NHTSA Complaint #10362724 — 2008 FORD FOCUS

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10362724
Vehicle 2008 FORD FOCUS
Component SUSPENSION
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 30,485 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State IA

Consumer Description

I WENT AND GOT NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT IN SEP.2009 AND WITHIN 10000 MILES ON 03-06-10 MY TIRES WERE CHOPPED ON THE INSIDE THE DEALER WERE I HAD GOT MY CAR FROM HAD TOLD ME THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ALIGNMENT SO I WENT BACK WERE I GOT THE TIRES DONE THEY HAD TOLD ME IT WAS MY STRUTS THEY WENT AHEAD AN PUT NEW TIRES ON AND I WENT TO FORD GARAGE IN CRESTON NOT WERE I GOT THE CAR THEY HAD CHECK MY STRUTS THEY SAID THEY WERE OK I HAD THEM REDONE THE ALIGNMENT TWO DAYS AFTER THE NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON AND SO I PAID FOR TWO ALIGNMENT AND AFTER 5000 MILES MY TIRES WERE CHOPPED ON THE INSIDE THE DEALER IN CRESTON GOT A HOLD OF FORD MOTORS TO SEE WHAT THE DEAL WAS AND INSPECT EVERYTHING AND HAD TO SET MY ALIGNMENT AT DIFFERENT SETTING AND THEN MY CAR STARTED MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES THEY ENDING UP CHANGING MY BACK STRUTS AND THEN MY TIRES GOT WORSE AND MY CAR IS STILL MAKING THE NOISES AND I TOLD THEM THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY TIRES AND THEY WONT AND NOW THEY WONT EVENING LOOK AT MY CAR AND DIDN'T"T EVENING FIX THE CAR AND HAD IT ALL DAY FOR AT LEAST SIX HOURS AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT WERE I GOT THE CAR FORM WHICH I LIVE 100 MILES AND FROM THEIR. THROUGH OUT THIS HOLE TIME THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT IT"S AS BE A PROBLEM ON MOST 2008 AND 2009 MODELS THE CHOPPED THEY ARE TELLING ME IT"S THE BRAND THAT I WENT WITH. *TR

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