2007 Ford Focus

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2024· TIRES

  Tire completely blew out under normal driving conditions on [XXX] between [XXX] in Roseville California. The tire was size 205 /45 r17 one of a matching installed set from America's Tires in Antelope California. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 12/30/2019· AIR BAGSCrash

  IN DEC. 12-23 A DEER LANDED IN FRONT OF US AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A ON HIGHWAY AND GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. DEER DAMAGED HOOD RADIATOR ETC. BIGGEST CONCERN . BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE POWDER. RIGHT AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT I SAID OPEN THE DOOR OPEN THE WINDOW CUZ THE DUST WAS FLYING AROUND THE CAR AND I BELIEVE I INHALED SOME IN MY THROAT UP MY NOSE THAT WAS REALLY BAD . THE DUST SMELLS BAD IRRITATING EYES THROAT. AS A COUPLE DAYS WENT BY. THROAT VERY SORE COUGHING OFF AND ON. ? THE CHEMICALS ? TOXIN,, CAN THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS LATER. INSIDE BOTH NAZAL PASSAGES VERY CRUSTY AND DRIED BLOOD. SMALL SKIN BURN ON MID NOSE. ALSO HEADACHES , FEEL DAZED, HAIR AND FACE HAD A WEIRD SMELL , ALSO SEVERE RINGING IN EARS. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED IF THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH TOXIC CHEMICALS AND WHAT HELP CAN I GET TO RESOLVE THIS AND I AM CONCERNED. THE POLICE CAME RESCUE CAME WE A GRATEFUL WE WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY BUT SOMETIMES PROBLEMS OCCUR A FEW DAYS LATER. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RESPIRATORY IMPACT AND IRRITATION IF THE CHEMICALS CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS LATER. ON 12-25-19. I JUST DONT FEEL RIGHT. HEADACHES ALSO RESPIRATORY AND THROAT CONCERNS.

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

• 12/29/2012· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURECrash

  12-26-2012 I WAS ON ROUTE 77 IN AKRON,OHIO WHEN I SLID ON ICE AND SNOW, MY CAR STARTED SPINNING AND AN SUV GOING NORTH AND MY CAR CRASHED. I SPUN INTO THE LEFT LANE WHERE A CADILLAC SUV WAS DRIVING NORTH AND HE HIT THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. MY CAR MAY BE TOTALED. FRONT DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT IS GONE, TRANSMISSION WAS PUSHED BACK AND HOOD OF CAR IS BENT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HITTING MY HEAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, AND I STRAINED MY NECK. MY QUESTION IS WHY DID MY AIRBAGS NOT GO OFF?? *TR

• 12/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  SIDE AIRBAG, CONTAINED INSIDE MY SEAT ON MY LEFT SIDE AS I DROVE, INFLATED SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY AND UNPROMPTED BY ANY COLLISION EVENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME, TRAVELLING 50 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE IN THE CENTER LANE ON AN OTHERWISE EMPTY ROAD.

• 12/27/2012· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR (4 DOOR SEDAN SE MODEL) WILL NOT LOCK. I CAN'T LOCK IT MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. THE DRIVER DOOR WILL LOCK, BUT ONLY WITH THE KEY OR WHEN THE LOCK IN MANUALLY PUSHED. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SHOULD NEVER FAIL IN A MODE THAT CAN'T BE LOCKED. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN BE CARJACKED, MY BELONGS AND CAR CAN BE STOLEN. CHILDREN CANNOT SIT IN THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. *TR

• 12/26/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY CAR IS HAVING SOME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER SPEED AND WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING EVEN THOUGH I TURNED MY OVERDRIVE ON AND MY CAR ISN'T THAT HIGH IN MILEAGE.

• 12/26/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  AUTO DOOR LOCK DOES NOT FUNCTION. I CAN HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING HAPPENING OR ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. *TR

• 12/24/2015· SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND OVERDRIVE SENSOR LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ

• 12/23/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/21/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 12/20/2012· AIR BAGSCrash

  2007 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG MALFUNCTION AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FROM INJURIES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED 30 MINUTES AFTER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES.

• 12/20/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  MY 2007 FORD FOCUS REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN WHO CAN PULL ON THE DOOR AND OPEN IT WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I CAN NOT EVEN "CHILD LOCK" IT. IN ADDITION, ON TUESDAY NIGHT I WAS ROBBED OF ALL MY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS THAT WERE IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AND SOMEONE ACCESSED MY CAR THROUGH THE REAR DOOR AND POPPED THE TRUNK. THEY ALSO STOLE MY USPS RAIN GEAR AND IMPORTANT PAPERWORK I HAD IN MY CAR ( I AM A UNION REPRESENTATIVE). THERE IS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WE SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL A CHILD DIES FROM FALLING OUT ON THE FREEWAY TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. *TR

• 12/20/2007· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHEN AN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OCS SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S WEIGHT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO FLASH, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,544 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91.

• 12/18/2013· AIR BAGS

  MONITOR FAILED AND CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN LOST CONNECTIVITY CAUSING AIR BAG SYSTEM TO NO LONGER OPERATE. REPAIRS TO MAKE SYSTEM OPERABLE AGAIN RESULTED IN CHARGES OF OVER $900. NO ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. PARTS RELATED TO SAFETY THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS OPERABLE FAILED RESULTING IN EXPENSIVE REPAIR COSTS. *TR

• 12/16/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHEN THE INTERNAL LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE RADIO SHUTTING OFF, HEADLIGHTS DIMMING BEFORE TURNING OFF, AND WIPER BLADES FAILING. THIS WAS QUITE DANGEROUS AS IT WAS DARK OUT AND RAINING, AND I HAD NO WIPERS OR HEADLIGHTS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CAR FAILED ENTIRELY. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, AND I HAD TO GET TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH COMPONENTS FOR $630.80.

• 12/16/2011· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  ONE OF THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THE MOTOR NEEDED REPLACED. THIS WAS SHOCKING NEWS SINCE THE CAR HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE COMPARED TO THIS TYPE OF NEEDED REPAIR. *TR

• 12/15/2017· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTERO TOURING DTR1 TIRES, SIZE: 195/4/60/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE INADVERTENTLY EXPLODED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL, BUT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE CONTACT PLACED THE TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR ROAD HAZARD INSURANCE PURCHASED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,200 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

• 12/13/2009· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/12/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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

• 12/10/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DRIVER DOOR LATCH BROKE 2 YEARS AGO AND I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND NOW THE LATCH BROKE ON THE BACK DOOR AND THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. THIS HAPPENED BY JUST OPENING THE DOOR

• 12/09/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 12/08/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TRAVELING ON AN FREEWAY, I DOWNSHIFTED (MTX75, 5SP MANUAL TRANS) AND PASSED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THEN WENT TO UP SHIFT AND FOUND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENTER ANY GEARS. SHIFTER WOULD MOVE SIDE TO SIDE, BUT NO UP AND DOWN INTO THE GATES. TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND TORE DOWN TO FIND CAUSE. FOUND A ROLL PIN HAD FALLEN OUT/SHEARED OFF ON THE GEAR SELECTOR ASSEMBLY ON THE TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH SHOWED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS TRANSMISSION WITH NO FIX OR UPDATED PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER. *TR

• 12/08/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  HAD BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTED IN ACCIDENT, HIT A PICKUP TRUCK AND APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT DID REQUIRE A SWITCH TO BE REPLACED WHICH COST ME A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR

• 12/08/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  NOVEMBER 19TH, ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR, I HIT A PICKUP. REQUESTED DEALER CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, THEY DID A TEST DRIVE SAID BRAKES ARE FINE. NOVEMBER 30TH, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WENT TO STOP NOTICED BRAKES WERE MUSHY, NOT SAME TENSION AS USUAL BUT CAR DID BRAKE. DECEMBER 5TH, MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN TO GET ON FREEWAY, TAPPED BRAKES, BRAKES DID NOT WORK, TAPPED AGAIN THEY WORKED. *TR

• 12/06/2009· SUSPENSION

  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

• 12/04/2008· SUSPENSION

  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

• 12/02/2013· STEERING,WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT FIRST REPLACED THE TIRES IN 2007 AND HAD REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES AT LEAT FOUR TIMES SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/02/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 24 EAST BETWEEN NASHVILLE AND CHATTANOOGA, I HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED MY ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE FIRST SIGN OF A PROBLEM WAS WHEN MY RADIO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO INDICATE THAT MY ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN. AFTER TRAVELING ANOTHER 3 TO 5 MILES, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD AND A FEW SECONDS LATER MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I WAS STILL TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. ME AND MY FAMILY WERE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL WE COULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THE FORD DEALER RAN ELECTRICAL TESTS AND DISCOVERED THE BATTERY HAD FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR DROVE FINE. ON DECEMBER 1, 2011, ONLY FOUR MONTHS LATER, I WAS TRAVELING TROUGH THE CITY WHEN MY RADIO SHUT OFF AND A FEW MILES LATER THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO HAVE FAILED AGAIN. BOTH BATTERIES THAT FAILED WERE MOTORCRAFT 1BXT*96*500. SINCE THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO APPARENT WARNING LIGHTS, AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

• 12/02/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABNORMALLY BEFORE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,668.

• 11/27/2015· STRUCTURE

  REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO POP OPEN - THE LATCH HAS A RECALL, BUT ONLY THROUGH 2005 - SAME LATCH IS USED. THE DOOR WILL NOW NOT CLOSE AT ALL. I HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON MY 2003 FOCUS. CAR HAS LESS THAN 70000 MILES ON IT. IF THERE WAS EVER A SAFETY ISSUE NEEDING A RECALL, IT IS DOORS POPPING OPEN ON THEIR OWN.

• 11/26/2012· AIR BAGS

  MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH OUTSIDE OF CLEVELAND, OHIO WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. WE WERE SHOCKED, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE ROAD WAS TOTALLY CLEAR THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. WE WENT TO A NEARBY POLICE STATION AND THE OFFICER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT AT ALL, AND THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THEIR OPINION. MY ARM AND BACK HAVE BEEN SORE AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE FORD DEALER HOW THEY PLAN TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. I AM AFRAID THAT THE OTHER AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER SIDE IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

• 11/24/2010· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/21/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

• 11/20/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),VISIBILITY/WIPER

  I HAVE A 2007 FORD FOCUS ZX5 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL SWITCHES AND CABLES I HAVE REPLACED THESE SEVERAL TIME FROM THE CONTROL LEVER CABLE,HEAT CONTROL CABLE THEY HAVE BOTH BROKE SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WILL WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN THEY BREAK OR WILL NOT WORK, I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE WHOLE CONTROL SWITCH WITH HEAT, CLIMATE CONTROL, AND SPEED AND THE CABLES AND THE MECHANISM THAT IT HOOKS UP TO AND WITHIN A WEEK IT DOES NOT WORK AGAIN, WHEN I GO FROM VENT TO DEFROST IT WILL NOT GO TO DEFROST IT IS ON THE VENTS WITH THIS BEING SAID THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOUR F=DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER IT COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. I HAVE LOOKED UP THESE ISSUES AND ALL OF THE OLDER FOCUSES HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE THERE ARE TONS OF VIDEOS AND FORMS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND IF YOU CALL FORD THEY ADVISE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THAT IS WHY THERE ARE SO MANY ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURES MAKE CARS CHEAP AND SELL THEM AND DO NOT CARE ABOUT PEOPLES SAFETY. WHAT HAPPENS ON THESE CARS THAT THE FLAP DOOR IN THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE HEATER CORE IS SO CLOSE THAT IT MELTS THE DOOR SO THAT THE FLAP DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WHAT THIS SHOULD HAD BEEN MADE OUT OF IS A AVIATION TYPE ALUMINUM AND THE HOUSING AROUND IT SO IT DOES NOT MELT AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE IN THE DASH.

• 11/20/2007· AIR BAGS

  ON OCTOBER 25 2007 I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS SEDAN 4 DOOR CAR WITH MORE OR LESS 400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED THAT WHEN MY DAUGHTER WHICH IS 5 FOOT ONE, 112 LB WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT, AN INDICATOR LIGHT LIT INDICATING ME THAT THE AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF ( WRITTEN ON THE PLASTIC), TELLING ME THAT AT THIS MOMENT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF A COLLISION. THIS FEATURE IS SUPPOSED TO ACTIVATE WHEN CHILDREN ARE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IN ORDER TO AVOID DEPLOYMENT INJURY. I WENT TO MY DEALER 4 TIMES EXPRESSING MY COMPLAINTS AROUND THIS SAFETY ISSUE. EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT THE UNIT WOULD BE RESET AND ULTIMATELY THEY EVEN EXCHANGED A SEAT CUSHION, ALL OF THIS WITH NO AVAIL. CONFRONTED AGAIN WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER (5FT 3 AND 114LB) I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPRODUCED THE SITUATION I WAS EXPLAINING WITH A LOCAL THIN PASSENGER. AS A RESULT OF THIS VISIT I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON 11/19/2007. FORD ADVISED THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A FOLLOW UP CALL IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. TODAY 11/20/2007 FORD CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR ENGINEERS, THE BEHAVIOR OF THE LIGHT WAS "AS DESIGNED" AND AS SUCH I COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. LET ME STATE THAT FORDS EXPLANATION IS RIDICULOUS AND A SEVERE BREACH IN AUTO SECURITY WITH LIABILITY ISSUES. BOTTOM LINE, OCCUPANTS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ( IN THIS CASE MY DAUGHTER OR WIFE) COULD BE SUBJECTED TO LETHAL INJURIES AS A RESULT ON NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG DUE TO A FAULTY MECHANISM WHICH INTERPRETS ERRONEOUSLY THAT SMALL ADULTS ARE CHILDREN EVEN IN THE CASE OF NORMAL SMALL ADULTS. I FIND THIS SITUATION COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND AWARENESS, IF NOT A CLASS SUIT SHOULD BE INITIATED AGAINST FORD. AS A CUSTOMER, I'M FRUSTRATED AND FEEL AT RISK USING THIS NEW VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

  REAR TAILLIGHT BULB BLOWS OUT AS IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING. BULB WILL LOOK BLACK, EVEN THE SOCKET HAS BLACK DISCOLORATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED CAR IN 2009 WITH BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED ABOUT 15-20 BULBS TO THE EXTENT I PURCHASED TWO (2) BOXES OF BULBS A SOCKET WRENCH AND CORRECT SOCKET TO KEEP IN CAR TO REPLACE BULBS EACH TIME IT HAPPENS.

• 11/19/2012· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. WHEN I TRY TO AUTO LOCK IT, IT DOES NOTHING. AND THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY LOCK IT. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DOOR REMAINS UNLOCKED AT ALL TIMES AND I CANNOT EVEN CHILD PROOF BECAUSE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, NOT THE INSIDE, THEREFORE STILL ESSENTIALLY NOT LOCKED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE RIDING IN THE BACKSEAT IF THEY ACCIDENTLY OPEN THE DOOR FOR WHATEVER REASON. MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOR ME, IT IS A SECURITY ISSUE IF MY CAR IS NEVER LOCKED. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN MANY, MANY OTHERS WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR (AS WELL AS OTHER YEARS TOO). I LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THE '05 MODEL BUT FORD FOR SOME REASON WILL NOT TAKE RESPONIBILITY FOR THE OTHER YEARS AS WELL. IF THIS IS FORD'S ISSUE, AND NOT A ONE-TIME INCIDENT WITH MY CAR, I DO NOT NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD BE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I JUST HAPPENED TO NOTICE ONE DAY THAT THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK. *TR

• 11/18/2017· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY, BUT FOR PAST TWO YEARS IT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY. HAVE CHECKED WIRING HARNESS UNDERNEATH FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SINCE I WAS TOLD IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE AT TIMES, BUT NO LONGER DOES.

• 11/18/2016· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ UPDATED 7/9/18*JB *TR

• 11/17/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO FAILED TO STOP IN TIME. THE VEHICLE THAT IMPACTED HIT MY CAR WAS GOING A SPEED OF 50MPH. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY 2007 FORD WAS PUSHED A FEW FEET. 3 WKS OF REPAIR WORK WAS REQUIRED TO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I UNDERWENT FOUR MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS THAT I STILL DEAL WITH TODAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME REALIZED THE LIGHT WAS RED AND I STOPPED, HE WAS ABLE TO TURN HIS VEHICLE A BIT TO USE THE IMPACT OTHERWISE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR

• 11/17/2014· AIR BAGS

  WARNING LIGHT ON DASH FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG POPS ON AT TIMES. THE INDICATOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CONSOLE WILL ALSO LIGHT UP AS IF SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT. THE WARNING LIGHT WILL STAY LITE FOR DAYS AND AT TIMES WEEKS AND THEN JUST GO OFF. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO RESET AS THE OWNER MANUAL EXPLAINS TO , BUT IT HASN'T WORKED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC (FIRESTONE) TO INQUIRE OF ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT MAYBE ELECTRICAL. I'VE EVEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP'S AUTO REPAIR DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. 99% OF TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE NO ONE HAS RIDDEN IN MY PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. SO THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WHAT IF THE AIRBAG, WHICH SEEMS TO BE FAULTY, DOESN'T DEPLOY. *TR

• 11/17/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER APPLYING HEAVY PRESSURE. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,335.

• 11/16/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

• 11/16/2009· SUSPENSION

  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

• 11/16/2007· AIR BAGS

  DEAR SIR: I RECENTLY PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS SEDAN 2007 WHICH HAS THE FEATURE IN WHICH IF THE FRONT PASSENGER IS NOT WITHING CERTAIN RANGES THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. CONSISTENTLY, THE NOTIFICATION THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF LIGHT ON WITH MY 22 YEAR OLD FEMALE DAUGHTER WHICH IS SHORT ( 5FOOT 2 AND 105 POUNDS) IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE TRIED TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION AND THEY STATE THAT THE THRESHOLD IS SET TO 100LB WHICH I CONSIDER EXCESIVE. AFTER ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES OR SO THE LIGHT TURNS OFF AS IT SHOULD BE, BUT THIS LEAVES AN EXTENDED INTERVAL IN WHICH MY DAUGHTER IS NOT PROTECTED. I'D APPRECIATE YOUR ADVICE ON HOW TO HANDLE THIS MATTER . *TR

• 11/15/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/13/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WIRING INSIDE OF BOOT TO THE HATCHBACK (LIFTGATE), POWERING THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, LOCK FOR HATCHBACK, AND REAR WIPER IS BROKEN CAUSING SHORTS. *TR

• 11/12/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 18V735000, I'VE EXPERIENCED MANY OCCURRENCES WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS FAR MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IF THE GAS TANK IS LESS THAN HALF FULL. THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS WAS AROUND 2011, BUT HAS HAPPENED MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY SINCE THEN. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATES, COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THEN THEN ENGINE CUTS OUT, DROPPING THE RPMS DOWN TO 0. THIS THEN REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, TURN OFF THE CAR, TURN THE CAR BACK ON, AND THEN RETURN THE CAR TO GEAR.

• 11/10/2015· STEERINGCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURES TO THE BRAIN, NECK, AND BACK MUSCLES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE COUNTY DEPUTY DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FILED A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.