The problems with my vehicle, which are common to all similar Ford's are as follows:

Fuel tank cracked open causing huge fires
Brakes about to fail
Water leaking into car so mould all over car
Boiling water and steam spewing all over drivers feet
Transmission issues which are not resolving as they were required to by the ACCC

The worst problem relates to the fuel tank that cracked open like an egg in May, causing a massive fire when the fuel ignited. Ford have refused to deal with the problem and I have been without a car since May w...Read more

I purchased my LZ focus about a month ago so far very impressed with the driving quality the focus offers and all the gadgets that come with the newly updated sync 3 system with bulit in navigation as standard I bought it as a demo with 1,500kms on the clock and I drove it over to Melbourne from adelaide within 2 days of owning it and it offered an amazing average usage of 5.2L per 100km of petrol and the trip was $160 round trip with detours I was very impressed with the fuel economy.

Knowing the focus has gone to a 6speed torque converter ...Read more

Ford have finally packaged a Focus with world class driving dynamics, engine, transmission, suspension tuning plus the high levels of safety tech have ensured the LZ series delivers at almost every level. The early ownership experience has so far been above expectations, the area I would mark down this Focus on would be the fuel consumption around town, hopefully this will be offset by the claimed highway consumption. The Sync3 connectivity appears to be one of best around, once I master it. In summary, as I have been driving for over 50 years ...Read more

After enjoying four great years with the Subaru BRZ, it was time to look for a car with a bit more space, perhaps more performance, didn’t compromise on handling... and, of course, manual. Sad to let the BRZ go but the Ford Focus RS is simply awesome.

What a great car! The Focus RS strikes the balance of fun and practicality. The term hot hatch doesn’t so it justice. This is an athlete which growls and pops as you go (note the engine can be a bit “hungry”)... and you can fit two baby seats and a pram behind those Recaros!

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Ford Focus 2015 model.
The car is experiencing all the same issues as everyone else's. Bucks/jerks/shudders/high revs.
Ford deny there is a problem, despite increasing the warranty specific to the clutch.
I have had multiple TCM upgrades and I have had 1 clutch replacement.
Ford have denied me a refund twice, despite breaching the Australian Consumer Law.
The ACL states that a product is deemed to have a major fault when the product has a problem that would of stopped the purchaser from buying it had they known about it.. and a major fault...Read more

Yet another unhappy focus customer with a steering assist malfunction fault!!! My local ford dealership has quoted $5818 to fix what I find out after the fact - is a common fault of this model, 6yrs old and a mere 66 thousand on the clock!!!! I bought this car new in 2012 under the false belief it came with a 5 star safety rating! Not quite sure how you earn that 5 stars unless steering is an optional extra!! I'm horrified to think of how many other unsuspecting families may be out there driving around in a ticking time bomb. Ford has deemed m...Read more

Purchased late 2014 from dealer. 2014 model built August 2013. At 21,000kms clutch replaced, rear main seal and driveshaft recall. Next was TCM fix. Then fuel problem fixed under recall. Then another clutch, rear main seal and rocker cover gasket. And then the clutch was cleaned out. In between these fixed car was/is unpredictable to drive. Car has now done 40,000kms. Problematic car that doesn't seem to have a permanent fix. Clutch slips or shudders losing power to name a couple of things. Worst car I have ever owned and it was the newest one ...Read more

I bought my car in March 2018, diesel titanium. Luckily I have a wet clutch gearbox, didn’t give me any trouble, however it’s not smooth. I have been getting this msg (steering malfunction, service required) for a month. I just turned off the car and turned back on, problem would go away. But today, it didn’t, I had to drive the car back home without power steering.
I have been reading blogs and reviews, Ford recalled this issue in USA not in Australia. I will be contacting Ford Australia tomorrow and dealer. Hopefully I don’t need to folk ou...Read more

We have a Ford focus c max we purchased in the UK it is a 2005 model diesel we only had it for 4 months,it unfortunately is stuck in Athens Greece as we travel around from UK, France, Germany Switzerland, Italy,&then Greece but unfortunately I got very sick spent 5 weeks in Athens hospital, when I was well enough to travel to Australia i wasn't able to travel back with my c max which I wanted to bring back to Australia, but because we couldn't drive it back it's stuck in Athens, it's one of the nicest cars I've had it went across al...Read more