2005 Ford Focus Exterior Lighting Problems
- 16
- 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 16 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- turn signal · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Seat Belts
Bought a 2005 ford focus in april, 2018. Told sales man that airbag engine light remains on. Was told is ok. On 6/112018, called customer service ford cooperate spoke with a lady. She ask for vin number, i gave it to her. She said 2005 focus has no airbag recall. I told her that air bag light stays on since we bought the car. She didn't take interest on that. I asked her what company made 2005 ford focus airbag? She…
ODI 11101652
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Hatchback wiring harness between body and hatchback, has multiple wire insulation failure and wire breakage causing fuses to blow and non-functioning parking lights, reverse lights, break lights, instrument column lights, and uncontrolled release of electrical trunk while driving.
ODI 11080996
Exterior Lighting
I just purchased this 2005 ford focus. As i was checking things out, i noticed the back up light (reverse) were not working. I checked the bulbs and fuse. All was in order. I did some research on the internet and it appears this seem to be a chronic problem with the transmission mounted signal switch on the ford focus, as there are several reports referring to this problem. If i had not performed the check, i would…
ODI 10706546
Exterior Lighting
BULB MELTS HOUSING. *TR
ODI 10701722
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Turn signal stopped working. Removed rear tail lenses to replace all the bulb and found brake/turn signal socket fused to interior portion of tail lens inhibiting removal due to heat warpage. Will contact dealer for replacement sockets for right and left sides and lens replacement for right and left sides. This should be a recalled item due to hazard of no turn or brake light and poor design to allow bulb to produce…
ODI 10598378
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that the instrument panel, overhead dome light, rear windshield wiper, and rear exterior lights failed without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were notified, but the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 135,000.
ODI 10597047
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
This is the third time i had to place front left and right head lamps and high beams . I brought this car off of enterprize dealer in nevada. Over the years i began haven lots of problems with this car. So much needed to be done on this car and i spent lots of money too. Not knowing until now this car has some recall issues. Passenger rear door replace and broken again. The rear brake are rusted and needs to be…
ODI 10592075
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The left rear turn signal stopped working- the blown bulb indication was noticed by the fast flash signal on the dashboard indicator. When going to replace the bulb it was found that the upper socket for the turn signal socket is melted to the lens cover. The lens cover socket mounting hole was distorted by heat. Once the socket was removed the bulb was found not to be blown. The socket housing shows internal signs…
ODI 10555472
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Referring to case # [xxx]. Upon further inspection it was determined that the root cause of the short was in fact the small bundle of wires going into the liftgate. Repairs have been made to all affected wires. Including installation of a brand new headlight switch ford certified. Cost of repairs 2347 dollars and 97 cents.upon reading other complaints on this website i've seen at least 40 other cases caused by the…
Fire reported
ODI 10556969
Exterior Lighting
I purchased a used 2005 ford focus zxw wagon. I love the vehicle, as it gets good mileage, & has ample space, but i ran into a problem with this vehicle as my left tail light went out on me. Upon taking out the rear light assembly, and trying to replace the light bulb, i had the hardest time taking out the light socket out of the light assembly to change the bulb. Upon finally getting the light socket out, i find…
ODI 10497957
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Exterior · Exterior Lighting · Latch · Rim · Seats · Steering · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 for focus zxw station wagon. The contact stated that when the key was in the ignition and the shift over ride button was depressed, the key would become locked in the ignition. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the vehicle was operating as designed. The contact glued the shift over ride button in place and changed the ignition, which resolved the failure. The…
ODI 10487466
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Excessive heat from taillight/brakelight bulb caused plastic housing to distort and brake lights fuse to burn out, causing loss of rear brake lights. Potential for rear end collision & wiring fire. After fuse was replaced, wiring smoldered until new fuse also burned out. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10340573
Exterior Lighting
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. While backing out of the driveway at approximately 3 mph, the back up lights were inoperative. The failure occurred without warning. The contact repaired the vehicle. He was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure and current mileages were 24,000. Updated 11/24/08 *cn updated 11/26/08. *jb
ODI 10247553
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Noticed on the way home from work on friday that when i clicked on the left turn signal, it went in a "fast blink" which usually means a burned out bulb, short, or blown fuse, but usually just a burned out bulb. Once i got home in the driveway, i get out and test the lights and see that the front left turn signals are flashing fast, and the back left turn signal is not flashing at all. I'm still hoping for a burned…
ODI 10244568
Exterior Lighting
1)there wasn't much leading up to the failure. It just happened. Not one, but both of the casings for our rear/brake signal lights melted. That meant that the lamp assembly, or hole, that the light bulb socket goes into, melted in both the left and right rear lights even though we never changed the bulbs before in our car. The casing, or lamp assembly, became warped after melting so that we couldn't even twist the…
ODI 10238052
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that the brake light bulbs overheated and as a result, melted the headlight assembly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the headlight assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 28,000 and the current mileage was…
Fire reported
ODI 10464714
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