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it is a nice car
Memphisian, 09/25/2008
2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought it to replace my old Ford Escort. Now my wife drives it and I drive it during weekends. Compared to my Ford Fusion, it is noisy. That is the only thing I can complain about. Man, this car is 4,000 dollar cheaper than Ford Fusion. Can they be the same? I own it for 3 years and only the CD player had problem and it was replaced by a brand new one without cost. Believe it? This car does not need to change air filter. The gas mileage is good, it is a great economic compact 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.
2005 focus se sedan
Mustanglover1, 11/17/2021
2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Let me start off by saying I am strictly a sports car person. I’ve always owned mustangs, firebirds, corvettes, and camaros and always in red. I just do not like sedans or any car with 4 doors. At the time I bought this 2005 focus, I was between cars and needed a car. I couldn’t find any sports cars in my price range so I had to look for any car that ran in order to get to work (2 hour drive one way to work). I came across a boring silver 2005 focus with 150k miles for only $1,000. When I got it, it needed tires, brakes and engine mounts. Ok so I replaced those things. However my mechanic told me the transmission needed to be replaced. Since this car is only temporary while I save up for a mustang or something, I didn’t plan to get the transmission fixed. Well, I drove the car over 2k miles and the transmission hasn’t failed or acted up. Yes it acts a little weird if you drive it too slowly when you first start it up in the morning but then it acts fine. The heat/ac is set to 0 but it still blows a little so it needs to be adjusted to hot or cold while driving but it’s actually really nice. It has some faded paint on the side but no dents or cracked glass. It all works fine. Even though I am embarrassed to drive it and dislike it, it does have personality since it’s so old. It has lots of room in the trunk and parts are cheap, it does pretty good on gas. The front of it is cute, I’m just not a fan of how smashed in the rear end looks. But anyone, for a car that’s 16 years old, everything electrical works, the seats are stained but the cushions still feels new, the headlights are yellow but new lights are $90 online. It also has nice visibility. Good car but I really wish it wasn’t so boring and ugly looking. If you get this car you will not stand out, no one will remember what your car looks like, no one will want to take pictures of your car and you can’t take it to car shows. You can get a spoiler out on the back but you can’t get an after market bolt on exhaust. The steering is very tight but the real shocks are worn. The horn doesn’t work. Common problems with these cars: engine mounts will need replaced, transmission selonoids often need replaced, the rims often get rusty and need painted black, the radio buttons paint flake off. And it’s an ugly car that blends in Pros: a little zippy, good gas, cheap parts, nice visibility, tiny, large trunk, no leaks or smoking, fwd for snow So even though I’m told the transmission fluid is Burnt and the transmission needs replaced and it has a leaking gasket, it still goes very strong and has been pretty reliable. I am not sure if I am going to keep it or sell it when I save up to buy a sports car. I also am not sure if my mechanic is being honest about its issues.
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Outstanding reliability
Fred, 04/01/2021
2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have had my Ford Focus for 6 years, have 302500+ miles and with regular maintenance, the only things major I have replaced is the transmission and exhaust manifold off the engine. Runs great, get approximately 30-32 MPG highway and am totally expecting to see 400k miles, if not more!!!
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