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2007 Ford Focus latches & locks problems

30 complaints about latches & locks have been filed for the 2007 Ford Focus, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
30 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
65,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When latches & locks problems show up

Latches & locks complaints by mileage, 2007 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 65,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 65,000 miles
Based on 28 complaints that include mileage. 32% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 28 latches & locks complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

I have some major concerns with my brand new ford focus. I was in a very minor car accident. The only damage to my vehicle was a couple of cracks in the front bumper, loss of the ford emblem and cracked grill. The front was not caved in or the grill either. The support brackets for the grill were still in tact. Absolutely no damage to the hood. As I got back onto the road the hood flew up and smashed out the windshield, and some damage to the roof. The hood latch assembly, in my opinion, was poorly constructed.

Reported at 1,000 miles, February 2007 Crash

The front driver's side door latch mechanism will not catch all the time and requires several times shutting the door before it will catch. Also, occasionally while driving the door will become unlatched and open on its own. I've seen many complaints about this online and there has been a recall on other years with the same part but not on the 2007 focus.

Reported at 74,000 miles, November 2016

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