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vehicle
2007 / ford / focus
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
391 on file (2007-01-10 → 2024-12-31)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
454 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Rear door latch and lock failureLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES16 complaints2012-05 → 2016-11ford-focus-2007-rear-door-latch-lock-failure
10924216 THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM WILL NOT CATCH ALL THE TIME AND REQUIRES SEVERAL TIMES SHUTTING THE DOOR BEFORE IT WILL CATCH. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR WILL BECOME UNLATCHED AND OPEN ON ITS OWN. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND THERE
10485177 MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. WHEN I TRY TO AUTO LOCK IT, IT DOES NOTHING. AND THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY LOCK IT. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DOOR REMAINS UNLOCKED AT ALL TIMES AND I CANNOT EVEN CHILD PROOF BECAUSE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE,
10466993 3 OF 4 DOORS HAVE NOW BROKEN ON MY 2007 FOCUS, DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM AS WHAT WAS RECALLED ON THE 05 MODEL -- THE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH AND/OR LOCK. THE DOOR MECHANISM IS THE SAME FOR 2000-07, SO I'M NOT SURE WHY 07 WAS NOT RECALLED AS WELL. I PAID THE DEALER OVER $1000 TO FIX
10785205 WAS LEAVING WORK PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR AND THE SHIFTER CAME APART IN MY HAND AFTER IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR. WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR TAKE THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION.WHILE I WAS DRIVING
10568158 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKING WHEN MY GEAR SHIFTER FELL APART IN MY HAND. LITERALLY THREW UP A SPRING AND THE BUTTON POPPED OFF I MANAGED TO GET IT ACROSS THE STREET TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTSWHERE THE WORKER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO KIND OF FIX IT FOR ME. I HAVE NIGHTMARES
10487767 TRAVELING ON AN FREEWAY, I DOWNSHIFTED (MTX75, 5SP MANUAL TRANS) AND PASSED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THEN WENT TO UP SHIFT AND FOUND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENTER ANY GEARS. SHIFTER WOULD MOVE SIDE TO SIDE, BUT NO UP AND DOWN INTO THE GATES. TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND TORE DOWN TO FIND
Air bag warning light illuminationAIR BAGS12 complaints2012-06 → 2022-09ford-focus-2007-airbag-warning-light
11047166 AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY, BUT FOR PAST TWO YEARS IT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY. HAVE CHECKED WIRING HARNESS UNDERNEATH FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SINCE I WAS TOLD IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION CAUSING THE LIGHT TO
10908690 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE AN ERROR CODE FOR THE FRONT
10543064 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE
Air bag failure to deploy in a crashAIR BAGS10 complaints2012-12 → 2023-06ford-focus-2007-airbag-non-deployment
11527184 The contact owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, a vehicle crashed into the front of the contact’s vehicle. Additionally, two other vehicles crashed into the side and rear of the contact's vehicle; however, the air bags failed to
10703896 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO RAINY CONDITIONS. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A
10578940 MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A 4 CAR ACCIDENT, HE WAS THE THIRD CAR IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FIRST CAR CLAIMS THAT ANOTHER CAR AHEAD OF HER STOPPED SHORT AND TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES CAUSING THE SECOND CAR TO HIT HER IN THE BACK. MY SON COULDN'T STOP IMMEDIATELY
Air bag inadvertent deployment without impactAIR BAGS8 complaints2012-04 → 2017-05ford-focus-2007-airbag-inadvertent-deploy
10990795 WHILE DRIVING 70 ON THE TURNPIKE THE DRIVER SIDE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED OUT OF THE SEAT WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT OR ACCIDENT CAUSING IT TO DO SO. THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED NUMEROUS INJURIES. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY
10824736 I TOOK AN EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. WHEN I TURNED LEFT AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH, I STRAIGHTENED OUT MY VEHICLE, AND AT BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED OUT OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT WITHOUT ANY REASON.I DID NOT CRASH INTO ANYTHING NOR DID ANYTHING
10454825 AT 7:30 THIS MORNING, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE PALISADES PARKWAY, MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 70 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS STILL OPERATING FINE, BUT THAT THE DRIVER'S
Alternator and charging system failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM10 complaints2012-05 → 2015-12ford-focus-2007-alternator-charging-failure
10744435 OUT OF NO WHERE MY BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED TO GET GAS AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR CUT OFF AND THE CAR DIED. I HAD SOMEONE JUMP ME AND I MADE IT TO MY HOUSE AND IN THE PARKING SPOT AND AS SOON AS I PARKED MY CAR IT DIED AGAIN. I WENT AND BOUGHT A
10524739 ALTERNATOR SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC INCLUDING THE STEERING. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS LATER ON JULY 2, 2012, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. SUDDEN ALTERNATOR FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL
10473859 AT 41,833 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON, THE RADIO WENT OFF AND 60 SECONDS LATER I LOST ALL POWER. SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 0 TO 60. TOWED CAR. REPLACED ALTERNATOR. AT 45, 296 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED-LOST POWER WITHIN 60 SECONDS OF ABS
Unintended acceleration and throttle stickingVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL10 complaints2012-04 → 2016-05ford-focus-2007-unintended-acceleration-throttle
10823615 PROBLEMS WITH CAR ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, WHEN DRIVING, IT PICKS UP SPEED, RPMS INCREASE AND CONTINUES EVEN WITH FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. HAVE TO HOLD DOWN ON BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, WHILE CAR IS STILL ACCELERATING AT SAME TIME SO I WILL NOT CAUSE ACCIDENT. HAVE TO PUT IN
10499889 THE THROTTLE ON MY CAR CONTINUALLY GETS STUCK OPEN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REPEATEDLY FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND AM PROBABLY GOING TO DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS. I GO TO BRAKE AND MY CAR WON'T STOP. TONIGHT, 2/24, I WENT TO STOP
10455890 THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES (20+) WHERE I SLOW DOWN TO STOP AND IT ACCELERATES ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO THROW IT INTO NEUTURAL AND HIT THE GAS PEDDLE A FEW TIMES TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO IDLE AND ONCE I COULDN'T GET IT BACK DOWN SO I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND
Front control arm failure and wheel detachmentSUSPENSION5 complaints2014-10 → 2022-06ford-focus-2007-control-arm-failure
11469370 The contact stated that her mother-in-law owns a 2007 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her mother-in-law was driving at an unknown speed, the front passenger’s side wheel detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic who diagnosed the
10968601 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO 5 MPH TO APPROACH AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT MANAGED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY WAS RUSTED AND SPLIT IN HALF, THE
10789644 THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2007 Ford Focus vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2007/ford/focus
@misc{wrenchpro_2007_ford_focus_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2007 Ford Focus},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2007/ford/focus}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
