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#102 of 107 Focus reliability by basiliskst
Jan 05, 2007 (10:51 pm)
jschmidt05, every manufacturer can have a bad dealer or an individual lemon vehicle. Your post would be more useful to others if you would share the specifics of your problem (transmission etc.). Right off the bat I'd suggest trying another dealer and talking with a regional Ford representative . Anecdotes are not a perfect substitute for statistically significant surveys. The Ford Focus does well in such surveys for reliability and owner satisfaction. It sounds like Ford could and should be doing a better job in addressing your specific issues, but it's a jump to assume that the same is true for any Focus or all Ford dealers. If you share the specific issue or symptoms, the forum may be able to help diagnose the issue.
- zxw (Feb 20, 2007 4:50 am)
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#103 of 107 Re: Focus reliability [basiliskst] by zxw
Feb 20, 2007 (4:50 am)
Replying to: basiliskst (Jan 05, 2007 10:51 pm)
have had 3 Focus wagons, nary a problem ... best car ever ... or as one of our previous posters seems prone to caps, I should say "EVAH" ! 'nuff said.
ZXW Robb
#104 of 107 Brief intro by zxw
Feb 20, 2007 (5:01 am)
Definitely love my Focus wagons ... have had three now ... recently found one of the last wagons ... an '07 ZXW SES, in bright aqua blue metallic, and fully optioned. Heated leather seats in my 5 am commute to work making going to work a bit more manageable. I hope to have "Big Blue" forever, as he is definitely a great joy to wash, ride, and journey in.One dealer installed option I highly recommend is the extra cost rear view mirror as the standard mirror has always been the weakest link in the Focus. Warped and hard to use for night driving. I would like to get different wheels in time , similar to the wheels used on the last Taurus models.
I've heard different things about the engines used from '05 on up as being a Mazda design, but so be it ... Big Blue is still my American dream, and it has the Big Blue Oval on the front ... that's important to me.
ZXW Robb, and Big Blue.
#106 of 107 NOISE PROBLEMS WITH MY 03 FORD FOCUS ZX3 by zx3fan1
Oct 02, 2010 (7:39 pm)
Can someone help me please. I have a ford focus zx3 with 106,xxx miles on it. So when i go to turn it on in the morning to warm it up i hear a little rattling noise comming from the back end where the tail pipe is and i thought it was just the heat shield or a loose bolt but it goes away after its warm so if someone has the same car and problem please help me out.- PFFlyer@Edmunds (Oct 03, 2010 5:15 pm)
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#107 of 107 Re: NOISE PROBLEMS WITH MY 03 FORD FOCUS ZX3 [zx3fan1] by PFFlyer@Edmunds HOST
Oct 03, 2010 (5:15 pm)
Replying to: zx3fan1 (Oct 02, 2010 7:39 pm)
There may or may not be something loose. Since it goes away when things warm up, it could simply be a small rattle that disappears when the exhaust system heats up and expands. At 106,000 miles, there are many things that could be looser than they were when new.
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