2005 Ford Focus Tread/Belt Problems
- 8
- 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 8 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- front tires · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Sidewall · Tires · Tread/Belt
Goodyear eagle gt tire shows signs of tread separation around perimeter of tire where sidewall meets tread. *tr
ODI 10361745
Tires · Tread/Belt
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The manufacturer of the tires was b.f goodrich and the tire size was p205/50/16. The contact stated that the tires have excessive tread wear. As a result of the tire blow-out, the tire failure increased the risk of vehicle crash. She had to replace the tires on two occasions. The manufacturer will only assume partial responsibility. She has pictures of the failed component. The…
ODI 10282902
Tires · Tread/Belt
My family and i were coming up from florida when it started to rain. I felt the car slipping on the road so i moved over into the far right hand land. The car slipped again and i hydroplaned and crashed car on nov. 29th due to tires that were only 6months old. I felt these new tires had been worn smooth after only 10,000 miles of usage with a car that had no brake or alignment issues. The tires were full of air at…
Crash reported
ODI 10250576
Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Tread/Belt
Bought 2005 focus zx5 new. Orig tires pirelli. Lost air constantly. No one would honr or fix. I had to buy new tires with only 2,245 miles on the car. Goodrich 205/50-16 which the tire dealer said is made for focus. The ford dealer said the tires were the wrong tire for focus. Now the tires have 24,000 miles on them and they are bald. Ford dealer denies he told me tires were wrong and i am now facing having to buy…
ODI 10221993
Tread/Belt
I was westbound on 5th st. In olivehurst, ca, and headed to olivehurst drive. The conditions were dry and cool, and the speed limit was 25 mph. I had not yet come up to the speed limit (below 10 mph) when my front end began to shake. Seconds later, my passenger and i heard a loud bang, and the front end swerved sharply to the right. I tried to correct to the left, and ended up clipping a pole (on the right side of…
1 injury
ODI 10176689
Tread/Belt
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The vehicle has goodyear eagle rs-a tires, size p19560r15. The contact stated that the tires were defective and the steel belt was visible. Due to the low mileage on the tires, the failure should not have occurred. He also noticed wear on the tires. The contact took the vehicle to the goodyear dealer and they replaced all four tires. Recently, the front tires malfunctioned. The…
ODI 10225574
Fuel Rail · Tread/Belt
My car kept stalling in the middle of the road and at stop signs and where ever it felt like. This started at about 20,000 miles. Then just before it got to 36,000 miles it would stall when ever it became hot. As i was going up and down the mountain passes in washington, oregon and california it would just stop running every mile. It was very dangerous as i had cars behind me and truckers on all sides and the car…
ODI 10163112
Rotor · Tires · Tread/Belt
2005 ford focus experiencing problems with the brake equipment and the tire tread on the front two tires.*mr the brake rotors and pads where bad. Dealer told consumer all focus disc brakes wear like that, with grooves on rotors and pads . Consumer's son was on i-95 and had to stop fast and tires got soft spots and flatten out and tread came apart. Manufacturer wouldn't warranty the 2 front tires and the consumer had…
ODI 10119228