2009 Ford Focus Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 3%of 229 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 17,205miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the visibility of the 2009 Ford Focus, 3% of the 229 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,205 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The windshield wipers and A/C fan would not go on when I got into the vehicle. The vehicle was hot inside from being parked in my driveway under the hot sun. I could start the vehicle and the A/C but the wipers and fan would not turn on. Once on the road, the wipers still would not work nor the A/C fan. I parked in the nearby library lot and waited for the rain to stop and ambient temperature to go down. Then the wipers started to work. I called the Ford dealership & got an appt for 8-7-18 to fix the problem but now the repair dept wants me to replicate the deficiency. …”
NHTSA complaint #11118273, filed 2018-08, 47,583 miles“We were driving our 2009 Ford Focus home on the highway when we hear a loud noise. Scared all of us. Then I hear glass falling on the cover of sunroof. The thing had exploded and shattered!!! Not cracked but shattered! Thank god that I had that cover closed because I was driving about 65 MPH. The glass did not fall into small circles like I have been told the glass should have. The odd thing is the glass is pushed outward like someone kicked from the inside. It is a 2009 still under warranty. …”
NHTSA complaint #10345559, filed 2010-07, 17,010 miles“I was driving down the road, at 55-60 MPH and all of a sudden I heard a loud bang, well my sunroof just exploded from the inside out. Nothing hit it, the roads were bare, I wasn't under any trees, nothing. There's a big hole, and surrounding the hole the glass is shattered. I took pictures of it. The glass is pointed out, not in. If something had fell on it, there would have been a lot of glass inside the vehicle but there wasn't. Its a brand new car! 2009 Ford Focus. Haven't even had it a year. Company wont cover it under warranty because they believe something hit it. I said no. …”
NHTSA complaint #10315205, filed 2010-03, 17,400 miles“The contact owns a 2009 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the driver side sun visor failed to stay in place. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the visor was replaced by the dealer on three previous occasions. The manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 3,207 and the current mileage was 30,915. Updated 09/30/11 updated 3/29/12”
NHTSA complaint #10423010, filed 2011-09, 3,207 milesVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0% |
| 2016 | 11 | 1% |
| 2015 | 11 | 1% |
| 2014 | 32 | 1% |
| 2013 | 29 | 1% |
| 2012 | 70 | 2% |
| 2011 | 2 | 2% |
| 2010 | 7 | 2% |
| 2009 | 6 | 3% |
| 2008 | 8 | 3% |
| 2007 | 11 | 3% |
| 2006 | 8 | 4% |
| 2005 | 10 | 2% |
| 2004 | 11 | 3% |
| 2003 | 25 | 3% |
| 2002 | 28 | 3% |
| 2001 | 59 | 3% |
| 2000 | 118 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2009 Ford Focus
45 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
39 complaintsVehicle speed control
33 complaintsSuspension
25 complaintsAir bags
22 complaintsWheels
22 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
18 complaintsFuel system
17 complaintsTires
17 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsOther or unknown
16 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Ford Focus
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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