2007 Ford Focus complaints

2007 FORD FOCUS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL AND DOWNSHIFTS TO LOW GEAR AT HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO BE THROWN FORWARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-90 THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE ON MY 07 FORD FOCUS CAME OFF WITH ITS STRUTS STILL ATTACHED TO THE TIRE; RESULTING IN THE CAR SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPING OVER A FEW TIMES BEFORE LANDING DRIVER SIDE DOWN IN THE CURB. THE CAR WAS TOTALED TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

I WEAR A SIZE 13 SHOE & OCCASIONALLY WENT I DEPRESS THE BRAKES MY SHOE ALSO ENGAGES THE GAS PEDAL. 2007 FORD FOCUS. *TR

REAR TIRES WERE"CHOPPED" DUE TO REAR ALIGNMENT OFF. REPAIR SHOP HAD TO INSTALL SUSPENSION MODS TO GET ALIGN. HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES. TOTAL BILL WAS OVER $500.00. CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (ONLY 28,000 MILES ON IT). WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WASN'T COVERED. *TR

HAVE 2007 FORD FOCUS SE WITH 50,000MIL ON IT. 1ST OFFENSE HAPPENED JULY 2009. HAD TO REPLACE 100,000 MIL WARRANTY SPARK PLUGS(FORD PRODUCT) @ 38,000 MIL.THEY WERE BURNT TO CRISP .REPLACED THEN 2 WKS LATER BTWN 45-50 AN HR MY CAR WAS SHIFTING LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD I NO LONGER HAD A WARRANTY(FORD DIRECTLY SAID THIS) WENT TO ANOTHER REP COMPANY. TOLD ME MY CYLINDERS WERE GOING OUT. NO ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON. COMPANY TOLD ME TO CALL FORD DIRECTLY BECAUSE MAYBE THERE WAS A RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T AND THAT I DID HAVE A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BUT THIS WAS NOT COVERED,YET MY OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THAT CYLINDERS ARE COVERED BY POWERTRAIN. I PAID OVER $200 TO FIX PROBLEMS IN AUG 2009.IT IS NOW OCT 2009 AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE EVERYTHING AGAIN! I AM TO THIS DATE BARELY OVER 2 YRS OLD ON THE VEHICLE(BOUGHT AUG 2007) AND JUST NOW TURNED OVER 50,000 MIL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THIS VEHICLE. THE COMPANY I TOOK IT TOO SAID THAT THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM ALOT BECAUSE THE CYLINDERS GET TOO HOT AND BURN THE SPARK PLUGS BECAUSE THERE IS NO COOLING SYSTEM FOR THIS AREA. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHEN DRIVING HE HEARS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER THE MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AN AN EXPENSE OF $500.00 FOR EACH REPAIR. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE FAILURE, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE SAME COMPONENT REPLACED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING CAR, LOST POWER, EVENTUALLY LOST ALL POWER. NO INDICATION PRESENT (RED BATT INDICATOR NEVER CAME ON) FORD SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR FORD CARS OF ALL MAKES, TRUCKS SEEM TO WORK BETTER. CAUSE WAS ALTERNATOR PUTTING OUT 0 CHARGE TO BATTERY. ALSO, FORD SERVICE MANAGER REVEALED ALTERNATORS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST ONLY 3-5 YEARS, DUE TO HEAT BUILD UP AND NO COOLING PROVISION FOR ALTERNATOR. THIS IS AN UNSATISFACTORY SAFETY ISSUE ON BOTH COUNTS. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE BATTERY WARNING WORK RELIABLY IN ALL CARS, AND PROVISION/DESIGN CHANGE TO ENABLE ALTERNATORS TO COOL THEMSELVES AND LAST TO NORMAL EOL (5 YRS/100K MILES). LOSS OF POWER UNEXPECTEDLY RISKS PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SAFETY AS I HAD NO EXTERNAL INDICATORS, BLINKERS OR BRAKE LIGHTS AVAILABLE AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY. *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS LOSES ALL POWER, LIGHTS, SIGNALS, SPEEDOMETER ETC, WHILE DRIVING. MAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP AT GREAT RISK WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS ETC. TOLD ALTERNATOR IS BAD, DEALER TO REPLACE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. FORD HAS A REALLY BAD DESIGN ISSUE HERE, AS IT ALSO HAPPENED WITH MY 2003 FOCUS, BUT WAS MISDIAGNOSED AND THAT CAR IS NOW UNABLE TO RUN MORE THAN A COUPLE MONTHS WITHOUT REPLACEMENT.*TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE KEY IS STUCK IN MY IGNITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES AND THE ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND CONTINUOUSLY FAILED TO HOLD A CHARGE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR COST WILL NOT BE PAID PER THE WARRANTY SINCE IT EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 FORD FOCUS. SHE WAS ON A SMOOTH ROAD, WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG OPENED FOR NO REASON. IT HIT HER ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD, CAUSING HER TO HAVE HEARING LOSS FOR 2 MINUTES AS WELL AS A HEADACHE. IT ALSO CAUSED HER TO SWERVE THE CAR SLIGHTLY, BUT SHE HAD TOTAL CONTROL. I TOOK THE CAR TO MAGIC CITY FORD IN ROANOKE, VA, THEY RAN SOME TESTS AND CONTACTED THE FORD CORP. BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, IT WAS DECIDED THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS A FAULT, AND THAT SHE HAD TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING. I INSPECTED THE CAR MYSELF ON SAT, AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. FORD JUST WANTS TO SWEEP THIS UNDER THE CARPET, ALONG WITH MAGIC CITY FORD. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER LIKE SMELL, CHECKED GAUGES, EVERYTHING WAS FINE, CONTINUED DRIVING, THEN NOTICED A LOUD THUMPING TYPE NOISE, AS I BEGAN TO PULL OVER TO TURN-AROUND UNDER A BRIDGE THE CAR BEGAN "BUCKING" AND THE ENTIRE TIRE ROLLED ACROSS THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC INTO THE WEEDS. THE RIM REMAINED ON THE CAR. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED TO THE SPARE AND A NEW TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND MOUNTED ONTO THE RIM. SLIGHT BENT SPOT IN THE RIM AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *TR

KEY STUCK IN FORD FOCUS 2007. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSISTENT ISSUE CAUSED BY AN INFERIOR DESIGN AND METAL SELECTION MADE BY FORD. COMPLAINTS FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS IS CONSISTENT AND FORD REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HER DESTINATION AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. SHE LEFT THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT. THE DEALER SENT A MECHANIC TO HER LOCATION AND HE STATED THAT THE RIM STEM CAUSED THE TIRE TO FLATTEN. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS IDENTICAL FAILURE. SHE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED 08/04/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/06/09.*JB

ON JUNE 13, 2009, MY HUSBAND, MY 16 MONTH OLD SON AND I WERE DRIVING ON I95 S FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN MY REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS SENT US FISH TAILING ACROSS ALL LANES AND FINALLY WHEN THE BACK OF MY CAR SPUN AROUND INTO THE SHOULDER, THE CAR FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE, THEN ONTO THE TOP OF THE CAR, THEN FINALLY LANDING BACK UPRIGHT. NOT DURING ANY TIME DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY ON ANY SIDE OF MY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A TOTAL OF FOUR VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, NECK, AND WRIST. ANOTHER OCCUPANT WAS ALSO INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FORD STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 18 MPH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 40,000.

PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD DOING ABOUT 25 MPH. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FOCUS KEY IS STUCK IN MY IGNITION &ITS A SECURITY AND SAFETY HAZARD, FORD WANTS TO CHARGE 400-500 DOLLARS TO FIX THEIR OWN COMMON PROBLEM. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS IS I WILL PROBABLY STOP STIMULATING THE ECONOMY ALONG WITH OTHERS AND NOT BUY AN AMERICAN MADE CAR. I REFUSE TO CORRECT A PROBLEM FORD WILL NOT CORRECT FOR FREE SO I AM BUYING ANOTHER CAR. *TR

TIRE TREAD SEPARTION ON BOTH REAR TIRES OF A 2007 FORD FOCUS ZX4 SES.CAR ONLY HAD 14,000 MILES ON THEM.TIRES WERE REPLACED NEW NATIONAL TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE DETECTS THE PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATES TO 60 MPH. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY REPLACING THE VALVE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED ACCOMPANIED BY MILD DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS CAUSED THE FAILURES. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT AN ALIGNMENT BE PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE TIRE SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE A COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REMOVED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE MECHANISM. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, NO ERROR CODES WERE PRODUCED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT WOULD POP OFF. THE DEALER FOUND A DEFECT WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND HAD THE COMPONENT REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS FOR A PLETHORA OF REASONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. HE WAS VERY LEARY OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE FACT OF NOT HAVING A FUNCTIONING AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,786.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LARGE TRUCK RAN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MAJOR CONTUSIONS DURING THE CRASH. ONE YEAR AGO, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER WITH HER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THAT TIME AS WELL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000. UPDATED 04-14-09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT CAUSED BRUISES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER CHEST FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. UPDATED 0415/09. *JB

I RECENTLY HAD MY 2007 FORD FOCUS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE MY TIRES. I HAVE ROTATED MY TIRES EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE TO ENSURE PROPER WEAR AND EVEN WEAR AND ALSO FOR SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 40K MILES AT THAT TIME. I ASKED THE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE COMPANY IF PIRELLI WARRANTIES THE TIRE AND THEY SAID UNFORTUNATELY NOT. I WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE, THEY TOLD ME THE TIRES NEED REPLACING AND THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE TIRE BECAUSE IT IS AN OEM TIRE. DISCOUNT TIRE SAID PIRELLI MAKES THAT TIRE DIFFERENTLY FOR THE OEM THAN THE TIRE DEALERS. NO WARRANTY. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN SAID THE TIRES NEED REPLACING AND THAT THE PIRELLI'S HAVE BEEN, IN HIS WORDS, "JUNK". HE SAID, "MISS, IF YOU THINK YOUR TIRES ARE BAD, YOU SHOULD SEE THE CUPPING AND AWFUL WEAR AND HAZARD ON THE F150 PICK-UPS AND EXPEDITIONS". I ASKED HIM IF HE TOLD FORD ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID NO. I CONTACTED FORD AND NO ONE CARES TO RETURN MY CONCERN. PIRELLI TOLD ME FLAT OUT IN AN E-MAIL THAT THE TIRE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY PRORATING AND BASICALLY IT IS MY PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE A BLOW OUT OR SOMETHING HAPPEN DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. THIS TIRE, THE P6 IS A SAFETY THREAT. NO ONE WILL LISTEN, NO ONE CARES. I WAS SHOCKED BY PIRELLI'S REMARK AND I DID NOT ASK FOR A REPLACEMENT, I WAS JUST THINKING OF SOME TYPE OF PRORATION ON A BETTER TIRE. I ALSO RECOMMENDED TO PIRELLI THAT THEY MIGHT WANT THIS SET FOR THEIR ENGINEERING TEAMS

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING SO I TOOK IN AND HAD A TRANS FLUSH AND THEN, 6 MONTHS AFTER THAT MY WHOLE TRANSMISSION CAME OUT. A 2007 MODEL SHOULD LAST A LITTLER LONGER THAN THAT. I AM STUCK WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR

RECENTLY, MY 2007 FORD FOCUS SES WAGON BEGAN EXHIBITING A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL ILLUMINATE INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF WE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAVE TWICE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS WE OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IF THE INDICATOR DOES ILLUMINATE AND THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT WE CAN DO THIS SAFELY, MY WIFE CAN UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND LET IT RETRACT. SHE CAN THEN RE-BUCKLE HER SEAT BELT AND THE INDICATOR WILL TURN OFF. OUR TRIPS HAVE BEEN SHORT ENOUGH THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE LIGHT TURN BACK ON SO I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS RESOLVES THE ISSUE FOR THAT PARTICULAR TRIP OR IF IT WOULD TURN BACK ON IF THE TRIP WERE LONGER. SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTROLS SEEMS TO BE BAD. WHETHER THAT IS THE PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR, THE SEAT BELT SENSOR, OR THE CONTROL MODULE CANNOT BE DETERMINED AS WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER WHEN THIS OCCURS SINCE MOST OFTEN IT IS THE EVENING WHEN MY WIFE IS WITH ME. BY THAT TIME, THE DEALER IS CLOSED. *TR

KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT LOOKS TO BE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND I WOULD URGE FORD TO DO A RECALL. *TR

THE VEHICLE WE HAD HAS HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED ON IT SEVEN TIME AND THE COMPANY REFUSE TO TALK TO US ABOUT THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR TIRES, SIZE P19560R15 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD A SLOW LEAK, WHICH FORCED HER TO PLACE AIR IN THEM EVERY WEEK OR TWO WEEKS. SHE STATED THAT THE DEALER SOLD HER A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE DUE TO THE TIRES AND CUP HOLDER. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE GOOD AND CONTAINED NO FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE TIRE LINE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN UPDATED 02/25/09. *JB

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD STARTING FEELING DIZZY AND BLACKED-OUT. HIT A LIGHT POST TOTALED THE WHOLE CAR FROM THE FRONT BOTH FRONT TIRES CAME OFF WHEN I HIT. THE AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT. I BROKE MY 11TH RIB AND MY BODY WAS ALL BRUISED UP. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BRUISES AND OF THE CAR. *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS- KEY STUCK IN IGNITION WILL NOT COME OUT DEALER SAY COST WILL BE OVER $400.00 IT IS A PROBLEM NOTED BY FORD, BUT WILL NOT COVER ANY COST. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND WITHIN TWO YEARS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE I HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED EIGHT TIMES. *TR

I WAS PASSING A CAR AND JUST COMPLETED THE PASS (APPROX. SPEED WAS 60 MPH), WHEN THE BACK RIGHT TIRE LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED ME TO GO INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I THEN WENT OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED END OVER END ONCE AND BARRELL ROLLED THREE TIMES. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAD MINOR INJURIES. WITNESSES STOPPED AND TOLD POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL, THAT AFTER I HAD PASSED THEM, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOCKED UP AND SPUN ME OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR LANDED ON ITS DRIVER SIDE. DURING THE SPIN AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY CONCERNS ARE THE BRAKING SYSTEM, TIRES, AIR BAGS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS. THIS CRASH SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM FOR FORD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD FOCUS WITH 40K MILES ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60MPH. I HEARD/FELT A VIBRATION FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THE MUFFLER WAS COMING LOOSE. THEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF THE CAR. THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME AND I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE SO I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. THE WHEEL BEARING HAD FAILED. THE COST TO REPAIR IT WAS $500. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2007 FORDS FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM 07V270000 WITH WHEELS COMING OFF BUT THAT WAS FOR FRONT WHEELS OF REAR WHEEL DRIVE CARS. I HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE 35K MAINTENANCE IN SEPTEMBER AND HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, OR HAD ANY SERVICE DONE TO THE CAR SINCE THEN. THE DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES SAID IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR A CAR WITH JUST 40K MILES TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF FAILURE AND SAW NOTHING, PARTS MELTED, ETC TO INDICATE ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE BEARING FAILURE. THE FLAT BED DRIVER STOPPED AND PICKED UP THE WHEEL AND IT WAS REATTACHED TO THE SPINDLE. THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE TO DRIVE IT THOUGH I CAN NO LONGER TRUST IT. I WAS PLANNING TO DRIVE TO FLORIDA WITH MY DAUGHTER TO TAKE HER TO COLLEGE IN 4 WEEKS SO IT WAS A MERCY IT FAILED NOW RATHER THAN COMING DOWN A STEEP HIGHWAY IN KENTUCKY DOING 75. I WILL HAVE TO GIVE HER MY OTHER CAR TO KEEP AS I CANNOT TRUST THE FOCUS. *TRW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FAILED. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED. ON OCTOBER 23, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE SWERVED ACROSS THE ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. UPDATED 12-02-08 *BF UPDATED 12/02/08. *JB

NOTICED LOW TIRE, WENT TO FILL WITH AIR, AND VALVE STEM PULLED OUT OF TIRE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SOLD ME A NEW TIRE. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, WITH THE VALVE STEM, BUT THEY MADE NO COMMENT OF ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE THE OLD VALVE STEM. *TR

YEAR OF VEHICLE: 2007 MAKE: FORD MODEL: FOCUS SE DATE OF PURCHASE: JULY 2007 SELLING/: SPREEN HONDA ODOMETER @ PURCHASING: 24,900 CURRENT MILEAGE: 49,000 PROBLEM(S) WITH THE FOLLOWING: TRANSMISSION - REPAIR ATTEMPTS: SRS/AIRBAG LAMP - REPAIR ATTEMPTS: STEERING SHAKE/VIBRATION - REPAIR ATTEMPTS: SEAT BELT REPAIR/REPLACEMENT - REPAIR ATTEMPTS: AIR BAG LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN IN THE 'ON' POSITION - MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS: COMPLAINT TO DEALER: YES. CLD SPREEN HONDA SPOKE TO OWNER WHO SENT ME TO A SALESMAN. THE NEXT TIME I RETURNED IT TO FRITZ DEALERSHIP (SINCE THEY DID ORIG WORK), FOR SAME PROBS & I WAS TOLD I WOULDN'T GET A COURTESY CAR AND THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR REPAIRS. THE INTERIOR AIRBAG LIGHT WAS IN THE 'ON' POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING LIKE BEFORE. CAR WAS RETURNED THE 2ND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DEFECTIVE PARTS & HAD TO BE ORDERED. NO COURTESY CAR THIS TIME LIKE THE FIRST TIME SO I WAS STRANDED (I'M DISABLED AND ND TRANS). THE CAR IS FALLING APART LITTLE BY LITTLE WITH THE BACK DOOR HANDLE BROKEN COMPLETELY. THE SELLER (SPREEN HONDA) SAID I WOULD HV TO GET A NEW LOAN ON A NEW VEHICLE INSTEAD OF 'EXCHANGING VEHICLES' AS PROMISED IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE OWNER, AT SPREEN HONDA, PLACE OF PURCHASE. I REFUSED THIS 'HUSTLE' BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT WHAT I WAS TOLD OVER THE PHONE, BUT AFTER 2ND SET OF REPAIRS, THE CAR WOULD BE REPLACED...NOT ME PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR AND GIVE UP ANOTHER DOWN PAYMEN

2007 FORD FOCUS. *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS 6 TIRES BOUGHT IN LITTLE UNDER 30,000 MILES DEALER SAID NOR ROTATING ENOUGH. ANOTHER FORD DEAL SAID IT FOCUS IS A HIGH TIRE MAINTENANCE CAR GET RID OF IT. THE WHEEL ALIGNMENTS SO EXTREME TILT TIRES ARE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE BUT IF FACT SPECS. INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER SAID THIS IS A TYPICAL FOCUS AND THERE IS A FIX AT THE COST OF $500.00 TO SET THE NUMBERS CLOSER TO 0 .THE TIRES ARE WEARING IN THE DIRECTION THE TILT SHOWS. DEALER SAYS ROTATE MORE TIRE DEALER SAYS THE NUMBERS ARE NOT RIGHT I THINK IF THERE IS A FIX THEN THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THE DEALER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE SEEM TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ROTATE EVERY 3000 MILES. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PARKED DURING SHOPPING HOURS; DAYLIGHT. THE LEFT, BACK TIRE LET OUT A HISSING SOUND THAT WAS COMING FROM THE TIRE AREA. THE VALVE STEM WAS LEAKING AIR. THE TIRE WAS GOING FLAT. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT; 06/09/08; MILEAGE ON THE FORD FOCUS 2007 HATCHBACK WAS 14,143. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 07/31/08; THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, PASSENGER SIDE, ALSO WAS LOSING AIR; AGAIN IT WAS THE VALVE STEM; MILEAGE 14,933; VEHICLE PURCHASED ON 02/16/07. HANKOOK OPTIMO H725 TIRE SIZE P195/6OR15 87T HANKOOK USA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 1450 VALLEY ROAD WAYNE, NEW JERSEY 07470 WWW.HANKOOKTIREUSA.COM TREADWEAR "620" TRACTION B TEMPERATURE B M + S RADIAL TUBELESS STANDARD LOAD MADE IN CHINA (2) VALVE STEM FAILURES/2 DOOR HATCHBACK----FORD MOTOR COMPANY PLIES: THREAD 2 STEEL + 1 POLYESTER SIDEWALL 1 POLYESTER VIN# *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS BOUGHT NEW JULY 2007 ALSO BOUGH FULL WARRANT AND GAP INSURANCE IN FEB 2008 DRIVING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH NOW REASON. 4 BOYS IN THE CAR. FORD SAID TAKE IT TO YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY ALSO WOULD NOT LOOK AT THE CD PLAYER ONE MONTH BEFORE THIS SO THE INSURANCE COMP. SENT IT TO THERE REPAIR SHOP THEY TOOK EXTENSIVE PICTURES TO SHOW NO BODY DAMAGE OR IMPACT TO CAUSE THIS, THEY REPLACED THE SEAT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OF SO IT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PERSON IN THE SEAT SO, THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD FORD TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE COMPANY FIXING IT HAD ALREADY CHANGED ALL THE SENSORS AND THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. WE HAD TO PAY 500.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND THE INSURANCE PAID 1658.00 WE DO NOT KNOW IF OUR INSURANCE WILL GO UP BECAUSE FORD HAS NOT EXCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY YET AND IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS AND I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMM. THE NEWS ECT.. I DO NOT WANT MY CHILD DRIVING THIS CAR AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK (PLUS SOME) AND THE COMPUTER READS A COLLISION SO WE HAVE LOST ALOT OF VALUE I AM JUST MAD AND I HAVE HEARD ALOT OF STORIES ABOUT FORD AIR BAGS AND NOTHING IS DONE I AM ONLY A SPECK TO THEM THEY WILL PROBABLY DROP THE CASE AND THAT WILL BE THAT ATLEAST NOBODY WAS KILLED YET MAYBE THAT IS WHY THEY SELL GAP INSURANCE. THANKS JULIE MOHR. *TR

I HAVE TWO PROBLEMS WITH DESIGN FLAWS IN MY 2007 FORD FOCUS SSE: (1) .BECAUSE OF WHERE THE DOOR LOCK IS LOCATED, JUST ABOVE THE DOOR HANDLES (FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES) ALL THE DOORS WILL LOCK AT TIMES AND YOU DON'T REALIZE IT WHEN YOU OPEN, GET OUT, THEN CLOSE THE DOOR. MOST OFTEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE YOU HAVE LEFT THE MOTOR RUNNING WITH THE KEY NOW LOCKED INSIDE. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE OF COMING IN CONTACT WITH THIS LOCK WITH YOUR FINGERS OR HAND WHILE OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE HANDLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DESPITE NOW KNOWING WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMPLETE NUISANCE AND DANGEROUS IF CHILDREN WOULD HAPPEN TO BE LEFT IN THE CAR WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE DOORS LOCKED AND NO SECOND KEY ON HAND. (2). THE SECOND PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE AUTOMOBILE IS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE "AUDI EFFECT" WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATES ON OCCASION WHEN BRAKING. THIS I ALSO ASCRIBE TO A DESIGN FLAW: THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE PLACED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND AT A RELATIVE CLOSE HEIGHT TO ONE ANOTHER. AFTER TAKING THE DEFENSIVE POSITION, IN A POTENTIAL BRAKING SITUATION, IF YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE QUICKLY AND HARD, THE CAR ACCELERATES. THIS TAKES YOU COMPLETELY BY SUPRISE AND IT TAKES TIME TO RESPOND. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE SAME WAY FOR 45 YEARS, WITH MANY VEHICLES, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. LUCKILY THE CAR SAT MOST OF THE WINTER BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY AND NO ONE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE ON SNOW COVERED O

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK PROPERLY OR ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,523.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW DOORS DO NOT LOCK PROPERLY. UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB

I HAVE NOW HAD TWO SIDEWALL TIRE BLOWOUTS ON PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASON P205 50/16 BLACK SIDEWALLS ON TWO DIFFERENT FORD FOCUS'S IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING EAST ON INTERSTATE 10 IN ARIZONA, REAR TIRE (DRIVERS SIDE) ON A 2007 FORD FOCUS SEPARATED (18,000 MILES ON CAR AND TIRES) CAR SLIDE SIDEWAYS INTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND FLIPPED TWICE. TOTALED CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT RELEASES THE THROTTLE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY TAKES A LONG TIME TO RETURN TO IDLE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE DOES NOT HAVE FULL CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE PULLS BEFORE IT DECELERATES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS HORRIBLE. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO THE SLOW RESPONSE TIME WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT WAS ONLY SERVICED ONCE. THE AIR CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED HOWEVER, AFTER 25 MINUTES, THE THROTTLE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 100. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THE SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE ECU EITHER UPDATED OR REPROGRAMMED. UPDATED 06/16/08

FOR ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE BRINGING MY CAR TO FORD I HAD BEEN NOTICING A VIBRATION FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL THOUGH THE WHEEL WAS NOT SHAKING. THIS WAS ONLY HAPPENING WHEN I WAS GOING FASTER THAN 50-55MPH. I CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND ALL WAS OK. FINALLY, I BROUGHT IT TO FORD AND THEY FOUND A BENT CONTROL ARM IN THE FRONT R/S. IN ADDITION, THEY FOUND A SLIPPED BELT ON THE L/R TIRE AND R/F TIRE HAD UNEVEN WEAR. OK, SO HERE'S MY COMPLAINT....THERE IS NO WAY THAT I HIT ANYTHING SO HARD THAT I BENT MY CONTROL ARM IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!! SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO PROVE THIS I HAD TO LIVE WITH THE FACT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR - ALMOST $400.00. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS WITH THE TIRES. SINCE THE REPAIR IN THE FRONT WAS THE SAME PLACE THAT THE TIRE HAD UNEVEN WEAR, I HAD TO EAT THIS ONE TOO - $125.00. THE PROBLEM IS, WHAT ABOUT THIS SLIPPED BELT IN THE REAR TIRE? I GUESS I WAS TO BLAME FOR THAT ONE TOO. MAYBE THESE PIRELLI TIRES ARE THE PROBLEM. I SHOULD HAVE READ THE COMPLAINTS HERE BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO FORD. FORD DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER TIRES THAT FIT THESE RIMS, BUT THE SAME PIRELLI'S THAT WERE ON THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. SINCE THE CAR WAS ALREADY IN THE SHOP AND MY TIME IS LIMITED, I WAS STUCK GETTING THE SAME JUNK. MY MESSAGE....DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE I MADE - DO NOT REPLACE THE TIRES ON YOUR FOCUS WITH THE PIRELLI'S THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. IF I CAN SAVE SOME PEOPLE A FEW HEADACHES AND SOME MONEY, I WILL FEEL MUCH BETTER FOR THE MISTAKE T

MY ENGINE IN MY BRAND NEW 2007 FORD FOCUS WAS NOT STARTING PROPERLY. HAD TO ACTUALLY PUSH THE GAS TO GET THE ENGINE TO CATCH. CONTACTED MY DEALER, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES IN THE 2007. HE WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN IT WAS READY TO BE FIXED. I WAITED 8 MOS AND CONTACTED FORD CANADA. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND BROUGHT IT IN, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE THEN EITHER. IT CONTINUES TO BE A POOR STARTING PROBLEM. *TR