Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||||
| 042616 | 12/31/2004 | 10014310 | Weld bonding procedure. *tt | 04/29/2005 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TRUNK LID | |||||
| 04263 | 12/31/2004 | 10014274 | Luggage compartment lid will not open/re-latches when opening with remote transmitter or luggage compartment lid release switch. *tt | 04/29/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 12/09/2009 | 53000 | 1 | |
| There is water leaking from my car into the engine. it is seeping under the cowl. this is causing water to get into my air filter and causing problems with my maf system. this problem occurs when it rains or when i wash my vehicle. i just purchased the vehicle on nov. 9 2009. i was not disclosed of this issue. i have not taken it for repair as repair costs are astronomical. i have seen hundreds of others with the same vehicle (ford focus) with water leak problems. i own a 2005 ford focus. i am terrified to drive my car in the ran because it hesitates and causes the engine to misfire. i am scared that it will happen on the road and i will get killed and ran over my truck or something. please do something about fords poor workmanship. *tr | |||
| 07/17/2005 | 2 | 07/16/2005 | |
| Dt: 2005 ford focus. the consumer stated the grill and headlights were out of place. when the vehicle was taken to the dealership, they were not sure if they were going to able to fix the problem. the dealership made adjustments, but the consumer didn't feel it was properly corrected. the consumer stated only one half of the headlight assembly was able to be put in compliance. he has been told the radiator support panel was built in an improper position. ford stated the vehicle was built within tolerance. it should not affect any safety components. when the consumer asked for that in writing they were unsure of themselves. *ak the consumer stated the hood sits too low at the fender near the right a- pillar, the consumer stated there was no problem before the vehicle was serviced. *jb | |||
| 05/14/2005 | 490 | 1 | 05/14/2005 |
| Dt: the dashboard panel frame is severly rusted.*ak | |||
| 05/14/2005 | 210 | 1 | 05/14/2005 |
| Dt: brand new ford focus has heavy rust on the dashboard frame. the ford motor company says this is normal oxidation on untreated metal. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 82000 | 1 | |
| The rear door cannot lock either electronically or manually. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 82000 | ||
| The rear door cannot lock either electronically or manually. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 79000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. the contact stated that the fuel tank neck was corroded and caused the driver rear wheel well to also corrode. the contact was concerned that the fuel tank could fail due to corrosion. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 79,000. li | |||
| 07/01/2011 | |||
| I owed a ford focus 2005. my car was parked when it was hit from behind. i noticed water going in my trunk after it was worked on. the body shop that worked on it took it back in to see what the problem was. they said there's alot of water coming from around the rubber ring on gas tank. the area where you open the gas door. i didnt have this problem until the car was hit. the body shop told me it was a whole nother issue it wasn't on their part. when it rains the trunk is soaked especially when there's a heavy rain. also my car doors freeze and i can't get in them in cold weather. the door locks were replaced when ford had the recalled. the car was bought in indiana. i lived in washington state at this time. also water was coming in around the light panel on the trunk. when i open it water would fall inside the trunk.that would the part that has a black panel below trunk key area. the body shop was able to fix it with silicon. am wondering what damage is being done to the car. damages i can't see. i can hear a popping sound from the rear end of the car. | |||
| 12/09/2007 | 26000 | ||
| Both rear doors are stuck closed and cannot be opened. brought vehicle to ford dealer to see if this repair was covered under the warranty for door latches. i was told that this vehicle was not covered. ford quoted me a price of over $700 to replace the hardware inside of the door that had oxidized. the passenger side rear door stopped opening a few years ago but this was not a major concern as i rarely have passengers in the rear of the vehicle. about a week ago the driver's side rear door stopped functioning for no apparent reason. it is interesting that the problem with this vehicle is almost identical to the recall that was issued for the door latches, yet it seems that there are many other ford focuses that are not covered under the warranty based on vin#. this could become a safety issue if the door were to open while the vehicle is in motion or if passengers were unable to exit the vehicle in an emergency situation (for example, an accident in which the front doors were damaged, there would be no exit from vehicle if both rear doors are stuck). i purchased this vehicle new in 2005 and the back doors were rarely used. | |||
| 03/07/2012 | |||
| The passinger back door lock does not lock. the electric key beeps when the doors are locked and continues to beep telling me it's locked but i go to it and it opens anyway. i don't know how long it has been this way since i had been trusting the electric key to tell me it was locked. the first time i noticed it was when on 3/7/12 i had to use the manual key and i went around to check each door. i then saw that i couldn't lock it manually. later of course i checked it with the electrical key and found out it wasn't locking though it would beep to tell me it was. | |||
| 06/11/2008 | 68000 | ||
| While driving at approximately 35 miles per hour, the right rear passenger door opened on it's own. had to pull over and secure the door with ties as the door would not latch. noticed later the door latch appeared to be rusted. since this incident, both rear door latches and the driver's side door latch have failed. recently, the car was brought to the dealership to remedy the issue; however, the dealer stated the vehicle was not included in the recall despite having the same defect as the vehicles covered under the recall. | |||
| 10/09/2008 | 10000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. after rainy weather conditions, the contact noticed excessive water leaking onto the rear passenger side floor of the vehicle. the trunk was also leaking water. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they stated that the seams were split in the chassis. the vehicle was repaired; however, the excessively wet carpet padding and carpet were not replaced. the contact was concerned of possible exposure to mold due to the wet carpet. the failure mileage was 10,000 and current mileage was 12,500. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 09/20/2008 | 67178 | 1 | |
| I purchased a 2005 ford focus, my drivers side door handle has broken and the rear drivers side door cannot be opened or it will not close passenger side door handle is loose also as with other complaints nothing is being done to fix this issue a recall reported on this issues does not pertain to my vin# . don't know why considering it is the same issue, i have one key lock on outside of car on drivers side but cannot lock car now that drivers side door handle has broke so i can not lock my car. dealership is willing to look at it but will probably cost major monies to fix. why isn't this consider a safety issue if you cannot get into your car. or if the rear drivers side door swings open shouldn't have all of the 2005 ford focus been recalled. how many complaints need to be filed before it gets recalled? *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 11/05/2007 | 79050 | 2 | 08/20/2005 |
| The rear doors of my ford focus have twice opened while driving due to a rusted out latch mechanism. the first occurrence was 9/30/07 and the second was 11/5/07. the second time there was a child in the backseat. the car is a 2005 model and only 2 years old. the latches were recalled on 2000-2005 models but apparently not my specific vehicle. after having to pay 2 times in a little over a month to repair these defective parts, i am concerned about the safety of the door latches in my vehicle. no one was injured during either of these incidents. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 9000 | 6 | 12/01/2004 |
| I purchased a brand new 2005 ford focus zx4 in december of 2005. upon delivery i noticed my car had a hard time starting and the whole engine would shake and knock. after a month i took it into the dealer and they said they couldn't find a problem. the condition continued and i took it in again and they couldn't find a problem but asked to keep it for an overnight start. i brought it in a few days later so they could keep it over night and they found a bulletin by ford saying they know there is a hard start problem but they don't know how to fix it. i then had to have the driver's seat belt replaced because it wouldn't unlatch occasionally. i then had to have the passenger side door casing replaced because it was discolored. then about a month and a half ago i was driving down the highway at 62 miles an hour and my clutch went out and my car died in the middle of the highway. i was almost hit by another car and had to weight in 90 degree weather for 2 hours for a tow truck to come. my car was towed to ford and they said my fly wheel had crumbled and my clutch was bad. it took them 9 days to replace my clutch. a day later my car would not downshift without grinding and i had to take it back to the dealer. they said that this time they had to replace my transmission because it was ruined as well. to this day my car is still in the shop and has been there for 32 days just for the replacement of the transmission. my car is only 8 months old and has been in the shop for repair or diagnosis for a total of 45 days so far. neither wendle motors or ford will replace the car so i am perusing a lemon law case. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 01/22/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2005 ford focus wagon has a faulty lift gate. consumer states that the lift gate had silently fallen and she was hit in the face by the lift gate. *nj | |||
| 01/12/2005 | 1 | ||
| While driving 40 mph driver noticed that the rear hatch door opened on its own. there was no indication that the rear hatch door was opened. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 04/28/2005 | 132000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the vehicle frame alignment has continued to fail on all four tires down as it wears them down. the vehicle has had alignments and changing of all four tires each time but the failure still exits. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they inspected, aligned and changed all four tires and the problem still exits. the manufacturer was contacted stating there is nothing they can do because all the alignment specs are correct it must be his tires. the failure mileage was 132,000....mw | |||