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Shona

ShonaSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 2 reviews
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My Ford experience

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After seven years of using this car every day I can honestly say it has been a dream car. Still looks amazing and drives well despite quite high Kms, so much so we bought a second had one for my daughter's first car.

Purchased in May 2021 at Denmac Ford.

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TransmissionManual
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Year2012
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lovehouses1992

lovehouses1992South East Queensland, QLD

Wouldn’t buy another one ever again

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Purchased in January 2021 at Ford Dealers for $26,000.00.

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TransmissionAutomatic
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Year2011
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Concreteangel

ConcreteangelGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 4 reviews

Dodgy transmission, electronics messing up

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Bought my car new, had no steering wheel fluid cap. When I went back, dealer just rolled his eyes and gave me one.
Car shakes and jolts due to a dodgy transmission and is currently in a class action.
USB port fails in hot weather and cigarette lighter port no longer functions.
Interior is badly designed, there’s nowhere to put anything, I’m forever trying to balance my bits and bobs in the cup holder.
Boot cover snapped off not long after purchase.
Don’t think I’ll ever buy a ford again.

Purchased in March 2021 for $26,000.00.



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Lauren

LaurenPerth, WA

DONT GET A FORD FOCUS

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Last year I purchased a late 2011 Ford Focus titanium. It had at the time only done 60,000kms. It had a full service history, but hadn’t been used frequently over its lifetime. I started to use it as my main car and nearly immediately i experienced jerking, high revs and no take off speed. I put my car in to a ford dealer in January, the extended warranty had ran out the month before. They have wiped their hands clean and not given me a cent of contribution. It is really disgusting that you can wipe a car off that has done that amount of kilometres. It is now going to cost roughly $6000-$8000 in repairs and I am struggling to see that this gorgeous well looked after car is nothing but a ride off!!!!

Purchased in October 2021.

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Year2011
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cousijack

cousijackPerth, WA

Very good overall vehicle with only reasonable economy

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I sadly had the Trend auto model before and after 3 years traded it back in on the 2016 LZ sport. The one exceptional thing about the Trend was fantastic fuel economy and repeatedly went from Perth to Toodyay return ( 200k's ) for 11 litres of fuel. The LZ uses 17 litres for the same trip. Not particularly good. Average for outer Perth use is between 8-9 litres per 100. I was told by Ford service it's normal and no adjustment can me made. There is also an occasional smell of petrol coming from under the bonnet but again Ford service can find nothing wrong. Those things apart it's a decent car with enough power for a 72 year old like myself and in just over 2 years and 14000 km's nothing has gone wrong with it.

Purchased in January 2021.

Year2016
Craig

CraigPerth, WA

  • 5 reviews

Gear box problems

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Was my wife’s car we ended getting a new one out of it but not before ford blamed us for “driving like nanas “ and telling us it was our fault the dual clutch system kept breaking down to the point where I tried to pull out of an intersection and the car just stopped with my foot flat to the floor wouldn’t go at all . Nearly got t boned by a van . But eventually they gave us a new one . Sold it straight away though .

Purchased in April 2021 for $23,000.00.

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Year2014
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Justin

Justin

  • 26 reviews

Transmission Issues and poor customer service

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BodyHatch
BadgeTrend
Engine Size2.0
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedFeb 2015
Brett

Brett

  • 5 reviews
  • 1 like

I was amazed with the total package

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BodyHatch
BadgeTrend
Engine Size1.5
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedAug 2018
James

JamesGold Coast

  • 3 reviews
  • 1 like

Worst car in Australia, terrible customer service.

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BodySedan
BadgeST
Engine Size1.8
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedFeb 2012
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Afrah A

Afrah ASouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 11 reviews

Gear box constantly has issues

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BodyHatch
BadgeAmbiente
Engine Size1.8
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedJan 2014
Sarah

SarahSydney

  • 9 reviews
  • 2 likes

Love it!

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Bought this car as second owner with 73,000km and i love it! it looks great drives great couldn't ask for anything more! Never had any issues at all, its great on fuel too! it would be amazing for a first car owner the fact the base model comes with sat nav and cameras is amazing (mines an ecoboost)

BodyHatch
BadgeTrend
Engine Size1.6
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedMay 2018
tmulholland

tmulhollandAU

  • 4 reviews
  • 2 likes

Ford have really got this focus right

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BodyHatch
BadgeSport
Engine Size1.5L
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedOct 2017
Amanie

AmanieIllawarra, NSW

Absolutely disscusted!

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BodyHatch
BadgeTrend
Engine Size.
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedSep 2015
Hayden

HaydenMelbourne

  • 5 reviews
  • 5 likes

Engine Light

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I purchased a second hand 2005 Ford Focus for my wife as a learning purpose. I purchased it from a car yard dealer. It was in good condition although it was a 12 years old car. After I purchased, in the second week, transmission light was on and off. I spend a few hundred to fix it. A few months later, the engine light was on. I spend another few hundreds to fix that too. However, the car itself works well. Just the computer things got issues. Hopefully, just my bad luck to purchase such an issued car. I already get rid of it at a low price.

BodySedan
BadgeCL
Engine Size2.0
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedNov 2017
Mark D

Mark DGeelong

Electronic Power Steering Failure

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BodyHatch
BadgeSport
Engine Size2.0
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedAug 2011
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Tayyab Bashir

Tayyab BashirCanberra

  • 4 reviews

Not bad as a first car

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The car has good economy. It does about 100 km per 7 liters.
The infotainment system is slightly below average.
The space at the back seats is not a lot but its still manageable. Boot space is good.

It does have some sounds of it's own that no mechanic has been able to fix. For e.g. there's contact screeching sound when I accelerate too quickly.
Overall its a good car though.

BodySedan
BadgeAmbiente
Engine Size1.6
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedMay 2018
Jared Mclean

Jared McleanHurstbridge

  • 2 reviews

Could spend same money on better car (over priced) too much redundant tech.

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Use this car all the time and the best thing about it is it's economical. Dash display is significantly behind the times and the car is overpriced when considering bang for buck. not much space at all and the middle console impedes leg space in the front for passenger and driver.

BodyHatch
BadgeTitanium
Engine Size2.0
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedOct 2014
Mooks

MooksSydney

Power assist malfunction!!!!!

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Hi everyone.need help power steering asist malfunction 2011 Ford Focus Trend 5dr Hatchback 2.0turbo Semi-Auto light on been told by ford 4500 to repair is this a joke!!!!!I hav done some research and it is a common fault as I can see with everyone elses complaints purchased off a Holden dealer 18months ago it's done 82000 which is not much any help would be greatly appreciated never again ford!!!!!!

BodyHatch
BadgeTrend
Engine Size2.0
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedJan 2017
Thomas

ThomasAtlanta

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

I love it

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It has been with me for two and a half years, 22000+kms, still so new and has never been any problems.
Fuel consumption typically between 6.0 to 7.5 litres / 100 km.
I don't know much about cars, but this car feels good to me.
Appearance is very beautiful, I love it.

BodySedan
BadgeTrend
Engine Size1.6
TransmissionManual
Date PurchasedMay 2016
Michael

MichaelAU

  • 29 reviews
  • 1 like

Worst car in history - death trap

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BodyHatch
BadgeTrend
Engine Size2.0
TransmissionAutomatic
Date PurchasedDec 2016
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theo d.asked

Focus LW Mk2 (2012-2015)

Good day. My headlights dont want to go on . High beam and parks are fine. Fuze inside is also fine .Where is the relay for the headlights. Ford focus mk3

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Andrew K.

Andrew K.asked

Focus LZ (2015-2018)

I have just purchased a2018 Focus sport with only 3200kms on the clock 2 days ago. Today i took it for about 1 hours drive today and every time I applied the brakes from about 70kms per hour i could hear a noise coming from either the tyres and or the brakes .Its a hard noise to explain, i suppose it sounds like the brakes are grating with no vibration felt .The noise can even be heard over the sound system. Can someone enlighten me of the problem if possible.

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Oranges
Oranges

Hi Sorry have not ever had this problem. I run my tyres on 32, don't know if that makes a difference. But it begs the question how did you get a 2018 model with only 3200kms? I run my car mostly on 70/80/100 km speed limit roads and have never experienced this in 2 yrs.

David B.
David B.

Hi Andrew. I understand your situation, as I Once bought a second hand lemon Tarago ( usually reliable) for our growing family. Anyway, my Focus sedan (not a sport hatch like yours) hasn’t displayed your problem over the city or country (up to 110km/h) roads. If you’ve taken it off sealed roads you might have grit in your brakes, but this should disappear. Perhaps extreme braking at high speeds could bind this grit to the discs or pads? If the 3,200 km was extreme driving, the discs and/or brake pads could be worn already. Did you thoroughly check the history of this car before purchase? Could it have been rebuilt from wrecks at a chop shop? Has it had a front end crash, either front on or side on? Have suspension and brake components been built up using incorrect parts? Get your car checked by your RAC in your state (the usual pre-purchase test) if you didn’t do it pre-purchase, as it’s worth the money. Find a reliable front end specialist - it costs nothing for an inspection. A good Ford dealer like my local Etheridge Ford in Ringwood has mechanics that are experts (don’t be shy of a dealer, they know their cars) and could answer the above questions. I think this is actually the place to start, and could save you heaps of money. I hope you get this solved. I’m interested to hear the result.

Rebecca

Rebeccaasked

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I have a ford focus 2006, it was revving high and on it's own too, I had a scan put on it and it said throttle body so I purchased a new one and had it put on and hasn't solved anything it's still revving like crazy off n on by it's self ???

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Michael
Michael

I'm definitely not a mechanic, but my Mark II Focus (2.0l) experienced all manner of shenanigans (extremely irregular idling, etc) due to a vacuum leak from a broken hose.

A leak after the throttle body would result in abnormally high idle, but the engine can also get very confused if the leak is after the sensor that measures air quantity. Trick will be to identify which hose is the culprit. If you're unlucky it's a hose behind the intake manifold. You might need a smoke machine...

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