Ford Focus Sidewall Problems
- 42
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 11
- Years with records
- 2000–2014
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 42 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- firestone firehawk · 9 records
- sidewall tire · 8 records
- front tire · 7 records
- replaced tire · 7 records
- rear tire · 6 records
- tire blew · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Sidewall · Tires
A mechanic noticed that the inner sidewalls on both front wheels were splitting (as if along the seams) on the goodyear weatherhandler 215/45r17. The tires were fixed before any blowout occurred, but goodyear refused to take responsibility. Three separate mechanics from different garages had never seen anything like it, and confirmed that it did not occur from daily wear and tear.
ODI 10985874
Sidewall · Tires
Bought firestone affinity touring tires two years ago, and on my rear tire the sidewall blew a 4.5 " chunk out of it where the tread meets the sidewall. I have had my alignment checked twice since buying the tires and they are rotated every 5-5.5k miles. The tires are 195/60/15. I contacted firestone but did not receive a response.
ODI 10928736
Sidewall
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford focus equipped with firestone primewell pz900 tires, size: p205/50z/16 (na). While driving 65 mph, the contact heard a roar and felt a vibration from the front passenger side of the vehicle. Upon examination of the tire, the contact noticed a large crack on the sidewall of the tire and replaced it with the spare tire. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and the tires were not…
ODI 10778827
Sidewall · Tires
Tuesday july 29 2015 my boyfriend was driving my brand new 2014 ford focus se in wilton maine doing the speed limit of 50mph... With no warning the left rear continental tire blew out the sidewall with 2700 miles in it. He did not hit any oothole or anything else when this happened. We take very good care of our vehicles and thank god he kept control to pull over. Ford denied me help . Insisting he ran sumthing over…
ODI 10745640
Equipment · Sidewall · Tires
In late may 2015, i noticed a bubble in my driver's side rear tire. I took my car to the dealership and they insisted that it was my fault. I had to pay to replace the tire. Now, not even two months later, i now have a bubble in my passenger side rear tire. The tires are from the same batch. The tires are continental contiprocontact 215/55r16 93h tires. With these being potential blowouts, these tires are unsafe.…
ODI 10734070
Sidewall · Tires
Sidewall of tire blew out. Tires are not even 2 months old. I have seen other complaints about the same issue. Douglas xtra trac ii 185/65/14. *tr
ODI 10660214
Sidewall · Tires
Complaint againt general altimax rt tires, size 195/60r15. Extreamly large bubbles in sidewalls in 3 out of 4 tires on our 2000 ford focus. I just purchased the 2 front tires 4/2/2014 and the back 2 tires july 2013.. 1 tire, right rear went flat the other day, found large hole in sidewall of tire, it apeared nothing had puntured the tire. I did not think nothing of it at 1st. Took car to ford dealer to have tire…
ODI 10592151
Sidewall · Tires
Driver side front tire lost pressure 2 twice in the week as indicated by tps. Then the tire lost all air overnight. Took tire for repair/ discovered that the tire was not repairable because it had side wall leak. Close inspection revealed some steel wire that had dislodged from its embedded position the surface of the tire. Also notices other areas where the steel wires were still embedded in the tire but also…
ODI 10556941