Used 2004 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M) Consumer Reviews
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Great Car
Keith, 06/10/2010
Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Great Car! Bought used with 24,000 miles on it, now have 105,000 and had only minor issues. Pretty comfortable, great gas mileage, 2.3 delivers good power too. Only issue I have is that it doesn't do all that great in the snow.
Not made to last
ahenle, Bentonville, AR, 09/09/2012
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
Fab Focus
bobby240, 11/25/2004
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.
don't make the mistake of buying a focus
allgdgary, 02/16/2004
Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
i had one problem after another with the focus. after it got about 5000 miles the fuel economy was about 12mpg instead of 33mpg. I had to have brake work done 4 times while I had it. In the end I traded it in and only got $5800 while i still owed 14000. I would have to say that I would never buy another Ford Product.
Fun
E.Ruppert, 11/29/2003
Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is a great little car. Lots of fun to drive, handles great, and has a surprising amount of power. It gets up and merges to freeway speed without any problem. The Focus has better overall quality than most of the other comparable cars I test drove before deciding to purchase..