Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Ford Focus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | In a rear end accident the airbags never deployed. The seat belt also didn't catch me and my chest hit the steering whe… |
| 2022-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving my car and the engine started on fire. It ruined the entire engine. It was not overheating. All my fluids… |
| 2021-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUSE CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT CAUSING ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF LIGHTS FROM FRONT TO BACK TO TURN OFF UNTIL NEW FUSE REPLACED OL… |
| 2020-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, SHE WOULD NOTICE THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD … |
| 2020-06-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE FRAME BEING ALL RUSTED & FULL OF HOLES. |
| 2020-03-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BAD AND MAKES THE ENGINE RATTLE AND VIBRATE TAIL LIGHT WILL NOT WORK I'VE CHANGED FUSE BULB AND SOCKET… |
| 2019-12-31 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ON JULY 7, 2015, I BOUGHT 4 TIRES 117632 AFFINITY TOURING BL P195/60R15 87T WITH A 70,0000 MILE WARRANTY. I PAID $415… |
| 2019-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TODAY MY ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH MY KIDS. I WAS LUCKILY NOT GOING MORE THAN 10MPH AN… |
| 2019-09-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRONT DOOR HANDLES QUIT WORKING AND THERE'S NO WAY TO GET DOOR OPEN???? FRONT DOOR HANDLES QUIT WORKING. CANT GET I… |
| 2019-07-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS DELAYED REACTION OR NO REACTION AT ALL TO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. IT DOESN'T GO, IT'LL MOVE A LITTLE BIT, … |
| 2018-12-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE WIRING BETWEEN THE HATCH DOOR AND THE BODY IS DETERIORATED WITH A BROKEN WIRE FOR THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT AND THE I… |
| 2018-11-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY IDLER PULLEY BOLT BREAK FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE NEARLY RAN OFF O… |
| 2018-06-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ESTN REVENTADAS LAS BOLSAS DE AIRE. |
| 2018-04-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BOUGHT A 2005 FORD FOCUS IN APRIL, 2018. TOLD SALES MAN THAT AIRBAG ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. WAS TOLD IS OK. ON 6/1120… |
| 2018-02-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2005 FORD FOCUS ZX5 S. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONCERNS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUEST… |
| 2017-12-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A STANDARD AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MPH WHEN MY GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN BE… |
| 2017-12-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED ON… |
| 2017-11-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | ON THE 27TH OF NOV. 2017 WHILE PUTTING MY CAR INTO THE GARAGE THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CRASHING INTO THE WALL P… |
| 2017-11-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC HE SAID WAS THE FUEL PUMP. I TOOK IT FOR ASECOND O… |
| 2017-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF 2005 FORD FOCUS WAGON SES ZXW, I HAVE HAD PERIODIC ISSUES WITH THE REAR HATCH UNLATCHING ON … |
| 2017-11-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING MY CAR ... MY FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF LIKE AS IF IT WAS LOW. I NOTICED THAT THE WEA… |
| 2017-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, ON FARM TO MARKET ROAD 1960 (STATE HIGHWAY FM 1960) WHILE IN MOTION AND I PRESSED THE BRAKE.… |
| 2017-10-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HOOD INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND CAUSED THE FRONT WINDS… |
| 2017-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED … |
| 2017-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WAS DRIVING AN 05 FORD FOCUS ZXW IN LIGHT RAIN AT ABOUT 40 MPH GOING UPHILL ON A MAJOR ROADWAY (55MPH SPEED LIMIT). VEH… |
| 2017-07-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A 5 LANE CITY ROAD CAUSING THE WHE… |
| 2017-06-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. UPON RESEARCH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FORD FOCUS. REMEDIES SUGGE… |
| 2017-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HATCHBACK WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN BODY AND HATCHBACK, HAS MULTIPLE WIRE INSULATION FAILURE AND WIRE BREAKAGE CAUSING FUS… |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FIRST ISSUE: ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN STOPPING THE CAR, PARKING, AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY, THE KEY HAS BECOME… |
| 2017-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MANY OCCASIONS THE REAR HATCH (ZXW WAGON) HAS OPENED ON ITS OWN. I'VE ALWAYS ASSUMED I MUST NOT HAVE CLOSED IT PROPE… |
| 2017-05-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS FOCUS HAS BEEN SPEEDING UP, WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15 TIMES IN TH… |
| 2017-05-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT AROUND 80,000 MILES TO THE POINT WHERE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WERE NEARLY NON EXISTENT. WHEN… |
| 2017-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF BUT RADIO IS STILL ON AT STOP LIGHT. I PUT IT ON NUETRAL AND IT STARTS BACK UP NO… |
| 2017-04-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER FORK MALFUNCTION. TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. TURNED OUT THAT THE OEM/O… |
| 2017-04-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL … |
| 2017-02-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE … |
| 2017-02-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2 DOOR HATCHBACK BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE HANDLE IS LOOSE LIKE IT ISN'T CATC… |
| 2017-01-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SPONTAN… |
| 2016-12-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WE WERE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR ON RAIN SLICKED HIGH WAY. LOST CONTROL OF CAR AND CAR FLIPP… |
| 2016-12-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR… |
| 2016-10-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH NEAR MIDWAY AIRPORT IN CHICAGO. I ATTEMPTED TO BREAK AND MY ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. I HAD TO CON… |
| 2016-09-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ONE OF THE PASSENGERS SNAPPED A PHOTO WITHOUT THE PERSONS PERMISSION. INVASION OF PRIVACY. |
| 2016-08-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ALONE IN MY CAR, DRIVING ON A 4 LANE CITY STREET, I HAD SLOWED, ALMOST AT A FULL STOP, TO WAIT FOR THE CAR IN FRONT OF… |
| 2016-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE PEDAL W… |
| 2016-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BACKSEAT DOORS WILL NOT LATCH AND OR LOCK. THEY HAVE TO BE HELD TOGETHER WITH ZIP TIES. THE RANDOMLY OPENED WHILE I… |
| 2016-02-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PAINT AROUND THE LICENCE PLATE HAS BUBBLED AND FALLEN OFF. |
| 2016-02-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND I AM SCARED IT WONT DEPLOY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, PLUS IN THE MANUAL IT SAYS … |
| 2016-01-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 5 | MY SISTER OWNS A FORD FOCUS 2005, SHE HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT DURING A TRIP TO WORK. THE CAR SLIDE DOWN A HILL AT LESS THE… |
| 2015-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BOUGHT THE CAR FOR MY MOTHER IT HAD 91,000 MILES ON IT AND RAN FINE. IT NOW HAS 106,000 MILES ON IT AND THE AUTOMATIC … |
| 2015-11-14 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE P… |