the many problems of owning a ford focus

[michael677]

acquired Ford focus tdci hatch on June 2010. now with 11, 500kms.

long list of problems so far:

1.) front suspension problem (either cv joint, shocks, rackend..)
2.) noisy brake (not the typical grinding sound). imagine cracking a chicken bone open. GANUN! KAKAIRITA
3.) rear windows rattle
4.) fuel tank noise -- you could hear the fuel swimming inside when you're on an incline or braking
5.) cheap build quality in interior --sa showroom its all nice. but i soon noticed rubber and rugby sa mga panels coming out

this car is a big disapointment. excited pa naman ako when i first got it. i should have bought a japanese sedan instead!

one thing i really like sa focus, handling sharp as a knife.. endless power.. fuel economy.. good looks

lesson learned: try to stay away from cars made in the philippines. if this were CBU or made in thailand, hindi siguro ganun

[tidus1203]

I say you are just unlucky rather than the Focus being bad or being Philippine made... Ask Innova owners and Fortuner owners its a Japanese brand, but if their D4-D engine choked out on them while the car is running at speed then there goes your so-called "Japanese"...

[[archie]]

from that kind of experience, ill go to the dealer and ask fix the many problems you mentioned. after all its still in the warranty stage.

sorry to hear that story bro. honestly, ill go for the civic FD than the focus.

[ntlogin]

It is sad that these problems happen to you. But, it doesn't mean you had these issues because it is Philippine made.

Thailand? naahhh. I don't think they are that good. Yup. you can still go to casa to fix the issues.

[tidus1203]

sorry to hear that story bro. honestly, ill go for the civic FD than the focus.

Kung petrol yes I would go for the Civic, pero kung TDCi, no contest its a FOCUS!

[michael677]

those dealers like to "deal", its like in the casino the house always win

claim warranty? asa ka pa. and to add they are idiots! the mechanics are just OJT students from nearby technical schools!

one good example, Ford Global city. Theyve summed up the suspension defects as : Stabilizer link, rack end, shock mount.. total bill : 26k pesos

una sabi nila "sir, suspension is not covered by warranty" --which i fully understand. BUT, that time i was in for the 6k kms pa lang and the car is 4 months old tapos may ganitong sira na???

so i protested, to which after 1 week of negotiating, they finally agreed to change the stabilizer link (the least expensive of all items)

but it didnt cure the defect obviously. eto pa, after 10k pms, i soon discovered that the casa changed the lugnuts to used worn out ones taken from another car

with this, bye bye CASA.. i hope you burn!!!

[michael677]

and kakairita pa kasi the first time they said the lagatok sound from suspensoin is gone, i was delighted and hurried to the casa to pick up the car

but when they let me do another test drive, within 10 secons the sound came back! ano mga mechanics nila?? listening to high volume when doing test drives??

and yung isang mokong na mechanic pa, nakatulala lang tulo pa sipon nya kasi ang lamig ng AC -- THEY MAXED IT AT THE COLDEST SETTING. ako pa ang nagpahina

[tidus1203]

Yun nga lang.... You got a great car, but the dealer really sucks...

And yes I heard of these nasty switcharoos going at dealers...

[andywesteast]

acquired Ford focus tdci hatch on June 2010. now with 11, 500kms.

long list of problems so far:

1.) front suspension problem (either cv joint, shocks, rackend..)
2.) noisy brake (not the typical grinding sound). imagine cracking a chicken bone open. GANUN! KAKAIRITA
3.) rear windows rattle
4.) fuel tank noise -- you could hear the fuel swimming inside when you're on an incline or braking
5.) cheap build quality in interior --sa showroom its all nice. but i soon noticed rubber and rugby sa mga panels coming out

this car is a big disapointment. excited pa naman ako when i first got it. i should have bought a japanese sedan instead!

CRAP Car nga. Ill skip on a Ford.

Thanks for the Warning.

[batangtalyer]

dissapointed si bro. sabagay totoong marami sa mga casa, OJT ang gumagawa hindi talga mga master technicians. Lalu na pag bago ang unit. Expectation nila kase pag bago, matibay reliable at hindi agad dadating dun sa point na may major component na masisira sa ganun kabatang unit. at saka yung mga campaign and recalls ng mga manufacturers hindi na nila gaanong binibigyan ng importansiya. they come up into conclusion na baka driving habbits ang may problema kaya madaling nasisira ang otto. that realy sucks..

[batangtalyer]

monopoly yan eh, kailangan may masira para mabenta ang piyesa.

[niky]

The sound of fuel sloshing is not something I've heard of or experienced myself in any TDCi. Care to elaborate?

The chintzy trim plastic is a common issue. But adhesive coming out is not.

As for the suspension... Ford Global? Again? Not the first time I've heard complaints about that casa...

[stync]

hala mukhang dami problema ang ford ah sa casa

[michael677]

The sound of fuel sloshing is not something I've heard of or experienced myself in any TDCi. Care to elaborate?

The chintzy trim plastic is a common issue. But adhesive coming out is not.

As for the suspension... Ford Global? Again? Not the first time I've heard complaints about that casa...

sloshing?.. is parang splashing sound ba? i think this issue is solely sa ford focus, and not ford ranger. when i reverse, and strongly apply the brakes in abrupt succession, no doiubt about it the sloshing sound is there

ive given up on this already. im realy lost and dont know what to do. the ford focus has so many rattles for a newly acquired car.i thought of changing tires to quietier tires pero ive run only 11k kms..

kanina lang, may bagong rattles coming from front dashboard, rear seats, rear windows. my gawd this car feels cheap!

im thinking of putting dynamat in all interior panels.. would this help?

[niky]

sloshing?.. is parang splashing sound ba? i think this issue is solely sa ford focus, and not ford ranger. when i reverse, and strongly apply the brakes in abrupt succession, no doiubt about it the sloshing sound is there

ive given up on this already. im realy lost and dont know what to do. the ford focus has so many rattles for a newly acquired car.i thought of changing tires to quietier tires pero ive run only 11k kms..

kanina lang, may bagong rattles coming from front dashboard, rear seats, rear windows. my gawd this car feels cheap!

im thinking of putting dynamat in all interior panels.. would this help?

Yup. Another owner at the Ford Club (http://forum.fordclubph.com) did this before for his audio install. Should help tremendously. But even simple foam inserted between the panels should help.

The tires are really bad. I've never really liked Eagle NCTs... though the NCT5s are better than the NCT3s.

Strange... you shouldn't be able to hear the fuel tank from inside... perhaps there's something wrong with your insulation? Maybe the car was dismantled at some point in the casa and they returned everything wrong? Hmmm... I know that you can check with FGP for when your unit was delivered to the casa... you could bump your complaints up to the head office if it's really bad.

[donbuggy]

The sloshing sound could be water trapped inside the doors when the drainage hole is blocked.

[Densker]

Lemon.

Parang ganto lang:

13 Day Old Brand New Ford Focus TDCi Just Died

baka lang makatulong.

[ben_david19]

buti nalang Focus ito dahil personally I like this car although I don't own one, pero kung Toyota or Honda ito...

anyway, ito assessments ko TS, hope it can help you.

front suspension lagutok - maybe greasing lang like brake caliper pins etc, start with the basics first. you can go to Zee Carplus for this, I recommend them (Disclaimer : hindi nila ako ka-ano ano)

splashing sound sa tank - either make it a habit that it is always full or... pabaklas niyo yung seats/carpet then put some deadening mat. this is also to check, baka binaklas nga iyang sasakyan niyo before.

brakes - spray it with a brake cleaner, pwede na rin actually ang hose ng water, baka may debris lang.

rattles - as of now ang pinakamagagawa mo lang dito ay i-observe kung ano yung mga nagrarattle then examine them pa-isa-isa

[xtian119]

If I can help sir michael677

1.) front suspension problem (either cv joint, shocks, rackend..)
Difficult to pinpoint but you can get a second opinion from other car shops aside from casa

2.) noisy brake (not the typical grinding sound). imagine cracking a chicken bone open. GANUN! KAKAIRITA
- Applying silicon grease on the brake components will eliminate this sound if not it could be the brake pads itself moving within the calipers.

3.) rear windows rattle
- insulation on the door panels would help

4.) fuel tank noise -- you could hear the fuel swimming inside when you're on an incline or braking
- there could be trapped water in one of your doors in the focus. Probably barado lang ung drain on both sides of the door. Happened to me once sinundot ko lang ng susi lumabas ung lahat ng tubig.

5.) cheap build quality in interior --sa showroom its all nice. but i soon noticed rubber and rugby sa mga panels coming out
- baka nabibilad ung auto niyo sir sa araw? once of the reasons rubber components and rugby from the panels is coming out.

HTH

[desert fox]

acquired Ford focus tdci hatch on June 2010. now with 11, 500kms.

long list of problems so far:

1.) front suspension problem (either cv joint, shocks, rackend..)
2.) noisy brake (not the typical grinding sound). imagine cracking a chicken bone open. GANUN! KAKAIRITA
3.) rear windows rattle
4.) fuel tank noise -- you could hear the fuel swimming inside when you're on an incline or braking
5.) cheap build quality in interior --sa showroom its all nice. but i soon noticed rubber and rugby sa mga panels coming out

this car is a big disapointment. excited pa naman ako when i first got it. i should have bought a japanese sedan instead!

one thing i really like sa focus, handling sharp as a knife.. endless power.. fuel economy.. good looks

lesson learned: try to stay away from cars made in the philippines. if this were CBU or made in thailand, hindi siguro ganun

Malas mo naman bro, kabago bagong sasakyan puro sakit sa ulo...