Ford Focus Equipment Problems
- 97
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 11
- Years with records
- 2000–2014
- Stored years
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 97 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Mechanical · 3 records
- Electrical · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 24 |
| 1–30k mi | 15 |
| 60–100k mi | 13 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Equipment
The key would no longer turn in the ignition, leaving me and my baby niece stranded far away from home. We parked the vehicle and when we returned, we found ourselves stranded, because the ignition lock could no longer be operated. Apparently this is a known problem with ford focus locks! *tr
ODI 10935305
Equipment · Sidewall · Tires
In late may 2015, i noticed a bubble in my driver's side rear tire. I took my car to the dealership and they insisted that it was my fault. I had to pay to replace the tire. Now, not even two months later, i now have a bubble in my passenger side rear tire. The tires are from the same batch. The tires are continental contiprocontact 215/55r16 93h tires. With these being potential blowouts, these tires are unsafe.…
ODI 10734070
Equipment · Seat Belts
2012 ford focus. Driver seatbelt got stuck. Could not get out of the car. Took over 15 minutes before i could finally get it to disengage. Now it wont engage. The metal tongue goes in but does not catch. The seatbelt warning continues even when i hold it inside the clasp. I am nervous and distracted now with the seatbelt not working. This for me is a serious safety concern. *tr
ODI 10701776
Equipment · Seat Belts
2012 ford focus. Driver seatbelt got stuck. Could not get out of the car. Took over 15 minutes before i could finally get it to disengage. Now it wont engage. The metal tongue goes in but does not catch. The seatbelt warning continues even when i hold it inside the clasp. I am nervous and distracted now with the seatbelt not working. This for me is a serious safety concern. *tr
ODI 10701756
Equipment · Seat Belts
2012 ford focus. Driver seatbelt got stuck. Could not get out of the car. Took over 15 minutes before i could finally get it to disengage. Now it wont engage. The metal tongue goes in but does not catch. The seatbelt warning continues even when i hold it inside the clasp. I am nervous and distracted now with the seatbelt not working. This for me is a serious safety concern. *tr
ODI 10701755
Equipment · Seat Belts
2012 ford focus. Driver seatbelt got stuck. Could not get out of the car. Took over 15 minutes before i could finally get it to disengage. Now it wont engage. The metal tongue goes in but does not catch. The seatbelt warning continues even when i hold it inside the clasp. I am nervous and distracted now with the seatbelt not working. This for me is a serious safety concern. *tr
ODI 10701754
Equipment · Visibility/Wiper
Poor durability of the new occipital wiper blades on my 2013 ford focus. I live in central pennsylvania. The winter weather and the constant freezing and even zero temperatures has caused the failure of these new fangled wipers that are supposed to hug the windshield and remove water better. The cheap plastic clips that they are held on with have failed 2 times now, this winter. I just had my third pair installed. I…
ODI 10689679
Equipment
When i turn on the interior heater, the selector switch that directs the air to windshield, panel, or floor, will not send heated air to the floor. It makes a very loud noise of air being forced through a tight opening, but the heat does not go to the floor and the heater is almost completely ineffective unless the fan speed is set to the highest setting. *js
ODI 10690628