2005 Ford Focus Latches/Locks/Linkages Problems
- 38
- 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.
What owners report
- side door · 9 records
- door lock · 9 records
- rear passenger · 8 records
- passenger door · 8 records
- latches locks · 8 records
- drivers side · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 16 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact's daughter owns a 2005 ford focus. While driving at an unknown speed, the rear passenger door opened on its own. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The driver was able to park on the side of the road and closed the rear passenger door. The contact was also informed by his daughter that both rear doors failed to open. The contact associated the failures with nhtsa campaign number: 05v030000…
ODI 11281596
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the rear passenger side door failed to lock. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.
ODI 10958281
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, that the driver side rear door fails to latch. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact called ,suburban ford of waterford located at [redacted], waterford twp, mi 48327, phone number: [redacted], where to vehicle was not diagnosed due to the diagnostic fee. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the…
ODI 11001385
Latches/Locks/Linkages · Structure
My focuses rear passenger side door wouldn't lock and neither of the rear doors could lock automatically. This is a safety concern because if someone (small child) pulled the handle they could fall out. I also tried locking the child lock but then the door wouldn't close. I had to get this fixed at a local auto shop and it cost $400. It seems like from what i have read on the internet this is a common problem with…
ODI 10622323
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The back door drivers side will not lock. The drivers door will not open from the outside. I replaced the door handle but it will still not work. It does not seem to be touching opening mechanism. *js
ODI 10592307
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The rear driver side door lock will not lock. The child safety lock doesn't even make it work. All other doors work with the remote entry key fob and alarm activates but the rear passenger door remains unlocked. I can not even lock it manually. I fear my grandchildren will be able to simply open the door and exit the car and am very concerned for their safety not to mention the possiblity of someone entering the car…
ODI 10499423
Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The rear door cannot lock either electronically or manually. *tr
ODI 10486121
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The rear passenger door will not lock or unlock with the keyless entry nor the buttons in the car. Turning on or off the child lock feature does not affect it. I can manually 'force it' either way - barely - for now. This happened once before several years ago - where it was stuck completely unlocked, and you couldn't manually force it. It was like that for several months and then mysteriously fixed itself. I have…
ODI 10477215
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Rear passenger electric door lock frozen. Door will not lock manually or electronically. This is not an isolated malfunction and is a safety hazard for children and the disabled. Ford needs to be notified of this safety hazard so they can inform owners of this issue. *tr
ODI 10466548
Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages
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…
ODI 10452635
Latches/Locks/Linkages
I purchased a pre-owned 2005 ford focus about 1 1/2 ago. Recently, the driver's side passenger door would not lock automatically or manually. I searched the internet for information and discovered that there had been a recall on this problem. I called ford and was told that my vehicle was not included in the recall because it was only the 2005 ford focus from a certain manufacturing location. The representative…
ODI 10441043
Latches/Locks/Linkages
There is this plastic sleeve on the bottom of my shifter that slips down. When that piece is down i cannot retrieve my key from the ignition after i turn the car off. The lock on the front driver side stopped working with the keyfob. It worked manually until today, now i have to enter and leave my car through the passenger side door. The panel is impossible to take off when the door is closed. So replacing the…
ODI 10420092
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that the door latch became defective and the door opened while the contact was driving. The dealer repaired the failure via nhtsa campaign id number: 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) but the failure recurred. The manufacturer did not assist the contact the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 44,012 and the current…
ODI 10410451
Latch · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated the drivers side rear door will not lock manually or with the keyless entry. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was made aware of nhtsa recall campaign id number: 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages: door: latch) and was told the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage is 44,950. Updated 08/19/11
ODI 10409240
Latches/Locks/Linkages
2005 ford focus sw. The trunk latch if opened by remote then can't close back. If remote control of latch is not operated and using only the key to open the trunk, then it's okay. I had to disconnect the electrical connector to the latch so that i can use the key only to operate the trunk gate. *tr
ODI 10374781
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Ford focus 2005 wagon. Noticed that electric lock will not open hatch back, but took no action to correct. Incident: could not move shift lever out of park leaving motorist stranded. Found that shared brake light fuse was blown. Replaced fuse, but wondered about root cause so tested brake lights. Immediately noticed that brake lights remained on when brake pedal was not pressed or pressed. Realized that this is a…
ODI 10356049
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Door latches work very badly on pasenger and drivers doors. Finally the drivers door latch broke. *tr
ODI 10381684
Ignition · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Key got stuck in ignition and won't come out of the ignition. Had to lock key in car and use remote to lock car. Second incidence of this on here so looks like it could be a recall in the future for the 2005 ford focus. *tr
ODI 10347122
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that all four door handles were defective. The contact mentioned that all four door handles were replaced. However, the problem recurred. The contact was made aware of recall notification of nhtsa campaign number 05v030000 (latches, locks, linkage). However, the vin was not included on the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The…
ODI 10614952
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Driver's side passenger door will not lock with remote or manually with rocker switch. *tr
ODI 10344206
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that the rear door was difficult to open. Also, the passenger side rear door would not remain closed unless the child safety function was activated. The dealer advised the contact that the vehicle had not been included in recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 05v030000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch). The manufacturer confirmed that the…
ODI 10416680
Ignition · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Key stuck in ignition and will not lock into key position #; therefore, gear shift will not lock appropriately when car is off. *tr
ODI 10324156
Latches/Locks/Linkages · Unknown Or Other
Our key is stuck in the ignition of our car. We can"t get it out. I'm afraid that we may have our car stolen because we have to leave the key permanently in the ignition
ODI 10323476
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Both the front and back drivers side doors can be locked either electronically with the remote or manually by hand. The front drivers side door handle wont operate from the outside. It has been fixed twice already and now broken for a third time. This seems to be a widespread problems with the 02-08 focus. A little googling will show just how often this happens. *tr
ODI 10702878
Ignition · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Steering
Key won't turn in the ignition. Can no remove key. *tr
ODI 10302054