2010 Ford Focus

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE WHICH DAMAGED THE STARTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS EMITTED THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCT AND LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE VEHICLE. A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO INSTALL A COOLANT FAN MOTOR ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE INSTALLATION, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. ..UPDATED 09-26-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN COOLANT CAME OUT OF THE AIRDUCTS IT GOT ON THE CONSUMER'S FACE. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AGAIN, THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED. THE COOLANT THAT CAME OUT OF THE AIRDUCTS ALSO REACHED THE INTERIOR FLOOR AND BEHIND THE CONSOLE. OTHER ISSUES WITH VEHICLE ARE THE TIRES THAT HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED WORN, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, RPMS WOULD INCREASE AND ENGINE REVS, TOXIC AND BURNING WIRE ODORS, EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE, METAL GRINDING SOUNDS FROM UNDER THE HOOD, VIBRATING AND ROUGH RIDING, THE TRUNK OPENS ON ITS OWN, COMPRESSING SOUND WHILE AIR CONDITION IS RUNNING, WINDOWS WERE ICING ON THE EXTERIOR OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS, AND RUST ON THE IGNITION. UPDATED 10/01/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DOOR LATCH BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED THE BUTTON WOULD IMMEDIATELY RELEASE, CAUSING THE DOORS TO REMAIN UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,670 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,889. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE RPM FLUCTUATED AT IDLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GAS. UPDATED 09/10/12

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION IS FELT UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE VIBRATIONS ARE STRONGER AT HIGHER SPEEDS. AN AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALIST TOLD ME IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE FORD FOCUS DUE TO UNDERDESIGNED SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THIS CAN CREATE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZZARD AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (65MPH) DUE TO THE STRONG VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

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

I OWN AND OPERATE WEST WARWICK AUTO BODY IN WEST WARWICK RI 02893. WE REPAIRED THIS CAR IN MARCH AND FORD MOTOR CO HAS A AIR BAG SENSOR STILL ON BACK ORDER.THE CUSTOMER IS DRIVING THIS CAR WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND WE ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS AND SO IS THE CUSTOMER. WE HAVE HAD A WRIITEN COMPLAINT IN WITH FORD SINCE APRIL 11,2012 THE COMPLAINT # IS [XXX]. THE PART # ON BACK ORDER IS AS4Z54632A22A. PLEASE CALL ME ON THIS WE REALLY WOULD LIKE HELP. FORD HAS NOT BEEN HELPFULL AT ALL. THE CUST NAME IS [XXX] HIS PHONE # IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES, IT WOULD JUST SLOW RANDOMLY, AND MANY TIMES IT WOULD JUST LOSE ALL THROTTLE AND STOP. IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 65 MPH, ON A BUSY STREET TRAVELING 40 MPH, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. APPARENTLY, THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY FORD FOCUSES (HTTP://WWW.FOCUSFANATICS.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=271461), AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT IS DANGEROUS. NOT ONLY IS IT NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, IT IS $600 TO FIX! THIS IS AWFUL, AND IT SHOULD BE RE-CALLED. SOMEONE WILL END UP GETTING KILLED, AND FORD SHOULD BE SUED FOR THEIR DEATH. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY CARS THEY SHOULD NOT PAY TO FIX IT, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR

ON JUNE 22, THE MECHANIC'S WRENCH APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD WHILE SITTING IN IDLE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK. THE FORD MANUAL STATES THAT THE WARNING SIGN IS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE/TRANSMISSION. I TURNED THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE MECHANIC'S WRENCH WENT AWAY. ON JUNE 25TH, THE MECHANIC'S WRENCH APPEARED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO JERK. IT WAS HARD TO KEEP IT IN THE ROAD. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES REGISTERED IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND EVEN CHECKED ON THE FORD WEBSITE BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS DOES NOT HELP BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG OR THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACT THE WAY IT HAD. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. FORD IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE SEEN MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES LIKE THE ISSUE THAT LOOMED AROUND THE FORD PINTO THAT CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT DUE TO WHERE THE GAS TANK WAS LOCATED. *JB