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Not bad at all
nichole, 08/20/2008
2005 Ford Focus ZX4 S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Definitely not a bad car. Only problem is when the alternator went up. Scared the crap out of me and seemed a little ironic that it happened with less than 20,000 miles on the car, but whatever. Not too impressed at needing new tires at 20,000 either. Partial blame on the dealer for not doing it and then the other half on myself for not knowing to ask. Handling is pretty good and parking is really easy. Not thrilled with the road noise at high speeds but I'll take that over having to turn off my AC to get moving above 30 mph in my old car.
Meh
Joey, 06/24/2010
2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
Coming from a Grand Prix GT (3.8 V6) I am getting the same mileage in the city as I am in the SLOWcus (~23 mpg city). Seems to be reliable though. Trunk unlock is a PITA. Lifetime air filter. Sporty kinda. Get blinker & steering wheel controls confused. Ceiling compartment (sunshades, garage door) blocks part of view from rear view mirror if your tall (6 ft).
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bad transmissions
moses, 03/08/2010
2005 Ford Focus ZX4 ST 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 13 people found this review helpful
I bought my 2005 focus ZX4 2 years ago. i read the car-fax report and it was good. Then i started to notice certain problems such as: Tire wear quickly, alignment off for no reason, and now transmission and transaxle problem. Mind you, the warranty was up the 5th of march this year the tranny and or transaxle went out the 7th of march this year. Now the car will not roll backwards in neutral if you try to push it. The back wheel seem to be lock when trying to push it backward in neutral. There were no warning of this problem what so ever.I think that FORD should take responsibility for their product. I have now seen over 120 complaints about the same thing in the same car.
My New car
Melissa, 01/11/2005
2005 Ford Focus ZXW SES 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is my new car. I would buy no other. It is fun to drive and be in. It has enough space for my two kids.
Very unreliable
Sarah, 05/21/2020
2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I had this car for less than 2 years, mind you it was bought from a private owner with already 193000km on it (it was a gift I did not choose it) and it was literally nothing but problems since the day I got it. Possible that the previous owners did not take good care of it, but it was way more trouble that it was worth. Got rid of it today thankfully, never have to deal with the stress that vehicle caused me again. There was issues with the idle air intake, battery, suspension, tires, and the gas meter.
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