Faults:

I had this car and two weeks later a tire blew.

It was recalled six months after I had it and the Dealership never did tell me why.

I have had to replace 4 tires all together.

The tire on this car has only been used on one model of car ever. The ZTS model of the focus.

The tires are very expensive and hard to find.

The trunk sticks and needs to be pried open.

The trunk latch button only works when it wants to.

Faults:

Found that the rear passenger window, when lowered, gave out a loud crying sound. When investigated, I found that the window was very loose and could be moved, by hand, up and down, with a movement of about half inch.

Have major problems in starting the car. Seems to try to start, but fails to crank over. Have to turn off ignition and restart. Have asked the dealer to replace starter motor, but not done.

Boot sometimes fails to latch completely. Dealership replaced boot latch.

General Comments:

Very impressed with the performance of the car and the ESP is fantastic.

Sometimes, I forget to look down and realize what speed I am going at as its picks up pace very quickly.

I even try to change into 6th gear.

Faults:

The boot opening button on the dashboard got stuck resulting in the boot opening whilst driving along (fixed under warranty).

General Comments:

Having previously owned a Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI the Focus doesn't compare in terms of handling or acceleration. But it makes up for this with the quietness of the cabin and engine!

Good positioning of the driver's seat.

Front pillars are a blind-spot.

Air-con and the front clear windscreen are bonuses. Although the fan blowers are always too strong or not strong enough (depending on the direction of the air).

Faults:

Nothing!

General Comments:

Completely wonderful car.

The Handling is second to none, it often feels like it's rear-wheel drive!

I am just dissapointed with the lack of top-end grunt from the engine. I feel it should be a little bit quicker off the mark for a 1800.

The standard Pirrelli tyres are completely rubbish and I can't wait to get rid of them.

Faults:

Problems with the front brake disks (rotors I think they are called in the US). It warped 5 disks in 2 months. The problem was found to be a bent part in one of the calipers. All fixed under warranty. Seems to be fine now.

General Comments:

Very nice to drive. Good handling for a diesel and a reasonable amount of power.

Fuel economy matched the brochures exactly, I get 52mpg with mixed driving.

Seats are comfortable for a while, but you have to site very correctly, slouch at all and they can get uncomfortable.

Cassette player is not the best and ford charge a ridiculous amount, £300, for a CD player.

Air conditioning is not as good as my Old Astra.

Paint looks like it scratched very easily.

The heated front screen (I have the climate pack) is great.

Faults:

There has been an ongoing problem with power loss.

Car has been hesitating during steady driving.

Car is stalling while stopped.

Car has no power on hills with air conditioner on.

Maintenance procedures (engine flushes) have been necessary much earlier than normally suggested.

General Comments:

This is a very comfortable car to drive, when it works. However I purchased a brand new car expecting to have no problems. I have had an ongoing loss of power with the car. The dealer has maintained no responsbility, stating each time that it is in need of expensive engine flushing and part replacements. While these are regular maintenance procedures, I am having to have them performed much earlier and more frequently than normal and the problem still continues.

The parts for this economical car are extremely expensive in comparison. $150 for one tire, $50 oil changes...