Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Ford Focus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the check … |
| 2023-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | As I was stopped at red light it stalled as I drove thru. So I pulled over. Got out to open hood. It was smoking.strug… |
| 2022-10-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2004 ford focus started bucking a few years ago, on occasions only. For months there was no problem and than it would … |
| 2021-04-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | rear passenger door wont latch shut.Door flies open when making turns |
| 2020-01-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | IN JANUARY, I WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC CRASH. I APPLIED THE BREAKS TO MY VEHICLE (GIVING PLENTY OF TIME TO COME TO A S… |
| 2019-07-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES LISTED IN NHT… |
| 2019-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BATTERY LIGHT SEEMS TO FLASH WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING TRY TO ACCELERATE OVER… |
| 2019-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" TRUNK LID POPS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I'M AFRAID THAT IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE LID WILL FLY UP… |
| 2019-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY MY VEHICLE STEREO HAS BEEN MESSING UP. IT SOMETIMES SMELL A LITTLE BURNT. IT IS THE PASSENGER DOOR SPEAKER. IT… |
| 2019-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AND START THE CAR. IT WILL NOT START AFTER PULLING THE KEY O… |
| 2018-11-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I was coming home one night, in my 2004 Ford focus, when another driver comes speeding up behind me. He then proceeds t… |
| 2018-07-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN JAMMED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER … |
| 2018-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED CAUSING ALTERNATOR TO DIE AND FALSE READINGS ON THE DASH WITH MULTIPLE ALERTS SUC… |
| 2017-12-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. ALSO, T… |
| 2017-10-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE BOTTOM OF MY SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I CALLED FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS BECAUSE OF THE AREA I … |
| 2017-06-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A CAR HORN SOUND WHILE BEING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON INS… |
| 2017-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE, FEB 2017. REPLACED AND CHECKED SYSTEM. JULY 30, 17 ALTERNATOR SMOKED AND MELTED INSIDE. , POSI… |
| 2017-01-31 | SEATS | No | 0 | PASSENGER HEATED SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN HEATED SEAT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE … |
| 2017-01-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT T… |
| 2017-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE WAS DETECTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE V… |
| 2016-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SHORTED BRAKE WIRES IN TRUNK AREA BLOWN FUSE NO START NO BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. |
| 2016-11-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | BOUGHT FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRES TWO YEARS AGO, AND ON MY REAR TIRE THE SIDEWALL BLEW A 4.5 " CHUNK OUT OF IT WH… |
| 2016-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS HAD 5-6 REPAIRS OVER THE LAST 6 YEARS. 3 BATTERIES AND 2 ALTERNATORS. THE CAR DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WO… |
| 2016-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE HAD PURCHASE A 2004 FORD FOCUS AND WE HAVE HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS NOW. FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS I HAVE NOTICE THAT THE CAR … |
| 2016-08-09 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATED VIOL… |
| 2016-06-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE… |
| 2016-06-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE LEAVING WORK, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER, WHEN I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD NOT T… |
| 2016-03-29 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVER WINDOW SHATTERED WITH PIECES OF GLASS FALLING ON SPOUSE. CAR WAS NOT MOVING. WINDOW WAS GOING UP. HAD INDEPENDEN… |
| 2016-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL: I LOOKED UP MY VIN NUMBER ON THE GOVT. WEBSITE MANY MONTHS AGO, AND FOUND THIS CAR HAS POTENTIA… |
| 2016-01-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND MY DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AND BEEP, MY RADIO GOES ON AND OFF BY IT SELF, THE REAR WIPER AN… |
| 2015-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTL… |
| 2015-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | I PARKED THE CAR OVER NIGHT. IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT I INSERTED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND … |
| 2015-05-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO KEY NOT WORKING IN THE IGNITION AND EMERGENCY REPAIR SERVICE IN PARKING LOT HAD TO BE DONE. … |
| 2015-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY WIFE HAS BEEN DRIVING THE FOCUS STATION WAGON SINCE 2004. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE 'CLICKER' DID NOT ALLOW US TO CLOSE T… |
| 2015-03-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 27 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE CONTACT… |
| 2015-03-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A RATTLING TYPE NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM TH… |
| 2015-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS T… |
| 2015-02-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED AND THE… |
| 2015-02-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALL… |
| 2014-12-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE E… |
| 2014-11-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS , OUNCE WHILE DOING 60MPH, THE OTHER TIME DOING 35MPH. *TR |
| 2014-11-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR AND IT IS MOVING, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS SUDDENLY DISENGAGING, MOVING BACK AND SO LEAVING M… |
| 2014-10-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | HEAD ON COLLISON WITH ANOTHER CAR. CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I GOING DOWN ONE OF THE BUSIEST ROADS IN TOWN… |
| 2014-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION LOCK STUCK. KEY WOULD NOT WORK. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. IGNITION HAD TO BE REPLACED. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGERO… |
| 2014-07-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. I… |
| 2014-04-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VERY DANGEROUS FAULT OR DEFECT FOUND ON MY CAR. A FUEL LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE TOP OF THE ENGINE IS CONTACTING AN OPPO… |
| 2014-02-28 | SEATS | No | 0 | 3/1/14: DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT BURNED THROUGH UPHOLSTERY AND CAUGHT FABRIC ON FIRE, WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING V… |
| 2014-02-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE … |
| 2014-01-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG HIT A POTHOLE AND HEARD A LOAD BANG THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE SUSPENSION BOTTOMING OUT, LOOKED TO MY LEFT A… |
| 2013-12-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE … |