2006 Ford Focus

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 43,000 MILES. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME, BUT THE FORD DEALER REPAIRED ONLY CERTAIN PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. NOW, 25K MILES LATER, THE TRANSMISSION IS AGAIN BAD. FORD REFUSES TO FIX BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY, AND THERE IS NO RECALL. I THINK THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR, WHEN IT DID IT WOULD JERK AND SOMETIMES THERE WOULD BE A SQUEELING NOISE AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR. IT JERKS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT AND THE OVER DRIVE COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T GO OFF. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION JUST JERKS AND JERKS CONTINUOUSLY SO BAD IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR AND WON'T GAIN ANY SPEED. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THANK GOD I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT BY SOMEONE, IT'S VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS.. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP ON DIAGNOSTICS AND SO FAR WE ARE BEING TOLD THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE CAR COMPUTER TO THE DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZER. I'VE FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR ONLINE AND I'M WONDERING WHY FORD HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. ONE PERSON SAID HE HAD TO HAVE HIS TRANSMISSION REPLACED. WHEN THESE SAME KIND PROBLEM OCCURS IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS A FORD MOTOR PRODUCT PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND WHERE'S THE RECALL FORD??? *TT

THE FUSE FOR MY DASH AND NIGHT RUNNER LIGHTS BLOW AND REPLACED THE FUSE ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES THEN THE WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE THAT WAS 6 MONTHS AGO GOT IT FIXED AND NOW MY DASH AND NIGHT RUNNERS LIGHTS HAVE STOP WORKING AGAIN CHANGED THE FUSE AND THEY ARE NOT WORKING STILL AND I CANT MOVE THE SHIFTER THIS CAR ISN'T SAFE ANYMORE AND I NEED A SAFE CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER AND I. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BECAME LOOSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 148,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY RESISTANT AND COULD ONLY BE DEPRESSED PARTIALLY. THE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO BE PUSHED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WHEN DRIVING, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE BEFORE RESISTING ANY ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*BF UPDATED 02/28/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST PROMINENT IN COLDER TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED 2006 FORD FOCUS ZX3 IN MAY OF 2006. IT WAS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH ONLY 8 MILES ON IT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT WAS VERY LOUD AND ROUGH. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS NEW AND NEEDED SOME TIME TO BE DRIVEN. AFTER THREE AND HALF YEARS NOTHING HAS CHANGED. I CALLED FORD COMPANYAND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO FORD DEALER. (I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I ALSO STATED THAT IT STOPS SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT UP IF I HAVE TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. THE DEALER INFO: FORD BREDEMANN 2038 WAUKEGAN ROAD GLENVIEW, IL 60025 (847) 510-5585). I LEFT THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND WHEN I CAME TO PICK IT UP I WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE ON GOOD CONDITION. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED LIKE TIRES..ETC.. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD INSTANCES ON THE ROAD WHERE I ALMOST COULD HAVE ENDED UP KILLED JUST BECAUSE THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. 2ND PROBLEM IS STEERING WHEEL. IT IS SO STIFF THAT ITS HARD TO TURN IT LEFT AND RIGHT. I FEEL LIKE IT IS SO UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR..NOT JUST UNSAFE FOR ME BUT FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WAS WELL. *TR

PURCHASED FOUR TIRES IN DEC OF 2010 WITH 70 THOUSAND MILES TREAD OUT MILES FOR MY STATION WAGON . 30 THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE REAR TIRES WERE GONE. THERE WERE BALD SPOTS ALL OVER THE INSIDE DRIVERS REAR TIRE. THE CORDS WERE BEGINNING TO SHOW AFTER SIX MONTHS AND 30 THOUSAND MILES. THE OTHER REAR TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT ANY BETTER. ALIGNMENT WAS FINE. IT WAS CHECKED HAD ANOTHER ALIGNMENT DONE AND PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES WITH FORTY THOUSAND MILES WHICH WERE REPLACED 8 MONTHS LATER WITH NO TREADING LEFT. FORD HAS DONE EVERYTHING EXCEPT ISSUE A RECALL. FORD DEALER PROVIDED NO REAL ASSISTANT. THEY MUST KNOW, BUT ACTED AS IF NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROVIDE. THEY INSPECTED THE REAR AND TOOK READINGS OF TREAD ETC, BUT DID NOTHING ELSE. TIRE COMPANY SAID NOT A DEFECT IN THE TIRES SO WE DON'T REPLACE TIRES FOR FREE. JUDGING FROM ALL THE OTHER POSTS THIS IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION. I WAS TOLD TO ROTATE TIRES OFTEN AND CHECK OFTEN. SOMETIMES YOU HEAR A THUMPING NOISE AND THE CAR DRIVES HEAVY IN WET CONDITIONS. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN MAY 2006. ON 01/23/07 DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET I REALIZED THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED TO HAVE BROKEN AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I COULD ONLY COAST AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE BOUGHT AND WAS TOLD THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN. ON 10/26/11 IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I WAS ON A 65MPH FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR. (5-LANE FREEWAY IN EACH DIRECTION - MAJOR HIGHWAY.) (MILEAGE 65040.) I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. HAD IT TOWED AGAIN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMED IT WAS THE SAME CABLE THAT HAD BROKEN. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP SAVE IT AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THE CABLE WAS COMPLETELY FRAYED. LUCKILY THE CABLE HAS NOT BECOME STUCK WHILE ACCELERATING LIKE SOME OTHER REPORTS I HAVE READ ON THE 06 FOCUS, BUT I THINK STILL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, OCCASIONALLY LOCKING HER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.