general problems of the 2007 Ford Focus

The lock on the rear passenger side door will not lock. Doesn't lock with the rest of the doors and I cannot lock manually. Anyone could come open it at any time and take whatever they want. It is not safe. I am afraid if someone rides back there it will pop open if they lean on it.

Driver side front and rear door locks will not work with remote, with the key, or manually from the inside. Passenger side door locks work as they should. Anyone can gain entry to the vehicle at any time. A rear passenger, especially child, would be at great risk. This is not an uncommon issue with this and previous years of the Focus. I was told over the phone by a Ford technician that this is an electrical issue, but other complaints show necessary replacement of latch and lock assembly.

My driver's side rear door will not lock. When I try to auto lock it, it does nothing. And there is no way to manually lock it. Because of this, the door remains unlocked at all times and I cannot even child proof because that would allow the door to be open from the outside, not the inside, therefore still essentially not locked. This is a safety issue for anyone riding in the backseat if they accidently open the door for whatever reason. More importantly, for me, it is a security issue if my car is never locked. I have looked online and seen many, many others with this exact issue with the same make, model, and year (as well as other years too). I learned there was a recall for this exact issue with the '05 model but Ford for some reason will not take responibility for the other years as well. If this is Ford's issue, and not a one-time incident with my car, I do not not believe I should be the one responsible. There was no accident. I just happened to notice one day that the door does not lock.

The rear door lock on the drivers side stopped working. It is stuck in the unlocked position and cannot be locked manually or with the remote.

The driver side rear door will not lock. Did not realize this until I was with a friend and his son driving down our street and my friends son open the rear door on the drivers side when it should of locked with the rest of the doors. Can't get the door to lock now.

3 of 4 doors have now broken on my 2007 Focus, due to the same problem as what was recalled on the 05 model -- the doors will not latch and/or lock. The door mechanism is the same for 2000-07, so I'm not sure why 07 was not recalled as well. I paid the dealer over $1000 to fix the front driver and back passenger doors in 5/12, and now in 7/12, the back driver door is doing the same thing -- when you go to shut it, it just pops back open, as the latch does not catch. I had to drive home from my baby shower last night with the rear doors tethered to eachother to keep the door from flapping open while I drove down the road. I have spoken with the service manager at the dealership, as well as Ford corporate, and have basically been told it's not their problem and I am on my own to pay for the repair, because my car is "too old" (just 5 years from mfg date) and has "too high mileage" (not that the doors have anything to do with mileage) for Ford to take any responsibility for what is clearly an issue of cheap, faulty parts and poor workmanship. This problem is all over the internet, and is clearly not isolated to my vehicle. Ford should be ashamed of the fact that they have ignored this problem, which could cause serious injury to it's customers (just imagine if the latch had stopped working while I was doing 70 mph down the highway!), and neither I nor anyone in my family will ever buy another Ford!.

Both rear door locks will not lock, manually or with electronic door locks.

Passanger rear door lock will not lock with manual operation or the remote. This is a safety issue because our kids can just open the rear door because you have no ability to lock the door with the child safety lock feature. The lock is jammed in the unlock position. There is a recall on the 2005 Focus door locks but not the 2007? the latch lock assembly is the same from 2000-2007 Ford model years. There are a lot of people reporting this issue all over the web. I hope people start reporting this more on this site. The dealer wants to charge me $500 to replace the jammed unlocked door latch that requires the complete latch assembly to be replaced. I'm also not happy that anyone can get at my child by just pulling on the door handle. If you can't lock the rear door it makes it real easy for someone to harm our children. I also can't imagine our children unknowingly pulling on the handle and falling out of the car because I was not able to lock the rear door. I can't afford the $500 bucks-- our children are at risk. Ford should be ashamed of themselves for not recalling this issue and will suffer dearly from the lawsuits that come their way. Last Ford I ever buy period!!! protect the consumer Ford!!!.

While driving slowly, the rear hatch door of our wagon with electric locks popped open on its own. I stopped and closed the door. Same thing happened a couple days later.

Driver side back door will not lock at all. . . Therefore I can't let my child ride in the car because I can't put the child lock on the car. This is very unsafe!!.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact noticed that the rear passenger door would not remain locked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was waiting for parts to arrive to repair the failure. The manufacturer was unaware of the issue and advised the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The current mileages were 54,000 and the failure mileages were 52,700.

Driver side rear door latch with electric lock inoperable, door will not latch shut.

I bought a 2007 Ford Focus in may 2009, and shortly after I bought the car I started have problems with the key getting stuck in the ignition. You can move the car in & out of gear even though the key is in the off position, but unable to remove the key. I took it to the Ford garage where I bought it, said they had not heard of the Focus having this type of issue even though they had 2 Focus' in the garage with the exact same problem. Donnley Ford in shelby ohio stated this is not covered under the warranty and is not covered under the extended warranty they sold me for an extra $80 a month (which they said at time of purchase would cover everything) and would cost between $800-$1200 and the after market replacement may not actually fix the problem. I have had the key get stuck 11 times in the past 4 months and have only got the run around from the dealer insisting this is not a common problem in the Focus.

I have two problems with design flaws in my 2007 Ford Focus sse: (1) . Because of where the door lock is located, just above the door handles (front driver and passenger sides) all the doors will lock at times and you don't realize it when you open, get out, then close the door. Most often in situations where you have left the motor running with the key now locked inside. This happens because of coming in contact with this lock with your fingers or hand while opening the door with the handle. This has occurred on several occasions despite now knowing what causes the problem. This is a complete nuisance and dangerous if children would happen to be left in the car with the engine running and the doors locked and no second key on hand. (2). The second problem I have with the automobile is I have experienced the "Audi effect" where the car accelerates on occasion when braking. This I also ascribe to a design flaw: the brake pedal and gas pedal are placed too close together and at a relative close height to one another. After taking the defensive position, in a potential braking situation, if you have to depress the brake quickly and hard, the car accelerates. This takes you completely by suprise and it takes time to respond. I have been driving the same way for 45 years, with many vehicles, and this is the first time I have experienced this problem. Luckily the car sat most of the winter because of the problem I described previously and no one had this experience on snow covered or icy roads. I brought this up at the end of April in a visit to the dealer and was told to file a complaint by service manager steve lovalvo. I want to bring both of these defects to your attention because I feel that I have leased a lemon that has problems that cannot be serviced by the dealership and presents potential problems for many other drivers also.