Faults:

Nothing except for Ford recalls.

General Comments:

After buying 20 new vehicles in my lifetime I finally have a car that I really love. All the others were way more expensive.

My Focus ZX3 has given me 52 thousand totally trouble free and fun miles. Still has the original tires and breaks with still a little more life left in them.

I get 28 to 30 MPG in city driving and the motor is so smooth that you think that it is electric.

My only problem with the car is the awful Ford dealers in south Florida, it was already damaged by them when I picked it up new and on the three recalls they did additional damage.

(Windows scratched, tail light scratched, wheels ruined) I will never take a car back to a dealer again.

Other than that I love the car and am planning on buying another new Focus ZX3 just like it.

Faults:

This is the first car I have and so far I haven't had any problem with it. The only thing I would comment is that I'm getting 20mpg (city), I live in Las Vegas and I use the air conditioning all day at max power. I don't know much about mechanics, but I think that is why I'm getting such a low mileage. Any comment on that?

General Comments:

The car feels like a much more expensive car. The interior is beautiful. I got the car with almost all the extra packages (fog lights, allow wheels, key-less entry system, cruise control, power mirrors/windows/door-lock, CD-player..etc)

I just drove the car in the city so I don't know how it would run on a trip. I will update this comment as soon as I take the car for a long trip.

Overall... I love it!!!

Faults:

Things falling apart everywhere.

General Comments:

Used as a rental car for one week. Horrible, horrible little monster.

Everything is made at 90% cost. Holes and spaces everywhere where elements should be flush. Cover for the emergency break came off.

Water empties into the trunk after rain.

Lots of lurching.

Can't see the front of the car unless you're 7 feet tall. Kind of upsetting only to see the windshield whippers.

Dashboard juts out too far, making the front seats feel small.

Faults:

At almost 16,000 miles the shifting solenoid went out and had to be replaced, after being in the shop twice for that same reason. The car was making a grinding and clunking noise.

At almost 16,000 miles the ignition tumbler went out preventing me from being able to turn my key and start the ignition leaving me stranded.

At almost 20,000 miles I was informed by several repair shops that my brakes were so bad that not only did my brake pads need replaced, but I needed new rotors as well. Very Expensive, and even though there had been a recall my car was one day off so I had to pay for it out of pocket.

At almost 30,000 miles the ignition tumbler went out again, and I have a feeling that they are not really replacing it.

Other than these problems I do like the car very much. The performance is wonderful and I love it, it is just too bad that there are so many other problems with the car.