8.0
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$1,200.00
Average Mileage:
64,000 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
- replaced alternator (1 reports)
electrical problem
Helpful Websites About 2005 Ford Focus multiple electrical malfunctions
2009Aug 10
Focus SE 2.0L
- Manual transmission
- 61,000 miles
I had been smelling something similar to burning rubber for a while,but thought it was just dust or something insignificant because the car was running perfectly. Then, I was at a drive up and smelled serious burning, so I parked and popped the hood to check it out and there was a small fire under the hood. I took it in and they said the alternator had generated too much current causing excess heat and a fire in the wiring. I'm upset because this is the second alternator I've had to replace in 60,000 miles. Ford is notoriously bad with alternators and yet they don't seem to want to do anything to fix the problem.
2008May 26
Focus
- Automatic transmission
- 41,000 miles
Have had this car in the shop so many times it is not funny. Never buy a Ford! They always find a way to make you pay for whatever is wrong with your car. Although we purchased the extended warranty that is supposed to give you a rental car when your car is in the shop; for some reason they say we are not eligible. Not only did our car break down they did not even offer us a ride home! We have bought at least 7 cars and trucks from this dealership. The car would not start and all of the electrical items were going off and on in the car. The radio kept going off and on even though we kept turning it off the cd player was trying to run at the same time the radio was going. It constantly switched from am to fm. The a/c kept going off and on even though we shut it off. The battery could not hold a charge and the car made no effort to turn over. AAA came and gave us a jump we could not even make it home. We were close to the ford dealership and barely made it up the hill to get there. They told us that we might not be covered under the extended warranty. When we asked about the rental car provided by our warranty they said they would have to see if what was wrong with the car was covered by the warranty. But that will not be until tomorrow. We were stranded at Ford with no ride home and a car that will not run yet again. Never buy from Ford ;they still have not fixed the recall items on our other vehicle.
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2009Oct 06
Focus ZX4 2.0L
To sum it up, the car was doing fine but then it would blink the headlights from low to high over and over again really quickly while all the interior lights would do similar and the car would do it much worse when accelerating. Once pulled over, turned the switch off, there was an odd noise, everything reset itself and it hasn't done it since.
Mechanic said its the computer.
Mark R.
Foresthill, CA, USA
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