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Alternator Dead
2007 Ford Focus (Page 1 of 4)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
8.3
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $430
- Average Mileage:
- 57,800 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 74 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace alternator (43 reports)
- replace alternator and battery (21 reports)
- not sure (7 reports)
- ford extended warranty 100.00 deductable (3 reports)
electrical problem
Helpful websites
- Suggest A Recall - we are all experiencing this same defect. time to make a recall happen so we dont have to pay for their mistake
- Ford Focus Alternator Problems - How to test and repair Focus alternator problems.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Seems alternator problems are common on the Focus. I've driven plenty of cars where the alternator lasts 100K miles or more. This one gave out at 66,000.
I am dismayed that never once did the alternator charging or low battery warning lights came on. I wasn't aware of the problem until the battery ran itself down to zero while driving, and the car stopped.
At least if the system had given a warning, I would have gotten it fixed before I would get stranded.
Also--it seems that the alternator is under the control of the car's computer. Why does a simple thing like an alternator need computer control? For decades, cars were built with alternators with internal regulators that worked fine. All the alternator has to do is monitor the battery voltage and supply charge as needed. Putting it under a complex and problematic computer control is simply over engineering.
- Zooeyhall .., Columbus, NE, US