Ford Focus cooling system problems

cooling system problem

7.0

pretty bad

Typical Repair Cost:

$392.00

Average Mileage:

105,000 miles

Number of complaints:

2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace thermostat housing and thermostat (2 reports)

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problem #2

2007Sep 28

Focus

  • Automatic transmission
  • 130,000 miles

First off, who makes a thermostat housing out of a plastic that breaks down in the presence of heat and coolant? (A: Ford)

This was actually significantly more expensive than just the cost of the part, because it was originally thought to be the heater core, or Core Of Evil (tm), since the windows would fog up when you turned on the heater, and the coolant was dripping from the hose were it went into the fire wall. That was a royal PITA, and would have cost $875 at the dealer. The entire interior from the center console to the firewall has to be removed to get the Core Of Evil (tm) out. It took me a week to do it myself.

What was the actual problem was the the crappy plastic thermostat housing had disintegrated. It was about $85 for the part, and only took me about a half hour to install. The dealer would have charged a lot more.

Aaron M.

Bonney Lake, WA, USA

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problem #1

2007May 07

(reported on)

Focus

  • Automatic transmission
  • 80,000 miles

Yep, me again. With my second broken thermostat and thermostat housing. Luckily at least the parts were covered this time because it hadn't even been a year yet. Unbelievable. Granted, it's a first-year Ford and what the hell were my parents thinking? But still. When you're a recent college grad and you have about $20 in the bank, that car is the bane of your existence. Here's to a happy future with my Honda Civic!

ecarter

North Hollywood, CA, USA

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