2011 Ford Focus Electrical System

I AM A WIDOW, I HAVE CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF. SO FOR SOMETHING LIKE THE IGNITION COIL TO ALL OF A SUDDEN GO BAD AND COST ME $850 IS REDICULOUS. I WAS AT WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. NO WARNING, NO NOTHING. ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE READ OTHERS ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF FORD IS JUST IGNORING THIS OR IS IT A WAY FOR FORD TO MAKE MORE MONEY OFF OF INNOCENT HARD WORKING PEOPLE. I AM NOW IN DEBT BECAUSE OF THIS AND DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO GET OUT. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY CHILDREN DID NOT HAVE MUCH OF A CHRISTMAS. I WAS WARNED ABOUT BUYING A FORD AND I AM STARTING TO REGRET IT. I ALSO HAVE HAD HUB ASSEMBLY PROBLS AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN I NEED A MOTOR MOUNT. I GUESS THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD A BRAND NEW CAR. SO NOW MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND IN SOMETHING TERRIFYING.

FORD FOCUS 2011, IGNITION KEY TUMBLER FAILURE, CAN NOT START CAR. TUMBLER IN IGNITION NOT WORKING, TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE AND REPROGRAM CAR, CAN ONLY BE DONE BY DEALER. CHECKED ON LINE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, NO RECALL FOUND, WHY NOT. I WAS AT THE MALL XMAS SHOPPING, HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED.

THE RIGHT POWER WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN SEVERLY SLOW, DURING THIS ACTION THE WINDOW EMITS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING SMELL. (BOTH STATIONARY AND MOVING) OUT SIDE TEMP WAS 24 DEGREES, SPEED WAS APPROX 5MPH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE LOCK BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED ON THE FOBIK KEY, THE DOORS LOCKED BUT WHEN THE UNLOCK BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOORS LOCK WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS DIRT IN THE LOCKING MECHANISM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.

THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY. THE ODOMETER AND THE MILES TO EMPTY DO NOT AGREE. THE AC WILL CUT OFF THEN BACK ON. THE WIPER BLADES WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH BUT LATER CORRECT. THE MILES PER GALLON ARE NOT CORRECT. IT WILL REGISTER 34.8 TO 22.0 SITTING STILL PANEL LIGHTS WENT OFF WHEN I TURNED HEADLAMPS ON HIGH LATER IN THE DAY IT WAS ALRIGHT. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ON GOING FOR 2 YEARS. I HAVE HAD IT TO FORD MOTOR ON 11/8/2013 AND 11/4/15.

RIGHT FRONT & REAR DOORS WILL NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OR OUT. CANNOT UNLOCK REAR DOOR BY PULLING UP ON THE DOOR LOCK AS IT WILL NOT MOVE. LOCK ISSUES ARE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE BECAUSE IT IS SPORADIC. RADIO SPEAKERS ON LEFT SIDE COME ONE & OFF. HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND THE PARKING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE DOOR OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY VEHICLE HAS DISPLAYED AN INTERMITTENT BUT INCREASING ISSUE WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. IT STARTED WITH A WARNING ON THE DASH (INCLUDING THE WARNING CHIME) ABOUT A TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT, AND SPREAD TO INCLUDE MANY AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS. THESE INCLUDE THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT, AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT. WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE DISPLAYING, MY TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR WILL NOT REPORT ON THE DASH, ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE SIGNALS THEMSELVES ARE WORKING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. OVER TIME, THIS WENT FROM AN OCCASIONAL ISSUE TO BEING ALMOST CONSTANT. AT TIMES, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WITH CONSTANT CHIMING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED BATTERY DEAD / NON-START ISSUES, ALTHOUGH AFTER JUMPING THE VEHICLE, IT WILL BE FINE FOR DAYS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE DASH TO WORK PROPERLY BY SLAPPING THE DECK JUST ABOVE THE DISPLAY, ALTHOUGH THIS ONLY WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME. I TYPICALLY ONLY DO THIS NOW WHEN THE CONSTANT CHIMING STARTS. I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, AND WILL BE DOING SO AGAIN TODAY. LAST TIME, THEY TIGHTENED SOME WIRING UNDER THE DASH, AND THE ISSUE APPEARED TO GO AWAY FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS, THEN CREPT BACK QUICKLY. THE INITIAL THOUGHT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, ALTHOUGH AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE ISSUE STOPPED AFTER WIRING WAS ADJUSTED, AND I SUSPECT SMACKING THE DASHBOARD WON'T FIX AN ALTERNATOR, OR PROVIDE MORE POWER TO DASH LAMPS. THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, I AM IN CANADA, YOUR FORM BELOW DOESN'T OFFER THAT AS AN OPTION. *TR

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

A/C BLOWS HOT AIR AND COLD AIR . IT HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND I CALLED FORD . FORD SAYS MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NHTSA HAS NOT ORDERED ANY RECALL. I TOLD FORD NHTSA IS ALWAYS SLOW AND BEHIND THE CURVE FEW YEARS . I PERSONALLY THINK IT IS A WASTE OF TIME CONTACTING NHTSA . GOOGLE FORD FOCUS INTERMITTENT A/C PROBLEM AND LOTS OF FORD FOCUS HAS SAME PROBLEM AND NHTSA IS SLEEP . I WANT MY A/C FIXED . ARE YOU LISTENING NHTSA ?. *TR