2010 Ford Focus

NOT PROVIDED BY FORD CABIN AIR FILTER BENEFITS A CABIN AIR FILTER IS AN AIR PURIFICATION FILTER, SOMETIMES CALLED A ?MICRO CABIN AIR FILTER? OR "IN-CABIN MICROFILTER,"DESIGNED TO REMOVE THE MICROSCOPIC DUST, ALLERGENS, POLLUTANTS AND OTHER PARTICLES THAT COME INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN OF YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH ITS AIR VENTS. IN ADDITION TO MAKING THE AIR IN THE INTERIOR OF YOUR CAR UNPLEASANT AND UNHEALTHY, A DIRTY CABIN AIR FILTER, CLOGGED WITH DIRT, DUST, SMELLY MOLD AND ALLERGENS, CAN ALSO IMPACT THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR DEFROSTER, HEATING AND AC, AND HEALTH HAZARDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE INTERNAL LOCKS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT BECAME LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT DOOR RODS WERE REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING IN THE CAR POOL LANE WHEN THE CAR CAME TO AN ABRUPT STAND STILL. IT TURNS OUT THE COMPRESSOR FAILED AND THREW ITS PARTS ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DAMAGING PARTS OF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED, HE LOST BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITIES. COMPRESSORS DO NOT LAST FOREVER. HOWEVER, WHEN A COMPRESSOR QUITS WORKING THAT SHOULD BE THE EXTENT OF THE FAILURE. THIS COMPRESSOR FAILED AND BASICALLY CAME APART. THE CAR NOT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A CAR POOL LANE PUT MY SON AND HIS WIFE IN DANGER AS THERE WAS NO WHERE TO GET OUT AND NO WAY TO MOVE THE CAR. *TR

2/21/14 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY NAME IS [XXX]AND I WOULD LIKE TO RAISE AN AWARENESS TO AN ISSUE THAT IS REOCCURRING WITHOUT ANY PERMANENT SOLUTION. I SET OUT IN THIS ENDEAVOR TO GET A CAR IN 2009 AND NEEDLESS TO SAY THE ROCKY ROAD THAT HAD LEAD TO THIS POINT IN TIME HAS BEEN ROUGH. THE CAR IN QUESTION IS THE 2010 FORD FOCUS THAT I WAS TOLD, AT THE TIME, WOULD BE A SUITABLE VEHICLE TO FIT THE REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS I?D NEED FULLY OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE. THE MODIFICATIONS THAT WERE MADE ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. ZERO EFFORT STEERING, 2. A HAND CONTROL FOR ACCELERATION AND BRAKING, 3. A BACKUP STEERING PUMP IN CASE THE STEERING WENT OUT I WOULD STILL HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, 4. A ?V? GRIP HANDLE WITH COUNTERWEIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL, 5, A PEDAL GUARD OVER THE GAS PEDAL. NOT BUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE FRESH INSTALL DID IT GIVE ME OPERATING ISSUES. THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE STOCK PUMP IS A LIGHT DUTY PART AND WITH THE ADDED STRESS OF THE ADDITIONAL BACKUP STEERING PUMP IT WOULD MAKE THE MAIN PUMP WORK TOO HARD AND ALLOW AIR INTO THE SYSTEM. ABOUT 11 MONTHS LATER AFTER THIS ISSUE WAS ?RESOLVED? IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND 2 MORE TIMES AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT IN ABOUT THE SAME TIME FRAME OF EVERY 11 MONTHS (ALMOST A YEAR BUT NEVER QUITE EXACT) UP UNTIL JUST RECENTLY WHEN THE STEERING SYSTEM FAILING IN EARLY JANUARY(BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 4). THERE WAS A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH ?HE SAID, SHE SAID? IN REGARDS TO THE PROBLEM BETWEEN FORD, DRIVE MASTER, AND THE COMPANY THAT HAD INSTALLED THE MODIFICATIONS (MC MOBILITY). I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE AWARE OF THE INCOMPATIBILITY ISSUE SO THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ANY FUTURE INDIVIDUALS AND THIS COMBINATION IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN ANY FUTURE CIRCUMSTANCES [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LEFT FRONT TIRES CONTINUE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON THE INSIDE OF THE TREAD. I HAVE HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED, AND EVERYTHING IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. I ROTATED TIRES AS SHOWN IN OWNER'S MANUAL. TIRES ROTATED FRONT TO BACK, BACK TO FRONT. THE LEFT FRONT WEARS THE INSIDE OF THE TREAD; THE TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR STOPS WEARING, ONCE PLACED ON THE BACK. ALSO, UPON MOVEMENT, TIRE NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND THIS NOISE SOUNDS LOUDEST FROM THE INSIDE, FRONT LEFT OF THE VEHICLE (DRIVER'S SIDE). AT 25 MPH, INSIDE TIRE NOISE IS 45 DB. AT 55 MPH, INSIDE TIRE NOISE IS 85 DB. RADIO IS OFF: WINDOWS ARE CLOSED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, AND THAT I SHOULD ALIGN THE CAR WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE, AT 3000 MILES: THIS IS NOT WHAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDS. ALIGNMENT SHOP SAYS THAT ALIGNMENT IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS, AND PROVIDES A PRINT-OUT SHOWING THE READINGS. VEHICLE TRACKS STRAIGHT AND TURNS APPROPRIATELY. I WILL WEAR OUT THE TWO LEFT TIRES BEFORE 30,000 MILES, WHILE THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES SHOW LITTLE WEAR FOR THE MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE WOULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT NORMAL SPEED, ENGINE CHECK AND WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AT TIME OF ISSUE. HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AT ADVANCE AUTO AND ERROR CODE P2135 THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR/SWITCH A/B VOLTAGE CORRELATION AND ALSO ERROR CODE P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO COMPLETE LOSE OF POWER AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEED AND JUST ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OVER OR ALMOST GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 01/23/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALONG WITH THE BRAKES SQUEAKING, SHE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ENGINE. UPDATE 01/24/14