Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Ford Focus has 41 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
41
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THIS CAR HAS DELAYED REACTION OR NO REACTION AT ALL TO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. IT DOESN'T GO, IT'LL ... |
| Jun 17, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. UPON RESEARCH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FORD FOC... |
| Jun 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | FIRST ISSUE: ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN STOPPING THE CAR, PARKING, AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY,... |
| May 6, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT AROUND 80,000 MILES TO THE POINT WHERE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WERE NEARLY... |
| Apr 5, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM ... |
| Dec 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | BOUGHT THE CAR FOR MY MOTHER IT HAD 91,000 MILES ON IT AND RAN FINE. IT NOW HAS 106,000 MILES ON IT... |
| Mar 15, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED ABNORMALLY WHI... |
| Jul 15, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TOO MUCH OUTPUT AND T... |
| Dec 9, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I PURCHASED THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD AND IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. FIRST, ALL THE DOOR H... |
| Jul 16, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION... |
| Jun 6, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH,... |
| May 12, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. THE COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED. ON THE GEAR SHIFT THERE IS A PLASTIC SLEEVE. I PUT... |
| Feb 1, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ALL I CAN SAY IS THIS CAR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. THE CAR STARTED THIS HARD STARTING ISSUE A WHILE AGO ... |
| Sep 20, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE DEPRE... |
| Mar 8, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | AFTER STARTING THE CAR WHEN IT HAS SET A FEW HOURS THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT IS FLASHES YELLOW, ODOMET... |
| Sep 6, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ... |
| Jul 10, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND AND THIRD GEARS FAILED. T... |
| Sep 21, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INT... |
| Sep 14, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | STOPPING CAR AND PLACING CAR IN PARK SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY IN PARK AND THE KEYS ... |
| Sep 2, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE AND UNDER WAY WHEN RPMS RACED UP. IT SEEMED TO BE OUT OF GEAR. T... |