2008 Ford Focus suspension problems
Owners reported suspension problems in 23 complaints for the 2008 Ford Focus, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 32,000 miles, and 63% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the suspension complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Tires wear uneven on 2008 ford focus which is a safety hazard especially in bad weather. So far 2 sets of tires have been worn out and when going down the road I am being bounced all around. They have no solution to the problem.
I went and got new tires and alignment in sep.2009 and within 10000 miles on 03-06-10 my tires were chopped on the inside the dealer were I had got my car from had told me that it was caused by the alignment so I went back were I got the tires done they had told me it was my struts they went ahead an put new tires on and I went to ford garage in creston not were I got the car they had check my struts they said they were ok I had them redone the alignment two days after the new tires were put on and so I paid for…
Other problems reported for the 2008 Ford Focus
- Electrical system 57 complaints
- Body & structure 42 complaints
- Air bags 27 complaints
- Latches & locks 25 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints
- Tires 21 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 18 complaints