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2010 Ford Focus latches & locks problems

31 complaints about latches & locks have been filed for the 2010 Ford Focus, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
31 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
40,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When latches & locks problems show up

Latches & locks complaints by mileage, 2010 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 40,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 40,000 miles
Based on 28 complaints that include mileage. 71% 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 miles7
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 28 latches & locks complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 71% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the latches & locks complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

I was not able to turn the ignition key in my 2010 ford focus {ses trim level} past halfway between the accessory and on positions, then could not turn it back to "full off" to remove key. Ford has known about this since the 2000 model year, but has not issued a recall.

Reported at 8,000 miles, July 2010

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford focus. The contact stated that after parking, all of the doors failed to unlock. The failure recurred intermittently and on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the door motors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

Reported at 30,000 miles, June 2011

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