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2008 Ford Focus SE - Nightmare Car!
stargold6480, 05/15/2010
2008 Ford Focus SE 2dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Bought this heap of junk new. Transmission problems started in February. I have 28,000 miles and it won't stay aligned, eats tires, brakes and rotors. Under warranty, but dealer doesn't want to fix it. Dealer replaced it with a worn-out one from a wreck. Now it's having transmission problems again. Wanted to take it on a trip this morning, wrench light came on and car hesitated and shifted really hard into gear. We're getting another car and saying forget this one. Worst car I've ever owned. Never again!
Happy
new owner, 06/19/2010
2008 Ford Focus SES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Just got the car last week. Love it so far. Haven't noticed many problems. Dealer replaced tires when I purchased it, original tires were shot after 44,000 miles. Love the stereo controls on the wheel. Needs a light for the back seat. Needs trunk button inside car. Wish gas cap was on driver side. Trunk is hard to open, seems too heavy.
Not happy with the 2008 Focus
Bob, 04/20/2008
2008 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I purchaced my Focus to drive to work. I drive over 100 miles a day so I needed a car that got over 30 mpg. I have had the car back to Ford five times now for it pulling left. I am very disipointed that for 17k I can not get a car that will drive straight. The problem has still not been repaired. If you are looking to buy a 2008 Focus I would take one long test drive before making a purchace.
Not my favorite but I'm thankful
lad87nek, 12/31/2012
2008 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Bought this car with 47k miles. I'm at 104k now. This car was always dependable as far as starting each morning and getting me where I'm going. Now when it came to the doors always opening or buttons that cost 250 bucks to replace breaking... well that was my experience with my focus. The back door mechanisms completely fell apart FOUR times in 2 years. Also had problems with buttons and knobs breaking. My last car was a 1992 and didn't wear down those things so fast. Talk about cheap. But what wasn't cheap was to fix the things that broke. I will say that I was involved in a rollover accident with my focus and totaled it. Rolled it 3 times and walked away unscathed.
Good Car
j_lo, 08/31/2011
2008 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This is the first brand-new -0 miles car I have ever purchased. It is great! Good gas mileage, plenty of power (for a 4cyl.) and the inside design looks awesome, I've gotten many compliments, even now 3years later. The only issues that I had were with the computer the first year I had it, must have been a defective part, but no hassle ford replaced it with a brand new one.