CarComplaints.com Notes: Even though the first model year of a major redesign should typically be avoided, Ford did a good job & the 2008 Ford Focus doesn't appear to have any major defects.
That said, the following model years of this 2nd generation Focus (2009-2011) do appear to be slightly better.
I have a ford focus. I took it in for a problem to the service department & they can never find the problem. 6 times let me say it one one more time, 6 TIMES. they said they were going to give me my money back, well it's been a month & no check. when i call on my money they keep telling me it on its way. people please read this because this is hell what they put me through. i will never buy a ford in Albuquerque NM.
One more Alternator going bad on a three year old car. I just got home from the gym and realized I had left my workout shoes in the locker. I went back to the car after showering and tried to start the car and it acted like it was dead. I had my wife jump the car thinking I must of left a light on and the battery had died. I had her follow me back to the gym just in case anything happened and THANK GOD I DID. The car did not start after shutting it down which lead me to believe that my alternator was bad. I had her jump me again and I drove the car home. I did some research and was confirmed that Ford is a POS and this is a typically problem. After 500.00 in the hole I am going toyota and trading in the car to avoid the major issues in electrical which I have read about.
- Andrew M.,
Port Charlotte, FL, US
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I have a ford focus. I took it in for a problem to the service department & they can never find the problem. 6 times let me say it one one more time, 6 TIMES. they said they were going to give me my money back, well it's been a month & no check. when i call on my money they keep telling me it on its way. people please read this because this is hell what they put me through. i will never buy a ford in Albuquerque NM.
- Matt B., Albuquerque, NM, US