Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2010 Ford Focus.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
In medium/heavy rush hour traffic, the engine speed began to rise while the vehicle was coasting (foot off the accelerator) in 3rd gear. I shifted into neutral, applied the brakes and was able to avoid striking the car in front of me, but the engine speed continued to climb. A blip of the throttle eventually halted the engine speed rise and the rpms slowly returned to normal. The vehicle seemed to run normally for the following couple minutes and I was able to exit the freeway safely, stop and restart the car. After a quick examination, I found nothing in the driver's footwell that could've interfered with the pedal's operation. This is the second occurrence in which the vehicle has accelerated on its own volition. The first incident happened with cruise control engaged on a rural stretch of interstate. I stopped the vehicle by shifting into neutral, quickly pulling over to the shoulder and turning off the ignition. At the time I assumed it was a temporary malfunction with the cruise control system; the car acted normally after being restarted. During this most recent incident, however, the cruise control wasn't engaged at any time during the trip.
We have taken our car to the Ford service center no less than six times because the interior door locks will not unlock (power locks). There is not a manual way to unlock the doors. Our teenage daughter drives this vehicle and we are concerned for her well-being of being able to get out of the vehicle for any reason (accident, fire, and inconvenience). Ford has claimed that nothing can be done and it's attributable to us living off of a dirt road and the car design does not include door weatherstripping. We are giving Ford one last oppotunity to correct before hiring an attorney. The car is still under warranty and has not been in any accidents.
I was going to e. Grand river @ posted speed other car made left turn failing to yield and struck into my car, went over curb and struck brick foundation. My right hand bone broke, had surgery to fix. My 2010 Focus is totaled.
Four weeks after I purchased my 2011 Ford Focus, I turned on the a/c and to my suprise the a/c never got cold. I had it running for 20 minutes but it never got cold. The next day called and took the car to be checked out, they kept it two days and had me come pick it up saying that they would have to investigate. The next day I got a call from fairfield Ford saying that there was a object in the a/c and not covered by my warranty! when I bought the car in February it was still cold weather so never turned on the a/c when I did the test drive, never would think that a almost new car that is pre-owned would have a bad a/c system!! I truly think the a/c was bad and they knew it prior to selling the car to me. Now having squeaks when I back out my garage in the mornings, recently had it checked and the say my back drums are no longer round and need to be resurfaced or replaced!! only have had this car 6 wks now and so far have two major problems with it, have notified the bbb about the a/c, guess now have to contact them about the brakes too. !.
After purchasing car paint came off under passanger front door ,about an inch long and 1/4 wide. At 32000 miles paint was coming off of hood 1 inch wide and 1 inch long.
2010 Ford Focus se driver's side floor mat is not properly and securely retained in position and may slide up and under the accelerator pedal causing "stuck" pedal condition. The retention system consists of 2 posts mounted in the carpet and 2 corresponding holes in the mat. Most other cars use a metal hook in the carpet that clips to a hole in the mat. The Focus mat retention posts in the carpet are not strong enough to hold the mat in position. The mat easily comes off the posts during exit of the vehicle and then migrates up the floor kick during future ingress and egress. There was no incident in my situation but today I had to pull the mat down when it had migrated up the floor kick to almost touching the pedal mounting frame. If the mat "rolled up", it could catch and hold the pedal and not release when the driver removes his foot.