A great deal
My Focus stalled on me one time. It was a recall on the fuel pump which was replaced quickly.
Other than that, no problems at all.
The car sticks to the road.
The factory CD player and speakers were much better than I expected.
This little car can get up and move when it needs to.
Overall, I just love this car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 2nd August, 2005
Not a bad car, but better values exist
This car has had 6 recalls with the which, to Ford's credit, is honourable that they actually admit there is a problem. Still, this is a lot of recalls for any car.
This car has a big problem with pint seperation. The paint is peeling very badily on the rocker panel. Ford Canada have said that they have not had any other complaints on this issue.
This car is hard on gas. We have never gotten more than 20 MPG even when driven gently. The Dealership reprogrammed the ECM, but still the problem persists.
The trunk hatch is hard to close. If it is not closed with force, it will fly open when driving. On top of that, There is no handle to open the trunk lid. Once the trunk lid is closed, you have to unlock it again to open it.
The center armrest is in an awkward position. When it is down the forearm is pointed up when shifting. When it is up, your elbow hits the armrest. I could not imagine how anyone driving a manual transmission focus could put up with this!
The car is in general not a bad car, but it is expensive to run with when it uses so much gas. I feel that the company is not doing what they can to keep customers happy. They seem to be only doing what is required of them and nothing more. If they want to improve their reputation they realy have to improve their customer service. This may involve admitting that their cars are not perfect.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 31st July, 2005
I just purchased a 2001 Ford Focus SE.
First owner was a Ford Accountant, yes I bought it used private sale, they kept the car up, and did a impressive safety on it.
I liked the way it drove, not a Ford person, but my brother is not either and his wife bought a 2002 and love it.
The people selling the car did think about using it as a trade in, but for whatever reason decided not to.
2 weeks after I bought the car the check engine light came on. Great!! The gas mileage was terrible on it.. I wasn't expecting to get 700km on a 50lt tank like my Sunfire, BUT was lucky to get 400km on the same size tank!! It's a 4 cylinder.
I took it to garage, diagnostics, they did complete tune up, and replaced a part, and the next day check engine light and terrible gas mileage again.
I just took it back again, diagnostic test code said EGR valve was leaking, diagnostics said it, vacuum test, drive test, it was only code showing up. Had this replaced. No other codes showing up, and guess what.. check engine light on again. We are baffled!!
At least I was able to get 600km for a full tank this time. I am going back to garage again. Believe me they are honest people, and this is annoying him just as much. He's not getting rich off me at all. Starting to wish I kept my Sunfire!!
I have a 2001 Ford Focus SE, and I get great gas mileage, but I have also put in higher performance spark plugs and I use premium; I know it's expensive, but I get 30mpg so I'm happy about that. Before all that I still received good gas mileage.
I agree with paint separation. It has happen on almost every panel on my 2001 Focus ZTS.
6th Jun 2006, 18:51
Your gas mileage is definitely way too low. Our '01 ZX-3 got over 30mpg average.