2010 Ford Focus

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION IS FELT UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE VIBRATIONS ARE STRONGER AT HIGHER SPEEDS. AN AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALIST TOLD ME IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE FORD FOCUS DUE TO UNDERDESIGNED SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THIS CAN CREATE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZZARD AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (65MPH) DUE TO THE STRONG VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY "BOTTOMS OUT" OVER MINOR POT HOLES IN ROAD OR OVER SPEED BUMPS...IF DIP IN FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE JOLT WILL KNOCK YOUR TEETH OUT. BEEN TO DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND ALL SAY THAT SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS INTACT AND NOTHING BENT OR BROKEN. IT IS HORRIBLE HOWEVER TO HAVE TO EXPERIENCE. THE SHOCKS MUST BE HORRIBLE AND NOT WELL BUILT FOR THE CAR. HAVE HAD CONSTANT TIRE WEAR FROM POOR ALIGNMENT AND AGAIN, IT'S THE FRONT SUSPENSION THAT DOES NOT HOLD. *JS

CAR BOTTOMS OUT BAD IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE DOING FIVE MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP OR 35 MPH AND GO INTO A CORNER MOST OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL BOTTOM OUT AND IF YOU ARE OUT ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH AND HIT A DIP OR A SHARP CORNER IN THE ROAD HOLD ON BECAUSE IT ALMOST JARS YOUR TEETH LOOSE BECAUSE IT BOTTOMS OUT SO BAD I HAVE HAD TO CHECKED BY FORD NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT TOLD IT WAS JUST THE NATURE OF THIS CAR. *TR

BOTH TIRES ON BACK CUPPED AND I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WAS BECAUSE I DID NOT ROTATE THEM. I HAD TO BUY TIRES AND ALSO PAY FOR ALIGNMENT. NOW AT 56251 MILES IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO DEALER AGAIN AND NOW THEY DAY IT NEEDS A REAR ADJUSTMENT KIT THAT COST $240.00 DOLLARS AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THE SERVICE CONSULTANT SAID IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT FORD SAYS IT ISN'T AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. ALSO I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE IT MAKES A LOUD THUMP WHEN I HIT A BUMP. I TOLD THEM IT SOUNDS LIKE SHOCKS ARE BAD BUT THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH CAR.

BOTH REAR TIRES STARTED MAKING NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES CAUSE THEY CUPPED. BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES AND HAD AN ALLIGNMENT DONE. DID EVERYTHING THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO DO AND NOW AGAIN TIRES CUPPED. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND NOW THEY SAID IT NEEDS A REAR ADJUSTMENT KIT THAT COST OVER $900 PLUS LABOR, NEW TIRES AND ALLIGNMENT. FORD NOR DEALER WANT TO COVER ALL COST. ALSO MAKES A LOUD THUMP WHEN GOING OVER BUMP LIKE SHOCKS ARE BAD. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID SHOCKS WERE GOOD AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

I HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM AS COMPLAINT FILED ODI10307817. I WOULD HAVE A LOUD NOISE LIKE THE CAR SUSPENSION WAS BOTTOMING OUT WHEN GOING OVER MODERATE BUMPS. I ALSO HAD EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES AT ONLY 32000 MILES, FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OF BOTTOMING OUT AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING FORD FINALLY FIXED EVERYTHING BUT SAID THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. WHEN ASKED WHAT WAS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD TO BE ADJUSTED AND BECAUSE OF THAT AN ALIGNMENT HAD TO BE PERFORMED. I EVEN FOUND ON FORD'S WEBSITE A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THERE SERVICE TECHNICIANS FOR THE LOUD NOISE WHEN BOTTOMING OUT. *TR