2008 Ford Focus Suspension Problems

“Car tries to drive itself when my foot is on the brake ( stationary) & the malfunction almost caused a accident in the city.lights have malfunctioned since purchase. No backseat lights working.car isles randomly and will not stop until stitch to neutral and then it gives me control to drive again.please look into this issue”

“I have had the vehicle since it first hit the car lot with 15 miles on it. Since purchase, I have changed the wheel bearings 9 times! This is scary as the bearings can break apart and cause my vehicle to lose control. I have had enough! Now, the bearing is bad again, just changed in april 2014.”

“I have replaced the tires on this vehicle 5 times in 6 years. The car was purchased in 2010, only 2 years old, and the first set of tires was replaced in 2011. Each time the tires are replaced it's because there is abnormal wear on the inside of the tires; so much damage, the steel radial from tires is sticking out. I was told I needed new sway bar links; replaced those as well, but have since put another new set of tires on this car. When I replaced these tires, I also had to replace 3 lug nuts which were broken as well. …”

“I have read many complaints about the 2008 Ford Focus and most compare to mine. The suspension on these vehicles are terrible. The car will vibrate, rumble and ruin tires. This problem has been happening since I purchased the car with only 6,000 miles on it. I have done multiple alignments, rotations and balances to try and fix the problem with no luck. I am on my second pair of tires and they are wearing down fast. There is also a clunking noise when backing out of my driveway that I assume is related to this problem. …”

“Having problems with tires cupping. Had it realigned around 20,000 miles because Ford only covers wheel alignment up to 12,000 miles. I purchased new tires around 35,000 miles, had it realigned again around 36,000 miles. I took the car in to costco where I bought the new bridgestone tires for tire rotation and they said the tires were cupping !! Same problem, alignment don't help. After researching on the internet, I see many people have this same problem with the Ford Focus.”