general problems of the 2009 Ford Focus

After breaking my leg as a result of driving this vehicle with misaligned wheels on snowy/icy roads and thereby losing control (report filed), I have gone to a local mechanic who has allowed me to visually inspect other vehicles of the same year, make and model. What I have found has been verified by 4 different mechanics in 4 different repair facilities. The wheels on a 2009 Ford Focus physically can not be put into alignment. The adjuster arms are too short. What that means is that the wheels, which "toe in", fight against eachother for road control. This causes premature tire wear, and on ice and snow will cause a very rapid loss of control at any speed. The degree of that loss of control will vary depending on the amount of "toe in", but needless to say even a little loss of control on a slippery road is very dangerous. The fact that the adjuster arms are too short to provide true alignment indicates a design flaw. The fact that it can, and has, caused accidents indicates that it is a dangerous one. The fact that no one has been killed driving one of these death traps on a snowy road is nothing short of a miracle. Please make Ford do something before someone gets killed!!.

Driving at normal hwy speed, the rental car (2009 Ford Focus) wandered as if something was wrong in the wheels or steering wheel and then flipped over on the left side of the road. My entire family almost perished that day.

Took my 2009 Ford Focus to dealer for oil change; told dealer I had lumpy left rear tire; was told I didn't rotate my tires; asked how often I should rotate; dealer said whenever oil changed; dealer cost was $25 for tire rotation; I did it myself; next day put car up on hoist, rotated the tires, and drove; front end shook and was uncontrollable; went back to shop and put tires back as they were; vibration was minor in left rear corner; at 12000 miles took car to dealer for oil change; was told I needed tire rotation; told them I tried @ 6000 miles and front of car shook so had to put tires back where they were; dealer said too much in car and was throwing alignment off; that needed to buy new tires & would take care of shaking in back; since purchase, car was new I have to drive with white knuckles at a very slow speed if the road is wet or has snow on the road . After 1/4" of dry powdery snow the car is all over the road and can't drive over 25mph without the back of the car swaying back and forth. I have never drove any car in my life I am so afraid to drive in any amount of snow or rain. At 20000 miles I had to put on 4 new tires . The salesman told me that they were excellent on snow and rain . I took off for home and they were the same. At 30000 miles I complained again and they said I needed to rotate the tires more often because the left rear tire was cupping. At 40000 I bought 2 tires and put the front tires on the rear and threw the left rear tire away. I took to dealer and insisted it check alignment with whatever was in the car; technician checked & said left rear control arm must have been damaged by hitting curb which was not true; told needed to spend $530 to correct (warranty had run out); could not find problem when under warranty.