2007 FORD FOCUS Electrical System Problems

I GOT MY VEHICLE FROM AN AUCTION SITE, SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY HISTORY ON IT BEFORE 2016. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT REGULAR INTERVALS, ESPECIALLY, WHEN THE CAR IS IN EXTREMELY COLD OR HOT TEMPERATURES. THE GAS PEDAL, ALSO, GETS STUCK, REGULARLY, I WOULD HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH MY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING. I HAVE NOTICED THIS, OVER THE YEARS, WITH THE CAR IN STATIONARY MODE AND WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING BUT, ESPECIALLY, AFTER HAVING TO PERFORM A HARD BRAKE IN TRAFFIC. I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING ON THE GAS PETAL TO GET IT TO RELEASE ITSELF FROM WHATEVER IT IS ALLOWING GETTING STUCK TO, THEN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR IS BETTER, UNTIL THE NEXT TIME OF IT HAVING TO BE UNSTUCK. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR...

LOVE MY FORD FOR THE MOST PART; HOWEVER, THERE SEEMS TO BE A MULTITUDE OF SENSOR PROBLEMS ... THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND HAS TO BE REST AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE "OPEN DOOR" LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE RUNNING. TRUNK OPENING BUTTON DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE WINDOW CLOSING BUTTON ONLY WORKS PART TIME ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE KNOBS FOR THE HEATING/AC NO LONGER WORK. THE AIR DIRECTIONAL BUTTON HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. RECENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR IS STILL WORKING. I PURCHASED MY 2007 FF IN 2011, PAID IT OFF IN 2016. IT NOW HAS OVER 235K MILES ON IT. WHILE ALL THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN A NUISANCE TO CONTEND WITH IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO OWN. I CURRENTLY AM WORKING ON GETTING THE GASKET CHANGED FOR A SECOND TIME, BUT THAT IS WORK MY SON...

RIGHT TAIL LIGHT BURNED OUT, WHICH I NOTICED IN A WINDOW REFLECTION AS I DROVE AWAY FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE. WHEN I OPENED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO CHANGE THE BULB, I SAW THAT THE BULB AND ITS BASE AND SOCKET WERE SCORCHED BLACK, AND THE HOLE IN THE RED PLASTIC TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WHERE THE BULB HAS TO GO THROUGH WAS MELTED AND WARPED. THE RED PLASTIC HAD TO BE SCRAPED WITH A KNIFE TO OPEN THE HOLE ENOUGH FOR THE BULB TO GO THROUGH. I HAD TO GO TO MORE THAN ONE AUTO PARTS STORE TO BUY A NEW SOCKET. I HAD TO USE BLACK DUCT TAPE TO HOLD THE SOCKET IN PLACE. WHEN I CHECKED THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY, I SAW THAT IT HAD ALSO MELTED AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD ALSO USED BLACK DUCT TAPE TO HOLD THE SOCKET IN PLACE. I READ ONLINE...

CAR IS NOT CHARGING. SMART CHARGE SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY

I'VE HAD TO GET THE WHEEL BEARINGS FIXED 3 TIMES. THE ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON FOR EXAMPLE THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GOES OFF FOR NO REASON AND THE SAME WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT. ALSO THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT SENSES A PERSON OR A INANIMATE LOAD IS INCORRECT SOMETIMES. AND LAST, WHEN I PUNCH MY EXCELLORATOR TO GO ON THE FREEWAY, IT DOESN'T KICK INTO OVERDRIVE EVERY TIME. MORE TIMES IT DOESN'T THAN DOES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER (J.D. BYRIDER LOCATED AT 1801 GORDON HWY, AUGUSTA, GA 30904; (706) 736-5543) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 803-359-4114 AND STATED THAT THERE MAY BE AN OPEN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS BEFORE THEY COULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT COMES UNBUCKLED SOMETIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I ACQUIRED THE CAR IN 2012.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG EVEN WHEN THERE'S A PASSENGER ON BOARD WILL INDICATE THE AIRBAG IS OFF. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERYSINCE I GOT THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO. NOW I HAVE A CHILD AND PEOPLE WHO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SAFETY HAS BECOME A HUGE CONCERN THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ONLINE OF THIS ISSUE INCLUDING ON HERE. MY FAMILY AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS OR FIX THIS OUR SELVES TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE ONLY AFTERMARKET PARTS ON MY CAR OUR THE TIRES AND ALL OF THE MOUNTS. FOR THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED MOUNTS FAILED AND BROKE.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHEN THE INTERNAL LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE RADIO SHUTTING OFF, HEADLIGHTS DIMMING BEFORE TURNING OFF, AND WIPER BLADES FAILING. THIS WAS QUITE DANGEROUS AS IT WAS DARK OUT AND RAINING, AND I HAD NO WIPERS OR HEADLIGHTS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CAR FAILED ENTIRELY. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, AND I HAD TO GET TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH COMPONENTS FOR $630.80.

OUT OF NO WHERE MY BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED TO GET GAS AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR CUT OFF AND THE CAR DIED. I HAD SOMEONE JUMP ME AND I MADE IT TO MY HOUSE AND IN THE PARKING SPOT AND AS SOON AS I PARKED MY CAR IT DIED AGAIN. I WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY ON 6/11/2015 TODAY IS 7/28/2015 AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED A SECOND TIME AND HAD THE CAR TESTED AND FOUND OUT THE ALTERNATOR IS FAILING. I HAVE FOUND MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ALTERNATOR FAILING AND BELIEVE THIS HAS BECOME A HUGE ISSUE. I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WILL REPLACE THE UNIT BUT I HAVE SEEN WHERE MANY PEOPLE REPLACED IT MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A 2 YEAR SPAN....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING ON TO LEVELS 3 & 4 AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR WOULD NOT BLOW. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIGTAIL AND THE SWITCH MELTED TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

1) THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO ( APPROX. DECEMBER, 2011 - MILEAGE WAS APPROX. 45,000) WHEN THE CAR COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING CAR AND WAS DAMAGED ON THE FRONT END AND DRIVER'S SIDE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. DURING THE PAST 2 OR 3 YEARS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR DAYS AT A TIME. IT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAT AND HUMIDITY. IT SEEMS TO GO ON WHEN THE WEATHER IS HUMID AND OFF WHEN THE AIR IS DRY, AT ALL TIMES OF THE YEAR. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY WHEN IT IS NECESSARY. 2) DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE POWER STEERING HAS MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. A MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID HE PUT A...

THE VEHICLE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHICH MAKES IT EASIER FOR CAR THEFT TO OCCUR. THERE IS NO WAY OF GETTING THE VEHICLE KEY OUT YOURSELF. THE VEHICLE STARTS, BUT WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF, THE KEY REMAINS STUCK IN THE VEHICLE IGNITION. *TR

REAR TAILLIGHT BULB BLOWS OUT AS IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING. BULB WILL LOOK BLACK, EVEN THE SOCKET HAS BLACK DISCOLORATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED CAR IN 2009 WITH BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED ABOUT 15-20 BULBS TO THE EXTENT I PURCHASED TWO (2) BOXES OF BULBS A SOCKET WRENCH AND CORRECT SOCKET TO KEEP IN CAR TO REPLACE BULBS EACH TIME IT HAPPENS.

WIRING INSIDE OF BOOT TO THE HATCHBACK (LIFTGATE), POWERING THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, LOCK FOR HATCHBACK, AND REAR WIPER IS BROKEN CAUSING SHORTS. *TR

DASHBOARD EXTREME HEAT. WIRING FOR AIRBAG SWITCH NO LONGER WORKS. AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. SWITCH ON DASH NO LONGER WORKS. *TR

BATTERY LIGHT LIGHTENED, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LINES WENT TO ZERO, CAR JERKED A FEW TIMES, THEN DIED. TRIED TO START IT AND JUST CLICKED, GOT A JUMP START AND GOT IT HOME. BROTHER CHECKED IT OUT, FIXED ALTERNATOR. NOW IT IS ALMOST A MONTH LATER AND SAME THING. *TR

I BOUGHT A FORD FOCUS 2007 CAR WHICH IS A LEMON BUT DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE ORIGINAL LEMON LAW DUE TO THE FIRST TRANSMISSION NOT GOING UNTIL 16 MONTHS. THIS CAR CURRENTLY HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 5 TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN WITH THE LAST ONE IN OCT 2013. WITH THE ONE TRANSMISSION- FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK HOME FROM THE SHOP APRIL 11, 2011. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK GARBAGE DOWN- DIDN'T SEE IT, FELL & BROKE MY WRIST TFCF TEAR, SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTING IN SURGERY & THE LOSS OF MY JOB AS WELL AS MUCH PAIN WHEN I NEVER HAD AN ARM ISSUE IN MY LIFE. ONE TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTED 6 WEEKS TOTAL. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS AT AROUND 20-22,000 MILES. THIS BRAND NEW CAR DID NOT PASS MY FIRST PA INSPECTION-WHAT NEW CAR DOESN'T PASS AN INSPECTION? CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW...

I WAS LEAVING THE STORE WHEN I FELT MY CAR SLIP A LITTLE BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OVER DRIVE STARTED BLINKING OFF AND THE CAR WENT TO REDUCED POWER MODE. I TOOK IT TO O'REILLY'S THEY PLUGGED IT IN AND SAID IT WAS THE SHIFT SOLENOID E. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE AND THEY TALKED ABOUT JUST REPLACING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION!! THE CAR ONLY COST ME $5400 WHY WOULD I PAY 4K FOR A TRANSMISSION!! WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS YET I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE SAY THE SAME THING WITH NEW CARS AND LESS MILES THEN MINE, WHAT IS FORD DOING???......NOTHING!! BUILT FORD TOUGH MY [XXX]!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I FIRST NOTICED, IT WAS AROUND THE 45 MPH WHEN I FELT THE JERKING OF THE VEHICLE. AS TIME WENT ON IT STARTED TO DO THAT AT 35 AND (SOMETIMES OR) 45 MPH. THIS PAST TUESDAY 3RD OF JUNE 2014 IT STARTED TO DO THIS AT 15, 25, 35, AND 45 MPH FROM SITTING AT THE RED LIGHT AND MOVING FORWARD. AFTER GETTING A TUNE-UP.. IT IS A LITTLE BETTER BUT IT STILL DOES THAT AT 35 AND SOME TIMES AT 45. *TR

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WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD FOCUS, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS MAKING UNUSUAL NOISES BUT DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL THE NOISES GREW PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER AND MORE ALARMING. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT I WAS PERHAPS IN THE WRONG GEAR SO WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF, THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THAT SEEMED TO ALLEVIATE THE SOUNDS MOMENTARILY AND I DROVE A DISTANCE BEFORE THE SOUNDS STARTED TO OCCUR AGAIN. AS I STARTED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THESE NOISES, I NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS TREMBLING SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND CONTACTED MY UNCLE, WHO IS A FISHERMAN BY TRADE. HE HAS DONE A LOT OF MECHANICAL WORK ON THE ENGINES INSIDE OF HIS 32-FOOT, COMMERCIAL-SIZED FISHING BOAT, SO I FRANTICALLY ASKED HIM WHAT I SHOULD DO. HE HAD...

WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A LOW BATTERY, THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED MY RADIO STOPPED PLAYING. UPON LOOKING AT MY RADIO, I REALIZED THE LIGHTS WERE COMPLETELY OFF, INCLUDING THE CLOCK--WHICH STAYS ON EVEN IF I TURN THE RADIO OFF. I NOTICED I WAS VERY COLD, AND MY DEFROST HAD STOPPED WORKING. THINKING IT WAS HOPEFULLY JUST A BLOWN FUSE, I CONTINUED ON MY WAY TO WORK, DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY. MY CAR DID SOUND LIKE IT WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS AS MUCH AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I MADE IT TO WORK FINE, AND EVEN CHECKED ON IT DURING MY LUNCH HOUR--IT STARTED UP FINE, LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING, WITH NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH. THINKING IT WAS FINE, I DROVE HOME THAT NIGHT WITH THE INTENTION OF BRINGING IT TO THE...

ALTERNATOR SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC INCLUDING THE STEERING. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS LATER ON JULY 2, 2012, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. SUDDEN ALTERNATOR FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD A TOTAL FAILURE I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE, TURN ON THE HAZARD FLASHERS, OR SIGNAL THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD NOT FUNCTION. TERRIBLY DANGEROUS. ON JULY 6, 2013, ALTERNATOR #3 FAILED AND BURNED OUT THE BATTERY AS WELL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY APOLOGIZED FOR THE INCONVENIENCE AND SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. INCONVENIENCE? THAT TAKES THE CAKE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT AND IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. SUDDEN ELECTRICAL FAILURE...

THE VEHICLE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE 'SURGING' ON ITS OWN FOR A FEW OF WEEKS. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR BRAKING FOR A TURN. A VISIT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER DID NOT FIND A SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. EVENTUALLY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS RACING TO OVER 65 MPH WITHOUT ACCELERATING AND THEN IT DIED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY NOISE CAPACITOR. THEY DID FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS TWO YEARS LATER AND IT IS ALSO EXHIBITING THE SAME 'SURGING' ISSUES AGAIN. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED AND THIS CAN'T BE A NORMAL THING. THANK YOU. *TR

THE LOCK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. DOESN'T LOCK WITH THE REST OF THE DOORS AND I CANNOT LOCK MANUALLY. ANYONE COULD COME OPEN IT AT ANY TIME AND TAKE WHATEVER THEY WANT. IT IS NOT SAFE. I AM AFRAID IF SOMEONE RIDES BACK THERE IT WILL POP OPEN IF THEY LEAN ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO A GARAGE TO PARK IT. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE IGNITION TRANSFORMER CAPACITOR AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

DASHBOARD AND RUNNING LIGHTS GOING OUT. REPLACED BLOWN FUSE AND THEN FUSE BLOWS AGAIN. OPENING AND CLOSING THE HATCHBACK THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN AND THE REPLACED FUSE WAS BLOWN. LOCATED A BUNDLE OF WIRES WITHIN A RUBBER HOSE THAT RUNS FROM THE INTERIOR ROOF HEADLINE OUTER RIM OF THE VEHICLE ACROSS TO THE INTERIOR TOP OF THE HATCHBACK. WE PULLED DOWN THIS RUBBER PROTECTOR TO FIND TO OUR COMPLETE AMAZEMENT THAT THE BUNDLE OF WIRES THAT RUN TO THE HATCHBACK BRAKE LIGHT AND THE HATCHBACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS BROKEN AND BURNT. THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE LOOSE CONNECTION THAT JUST NEEDED TO BE SNAPPED BACK TOGETHER, BUT ONLY TO FIND A BUNDLE OF BROKEN AND BURNT WIRES WRAPPED TIGHTLY TOGETHER, PLUS THERE WAS NO BLACK WIRING TAPE AROUND THE WIRES FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. JUST THE WIRES TIGHTLY BOUND TOGETHER. LITTLE TO NONE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE...

MY 2007 FORD FOCUS REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN WHO CAN PULL ON THE DOOR AND OPEN IT WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I CAN NOT EVEN "CHILD LOCK" IT. IN ADDITION, ON TUESDAY NIGHT I WAS ROBBED OF ALL MY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS THAT WERE IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AND SOMEONE ACCESSED MY CAR THROUGH THE REAR DOOR AND POPPED THE TRUNK. THEY ALSO STOLE MY USPS RAIN GEAR AND IMPORTANT PAPERWORK I HAD IN MY CAR ( I AM A UNION REPRESENTATIVE). THERE IS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WE SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL A CHILD DIES FROM FALLING OUT ON THE FREEWAY TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. *TR

AT 41,833 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON, THE RADIO WENT OFF AND 60 SECONDS LATER I LOST ALL POWER. SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 0 TO 60. TOWED CAR. REPLACED ALTERNATOR. AT 45, 296 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED-LOST POWER WITHIN 60 SECONDS OF ABS LIGHT GOING ON THE FREEWAY. TOWED CAR. THE SHOP SAID THAT THE PREVIOUS ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND ALSO THE PCM HAD BURNED OUT. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND PCM. AT 45, 536 RED CHARGING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR IN, REPLACED ALTERNATOR. AT 45, 641 RED CHARGING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR IN. REPLACED ALTERNATOR. ALL REPAIRS DONE AT FORD DEALERS. *TR

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ON WAY HOME FROM MISSOURI TO NORMAN, OK. REPLACED IT IN JOPLIN, MO. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AGAIN 7/17/12 ON MY WAY HOME FROM MO. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN NORMAN, OK AND GOT IT REPLACED ON 7/25. COST OVER $500. BATTERY LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN 8/3 AND I TOOK IT BACK IN. FORD DEALERSHIO STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ALTERNATOR WITHIN 3 HOUR DRIVE AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY GOT ONE. THE GUY AT FORD INDICATED MAYBE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEM SINCE HE COULDN'T FIND ONE. GOT IT REPLACED AGAIN 8/7/12. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40MPH AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO VERIFIED THE ALTERNATOR HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE AGAIN AND ADDED THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ...UPDATED 09/12/12 *BF UPDATED 09/18/2012 *JS

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. DID NOT REALIZE THIS UNTIL I WAS WITH A FRIEND AND HIS SON DRIVING DOWN OUR STREET AND MY FRIENDS SON OPEN THE REAR DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN IT SHOULD OF LOCKED WITH THE REST OF THE DOORS. CAN'T GET THE DOOR TO LOCK NOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR HAD TOTAL FAILURE OF ITS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ALL DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS FAILED, LIGHTS, RADIO, ANYTHING ELECTRICAL. WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. TESTS INDICATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE CHARGING SYSTEM. THE CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 30,630 MILES ON IT. *TR

PASSANGER REAR DOOR LOCK WILL NOT LOCK WITH MANUAL OPERATION OR THE REMOTE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OUR KIDS CAN JUST OPEN THE REAR DOOR BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO ABILITY TO LOCK THE DOOR WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK FEATURE. THE LOCK IS JAMMED IN THE UNLOCK POSITION. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2005 FOCUS DOOR LOCKS BUT NOT THE 2007? THE LATCH LOCK ASSEMBLY IS THE SAME FROM 2000-2007 FORD MODEL YEARS. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE REPORTING THIS ISSUE ALL OVER THE WEB. I HOPE PEOPLE START REPORTING THIS MORE ON THIS SITE. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $500 TO REPLACE THE JAMMED UNLOCKED DOOR LATCH THAT REQUIRES THE COMPLETE LATCH ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED. I'M ALSO NOT HAPPY THAT ANYONE CAN GET AT MY CHILD BY JUST PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE. IF YOU CAN'T LOCK THE REAR DOOR IT MAKES IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RADIO AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE AUTO BODY SHOP STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,120 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AUTO DOOR LOCK DOES NOT FUNCTION. I CAN HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING HAPPENING OR ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 24 EAST BETWEEN NASHVILLE AND CHATTANOOGA, I HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSED MY ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE FIRST SIGN OF A PROBLEM WAS WHEN MY RADIO SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO INDICATE THAT MY ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN. AFTER TRAVELING ANOTHER 3 TO 5 MILES, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD AND A FEW SECONDS LATER MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I WAS STILL TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. ME AND MY FAMILY WERE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL WE COULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THE FORD DEALER RAN ELECTRICAL TESTS AND DISCOVERED THE BATTERY HAD FAILED....

ALTERNATOR FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE NEVER ONCE WAS INDICATED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BATTERY IDIOT LIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED AT 15 MPH AND IN A DRIVE THRU AT A MCDONALD'S... THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED DUE TO DEPLETED BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL..... NOTE BATTERY PASSED TESTING PHASE AFTER ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT.... PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BATTERY IDIOT LIGHT DOES ILLUMINATE DURING THE KEY ON ENGINE OFF PRESTART SYSTEM CHECK.....ONCE THE BATTERY WAS SUFFICIENTLY JUMP CHARGED THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RAN WITHOUT ANY APPARENT PROBLEM FROM ANY SYSTEM (NO IDIOT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). HOWEVER WHEN A CHARGING SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED, THE TEST REVEALED THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED AND WAS NOT MAINTAINING A VOLTAGE OUTPUT SUFFICIENT TO SUSTAIN VEHICLE OPERATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ALTERNATOR FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN INCLUDING ALL LIGHTS..... DOES...

OUR ALTERNATOR FAILED IN OUR FORD FOCUS ZX3 2007 TODAY WHILE DRIVING - GOT THE CAR TO FORD SERVICE STATION WITH SPARE BATTERY AND JUMPER CABLES AND DID SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT SEVERAL OTHER FOLKS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FOCUS/2007/ELECTRICAL/ALTERNATOR_DEAD.SHTML ALTERNATORS SHOULDN'T FAIL THIS OFTEN ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 30K MILES. FORD SHOULD RECALL AND REIMBURSE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OF MY 2007 FORD FOCUS CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME AUGUST 31, 2011. THE CAR HAS 37,023 MILES AND HAS HAD ALL THE DEALER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD BY THE LONGMONT FORD DEALER THAT THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER INDICATED A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION AND THAT THE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM WAS NOT ENGAGED WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ACTIVATE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD FAILED AND THAT THE ENTIRE CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED. THIS ELECTRONIC FAILURE REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF NOT REPLACED AT A COST OF ~$800.00. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS CAR MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE SAFETY SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY INACTIVE WHEN THE INSTRUMENT...

ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 FORD FOCUS....ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACEMENT...IF YOU CHECK INTO THIS, YOU WILL NOTICE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS IN UNDER 50K MILES ON CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS STATION WAGON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS AND MARKER LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CHAFE AND HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10023297 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE CONTACT DID NOT ORDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP AND ALL OF THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND I HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEM RESURFACED THE NEXT DAY AND AGAIN THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM BUT THE MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM YET. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE CAR STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

CAR SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, IT STARTED WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON. FOUND OUT ALTERNATOR HAD DIED AND KILLED MY BATTERY. *TR

JUST PURCHASED A 2007 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK TWO WEEKS AGO. IT HAD 29,000 MILES ON IT. HARDLY DRIVEN. I DROVE AN HOUR AWAY FROM MY HOME, YESTERDAY,TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING IT. THE RADIO WENT BLACK, ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES FOLLOWED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT APPROX. 2 MILES TO A TRUCK STOP, BEFORE THE CAR DIED, AND I CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER REALIZING THAT IT'S PROBABLY THE ALTERNATOR, I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND REALIZED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE DEALT WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE IN THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF CAR, AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY FORD TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND I THINK THEY SHOULD. I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY GIRLFRIEND AND HER 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, WHO WAS TERRIFIED OF THE WHOLE SITUATION OF BEING STRANDED IN THE DARK AT NIGHT. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT PEOPLE HAVE...

WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH OREGON ON I-205 IN EXTREAMLY HEAVY RAIN MY 2007 FOCUS WITH 64,000 MILES LOST MOST ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. AIR BAG INDICATOR ALSO ILUMINATED ON INSTRAMENT PANEL. THIS ALL OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO NEXT EXIT AND FOUND SEARS SERVICE CENTER WHO DIAGNOSSED PROBLEM AS BAD BATTTERY AND ALTERNATOR. NO PRIOR WARNING FROM BATTERY LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS PROBLEM OCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN LOW VISABILITY IS A DEFINATE SAFETY HAZARD. I KNOW ALTENATORS FAIL FROM TIME TO TIME BUT THE LACK OF WARNING IN THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENTATION OF LOW VOLTAGE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE NOTED MANY OTHER ACCOUNTS FROM FOCUS OWNERS ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES WITH ALMOST IDENTICAL SENARIOS. I THINK FORD MUST KNOW BY NOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 FOCUS. *LN

FORD FOCUS 2007, 42,000 MILES. LIGHTS WENT OFF AND CAR STOPPED ( NO POWER AT ALL), DEAD) IN THE MIDDLE OF URBAN INTERSECTION WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS SAT. EVENING AND CAUSED SHOCK AND INCONVENIENCES TO DRIVER WHO MISSED IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ALTHOUGH THIS TIME AN ACCIDENT/CRASH WAS AVOIDED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, DISREGARDING WARRANTY. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $683.00. A RECALL HAS TO BE FILED BECAUSE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORD FOCUS 2007 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I*TR