Ford Focus Change Vehicle

"Brakes on Ford more problems than other makes"

"I have to nearly push the brake pedal to the floor before the brakes start working"

"Had to change original Front Brake Pads & Rotors at 98000"

"Front disc brake rotors needed replacing"

"Replaced front pads and rotors at 42500 miles"

"Front brakes needed to be replaced at around 148k miles. As far as I know they were the original factory brakes. Pretty sure the rear brakes need to be replaced too, at some point"

"I recently detected a clicking sound when I apply the brakes to slow to a stop"

"they rusted out"

"rotors rusted badly after 3 years"

"Rotor required replacing"

"It's more of a squealing when I apply the brakes. I've had them examined numerous times, and the problem always reoccurs. It seems to be worse when it rains"

"Wiring in rear hatch is brittle. Reverse lights no longer work and neither does rear defrost. Will be replacing some chunks of wiring (where metal is visible) to see if that helps. Wrapped a bunch of the wires in electrical tape to prevent shorts"

"number plate lights, poor installation,water penetration"

"Interior dome lights turn on by themselves, no one can tell me why, and the only stop is to have them off all the time.....not too helpful when you're getting in the car at night!"

"Stopped working from the key fob. Dealer has not been able to fix it in two trips. Currently in the shop for a week with no solution yet"

"When the remote opener goes, it should not be so expensive to replace!"

"Red engine light stays on although the dealer replaced the alternator and the batter is charging and stays charged. Dealer wants us to leave car with him to see if he can sort out problelm"

"Braking lights came on"

"Seatbelt warning light on"

"The wiring to rear hatch began shorting so that activating the rear window defroster opened the hatch; similar problem with rear wiper"

"One front seat just didn't work anymore, had to have the heating unit replaced"

"The paint started peeling very badly in thick layers around the wheel wells and rocker panels and an estimate to do the repairs was twice the market value of the car"

"PAINT PEELING AT ALL WHEEL OPENINGS. CAR HAS BEN OILED SINCE IT'S PURCHASE WHEN IT WAS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD"

"Paint fading and peeling on hood"

"As previously stated this car in driven in the snow belt region of the country and being 10 years old it is bound to rust"

"Under the doors and the bottom of the doors rust easily, even with anti rust treatment"

"Car started rusting on the drivers side doors, rocker panels & Front fender, Rear Tail Gate"

"Significant body and underbody rust since Ohio DOT started using liquid ice deterrence systems"

"road salt that rusted my car and thousands of others"

"Lower body both sides completely rusted"

"holes tail pipe detached"

"Heat shield came off 5 years ago and removed"

"Replaced at time of repair due to age"

"It is the original muffler and failed due to rust, formed a hole and became loud"

"Never had a muffler last so long before"

"After more than 200,000 miles I finally had to replace the original muffler. Very pleased with it's life"

"When I say "pipe" I'm referring to the failed flex pipe"

"Broke at joint"

"Rust has developed around the lower inside of 3 of the four doors. The alternator was just replaced. It does appear that most of the parts are original on this car. So considering that the car is 10 years old and being driven in the snow belt one ca"

"The alternator stopped functioning and had to be replaced"

"Failed suddenly. Car won't run very far on the battery"

"Has been replaced twice in 50K miles. Has also been replaced in my other focus. No other problems with either focus. Very satisfied except for this alternator weakness. Difficult to replace as well"

"Did not charge the battery and had to be replaced. This is the second time in 6 years the alternator had to be replaced"

"alternator replacement in less than 9 months from last replacement"

"Coil failed cylinder 1 causing misfire - replaced"

"Started failed after more than 200,000 miles. Easily replaced it myself"

"Band broke while on vacation away from home, attempted repair by independent transmission shop that was successful, but repair shop broke the valve body, which was properly repaired by a transmission shop near our home"

"I was expecting the transmission to last longer than 75000 miles considering routine maintenance has always be done"

"Trans failed at 15000 miles"

"Difficult to get the back hatch to close and lock"

"Rear Hatch Shocks failed simultaneously. (Would not hold hatch open.) Replacement Shocks & Labour came to $198.00"

"Radio CD changer broke after 2 years when vehicle was new"

"timing belt slipped and caused engine to fail"