2005 Ford Focus Tires Problems

“My family and I were coming up from florida when it started to rain. I felt the car slipping on the road so I moved over into the far right hand land. The car slipped again and I hydroplaned and crashed car on nov. 29th due to tires that were only 6months old. I felt these new tires had been worn smooth after only 10,000 miles of usage with a car that had no brake or alignment issues. The tires were full of air at the right pressure and I noticed no tread issues before leaving out of town. …”

“I recently had a tire failure. I am not sure what to call it as the entire middle section of rubber came completely off. There was only a small amount (if any) sidewall left (I have photos). I took it to a goodyear dealer who replaced it at a prorated rate although my understanding of the warranty was that it would be completely covered. I had it replaced and paid the $80.00. I also contacted goodyear to make sure this was their policy and that my transaction was handled correctly, I included a photo with my correspondence. …”

“Bought 2005 Focus zx5 new. Orig tires pirelli. Lost air constantly. No one would honr or fix. I had to buy new tires with only 2,245 miles on the car. Goodrich 205/50-16 which the tire dealer said is made for Focus. The Ford dealer said the tires were the wrong tire for Focus. Now the tires have 24,000 miles on them and they are bald. Ford dealer denies he told me tires were wrong and I am now facing having to buy new tires again. Dealer will not help. Tire dealer says oh well the car does terrible on wet & snow-icy roads even at 15 to 35 miles an hour. What am I to do? …”

“My car kept stalling in the middle of the road and at stop signs and where ever it felt like. This started at about 20,000 miles. Then just before it got to 36,000 miles it would stall when ever it became hot. As I was going up and down the mountain passes in washington, oregon and california it would just stop running every mile. It was very dangerous as I had cars behind me and truckers on all sides and the car would just quit at 65 MPH or what ever speed I was at. I had mad truckers and mad cars and trucks, but I didn't know what the problem was. …”

“I was westbound on 5th st. In olivehurst, ca, and headed to olivehurst drive. The conditions were dry and cool, and the speed limit was 25 MPH. I had not yet come up to the speed limit (below 10 MPH) when my front end began to shake. Seconds later, my passenger and I heard a loud bang, and the front end swerved sharply to the right. I tried to correct to the left, and ended up clipping a pole (on the right side of the road) instead of hitting it head on. My passenger sustained a blow to his knee. No other injuries occurred, and we did not feel it necessary to call an ambulance. …”