8.7
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
no data
Average Mileage:
30,667 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
suspension problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
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2009Sep 01
Focus
- Automatic transmission
- 31,500 miles
all four tires rotated regularly, making scraping noise when turning and braking, its not the breaks and it was not the half shaft my dealer has replaced last week, it is in the shop tonight for same problem, they said the tires are cupping and could be alignment, none of this is normal, there is some issue obviosly with the focus, we need to get something done about what it is and why it is happening, i am very angry and very frustrated as my dealership is is treating me like i don't know anything, i have been driving cars along time and have never had these issues before ever,,,, there is nothing norman about this , nothing, we need help getting this major problem fixed whatever it is ,, alot of people have had different things replaced in different locations in the country and Canada, who knows where else, but we all need to unite and take a stand, i will definitely let it be known when i pick my car up tomorrow that i am doing more investigating into the situations we are having and i will take it further if i have to because i refuse to accept that any of this is normal,,,
Update from Sep 27, 2009: ford kept my car over the weekend i may possibly have it back on monday, now they replaced a half shaft last week that did nothing to fix the problem, this time they are replacing the left rear control arm and that tire, but i have had my tires rotated regularly and all four tires have the same wear on them, so i am unhappy with them only feeling liable for one tire, and after i get my car back and if the noise appears to be gone i am going directly to have my tires rotated again and see if only the new tire made the noise dissapear as if that is the case then obviously they will not have fixed the problem, and i again will have it in the shop soon after, i am very frustrated because they are treating me like this is a single isolated case while obviously its not,,, i love my focus i have enjoyed it very very much, i just have hopes that ford will take care of this issue not just with me but with the many other focus owners, i will keep this site updated after i get my car back , and as to how many miles it takes before the same problems or others occur,
Update from Oct 11, 2009: ford replaced one tire and the left rear control arm kit , i still dont know if the problem is fixed or not since i have not rotated my tires yet , which i want to get done soon to find out but i think i am just going to have to replace all four tires and i think it is a problem with the design of the car but i still love my focus and i can only hope that the last part that they did replace will help fix the problem
2009Jan 04
Focus
- Manual transmission
- 30,000 miles
I have ford focus that has worn out 2 sets of tires thus far. At first they added a bar on the rear end (that should have been on the car in the first place) and I had to pay for new set of tires. Now those tires are worn out and they stated that car had to be aligned (again) although it was only slightly out of alignment. They stated that could have caused the problem (bullcrap). The dealership still has the car but they didn't find anything wrong with the rear end yet. From what I have read up here I think it is a design problem that the Ford company needs to fix and if they can't they need to recall these cars.
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2009Dec 01
Focus
dealer says its tire noise, they also replaced a half shaft and it did not fix the problem, all four tires are cupping, it has 32000 miles on it but i noticed it about 31000, it had a scraping noise like rubbing of tires to wheel well when braking and turning in either direction, it is not a small noise it is a god awful noise, it is in the shop again tonight and they are going to check the alignment, but something in the design of the car or in the parts of this car are causing my tires to cup it is not just normal, i have driven alot of cars older and new , i have never had to deal with an issue such as this, my husband has a 2002 svt focus and he too had four sets of tires on it in a very very short period of time, i know this could be caused from several different issued but i think it should be narrowed down, i am very frustrated with my dealership telling me its normal and its tire noise , if it were normal they would never have replaced a half shaft last week, someone please help us figure out whats going on , whether its a tire defect or a shock defect or a strut defect someone needs to address this issue,
Paula R.
Gardner, KS, USA
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