general problems of the 2008 Ford Focus

Factory pirelli tires tread depth after only 15191 miles on new 2008 Ford Focus ses---2 tires @ 2/32 and 2 tires @ 3/32. Dealer and pirelli won't accept responsibility. (car driven in local small town). Not happy!.

At 60,000 miles the car started chewing up tires and still is. The first set it did this to were worn to the wire under the rubber before it was noticed. It has chewed up two more sets since then all in under 10,000 miles and the tires are rated for approx. 50,000 miles.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Focus equipped with hankook 395 tires, size p195/60/r15, dot bjcfpdfh3207. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer since he noticed excessive wear on the tires. The dealer informed the contact that the inside of the tires were wearing excessively but they were unable to diagnose the failure. The dealer advised the contact to purchase a tire that should last up to 80,000 miles; however, informed him that the tires would only last 40,000 miles and need to be replaced. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The current and failure mileage was 32,000. Updated 08/24/11.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Focus equipped with the original pirelli tires, line size 205/50/r16. The contact stated that all four tires were wearing prematurely and would only last for 25,000 of the 50,000 mile lifespan of the tires. The tires were replaced with kumho tires and the dealer was contacted who advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for inspection. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The dot number was unavailable. The failure mileage was 28,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Focus. The vehicle has pirelli p6 tires, size p205/50/r16. While driving 55 mph, the contact noticed that the driver and passenger side seats began vibrating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that both rear tires were cuffing and needed to be replaced. The tires were not replaced. The failure mileage was 18000 and the current mileage was 20000.

My wife took our 2008 Ford Focus in for a routine oil change and tire rotation. The dealer stated they could not rotate the tires because the rear tires were bad. The "cords" in the rear tires had broken inside the tire and now they are out of round. They said they are not under warranty because the dealer did not have record of rotating the wheels (because I had done it at home for free). I have been on many internet tire web sites and the pirelli tires are known for this happening on smaller vehicles.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Focus. The driver stated that his vehicle began to make excessive noises in the rear of the vehicle at approximately 10,000 miles. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the tires on his vehicle where defective and needed to be replaced. The driver replaced the tires with goodyear tires and around 13,000 miles the vehicle started to have the identical failure. The driver took the vehicle back to the dealer. The dealer told him that there were no recalls on his vehicle and there was nothing they could do to assist him. The driver has now replaced the tires three times. The noise occurred while driving more than 60 mph. The failure mileage was 10,000. The current mileage was 24,100.

On 4/9/09 I was driving to work and I noticed slight vibration coming from the left rear pirelli p6 tire on my 2008 Ford Focus. I checked the tire and did not notice any visible sign of damage. On the way home the vibration got more severe. On arriving home I checked the tire and found one spot that was completely bald. From when I checked the tire at work to when I arrived at home I had driven a total of less than 90 miles for the tire to go completely bald in that spot. Both pirelli and 2 Ford dealers claim there were no problems with the tire, that the damage was due to a improper use of the emergency brake, improper alignment of the rear end of the vehicle, the tire not being balanced or failure to rotate the tires. I had the tires replaced by a local mechanic.