6.0

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
13,550 miles

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problem #5

Feb 122008

Focus

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
My ignition locked up on my Ford Focus.

- Goshen , IN, USA

problem #4

Jan 312006

Focus 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 35,000 miles
Key will not come out of the ignition, there is a technical service bulletin for this repair as the problem is not an isolated instance. There are hundred of the same complaints, yet Ford will not absorb the repair.

- Brunswick, GA, USA

problem #3

Jan 312008

Focus 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 25,000 miles
Like thousands of others my 2005 Ford Focus ignition would not turn in a 2005 Focus and I was left stranded. This thankfully was at my workplace and I was not in any immediate danger.

- Daytona Beach, FL, USA

problem #2

Aug 302007

Focus

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
2005 Focus with appox. 18000 miles, I am unable to start my car. Ignition switch will not turn to crank position nor will it turn on accessories.

- Americus, GA, USA

problem #1

Feb 132005

Focus 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 7,750 miles
Ignition problems, cd player malfuction, was repaired but failed again 3 times to start and towed 3 times to the dealer.

- Collegeville, PA, USA