2007 Ford Focus complaints

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FOCUS,MY WINDSHIELD STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK COMING FROM THE FIRE WALL AREA,BELOW THE DASHBOARD. OVER A FEW DAYS IT HAVE GROWN IN SIZE,AND ANOTHER CRACK HAS STARTED ABOUT TWO INCHES FROM WHERE THE FIRST CRACK STARTED. NEITHER CRACK IS FROM IMPACT WITH A FOREIGN OBJECT. *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS HAS WORN FRONT SWAY BAR RUBBER BUSHINGS AT 41602 KM THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND UNDER VEHICLE UNIT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVER ON GRAVEL ROADS REPAIR COST ESTIMATE $ $246.49 WARRANTY REFUSED BY FORD FACTORY CUSTOMER REP PROBLEM IS RELATED TO IMPROPER SIZING OF BUSHINGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2007 FORD FOCUS STATION WAGON WITH 50,000 MILES BEGAN STICKING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 40. I PRESS ON THE PEDAL AND IT WON'T MOVE, THEN IT JUMPS DOWN AND MOVES QUICKLY. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER, AN ELECTRONIC PIECE, THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. ACCORDING TO THEM, FORD IS NOT MANUFACTURING THAT PART AND THE CAR CAN NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL THEY FIND A NEW SUPPLIER, POSSIBLY END OF JANUARY. IT HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE DEC 6 WITH A STICKING ACCELERATOR AND IS NOT NOW CURRENTLY SAFE TO DRIVE OR FIXABLE. *TR

VEHICLE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTER WAS PUT IN PARK AND COULD MOVE TO REVERSE WITHOUT PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON ON SHIFTER. THE KEY DID NOT RELEASE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, SO THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTER WAS REPLACED AT DEALER. APPROX 47,000 MILEAGE ON VEHICLE AT A COST OF 200 DOLLARS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME BACK THE OLD PART. *TR

FORD FOCUS 2007, 42,000 MILES. LIGHTS WENT OFF AND CAR STOPPED ( NO POWER AT ALL), DEAD) IN THE MIDDLE OF URBAN INTERSECTION WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS SAT. EVENING AND CAUSED SHOCK AND INCONVENIENCES TO DRIVER WHO MISSED IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ALTHOUGH THIS TIME AN ACCIDENT/CRASH WAS AVOIDED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, DISREGARDING WARRANTY. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $683.00. A RECALL HAS TO BE FILED BECAUSE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORD FOCUS 2007 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 42 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND SUFFERED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS WERE WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FLOOR BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT DIDN'T LOCATE WHERE THE FAILURE INITIATED THAT CAUSED THE FLOOR BOARD TO BE WET. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,301 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,543.

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FOCUS. I WAS SHOPPING AND WENT TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND THE GEARSHIFT FELL APART IN MY HAND! THE WHOLE THING DISCONNECTED, WIRES HANGING OUT THE BOTTOM, NO WAY I COULD PUT IT BACK IN BY MYSELF, SO I WAS STRANDED UNTIL TOW SHOWED UP. WAITING TO FIND OUT IF THIS FALLS UNDER WARRANTY OR I WILL BE PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIRS. TOTALLY TICKED OFF, EVEN MORE SO AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FINDING OUT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS NOT FROM ABUSE OR NEGLECT ON THE PART OF THE DRIVER, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL IN PLACE SO THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE DRIVERS END UP STRANDED?! *TR

3 VALVE STEMS ALL CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT. FORD WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON MY FORD FOCUS THREE TIMES IN 55,000. MILES. THE DEALER SAYS THAT FOCUSES "EAT TIRES" AND THAT I HAVE TO ROTATE EVERY OIL CHANGE. THAT DOESN'T EVEN HELP. I JUST KEEP BUYING TIRES TO BE SAFE. SOMEONE WITHOUT RESOURCES TO BUY NEW TIRES COULD HAVE A BLOW OUT ON THE ROAD AND IT WOULD BE THE FORD EXPLORER ISSUE ALL OVER AGAIN. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER FOCUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2007 FORD FOCUS WITH 45K MILES ON IT. AROUND 42K MILES I BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY SUCH AS MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD BEGIN TO ACCELERATE BUT ONCE IT REACHED 3RD GEAR THE CAR WOULD JERK AND START REVVING VERY LOUD BUT BE STUCK AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. INITIALLY IT WAS OCCASIONAL AND WOULD NOT BE VERY BAD TO OVERCOME, SIMPLY RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL FOR A WHILE THEN IT'D FIX ITSELF. BUT IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT GET THE CAR OVER 30 MPH DUE TO THIS ISSUE NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY OR FAST I ACCELERATE. THE CAR WILL REV VERY LOUD USUALLY AT 3K+ RPM, BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHENEVER I CAN; TURN THE CAR OFF AND TRY AGAIN. IT TURNS OUT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR OF THIS CAR PARTICULARLY THE 2007 MODEL. I RESEARCHED IT AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR CAR ARE ENCOUNTERING THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN A HARD TIME BY THE DEALERS WHEN IT CAME TO GETTING ANSWERS AND HELP. ITS BECOME OBVIOUS THAT THIS MUST BE A DEFECT WITH THIS CAR. AND IT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED FORMALLY. *TR

DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH WITH ELECTRIC LOCK INOPERABLE, DOOR WILL NOT LATCH SHUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW GLASS EXPLODED WITH AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED NO IMPACT OR FORCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW GLASS SHATTERED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

IN 2007, I PURCHASED MY NEW FORD FOCUS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDED RATING IN CONSUMER REPORTS. DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN THE A/C OF THE FOCUS STOPS FUNCTIONING, SO DOES THE AUTO? I AM NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED. I DON'T KNOW IF MOST OR ALL AUTOS ARE BUILT THIS WAY. IF SO, BASED ON THE DIFFICULTIES I HAVE HAD JUST TO FIND OUT THIS FACT ABOUT FOCUS, AND THE $1,400 EXPENSE I INCURRED FIXING PROBLEMS, I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THIS FACT CLEARLY STATED IN ANY RATINGS DISCUSSION, IN BOLD FONTS. MY CAR HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALER EVERY 3,000 MILES, HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT, WITHOUT ACCIDENTS, TICKETS, VIOLATIONS. FOREMOST, THE A/C SHOULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER. I AM NOT SURE THAT THE RECOMMENDED RATING WAS WARRANTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START THEREFORE HE REPLACED THE BATTERY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE RADIO, AIR CONDITIONING AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WHILE DRIVING, THE FAILURE RECURRED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

THE FORD FOCUS EATS TIRES LIKE CRAZY. I HAVE OWNED MY 2007 FOCUS FOR THREE YEARS NOW. I HAVE TO PUT NEW TIRES ON IT EVERY 16,000 MILES BECAUSE THE REAR TIRES ARE CUPPING. I'VE HAD THE ALIGNMENT/SHOCKS/SUSPENSION LOOKED AT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE FINE. I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FOCUS. I ASKED FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE, AS I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY FRUSTRATED DRIVERS OUT THERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 5,000 MILES ON IT. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OR HIGHER THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH. ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVEN TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SET OF TIRES WOULD ONLY LAST ABOUT 10,000 MILES. A FORD SALES PERSON TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE VEHICLE PROBABLY " FELL OFF OF THE TRUCK" AND MIGHT HAVE A BENT FRAME. THE FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT BUY THE VEHICLE BACK SINCE IT HAD OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

STEP-DAUGHTERS TOOK A LOAN FOR THE LOW MILEAGE ECONOMY CAR TO COMMUTE TO COLLEGE AND PART-TIME JOB. STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY. REPLACED IT. WIFE TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE MARKET AT DUSK WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS AWAY JUST TO KEEP THE CAR FROM SITTING. FOUR MILES DOWN THE TWO LANE THE ELECTRICS STARTED FAILING. CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT CRANK. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST PART WAY ONTO A SIDE ROAD. AS IT GOT DARK SHE SAT AND WAITED EXPOSED TO TRAFFIC ON A 50 MPH ROAD WITH NO SHOULDERS ON A CURVE. LUCKILY SHE WAS OUT OF THE CELL PHONE DEAD SPOT. I BLOCKED THE SIDE ROAD WITH MY TRUCK SO I COULD HOOK UP CABLES. STARTED CAR. CHECKED WITH METER. ONLY BATTERY VOLTAGE. SAT FOR 15 MINUTES WITH CABLES CONNECTED TO CHARGE UP THE BATTERY. SENT WIFE HOME IN THE DARK RUNNING FLASHERS AND HOPED FOR NO DEER CROSSING. PULLED ALTERNATOR WHICH IS JUST ABOUT AS HARD TO GET OUT IS IT COULD BE ABLE TO BE ( I WORK ON EQUIPMENT FOR A LIVING). TOOK ALTERNATOR TO TEST MACHINE. IT FAILED. REBUILT ALTERNATOR IS OVER $200 AND I WOULD RATHER NOT PUT A REBUILT IN A LOW MILEAGE LATE MODEL, ESPECIALLY SINCE ITS SO HARD TO GET IN AND OUT. THEN AGAIN MAYBE THEY ARE FINDING THE FAULT DURING THE REBUILD AND UPGRADING THE FAILED COMPONENT. FORD AND THE OTHERS BUILD CARS WITH COMPONENTS THAT THEY PURCHASE. SOMETIMES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A BATCH OF COMPONENTS. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR REPUTATION AND BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THAT THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PROTECT THE CUSTOMER THEY ISSUE A LETTER AND FI

THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY ON MY 2007 FORD FOCUS SE THAT HAS 27,783 MILES ARE DEAD. I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTAINED ON TIME. BROUGHT THE CAR IN TODAY FOR OIL CHANGE AND 30,000 MILE REQUIRED INSPECTION AND MAINTAINED. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 40 MILES ROUND-TRIP AND STOPPED AT THE LIBRARY. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS THE OIL LIGHT WENT ON BUT THE CAR MADE NO SOUNDS AND ENGINE WAS NOT EVEN TRYING TO TURN OVER. HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND AFTER AN HOUR WAS TOLD THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE BOTH DEAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS COULD OCCUR FORM THE DEALER AND THE CAR ACTED PERFECTLY FINE. THE ONLY REASON I KNEW ANYTHING WAS WRONG WAS BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE NIGHT MANAGER AT THE FORD DEALER SAID THAT DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR FAILING THE CAR RAN ON 12VOLTS OF POWER FROM THE BATTERY AND NOW THE BATTERY IS DEAD AND CANNOT BE RECHARGED. HE ALSO SAID THAT YES, THE ALTERNATOR DOES GO OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THAT IT IS COMMON TO NOT KNOW IT HAD DIED UNTIL THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING. THE CAR WARRANTY EXPIRED 3 MONTHS AGO IN APRIL AND THE DEALER EXPECTS $645 TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY FORD. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH TONIGHT, AND LEARNED THAT IT IS COMMON FOR FORD FOCUS CAR TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY DIE AT ABOUT 3 YEARS OF AGE. I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR ON SEVERAL EXPRESSWAYS TODAY, HAD THE ALTERNATOR DIED 10 MINUTES SO

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION IN MY 2007 FORD FOCUS ST. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 - 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE UPPER HALF OF MY DRIVERS SEAT GAVE WAY CAUSING MY UPPER BODY TO FALL ONTO THE LOWER PART OF THE REAR SEAT. IT APPEARED THE RECLINER MECHANISM GAVE OUT DURING THE IMPACT. THIS WAS SOMETHING I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR. I WAS NOW IN A POSITION WHERE MY HEAD WAS FULLY EXPOSED TO THE ON COMING TRUCK. THERE ARE MULTIPLE FRONT SAFETY FEATURES AND ONLY THE SEAT BACK FOR REAR SAFETY FEATURES. IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT BEHIND MY DRIVERS SEAT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I SENT FORD MOTOR COMPANY INFORMATION REGARDING MY CONCERN WITH THE RECLINING MECHANISM IN DECEMBER OF 2009, ON APRIL 16, 2010 OR THERE ABOUT FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE EXACT CONCERNS I HAD WITH MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THIS CONCERNS ME. *TR

THREE OF FOUR HANKOOK OPTIMO TIRES ON MY 2007 FORD FOCUS DEFLATED COMPLETELY OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. BROKEN VALVE STEMS WERE THE CAUSE IN EACH CASE. I HAD THE VALVE STEM REPLACED ON THE THREE FAILED TIRES AS WELL AS THE FOURTH; NO USE IN WAITING FOR THAT ONE TO FAIL TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND DISCOVERED THE BELT TENSIONER HAD FRACTURED. THE BELT WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE TREAD WAS WEARING PREMATURELY AND HE WAS ON HIS THIRD SET OF TIRES WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

ABOUT 4 DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, I NOTICED MY BATTERY LIGHT FLICKERING, I WASN'T TOO WORRIED ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY ON, I THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY THE BATTERY AND I WOULD REPLACE IT THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WELL IT DID NOT LAST A WEEK! THE REASON I WOULD CLASSIFY THIS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM IS: BECAUSE OF THE ALTERNATOR FAILING AND NOT CHARGING THE BATTERY, MY 2007 FORD FOCUS JUST STALLED ON A FREEWAY GOING THROUGH CLEVELAND OHIO. NOT ONLY DID I LOSE ENGINE POWER, EVERY THING ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, HORN, ETC. TRYING TO NAVIGATE ACROSS 3 OR 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND DEPENDING ON LOCATION OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE OR IF IT HAPPENED AT NIGHT OR EARLY MORNING HOURS A DIFFERENT KIND OF DANGEROUS SITUATION COULD OCCUR! I HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON A SATURDAY, BUT THEIR SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED UNTIL TODAY MONDAY, THEY CALLED TO INFORM ME OF COST OF REPAIR (OVER $400) WHEN I PICK UP CAR I WILL MAKE SURE I GET THE OLD ALTERNATOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE TRIED TO REMOVE THE KEY AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLES IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE KEY BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ENTIRE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE INTENSELY. WAS AT APPROX. 60 MPH. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE PADS AND ROTOR WERE BAD. THIS CAR ONLY HAS APPROX. 30K MILES. THIS IS FAST WEAR ON BRAKES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE SLOW TO GRAB. *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BLACK BOX AND THE LAWYER HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BLACK BOX TO DOWNLOAD THE RCM , BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ON JULY 2009, THE LAWYER FOR THE DECEASED WAS INFORMED BY ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THAT THEY WERE IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DOWNLOAD OF THE RCM INFORMATION AND WERE ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO DOWNLOAD THAT PARTICULAR MODEL IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO FORWARD THE UNIT TO GERMANY TO DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION. THE LAWYERS OFFICE STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION AND BELIEVED THE BLACK BOX MANUFACTURED BY BOSCH IS A FRAUD AND THAT THE BLACK BOX DOES NOT MAINTAIN ANY INFORMATION. LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED. *JB

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 2007 FORD FOCUS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE A/C HEAT KNOB BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE KNOB WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE KNOB BROKE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

1) IGNITION LOCK FAILURE. UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY OR TURN KEY. 2) MELTING OF BOTH REAR TAILLAMP HOUSING AROUND BULB SOCKET AREA; UNABLE TO REPLACE OR REMOVE BULB. DEALER SAYS IT IS FROM THE HEAT FROM THE BULB! *TR

GOT HOME FROM WORK AND KEY IS STUCK IN IGNITION OF 2007 FORD FOCUS! CAR WILL STILL CRANK AND DRIVE BUT THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT! SHIFTER WILL ALSO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR IN THE "OFF" POSITION AND WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE! ............... SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR NEW IN JANUARY 2008 WHEN I FILL GAS TANK THE GAUGE ONLY GOES TO ABOUT 3/4 MARK... NEVER THE "FULL" LINE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED GAGE ONCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING BUT IT STILL DOES IT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF FOR TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IN TWO ACCIDENTS, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY; THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED IN BOTH ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN FIXED; THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED TWICE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS REPLACED ONCE AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,506.

BATTERY LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. THEN RADIO GOES OUT, WITH LOW BATTERY READING ACROSS THE RADIO. THEN LIGHTS START TO DIM. ALL METERS STOP WORKING ON THE DASH AND THEN THE CAR JERKS WHILE DRIVING AND DIES AS IT WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. REPLACED BATTERY ASSUMING SINCE THIS WAS THE DASH WARNING. AS SOON AS I PULL OFF WITH THE NEW BATTERY, THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AGAIN. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED AND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IT SHOWS THE ALTERNATOR IS BAD. READ MANY REVIEWS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, BUT OVER THE WARRANTY AS FAR AS MILEAGE IS CONCERNED. HAD PREVIOUS CARS WITH MANY MORE MILES THAN THE FOCUS HAS WITH 56000 AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THROUGH AN INTERCHANGE AROUND A CURVE, WHEN I HIT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A POTHOLE. THE NEXT THING I KNEW, THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND MY SHOULDER FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN SLUGGED BY SOMEONE. AFTER COMING TO MY SENSES, I REALIZED MY SIDE AIRBAG IN MY SEAT HAD DEPLOYED AS I DROVE DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AIRBAG DEPLOY, AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MY DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY FORD FOCUS 2007 IS NOW RIPPED DOWN THE SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND NO FORD DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE THE SEAT. ACCORDING TO THE "BLACKBOX" THAT RECORDS WHAT HAPPENS IN A VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED, MY VEHICLE HAD A 360 DEGREE SPINOUT THAT CREATED ENOUGH FORCE FOR MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, AND THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD HAVE TO FORK UP THE COST OF REPLACING MY SEAT. I HAVE BEEN BATTLING THIS FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW!!!!!! *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *CW THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WHEN SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

FORD FOCUS, 2007 THE GEAR SHIFT IN MY 07 FORD FOCUS JUST FELL OFF INTO MY HAND! I WAS AT THE STORE, AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AND THE BUTTON THAT YOU DEPRESS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE POPPED OUT, FOLLOWED BY THE SPRING MECHANISM THAT HOLDS IT INTO PLACE IN THE GEAR COLUMN. I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN, AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO REACH IN AND DEPRESS A SMALL BUTTON, THUS ENABLING ME TO SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE AND TAKE IT HOME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, AND MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. (OF COURSE). I ALSO CALLED FORD, AND THERE IS NO RECALL IN EFFECT. THE PART COSTS OVER $1500. TO REPLACE. BEING A SINGLE MOM (DISABLED) AND NOT WORKING, I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS! WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A RECALL IS IN ORDER! *TR

THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR ON THE 2007 FORD FOCUS. SEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ALTERNATOR FAILING ON THIS VEHICLE, CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER, ETC.), OFTEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME LAST NIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FIRST, MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THEN MY ABS WARNING LIGHT, THEN MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, AND THEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIED. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT - DECEMBER, 2007-STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, APPLIED BRAKE AND SHIFTED CAR INTO NEUTRAL. TAPPED ACCELERATOR THREE TIMES, IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL . SECOND INCIDENT - DECEMBER, 2007, WHILE EXITING STORE PARKING LOT, I STOPPED AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR ON MAIN HIGHWAY. CAR HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RPM'S WENT UP TO 6000. IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, TAPPED ACCELERATOR THREE TIMES, IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AFTER SECOND INCIDENT. THEY REPORTED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT THAT TIME. THIRD INCIDENT - APRIL, 2008 - SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC, GOING APPROX. 5 MILES PER HOUR, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT ABOUT 3000 RPM'S. IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, TAPPED ACCELERATOR THREE TIMES, VEHICLE THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. FOURTH INCIDENT - MARCH 29, 2010 - WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A KROGER STORE I TURNED RIGHT INTO THE SPOT, COASTED INTO THE SPOT AND HAD FOOT OVER BRAKE PEDAL. EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAR SURGED FORWARD, I PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, BUT CAR CRASHED INTO BUMPER OF VEHICLE IN PARKING SPOT ACROSS FROM ME. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, BUT ONCE AGAIN, DEALER SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY CONCERN. FIRST THREE INCIDENTS, MY HUSBAND, DAVID GERARD WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DURING THE LAST INCIDENT IN MARCH, 2010.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE KEYS WERE STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE ALTHOUGH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK. IT TOOK HER FOUR HOURS TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, IT WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER IF THE FAILURE RECURS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,326.

AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 P.M. ON MARCH 13, 2010 I DROVE MY 2007 FORD FOCUS INTO MY DRIVEWAY, PARKED, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THEY WOULD NOT COME OUT SO I TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT METHODS (I.E., RESTARTING THE CAR, PLACING THE CAR'S GEAR SHIFT IN VARIOUS POSITIONS, RE-PARKING THE CAR) TO REMOVE THEM BUT NONE OF THESE WORKED. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1 (800) 392-3673 BUT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AROUND DOWN TOWN LOS ANGELES THE 2007 FORD FOCUS THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AREA. 911 WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS GOING TO APPRAISE THE DAMAGE ON WEDNESDAY 3-3-2010. BUT I AM PRETTY SURE THAT IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES, HIT SNOWY SPOT ON ROAD, BRAKES LOCKED UP, ANTI LOCK DID NOT WORK. HIT CURB. ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEMS TO WORK ONLY ON CERTAIN SITUATIONS. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER SAID ANTI LOCK BRAKES DON'T WORK ON SNOW. *TR

FORD FOCUS STATION WAGON TAIL LIGHT OVER HEATING AND BULB FUSING TO PLASTIC LIGHT. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 FORD FOCUS IN MAY 2009, AND SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I STARTED HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. YOU CAN MOVE THE CAR IN & OUT OF GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE KEY IS IN THE OFF POSITION, BUT UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD GARAGE WHERE I BOUGHT IT, SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THE FOCUS HAVING THIS TYPE OF ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD 2 FOCUS' IN THE GARAGE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DONNLEY FORD IN SHELBY OHIO STATED THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY SOLD ME FOR AN EXTRA $80 A MONTH (WHICH THEY SAID AT TIME OF PURCHASE WOULD COVER EVERYTHING) AND WOULD COST BETWEEN $800-$1200 AND THE AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT MAY NOT ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE KEY GET STUCK 11 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS AND HAVE ONLY GOT THE RUN AROUND FROM THE DEALER INSISTING THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE FOCUS. *TR

IN JUNE OF 2009 I TOOK MY 2007 FORD FOCUS IN FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGING MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS TO FIND OUT WHILE THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON WHEN MY SEAT BELT WAS LATCHED. THE SERVICE ATTENDANT CHECKED THE SEAT AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELT. WELL A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH ONLY NOW THE SEAT BELT ISN'T LATCHING PROPERLY. I AGAIN SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE WHO NOW INFORMS ME THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND IT WILL COST ME $379 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO FORD HAS TO FIX THE LATCH BUT IT ALSO HAS TO BE REWIRED. I STATED TO A REPRESENTATIVE WHY DIDN'T YOU DO THE WORK WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO PAY FOR AN ISSUE THAT I DIDN'T CREATE. SO NOW I'M DRIVING AROUND WITH A SEAT THAT DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITHOUT QUESTION. *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS WAGON WITH ALL THE WIRES (ABOUT 10 OF THEM) IN THE BODY TO LIFTGATE WIRING HARNESS CRACKED OR BROKEN. FOUND DUE TO BRAKE LAMP FUSE BLOWING REPEATEDLY, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL BRAKE LIGHTS AND A/T SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK OPERATION. IT MIGHT HAVE GONE UNNOTICED IF IT WASN'T FOR THE INTERLOCK NOT WORKING. CAR IS OFF WARRANTY SO FORD WILL NOT FIX UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ITEM IN MY OPINION. I WILL REPLACE THE WIRES MYSELF AS I AM AN AIRCRAFT ELECTRICIAN. I WILL USE A BETTER QUALITY WIRE TOO. THE STUFF FORD USES IS NOT MEANT TO MOVE AND FLEX REPEATEDLY. WIRING SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF A CAR. *TR

THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH . I THINK THE GEAR SHIFTER BUTTON HAS BROKE SOME HOW NOW WILLNOT RELEASE THE KEY THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROB. WITH FORDS ....FIX IT PLEASE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2007. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE TOWARD TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED 360 DEGREES WHICH CAUSED IT TO FACE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO SLIDE AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER SHOULDERS AND ARMS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.