCENT POWER AND HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BASED ON THE DEALERS COMMENTS IT APPEARS A RECALL SHOULD HAPPEN ON THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280037August 10, 2009
AIR BAGS
2008 FORD FOCUS AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AFTER ACCIDENT GOING 65 MPH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279764August 8, 2009
SEATS
HEAD RESTRAINT FOR DRIVER'S SEAT CAME OUT OF THE SEAT DURING A REAR-END COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10276909July 15, 2009
SUSPENSION
TIRES WEAR UNEVEN ON 2008 FORD FOCUS WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER. SO FAR 2 SETS OF TIRES HAVE BEEN WORN OUT AND WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD I AM BEING BOUNCED ALL AROUND. THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269968May 26, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED AND DESTROYED BY A HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AN OCCUPANT IN HER VEHICLE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. BOTH THE CONTACT AND OCCUPANT WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10266162April 20, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSUMERS SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL AND ROLLED ONCE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN A CREEK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACTS SON SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK AND ANKLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000. UPDATED 6/4/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING THE IMPACT WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT AIR BAD DEPLOYMENT. UPDATED 06/02/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10260807March 5, 2009
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, TIRES
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO WARN OF LOW PRESSURE IN RIGHT REAR TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO FAIL, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE AUTO HAS NO SPARE, ONLY AN INFLATION SYSTEM, WHICH DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259459February 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY A SOLUTION. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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