2007 Ford Focus

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE A/C HEAT KNOB BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE KNOB WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE KNOB BROKE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

GOT HOME FROM WORK AND KEY IS STUCK IN IGNITION OF 2007 FORD FOCUS! CAR WILL STILL CRANK AND DRIVE BUT THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT! SHIFTER WILL ALSO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR IN THE "OFF" POSITION AND WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE! ............... SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR NEW IN JANUARY 2008 WHEN I FILL GAS TANK THE GAUGE ONLY GOES TO ABOUT 3/4 MARK... NEVER THE "FULL" LINE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED GAGE ONCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING BUT IT STILL DOES IT! *TR

BATTERY LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. THEN RADIO GOES OUT, WITH LOW BATTERY READING ACROSS THE RADIO. THEN LIGHTS START TO DIM. ALL METERS STOP WORKING ON THE DASH AND THEN THE CAR JERKS WHILE DRIVING AND DIES AS IT WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. REPLACED BATTERY ASSUMING SINCE THIS WAS THE DASH WARNING. AS SOON AS I PULL OFF WITH THE NEW BATTERY, THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AGAIN. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED AND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IT SHOWS THE ALTERNATOR IS BAD. READ MANY REVIEWS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, BUT OVER THE WARRANTY AS FAR AS MILEAGE IS CONCERNED. HAD PREVIOUS CARS WITH MANY MORE MILES THAN THE FOCUS HAS WITH 56000 AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF FOR TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IN TWO ACCIDENTS, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY; THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED IN BOTH ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN FIXED; THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED TWICE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS REPLACED ONCE AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,506.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THROUGH AN INTERCHANGE AROUND A CURVE, WHEN I HIT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A POTHOLE. THE NEXT THING I KNEW, THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND MY SHOULDER FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN SLUGGED BY SOMEONE. AFTER COMING TO MY SENSES, I REALIZED MY SIDE AIRBAG IN MY SEAT HAD DEPLOYED AS I DROVE DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AIRBAG DEPLOY, AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MY DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY FORD FOCUS 2007 IS NOW RIPPED DOWN THE SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND NO FORD DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE THE SEAT. ACCORDING TO THE "BLACKBOX" THAT RECORDS WHAT HAPPENS IN A VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED, MY VEHICLE HAD A 360 DEGREE SPINOUT THAT CREATED ENOUGH FORCE FOR MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, AND THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD HAVE TO FORK UP THE COST OF REPLACING MY SEAT. I HAVE BEEN BATTLING THIS FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW!!!!!! *TR

FORD FOCUS, 2007 THE GEAR SHIFT IN MY 07 FORD FOCUS JUST FELL OFF INTO MY HAND! I WAS AT THE STORE, AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AND THE BUTTON THAT YOU DEPRESS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE POPPED OUT, FOLLOWED BY THE SPRING MECHANISM THAT HOLDS IT INTO PLACE IN THE GEAR COLUMN. I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN, AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO REACH IN AND DEPRESS A SMALL BUTTON, THUS ENABLING ME TO SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE AND TAKE IT HOME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, AND MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. (OF COURSE). I ALSO CALLED FORD, AND THERE IS NO RECALL IN EFFECT. THE PART COSTS OVER $1500. TO REPLACE. BEING A SINGLE MOM (DISABLED) AND NOT WORKING, I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS! WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A RECALL IS IN ORDER! *TR

THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR ON THE 2007 FORD FOCUS. SEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ALTERNATOR FAILING ON THIS VEHICLE, CAUSING A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER, ETC.), OFTEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME LAST NIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FIRST, MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THEN MY ABS WARNING LIGHT, THEN MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, AND THEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIED. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT - DECEMBER, 2007-STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, APPLIED BRAKE AND SHIFTED CAR INTO NEUTRAL. TAPPED ACCELERATOR THREE TIMES, IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL . SECOND INCIDENT - DECEMBER, 2007, WHILE EXITING STORE PARKING LOT, I STOPPED AND WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR ON MAIN HIGHWAY. CAR HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RPM'S WENT UP TO 6000. IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, TAPPED ACCELERATOR THREE TIMES, IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AFTER SECOND INCIDENT. THEY REPORTED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT THAT TIME. THIRD INCIDENT - APRIL, 2008 - SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC, GOING APPROX. 5 MILES PER HOUR, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT ABOUT 3000 RPM'S. IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, TAPPED ACCELERATOR THREE TIMES, VEHICLE THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. FOURTH INCIDENT - MARCH 29, 2010 - WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A KROGER STORE I TURNED RIGHT INTO THE SPOT, COASTED INTO THE SPOT AND HAD FOOT OVER BRAKE PEDAL. EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAR SURGED FORWARD, I PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, BUT CAR CRASHED INTO BUMPER OF VEHICLE IN PARKING SPOT ACROSS FROM ME. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, BUT ONCE AGAIN, DEALER SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY CONCERN. FIRST THREE INCIDENTS, MY HUSBAND, DAVID GERARD WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DURING THE LAST INCIDENT IN MARCH, 2010.