1. Ford Focus
  2. Problems
  3. 2004
  4. Service Brakes

2004 Ford Focus Service Brakes Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi2
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 1, 2019 · 125,550 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes

    My battery light seems to flash when the car is off. Car has stalled several times while driving try to accelerate over 50 miles an hour car will shut off. Back hatch on wagon seems to release itself while driving well unlock automatically. Have replaced three thermostat and thermostat housing due to overheating car will not tell me is overheating it will boil in the overflow return tank pressurize and shoot the cap…

    ODI 11234370

  • July 22, 2014 · 116,000 miles

    Engine · Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. While driving approximately 55 mph, the engine warning indicator illuminated. In addition, when the brake pedal was depressed, the contact heard an abnormal noise. The failures occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.

    ODI 10621294

  • March 19, 2013 · 40,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    It happened sporadically and once in a while. When backing out of my parking spot, the brakes barely worked. The pedal was very hard to press and it took a lot of force to bring the vehicle to a stop. Today, it happened again when i was on the "drive" mode. There is no way to predict when it would happen. The only pattern here is it happened shortly after starting the car. It could be in the reverse or drive mode.…

    ODI 10564289

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2004 Ford Focus.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.