Major Problems with 2010 Ford Focus Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2010 Ford Focus

2010 Ford Focus BODY Victims: 2 Mileage: 15000 miles

2010 Ford Focus WHEELS Victims: 1

2010 Ford Focus STEERING Victims: 1 Mileage: 123000 miles

Browse 2010 Ford Focus complaints by category

Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Focus owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while braking when coming to a complete stop the engine starts revving very high. depending on whether or not the...	50 ~ 85253 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM car engine kills while driving at all speeds without warning. this has happened 7 times in the last 23 days...	39 ~ 64208 miles
ENGINE focus would lose rpm's when idling would almost stall. took to dealership and they first said it was due to...	36 ~ 53162 miles
POWER TRAIN the steering wheel and front wheels lock if the contact key is in the off position as described in my...	35 ~ 57072 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i was not able to turn the ignition key in my 2010 ford focus {ses trim level} past halfway between...	26 ~ 40339 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2010 ford focus se driver's side floor mat is not properly and securely retained in position and may slide up...	25 ~ 61971 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM when i was driving the car would lose power. sometimes it would just slow randomly and many times it would...	16 ~ 62046 miles
SUSPENSION both rear tires started making noise. took it to dealer and they said i had to replace 2 tires cause...	16 ~ 17670 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia) 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) i am wondering what action i can...	15 ~ 49172 miles
WHEELS mom and i was driving a rental. 2010 ford focus. earlier that day she was driving the car an complained...	13 ~ 28645 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. the contact was driving 55 mph when he crashed into a deer....	12 ~ 67355 miles
TIRES mom and i was driving a rental. 2010 ford focus. earlier that day she was driving the car an complained...	11 ~ 17857 miles
STEERING driving with my family in my new ford focus 2010 and the steering wheel lock is like a stone...	11 ~ 50895 miles
AIR BAGS air bags failed to deploy on 2010 ford focus during rollover accident. *tr...	10 ~ 58513 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE i own a 2010 ford focus. the back door on the driver's side will not open or close. the dealer...	9 ~ 107350 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia) 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) i am wondering what action i can...	8 ~ 39519 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. the contact stated that coolant was emitted through the air conditioning duct...	6 ~ 55221 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN our 2010 automatic ford focus demonstrated problems with shifting gears at about 7 000 miles. once the car is warmed...	6 ~ 18383 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. the contact stated that the doors would not open automatically or manually....	4 ~ 59500 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY driving on highway 65 mph than i heard a loud boom and glass was all over me . the sun...	4 ~ 23300 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i am wondering why the transmission light is coming on. i only have 780 miles on the car eventhough i...	3 ~ 103927 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC four weeks after i purchased my 2010 ford focus i turned on the a/c and to my surprise the a/c...	3 ~ 6000 miles
SEAT BELTS purchased vehicle october 2010 driver side seat belt unbuckles and key sticks in ignition and steering wheel locks....	3 ~ 56333 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus equipped with kumho tires size p215/45/r17 dot (cowbyp5m). the contact stated that...	2
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. the contact stated that the ignition wiring was exposed and would cause...	2 ~ 18500 miles
SEATS my 2010 ford focus cannot be driven with the headrest in place. it pushes my head too far forward to...	2 ~ 1500 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION 2010 ford focus-shocks appear to fail on front of vehicle with a loud noise on a moderate bump-some indicated loss	2 ~ 16060 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. on several occasions the vehicle failed to start while turning the key...	1 ~ 100000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY 2/21/14 to whom it may concern my name is [xxx]and i would like to raise an awareness to an issue...	1 ~ 33946 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER turned on wipers because it started to rain and they came on very slowly. dragging to the center of windshield...	1 ~ 92100 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS 2010 ford focus. consumer states problem with vehicle head rests *tgw the consumer stated the head rest forced her to...	1
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. the contact stated that coolant was emitted through the air conditioning duct...	1 ~ 28000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. the contact stated that coolant was emitted through the air conditioning duct...	1 ~ 28000 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. the contact stated that coolant was emitted through the air conditioning duct...	1 ~ 28000 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. the contact stated that coolant was emitted through the air conditioning duct...	1 ~ 28000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL when i was driving the car would lose power. sometimes it would just slow randomly and many times it would...	1 ~ 58000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus with kumho solus tires size 205 50/16 dot number: c0117. the contact...	1 ~ 850 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING four weeks after i purchased my 2010 ford focus i turned on the a/c and to my surprise the a/c...	1
VISIBILITY 2011 ford focus @ 1281 miles on 3/4/2011- windshield wiper blades not clearing windshield and lift off glass. wiper blades...	1 ~ 1281 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM mom and i was driving a rental. 2010 ford focus. earlier that day she was driving the car an complained...	1
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS air bags failed to deploy on 2010 ford focus during rollover accident. *tr...	1 ~ 12024 miles
LPG SYSTEMS > RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER > EQUIPMENT the steering wheel and front wheels lock if the contact key is in the off position as described in my...	1

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