2011 Ford Focus

AT APPROX. 40,800 MI, DOORS BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY NOT UNLOCK, NO MATTER IF I USED THE KEY, THE REMOTE, THE INSIDE SWITCHES OR HANDLES. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TRIED TO GIVE ME PAPERWORK ON HOW TO USE THE REMOTE. AT ABOUT 41,000 MI MULTIPLE DOORS LOCKED AND IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AT 41,109 MI THEY REPLACED DRIVER'S, FRONT PASSENGER, AND REAR RIGHT: LATCHES, LINKAGES AND CONTROL RODS, PARTIALLY AT MY COST. AT 44,568 MI DEALERSHIP REPLACED LEFT REAR ACTUATOR/LATCH, PARTIALLY AT MY COST. AT ABOUT 58,000 MI INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS BEGAN AGAIN, AT 63,638 MI DEALERSHIP BLEW OUT THE LOCKS AND TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE I LIVED ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND HAD TO BLOW IT OUT OR BRING IT BACK TO HAVE THEM BLOW IT OUT MONTHLY. TWO DAYS LATER ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKED AND I COULDN'T GET IN, 3 WEEKS LATER THEY UNLOCKED RANDOMLY, DESPITE THE FACT THE CAR HADN'T MOVED (I COULDN'T GET IN IT). I CAN OPEN THE FRONT DOORS BY PULLING REALLY HARD IF I AM INSIDE, ONE OF THE BACKDOORS I CAN PULL THE LATCH UP WITH NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS FROM INSIDE, THE OTHER I CAN'T OPEN ONCE IT LOCKS. I HAVE FOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS CORPORATE FORD AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING, THEY SAY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAD AN INFANT GET LOCKED IN THE BACK THANK HEAVENS I WASN'T IN A WRECK, WE TOOK HER OUT AND HAD TO LEAVE HER CAR SEAT IN THE BACK (THIS IS HOW I FIGURED OUT THE NEEDLE NOSE PLIER TRICK). I HAVE 3 KIDS IN THE BACK OF MY CAR ALMOST ALL THE TIME AND IT SCARES ME IF I CRASH, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I CAN NEVER LOCK MY CAR, BECAUSE I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK IN, AND NOW THE DRIVERS DOOR DOESN'T ALWAYS LOCK ANYWAYS, EVEN WHEN I'M GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT USED TO AUTO LOCK. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF FOCUSES ALL OVER THE INTERNET. MAKE FORD BE RESPONSIBLE, DO A RECALL!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I HAVE A 2011 FORD FOCUS AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED RANDOMLY STICKING. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE DRIVER DOOR IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND NOW IT IS ALL THE DOOR LOCKS. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD I CANNOT EVEN UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY. THIS IS NOW A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION SO MUCH SO I WILL NOT PUT ANYONE IN THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE PASSENGERS OUT OF THE CAR. I CANNOT DEPEND ON THE LOCKS AT ANYTIME. THIS WEEK 06/02/2014 ALL THE DOORS LOCKED UP NOT EVEN THE KEY WOULD UNLOCK THE DOORS AND WE HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW SERVICE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS DUST. I TOLD THE DEALER IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM MY COMPANY VEHICLE HAD AND IT WAS A RELAY, THEY SAID NOT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP UNTIL LATE JULY AND TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR HOME. I TOLD THE DEALER THE CAR IS UNSAFE I GOT NOTHING FROM THEM, NO HELP. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE BEFORE FORD DOES ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I FIRST BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SWITCH GOING OFF THEN BACK ON. THEN AT A LATER DATE THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO REFLECT VARYING MESSAGES. AIR CONDITIONER WOULD STOP RUNNING THEN BEGIN AGAIN. I TOOK IT IN TO FORD GARAGE BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THIS WAS LAST NOVEMBER 8, 2013. I WAS TOLD IF THE PROBLEM CAME UP AGAIN TO BRING THE CAR TO THE GARAGE WHILE THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING. ON APRIL 6, 2014 THE WIPER BLADES WOULD ONLY OPERATE ON HIGH BUT LATER THAT SAME DAY THEY WOULD WORK IN ALL POSITIONS. I CALLED FORD GARAGE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN WHILE THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SINCE THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO KEEP CORRECTING THEMSELVES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE PROPERLY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BREAST PLATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/19/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY DEFECT WITH THE AIRBAG. UPDATED 06/03/2014 *JS

JUST FOR THE RECORD-THE MILEAGE AND SPEED OF THE INCIDENT IS PROBABLY NOT ACCURATE AS I CANNOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN THE ISSUE HAPPENED NOR THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND IT STARTED HAPPENING IN 2013. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SLUGGISH, BUT SINCE IT WAS A 4 CYLINDER AND I WAS USED TO A 6 CYLINDER, I JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE 2 ENGINE TYPES. VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING WHEN SPEEDS OF 50-60MPH WAS REACHED IN 2013. TOOK TO DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS AND THROTTLE BODY. GOT BALL JOINTS FIXED BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE $500-$600 DOLLARS EXTRA TO SPEND TO GET THROTTLE BODY FIXED AT THAT TIME. A FAMILY MEMBER OFFERED TO FIX THROTTLE BODY IF I GOT THE PART FOR HIM. WENT TO 2 DIFFERENT AUTOPARTS STORES TO GET THE PART AND NEITHER OF THEM HAD IT AND THE 2ND ONE TOLD US THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A RECALLED ITEM ON MY VEHICLE TO CALL THE DEALER. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM ON MY VEHICLE, AND IT WOULD COST ME $402 JUST FOR THE PART (THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY). LOOKED AT THIS WEBSITE AND LOOKING THROUGH THE OTHER'S COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, IT SEEMS THEY ARE ALL HAVING THROTTLE BODY ISSUES TOO SO I WONDER WHY THIS ISN'T BEING LOOKED INTO AND CONSIDERED A RECALL. FOR A CAR THAT ISN'T EVEN 3 YEARS OLD, I HAVE HAD SOME MAJOR THINGS GO OUT ON IT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OTHER MECHANICS THAT THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A CAR THAT IS UNDER 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM HOUSTON TO THE WOODLANDS GOING HOME FROM WORK. NOTICED THE RPM KEPT REVVING UP AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE SPEED. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RPM METER AND MY ENGINE BEFORE. RON CARTER IN ALVIN SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE AND "FIXED" IT WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW COME BACK IN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. I COULD HAVE SERIOUS HURT OR KILLED MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. I FEEL THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS. *TR