1. Ford Focus
  2. Problems
  3. 2005
  4. Front

2005 Ford Focus Front Problems

6
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.

Among these 6 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi4
30–60k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 2, 2011 · 65,000 miles

    Front

    For two weeks i heard and felt a slight pop in the front driverside wheel when accelerating from a stop and then when applying the brakes after gaining some momentum. Took it to get looked at by mechanic and actually looked at the area in question myself. (control arm, ball joint, cv, sway link, steering assembly and struts) we could not determine the problem nor could we recreate the 'pop' with the car on the lift.…

    ODI 10399987

  • February 7, 2010 · 39,171 miles

    Driveline · Front · Steering

    2005 ford focus passanger side a arm bolt holding the a arm to the wheel lossend and just one bolt fell out on the road causing the tire and the remainder of the front wheel assembly to jam under the fender pulling the axle out of the transmission stopping the car thankfull that the car was going slow and stopped and not on a freeway at a high rate of speed. This car has only 39171 miles and had been to the ford…

    ODI 10307670

  • June 15, 2006 · 11,377 miles

    Front

    Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle drifted to the right while driving over 30 mph. The vehicle has been to the dealer on four occasions for this problem. On three occasions the dealer was unable to determine any problems. The fourth occasion the vehicle's front end was realigned however this did not correct the problem.

    ODI 10160173

  • August 8, 2005 · 200 miles

    Front · Tires

    '05 ford focus zxw. Vehicle less than 2 weeks old. In shop 4th time for vibration in front end and pulling to right. Dealer replaced 1 front tire, balanced all 4, changed camber angle and re-aligned steering wheel. Car still vibrates at 65 and now pulls to left. Back to dealer again for 5th time. Appears to originate from right front. Will press for strut and suspension inspection. *jb

    ODI 10133136

  • July 17, 2005 · 1,200 miles

    Front · Manual Transmission

    I was driving without any warning a pop sound and my clutch would not go into any gears. I had to force it into second gear all the way home. Total of 3 failures approx. 1 month apart final result on my third trip for repairs ended with me unable to stop in time which caused me rear ending the back of a truck. I damaged the front of my car. After numerous attempts to repair my car both engine and body i still have…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10276944

  • October 14, 2004 · 7,588 miles

    Front

    While driving any speed vehicle vibrated. Dealership informed the consumer that problem pertained to wheel alignment. Evoq filed by abigil livingston [redacted]. *ak

    ODI 10099382