9.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$500.00
Average Mileage:
24,054 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
wheels / hubs problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
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2008Jun 02
Focus
- Manual transmission
- 3,107 miles
I bought a brand new 2008 Ford Focus in spring of 2008. I put maybe 6000 km on the car and all 4 tires went completely bald and I had to replace them all (warranty covered it). I was maybe 10,000 km later, and all tires went bald again, and again Ford replaced the tires but upgraded me from the Pirelli's that Ford gives you when you buy their Focus, and put BF Goodrich tires on stating that these would work better. Apparently, Pirelli's are crap, which makes me wonder why Ford uses them to begin with. Anyhow, Ford informed me that I must be driving recklessly which threw my alignment out on a continuous basis even though all I was doing was driving to work back and forth, all of it being hwy driving other then 1/4 mile of gravel road. Frustration sets in, and I'm getting tired of always having to worry about my tires, my alignment and the safety of driving this "brand new car". I am now at 80,000 km and this car has seen 17 tires. (3 tires were legitimately my fault due to nail/screw punctures) Ford will not help me and will no longer replace tires. I've spoken to their customer service, its been through their "hotline" and still, I have a car that is nothing but a piece of sh*t and causes me nothing but grief. Ford checked suspension, checked the frame, and can come up with nothing other then maybe I should start washing my rims on a constant basis to clean dust build up, to prevent the tires to be unbalanced. Who should have to think about doing this? You would think that in this day and age a person could buy a brand new vehicle and not have to wash rims or worry about their tires going bald every 15 or 20 thousand KM's... I can see this being a problem if I purchased an off road vehicle, or actually took this car mudding, but it drives hwy's only and I'm not a young kid who needs to speed or spin tires or do crazy stunts. I wanted a reliable car that was good on fuel, with a bit of sport. When Ford sold me this car, they couldn't stress enough how excellent this car would work for me. Buying this car was one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made. Never again...
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2009Sep 26
Focus SES 2.0L
First set had to be replaced at approx. 17,000--all I got from the dealership was excuses--you didn't rotate them often enough, they're factory tires, you should have got an alignment sooner. An alignment? After 17,000 miles? I drive interstate about 100 round trip 5 days a week to work. It's not like I'm off-roading this thing! Furious after handing over $500 for the tires and the alignment, the service mgr. finally tells me the Focus is notorious for eating tires. Supposedly they fixed this issue with the 2008 model--liars, they didn't fix it. So for the last 30,000 miles I have faithly rotated at every oil change, and guess what? It didn't do much good. My 65,000 mile Pirellis got a whopping 30,000 out of them. I bought this car to save money on fuel, but what good does it do me if I have to put a new set of tires on it every 6-8 mos.? Shouldn't this issue be considered a manufacturer's defect? I get sooo furious every time I even think about it!!
kssnflwr
Salina, KS, USA
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