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Chart based on 13 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2008 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
14000 mi
Clutch pedal squeak. Lubricated by dealer as indicated by TSB. Quick fix and nice dealer.
22000 mi
window seal coming off, replaced by dealer at no cost per warranty.
Weather stripping on the front and rear passenger-side doors was pushed up into the frame by the window. They were pulled out and put back into place for now, with replacement weather stripping on order to be installed next week.
21080 mi
Chrome cladding (standard on SES) separated from the main driver door handle. Entire door handle had to replaced due to location of the break.
31000 mi
Window rubber seal on driver door
33000 mi
Passenger side carpet would pull out from under door sill trim piece. SPR was done. Carpet clips were installed.
15000 mi
Dealer fixed intermittent headliner rattle just above the driver's head and a rattle in the instrument cluster.
Window seals have been falling out since new, finally Ford had a TSB on it. Seems it be an issue with the 2-dr coupes. Took a week for parts to come in. Took almost 2 hours to have them replaced - the whole door interior panel had to come off.
10002 mi
Window seals have been falling out since new, finally Ford had a TSB on it. Seems to be an issue with the 2-dr coupes. Took a week for parts to come in. Took almost 2 hours to have them replaced - the whole door interior panel had to come off.
13000 mi
Had broken door panel. Took 1 week for panel to come in. Door panel was replaced.
18000 mi
Carpet/floor of trunk detached and was sliding around when taking corners, was re-attached.
19000 mi
Rubber cover came of clutch pedal; cover has tear. Dealership is ordering part.
20000 mi
Dealership called, new clutch pedal rubber cover is in. Went to dealership and it was installed, car was washed, and I was back on the road in less than 15 min.
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