2009 Ford Focus SEL from North America - Comments

Okay, the next day here and the TPMS is on again, telling me the tire pressure is low. They are telling me it is unrelated to the SYNC issue, but I'll know for sure if the car isn't dead in three days again! This is really sad given the car only has now 8,500 miles on it. I have read stories countless times about unreliable cars that were in the shop more than they were at home and such. I was hoping I would never have one of those cars... but here we go!

Funny, the last time I had so much trouble was my last American car... a 1995 Olds. I really, really want to support the big 3, but I also really need to get to work every day in a car that isn't going to be dead or have any other issues preventing me from doing so! I have had issues with foreign cars, yes, but none at such a low mileage point. I also never had a total failure of any system on any of my foreign cars. I have had most of them too except Toyota. Maybe I should try a Toyota??

Don't bother trying to support the Big 3. When you buy a domestic, all you're doing is showing the company that your crazy enough to fall for the myth that they are producing better vehicles. Also, your Focus was made in Canada, NOT the USA like a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla. So you just helped out Canada by buying that Ford when you could've helped the factory workers at the AMERICAN Honda or Toyota plant. The Big 3 have to suffer, if they don't, their quality will never improve, and we'll be stuck with the same crap they've always built.

I agree with you 100%. I really bought the car because of the huge rebates and the payment incentives if I lose my job. I'll be going back to an import soon after the recession is really over and I am back on top of things. I hope that happens anyway!! Overall it is a nice driving car and if this Microsoft issue stays fixed I won't be unhappy with it. Time will tell. I will update as I go.

Okay, I can chalk up the TPMS as a dealer failure. They told me they checked and filled the tires and then the light came back on the next day. Well I finally checked them with a good gauge and they were all 7 - 10 pounds low. As soon as I filled them and they were all at 35 psi, the light went off!! Last time I take a dealer's word for doing what they say. The light was off when I picked the car up though, so not sure what they did.

Hopefully, this will be the last of the issues for a while!

"Also, your Focus was made in Canada, NOT the USA like a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla."

I think the good people of Wayne Michigan (assembly point) would be offended if you call them Canadians. Also the country of origin for the engine and tranny are USA. Not sure what makes this "made in Canada" in your opinion. P.S. this info is straight off the dealer sticker.

Yes and the Ford Focus is made with 50% American parts content - So much for the argument to buy a domestic.

All cars are global now.

Please don't give me the 90% vs 10% argument, as it's old, it's tired, it's flawed.

"Yes and the Ford Focus is made with 50% American parts content - So much for the argument to buy a domestic.

All cars are global now.

Please don't give me the 90% vs 10% argument, as it's old, it's tired, it's flawed."

Did you post on the wrong threads because I don't see anyone really arguing the point of domestic vs. import here. And what is the 90% vs. 10% argument? Guess it is so old I have never heard about it.

Yes, nearly all cars are global now, which is why I don't know why people continue to argue about the whole domestic import thing. Domestic cars would not survive without imports in this day and age.