Ford Focus accessories - exterior problems

accessories - exterior problem

9.0

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

$173.00

Average Mileage:

71,000 miles

Number of complaints:

2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
  2. replace the reinforcer (1 reports)

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problem #2

2007Sep 12

(reported on)

Focus ZTS 2.0L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 58,000 miles

you have to replace the reinforcer as Ford calls it, basically the actual assembly that the door handle and the door lock attaches to. It is a real pain in the ass to do this it took me three hours to completely solve this problem; the dealer will have to order this part and should be there the next day in Georgia at least. The design of the entire system is bullshit, all that is probably wrong is that there is a small piece of metal that looks link zinc in the door. God forbid that cars would actually have metal in it. Anyway you need beer to do this job and take your time because you will find yourself repeating yourself a lot because you find that there is only one way to do this, and here is a hint - attach the little yellow clip at the top of the rod and make sure you hollow out the clip where the piece of metal fits in. You only need to do this a little.

B C.

Griffin, GA, USA

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problem #1

2006Aug 15

(reported on)

Focus ZX3

  • 84,000 miles

This is absolutely embarassing. Both of my car doors will not open with the handle. I have to leave a window cracked so I can reach in and open the door from the inside. This is a pain in the ass when it rains, because I either have to throw plastic over the window or roll it up and get in through the rear hatch. I have yet to fix it cause it is $310 and I am wondering if I should just get rid of it and not spend any more on it!

atomicbri

Cleveland, TN, USA

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