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Chart based on 17 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2012 Ford Focus 4dr Sedan
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
5300 mi
Car has been in the shop 4times dealer cannot locate/identify problem
Tachometer was hanging up. I removed the instrument cluster (very easy on this car), removed back cover, removed tach & speedo motor covers, cleaned & lightly lubed rotor & gears, reassembled, & tested. Has worked perfectly since the repair.
84000 mi
TSB for replacement of door latches to prevent doors from opening by themselves.
124000 mi
Recall performed on defective door latch. No issues was noticed prior to taking it into the dealer.
109000 mi
Recall was performed to replace door latches.
78000 mi
Wheel out of balance. Vibration still exists in the car. Still solving problem. Next step is investigating transmission.
37000 mi
Window Washer Fluid container cracked. Presumably from heat fluxuation.
13700 mi
Wheel constantly failed to hold air. I believe the valve stem or seating of the tire was the issue. The slow leak was very annoying, finally after a couple of weeks, the dealer took the tire off, replaced the valve stem & remounted tire
5000 mi
One of the lights within the headlight assembly came loose and was reseated.
7000 mi
Windshield wipers became misaligned. Driver's side wiper did not completely wipe its field of view, and the passenger side wiper was smacking into the moulding on the side of the windshield. Also, wipers were hitting each other on return.
4300 mi
Sync system was malfunctioning and required update. Driver windshield wiper blade drags
20000 mi
Attachment bracket on rear deck lid broke and had to be replaced.
47000 mi
Driver's door latch not working properly. Door was not latching and staying closed. It could swing open freely. Was eventually repaired when parts arrived weeks later.
64700 mi
Driver's side rear door latch failed. I brought my vehicle in for repair as well as to perform the recall on the remaining door latches.
18000 mi
Update for my ford touch, installed by me, sent by Ford directly to me.
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