10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
67,781 miles

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problem #3

Mar 072012

Focus 4-cyl

  • miles
The passenger back door lock does not lock. The electric key beeps when the doors are locked and continues to beep telling me it's locked but I go to it and it opens anyway. I don't know how long it has been this way since I had been trusting the electric key to tell me it was locked. The first time I noticed it was when on 3/7/12 I had to use the manual key and I went around to check each door. I then saw that I couldn't lock it manually. Later of course I checked it with the electrical key and found out it wasn't locking though it would beep to tell me it was.

- Denver, CO, USA

problem #2

Jun 112008

Focus 4-cyl

  • 68,000 miles
While driving at approximately 35 miles per hour, the right rear passenger door opened on it's own. Had to pull over and secure the door with ties as the door would not latch. Noticed later the door latch appeared to be rusted. Since this incident, both rear door latches and the driver's side door latch have failed. Recently, the car was brought to the dealership to remedy the issue; however, the dealer stated the vehicle was not included in the recall despite having the same defect as the vehicles covered under the recall.

- Racine, WI, USA

problem #1

Oct 092008

Focus

  • 10,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Focus. After rainy weather conditions, the contact noticed excessive water leaking onto the rear passenger side floor of the vehicle. The trunk was also leaking water. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they stated that the seams were split in the chassis. The vehicle was repaired; however, the excessively wet carpet padding and carpet were not replaced. The contact was concerned of possible exposure to mold due to the wet carpet. The failure mileage was 10,000 and current mileage was 12,500.

- Portsmouth, NH, USA