Used 2004 Ford Focus Sedan Consumer Reviews
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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
fuel gauge problem
naturebuddy, 10/23/2004
2004 Ford Focus ZTS 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I purchased a focus ZTS in 5/04 it has been serviced 4 times once for a recall on the heated seats & 3 times with a fuel gauge problem their seems to be a softwear problem our 1st problem occured after filling the tank the gauge stayed on empty the dealer said ford told them to clear the computer memory & put in a new code the 2nd time we again filled the tank this time it read 1/2 tank the dealer replaced the sending unit the 3rd time the gauge stayed on full after 150 miles then after 200 miles the gauge read between full & 3/4 when it should have read at half tank because when we filled up it took 8 gal with a 14 gal tank now they say the float wasnt set properly on the sending unit
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Ryan Mikulovsky, 02/15/2005
2004 Ford Focus ZTS 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The vehicle handles wonderfully well. It took to the Pacific Coast Highway with agility I would not have expected for a car at it's price level. It also impressed me when driving through Flaming Gorge on the way to Las Vegas. I did not experience any loss of power while running the AC. In city traffic it is very responsive. The standard transmission could feel a little more solid -- there is a tiny bit of detectable "give." I haven't had any problems with it except that my first oil change had to be postponed due to the new oil filter not having saturated the market yet. A chrome Harley filter could have worked.. but... :-) The filter is amazingly accessible.
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.
Should have bought a VW Beetle (LOL)!
TheOakdalen, 12/13/2003
2004 Ford Focus LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
What is everyone raving about? I dislike everything about it. The only thing good about it was that it was cheap.