Used 2006 Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M) Consumer Reviews
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Works for me!
scott, 11/08/2006
Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
I just wanted to comment that I have had my Focus for about 6 months. I have had no problems with the car (knock wood). I am 6 foot 4 and weigh about 360 lbs and have had no comfort problems. As a matter of fact it is one of the most comfortable new cars I've been in lately. There is plenty of head room and my knees are not jammed into the dash or anything else. It is very fun to drive and the mileage is good.
Comfort for tall drivers
Great ZX3, 11/12/2006
Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I have owned my ZX3 for almost a year and it has been perfect. The seats are awesome on short and long trips. After driving 12 hours, no back pain at all. The faster you go, the funner it is to drive. I get around 26mpg in town and 34 mpg on the open road. I'm 6'2" and it is the most comfortable car out there to drive (much better than my 2003 Monte Carlo). The fun factor for driving is a 10+.
2006 Focus ZX3 2 dr Hatchback
starrynight548, 08/24/2010
Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I like this car, especially how easy it is to maneuver in tight areas. Brakes are noisy, took it in for check up & was told squeaky brakes were normal for this car. I do wish I got better gas mileage, and wish the back seats would fold down flat (as the dealer assured me they would, but they don't)
The problems unfold
J, 12/17/2008
Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
So I bought this car in September and it was awesome until two weeks ago. The battery light stayed on. One morning I went out to my car and heard the radio playing inside. I hit the unlock button and it stopped. The car wouldn't start so I had to tow it in. There seems to be a lot of electrical problems like the trunk button, back windshield wiper, radio/clock, and cruise control button dont work properly or at all.
06 ford focus zx3
Andrea, Eugene, OR, 10/06/2019
Ford Focus ZX3 SE 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought my 2006 ford focus zx3 a yr ago from another private owner. It's a cute lil car. If I could keep it running long enough I could love it. First thing i had to repair was the wheel bearings and front axle. The last week I've noticed the clutch is going out. I priced the cost of that repair and according to Google that will cost me btwn $700‐$900. Today I closed my drivers side door like i do everyday and my window shattered in a million pieces. The other weird thing with this car is that there is a loud annoying vibration coming from the motor and vibrating the entire car while motor is running and when driving. I have a feeling the motor mount(s) are needing replaced and possibly broken and could quite possibly be causing other bolts and screws and parts in the engine to become undone or loose and causing me lil annoying problems that will get bigger and more expensive in the near future. I'm gonna have to take it in to be checked out. My water dummy light is on constantly even though it isnt overheating at all and all water and oil levels are good. The radio does this really annoying thing too. It will stop playing music and flash the word "protect" across the screen until I have to take apart the heater vents and adjust the wires going to the speakers. Lastly, a few other nuisances with this car is the seatbelts are very inconveniently placed so far back behind the front seats they are impossible to reach. Also the sun visors are equipped with those fake mirrors like the ones in fun houses at the fair's and theres no light on them. The manual window handles are manufactured backwards as are the outside locks on the door handles. The hood latch is jankyee too. The front seats do not go forward far enough for an adult to get into the backseat very easily and God only knows how a mother with a small infant in a carseat would get the baby and carseat out of the back when the seats do not go forward far enough. This entire car is falling apart. I've put alot of money into this car and theres still tons I have to fix. Now I know why the ladt owners sold it. I wonder what all they fixed on the car b4 I got it. I'm about ready to sell it as is and buy me another lexus. Im about done with ford focus zx3's.
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