10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$339.00
Average Mileage:
15,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints
Most common solutions:
- minimize rear toe-in (1 reports)
suspension problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2008Jul 01
Focus SES
PROBLEM:
rapid diagonal-pattern rear tire wear, eventually inducing severe shaking from 60-70 MPH (centered at 65, probably the resonant frequency of the rear spring at that load with the scalloped tire wear pattern). Tires were showing steel belt in spots by 20,000 miles.
CAUSE:
a "perfect storm" of conditions
(1) "passive rear steering" design (loading of outside rear wheel in a turn adds to toe-in... great for slalom & skid-pad figures, not so good for straight-line tire wear OR stability, ESPECIALLY with two adults and 100 lbs. of music gear on board)
(2) wide-range allowable alignment spec (0.16-0.56 deg. total... mine was 0.47 with vehicle unloaded)
(3) soft compound Pirelli P6
(4) hot summer I-65 asphalt, with 18-wheeler grooves worn in
REPAIR:
(1) replace tires (highly recommend all four... only doing two almost cost my family's life later- another story for another time)
(2) 4-wheel alignment (limit rear toe-in to MINIMUM spec!)
(3) avoid uneven weight loading if at all possible
(4) practice faithful front-to-back tire rotation
kyfomocofan
Nashville, TN, USA
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