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vehicle
2010 / ford / focus
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-07)
complaints
287 on file (2010-01-28 → 2026-06-29)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
231 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Door latch and lock failureLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES44 complaints2013-05 → 2021-07focus-2010-door-latch-failure
11423989 Both rear doors will not stay closed as the latches do not work. The doors will swing open when driving if not secured with a strap, making it unsafe to have passengers in the back seat. Other models and different years of the same model have had recalls issued for the same issue
11152049 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, ALL FOUR DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOBIK COULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT
11051369 REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH OR OPEN. ONCE OPENED IT WILL NOT CLOSE AGAIN CAUSING THE DOOR TO COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING
Throttle body sticking causing stall or limp modeVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL68 complaints2013-06 → 2022-05focus-2010-throttle-body-stall
10899444 SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN MOTION, WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER HAS ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN A COUPLE OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. I UNDERSTAND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT WHILE FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON EXPLORERS AND A FEW
10628064 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING AND MAINTENANCE WRENCH INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT
10516098 IT'S NOT JUST THE MERCURY MILAN AND FORD ESCAPE HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR/ASSEMBLY ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE 694 INTERSTATE IN MINNESOTA WHEN MY CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH. I WAS ABLE TO FIND SOME SHOULDER AND PULL OVER
Transmission shift to neutral or unintended accelerationPOWER TRAIN16 complaints2014-05 → 2026-06focus-2010-powershift-neutral-shift
11104729 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A
11292124 WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD SHIFT UP AND DOWN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS SHUTTER THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT IT HAD TO BE OVERHAULED
11452057 The contacts mother owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated while her mother attempted to park, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle violently accelerated on its own without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into a satellite pole. The air bags did not deploy
Air bag failure to deploy or warning light in crashAIR BAGS9 complaints2014-11 → 2024-04focus-2010-airbag-nondeployment
10672370 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE
11390267 I WAS SEVERELY INJURED WHEN A VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME WHILE GOING 40 MPH I SLAMMED ONTO THE BRAKE SO HARD I BROKE MY TOE AS I T BONED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ALL OF HER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED MINE DID NOT MY FACE SLAMMED THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD MY HEAD SLAMMED INTO
11582364 The contact owns a 2010 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the air bag was flopping around. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but no assistance was provided
Engine stalling and idle vibrationENGINE8 complaints2014-11 → 2024-06focus-2010-engine-stall-vibration
11386010 ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART. I SUSPECT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SIMILAR ISSUES DRIVERS ARE HAVING WITH THE EVAP CANISTER PURGE VALVE IN OTHER MODEL YEARS: "THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CREATE EXCESSIVE VACUUM IN THE FUEL VAPOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
11416369 ALOT OF VIBRATION WHEN IDLE, IDLES UP AND DOWN WHEN IN PARK
11194458 I'VE REPLACED MY MOTOR MOUNTS THREE TIMES WITHIN 4 MONTHS. MY CAR STILL IS SHAKING, MY HEAT AND AIR ONLY WORKS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, UNDER MY HOOD SOUNDS LIKE A TICKING NOISE. THIS IS ALL WHILE PARKED. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2010 Ford Focus vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2010/ford/focus
@misc{wrenchpro_2010_ford_focus_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2010 Ford Focus},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2010/ford/focus}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
