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I hate this car
elh430, 06/05/2004
2004 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I have not had a single good experience with this car. It leaks when it rains hard, the braking system sucks, (I have been told it the type of brakes it has), the window adjustors fall off all the time, handles terrible in the rain, and snow. the manual handles for the windows were put on backwards, I could continue.
Not made to last
ahenle, 09/09/2012
2004 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
10 of 17 people found this review helpful
I got this car from my brother with about 60K miles on it. The check engine light came on soon afterwards, the IMRC actuator was not working. Brake rotors wore out about every 20K miles, apparently that's normal. At 119K, IAC went bad, then everything else did too. Fuel lines, fuel pump, MAF sensor, O2 sensors, bad cat, and the brakes squealed even with new rotors and pads. It was a great car until about 100K miles, then it gave up. Oh yeah, the air filter is "lifetime" or 100K miles, then it's 500$ Poor quality parts, disposable American car. My 93 Subaru has 180K on it, runs great, very few problems. Sad American cars can't really compete with Japanese cars that are made in America
Room for the entire family +dog
regalbjudy, 11/05/2003
2004 Ford Focus SE 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is a wagon a "short person" can drive comfortably.
Fab Focus
bobby240, 11/25/2004
2004 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
A fine-handling and looking car with plenty of lux touches for the price. Performance is great with good economy. The interior is refreshingly stylish - a feature ruined on the '05s. The quality of interior materials is only so-so, however; my car had numerous trim defects. The hood is of too-thin metal and lacks an underside pad. The heater fan is noisy on higher settings, and using air con saps engine power considerably, esp. in 5th. The car is a little slow off the line (in 1st), but picks up in the higher gears. With the sloping hood it's hard to see the corners of the car. Overall, for the money the '04 Focus SE is a great buy.
Ford USA. Why?
AufMitterSpiel, 03/05/2010
2004 Ford Focus SVT 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The review by 'jonny' is spot on; I encountered the exact same problems on my SVT. Plus pieces of body trim falling off at random intervals, leaving me with no front splitter and a focus looking like a dump-truck in the front. So I traded it in on a Mazda 3 because ill-witted Ford did not bring the proper Mk. 2 Focus stateside.