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Chart based on 21 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2010 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
25000 mi
Brought car in for oil leak - cam shaft seal. They had car for 10 days, called - they blew engine after they assembled it incorrectly & timing was off. Dealer had to replace engine.
30000 mi
Check Engine Light, code showed an EVAP system error. Re-seated gas gap, reset code, error has not returned.
Reported vibration and squeaking sound when cold. Dealer replaced motor mount and belt and tensioner, all covered under powertrain warranty. Dealer also added shield to prevent damage to new mount, paid for this repair.
61300 mi
US $530
Like millions of other Ford vehicles, this Focus needed a new throttle body.
43400 mi
US $804
Car would not start with key. only with remote start unit. Reprogram computer, replaced ignition switch and ignition housing.
112000 mi
US $700
Engine mounts needed replacing.
113000 mi
US $275
replace fuel gasket. It had started to fail. I was told I could watch it or could replace now.
54560 mi
C $250
Engine mount replacement
41000 mi
Dirty throttle body was causing rough idle. Cleaning it fixed the problem.
103000 mi
US $400
Thermostat replacement
12400 mi
Belt required changing
62000 mi
Engine surging at idle and low speed.
133000 mi
US $350
Thermostat failing - car would not reach operating temp. Engine warning light illuminated
45000 mi
replaced left motor mount
35000 mi
Rough idle when engine warmed up; dealer unable to reproduce but PCM re-flashed with update and problem solved
49000 mi
US $190
Wrench warning light appeared; car stumbled and lacked usual throttle response. No codes found but I had them clean the throttle body anyway and problem has not reappeared yet. This was the second, more severe occurrence of the problem.
50200 mi
US $350
Wrench warning light appeared again; replaced throttle body (includes throttle position sensor).
52700 mi
throttle body ass for erratic idle
48000 mi
Engine slow to warm up
27500 mi
Passenger side motor mount (engine mount insulator) sacked out, causing engine vibrations. Covered under 5yr/60k powertrain warranty at no cost. Smoothness restored to like new with the replaced part.
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