Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Ford Focus.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Rocker panels rust out and cause the lifting points on the car unable to be used. Mechanics refuse to work on my car d… |
| 2023-08-03 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Ford Focus. The contact stated while parked in the driveway, the contact opened both rear doors… |
| 2021-08-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My car started to rough idle, when I go to press the gas pedal there is no rev or acceleration or anything. It came up … |
| 2021-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the contact felt the front passenger’s sid… |
| 2020-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP KEEP DISABLING! WHEN TRYING TO CRANK THE CAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER AFTER THE KEY HAS BEEN PULLED … |
| 2020-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT SON STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2020-02-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HESITATE SHIFTING THEN WOULDNT GO PAST THIRD SHIFT AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WHI… |
| 2020-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR, SOMETIMES IT WON'T TURN OVER WHEN TURNING THE KEY. I HAVE TO TRY A FEW TIMES IF NOT MULTIPL… |
| 2019-12-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AT … |
| 2019-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY IGNITION IS NOT WORKING. I TURN THE KEY OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND THE CAR WON'T START. THE LIGHTS COME ON, THE BATT… |
| 2019-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIRD TIME HAVING A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH! CAR WILL TURN ON BUT WON'T START, COSTING MORE TO FIX THAN THE CAR IS… |
| 2019-07-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT HAS BEGUN GOING OFF ( TWICE NOW) BUT ONCE TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON IT DOES NOT COME ON.… |
| 2019-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start-up after multiple attempts with… |
| 2019-06-13 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WOULD NOT UNLOCK AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I LOOKED MORE CLOSELY AND I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK … |
| 2019-01-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD TO REPORT… |
| 2019-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK AND REMAIN SECUR… |
| 2018-12-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAD JUST GOT IN MY CAR TO GO GROCERY AND I STARTED UP MY ENGINE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. HOWEVER, I WAS GOING UP TO 50… |
| 2018-12-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE REAR PASS… |
| 2018-08-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF AND DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE CLOCK SPRING FAULT. AIRBAG POTENTIALLY NOT FUNCTIONAL. |
| 2018-07-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND A/C FAN WOULD NOT GO ON WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS HOT INSIDE FROM BEING P… |
| 2018-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PUTTING KEY IN IGNITION DOESN'T ALWAYS START THE CAR...I'VE HAD TO TOW MY CAR HOME AFTER TRYING FOR 30 MINUTES. ONLY TO… |
| 2018-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CALLED THE FORD DEALERS IN BOTH CARSON CITY AND RENO NEVADA. BOTH DEALERS STATE THAT THEY DO NO… |
| 2018-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION NOT WORKING PROPERLY.KEY HAS TO BE TURNED SEVERAL TIMES TO START CAR WHEN PARKED. |
| 2018-05-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE IGNITION IS GOING OUT..REALLY HAVE TO JAM KEY INTO THE COLUM TO GET IT TO START |
| 2018-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | OCCASIONALLY, WITHOUT WARNING OR PREDICTION, WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, MY BRAKE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL NEARLY TO… |
| 2018-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSERT KEY, TURN TO START, WILL NOT START, HAVE TO PUSH IN KEY HARD FOR THE IGNITION TO START CAR |
| 2018-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IGNITION MODULE...IGNITION SWITCH. CAR WON'T START WITH KEY, UNLESS PUSHED IN HARD, AND EVEN THEN IT TAKES SEVERAL TIM… |
| 2018-03-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOORS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK AND WERE INOPE… |
| 2018-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH… |
| 2017-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH WORN PARTS, COMMON COMPLAINT RECALL EARLIER MODELS, PROBLEM PERSISTS IN 2009 FOCUS. WARRANTS RECALL AND… |
| 2017-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE IGNITION ,AT TIMES DOSE NOT START CAR. BATTERY STAYS CHARGED. |
| 2017-09-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INCAPACITATED. PART INSIDE DOOR BRAKES AND DOOR BECOMES LOCKED IN PLACE. HAVE TO CLIMB OUT WINDOW OR … |
| 2017-07-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS STUCK ON RANDOMLY MAKES A "DINGING" SOUND. TIRES CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT AT A RAPID SPEED, IGNITION SWITC… |
| 2017-06-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON ONE DAY AND IT DOES NOT GO OUT. I RESEARCHED IT ON GOOGLE AND IT APPEARS TO BE VERY C… |
| 2017-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SIDE DOOR LATCH OPENS WHILE DRIVING AND OR DOOR WILL NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED AFTER OPENING WHILE PARKED |
| 2017-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DOORS BECOME LOCKED AND YOU CANNOT OPEN THEM FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. ALL UNLOCKING DEVICES TO UNLOCK THE DOORS … |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OR START THE CAR. IF I DO NOT PLAY WITH THE STEERING WILL IT WILL NOT ST… |
| 2017-04-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT FLASHED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY LOST SOME POWER. THIS ISSUE CAME… |
| 2017-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. … |
| 2017-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR DOOR LOCKS APPEAR TO BE JAMMED OR PERMANENTLY LOCKED. WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH POWER LOCKS OR MANUALLY. THIS HAPPENED … |
| 2017-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR DOORS ARE JAMMED OR STUCK ON LOCK, FOR NO REASON. POWER LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK THEM AND DOING SO MANUALLY DOES NOT … |
| 2017-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON ONE DAY. I RESEARCHED IT ON GOOGLE AND IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON IN FORD FOCUS V… |
| 2016-12-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS STATIONARY. THE DOORS LOCK AND DO NOT UNLOCK. AFTER HOURS OF SEARCHING THE MANUAL AND GOOGLE I FIGURED OUT H… |
| 2016-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL 4 DOOR LATCHES AND LOCKS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. VERY DANGEROUS!!! I CAN'T GET OUT OR GET IN THROUGH ANY DOORS AT T… |
| 2016-09-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS NOT REMAINING SHUT PROPERL… |
| 2016-09-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN...CANNOT GET INTO THE CAR UNLESS I LEAVE A WINDOW DOWN...ON RAINY DAYS I HAVE TO LEAVE… |
| 2016-07-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY LOSING THROTTLE CONTROL DOWN TO 35 MILES AN H… |
| 2016-05-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT HAS BEGUN GOING OFF ( TWICE NOW) BUT ONCE TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON IT DOES NOT COME ON.… |
| 2016-05-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 45 MPH SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION, WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN BUT EXTREMELY SCARY. T… |
| 2016-04-26 | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | LEFT REAR HUB CAME OFF CAR ON FREEWAY, CROSSED OVER TO OTHER SIDE, AND KILLED ANOTHER DRIVER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION,… |