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2006 Ford Focus Body 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:

  • 3 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi3
1–30k mi2
150–400k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 1, 2019 · 95,000 miles

    Body

    PASSENGER BACK DOOR LATCH BROKE. CAR DOOR TAPED

    ODI 11183626

  • September 1, 2017 · 132,000 miles

    Body · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    Rainfall on/off/moderate. Tires ~5/32" tread; michelin; age? While navigating interchange from i-64w to i-81n (staunton, va) car lost traction. Several attempts to steer to inside curve shoulder resulted in violent fishtailing & total loss of control. Vehicle slid about 100 yds. In grassy ditch, flipping "1+?" times, leaving driver hanging upside down. Left temple head injury. Sternum injury under shoulder belt.…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11021674

  • May 19, 2016 · 5 miles

    Body · Unknown Or Other

    Right rear passenger door will not lock presenting a safety hazard for young children and elderly passengers. False sense of security knowing that your passengers are safely secured and not at risk for accidentally opening door and thrust out of the vehicle. Door was acidentally open while in motion.

    ODI 10870174

  • February 10, 2016 · 199,700 miles

    Air Bags · Body

    The car was involved in a collision and airbags did not deploy when they should have.

    Crash reported

    ODI 10825700

  • July 2, 2014 · 92,000 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    The truck latch on my 2006 ford focus zxw would not actuate electrically when the button on the fob or on the dash was pressed due to broken wire in a wiring harness running from the interior to the rear hatch door. It would also blow fuse #63 on the back of the interior fuse panel which made replacement difficult (the fuse is really on the back of the fuse box, the manual recommends that only the dealer service or…

    ODI 10608191

  • June 1, 2013

    Body

    Every focus owner i have talked with has had the same issue with the door handles breaking. This is the 3rd time since 2013 that this has happened to me, and if i don't fix it myself, dealerships want to charge $250 to fix a problem that needs to be recalled, and covered on ford's expense. The second time it happened, february 2017, it broke not only on the outside, but also the inside handle of the passenger side.…

    ODI 11024955

  • December 17, 2012 · 61,000 miles

    Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    For the 3rd time a rear door lock on my ford focus has failed. Twice on right once on left. The lock jams. Cannot lock. But a danger to a child in the car as you cannot open the door from the inside. Nor can you secure the car from car jackers since it will not lock,. *tr

    ODI 10490081

  • September 20, 2006 · 5,000 miles

    Body

    Dt*: the contact stated while accelerating 5 mph from a stop sign on normal road conditions, a vehicle traveling 35 mph impacted the contact's vehicle on the driver side front fender. The vehicle was towed to a yard who deemed the vehicle was totaled. The other vehicle incurred slight damages. The contact sustained minor injuries. The contact expressed that the vehicle must be a safety hazard if the vehicle's parts…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10168871