14 problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2004 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2004 Focus.
As I was stopped at red light it stalled as I drove thru. So I pulled over. Got out to open hood. It was smoking. Struggled to open hood. Ran around to get towel to smother the fire. But it was too far gone. Man told me just leave it. It was total loss.
My battery light seems to flash when the car is off. Car has stalled several times while driving try to accelerate over 50 miles an hour car will shut off. Back hatch on wagon seems to release itself while driving well unlock automatically. Have replaced three thermostat and thermostat housing due to overheating car will not tell me is overheating it will boil in the overflow return tank pressurize and shoot the cap off?. . .
"takata recall" trunk lid pops when brakes are applied. I'm afraid that if I hit a bump in the road the lid will fly up. Also if I pop the lid with key fob break lights come on.
Shorted brake wires in trunk area blown fuse no start no brake lights would not shift into drive.
My car was turned off and my dash lights would flicker and beep, my radio goes on and off by it self, the rear wiper and third brake light do not work, and now everything does not work.
Car was inoperable due to key not working in the ignition and emergency repair service in parking lot had to be done. . Read more...
3/1/ driver's side heated seat burned through upholstery and caught fabric on fire, while my daughter was driving vehicle. After searching the internet, I found that this has happened to other Focus owners. There was a service bulletin (04b16); why no recall?.
All of the backlighting on the gauge cluster and buttons beside the radio screen is intermittent. I do not drive the vehicle at night because of this issue. Due to the risk of not being able to see what speed I am traveling at. I have been the sole owner of this vehicle and I bought it brand new from the dealership back in 2004. Nothing has been modified on this vehicle.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the speedometer fluctuated continuously. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Focus. The contact was driving with the cruise control set at 80 mph. When she attempted to turn on the headlights, the vehicle began abnormally jerking as if she was repeatedly tapping on the brakes. The trans axle cooling system warning light illuminated when she turned the lights off and on. The cruise control then became inoperable. The vehicle had not yet been taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The failure and current mileages were 92,590.
My car (2004 Ford Focus) was just about due for its 30,000 mile tune up when it first acted up. It stopped while driving on the freeway-no power, nothing. We took it to a local Toyota dealer service center and had it checked and the 30,000 mile tune up done. No problems for 1 month. While driving it did the same thing when I exited my driveway. After stopping the car, taking out the key, then re-starting the engine it seemed to be ok so I headed out on the highway. Fortunately while driving at the back of a line of traffic, including 2 fully loaded logging trucks, it happened when I had slowed down to about 50 mph. I got it over to the Toyota service station and again they checked it out and couldn't figure it out. This time they couldn't get it to start for about 10 minutes. The service manager called me the next day to tell me that Ford had a bulletin on fixing this type of issue, apparently the computer needed to be re-programmed! so I called the closest Ford dealership 29 miles away and tried to discuss the situation with them. I called another Ford dealer and was quoted 3 times as much. I called the Ford customer service to make a complaint and got the same blase attitude about the situation. No one thought it was a safety issue and that owners needed to be notified. But 4 times in total, my life and my fiance's life were in danger. This is another issue of Ford's negligence. Remember the firestone tires???.
My high beam is always on. My low beam and fog light do not work. The low beam and fog light are independent switch.
Contact states daughter came home from work on 7-15-05 and she had not had any problems with the car prior to this. The next day on 7-16-05 she noticed the car had caught on fire while it was parked in the driveway. The fire had already gone out. She had the car towed to the dealership, and the mechanic said Ford was coming on 7-19-05 to inspect the car. She talked to someone who had just retired from wayne assembly plant and he said they had been having a lot of problems with the fuel line coming off due to increased pressure on the Ford Focuses. She has never received any recall notices. She does not know where the fire originated. The car is at the clinton michigan Ford dealership.
Car stalls without notice. Sent daughter to emergency room one time. Stalls 2 different ways, while driving and sometimes when coming to a stop. Total loss of control happens. Has been in shop many, many times and they can't figure out problem. Started when car was 7 months old. Also, clutch prematurely went out. Has been replaced 2 or 3 times. (car has 26,000 miles currently). Also, thermostat has gone out many, many times- daughter has driven most of winter with no heat.