2005 Ford Focus fuel system problems
27 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2005 Ford Focus, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Car bought sept 2004. Car regularly doesn't start, and if it does always runs at over 3500 RPM for up to 5 minutes with no accelerator pressure. Alarm goes off when driving, for no reason. Car swerves and vibrates on road in dry and wet conditions (seems like steering and / or suspension broken / defective). Brakes also creak. All problems from car purchase to now, march 2005. Taken to 2 dealerships on 4 separate occasions, who could not "replicate the concern".
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. The contact stated that when fueling the vehicle, fuel would regurgitate onto the side of the vehicle and on the contact. The manufacturer was notified who stated there were no recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not taken for repairs of inspection. The failure mileage was 97,918. Updated 08-07-12 the consumer stated the incident occurred more than once and caused a puddle on the ground. Updated 08/08/2012
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Focus
- Electrical system 117 complaints
- Latches & locks 52 complaints
- Air bags 51 complaints
- Cruise control 45 complaints
- Body & structure 43 complaints
- Brakes 32 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 28 complaints
- Engine 28 complaints