2012 Ford Focus Tires Problems
8 owner-reported tires complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (8)
Tread wore away
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 215/55R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE OTHER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, REAR DRIVER SIDE, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES ALL HAD BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 215/50/R17 (NA). WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
DRIVING A 2012 FORD FOCUS AVIS RENTAL AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A LOWE'S PARKING LOT. I TURNED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, A CONTINENTAL -CONTI 215/55/16-CONTI PRO, BRUSHED THE CONCRETE CURBING AND THE SIDEWALL BLEW. THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, HAD TO BE REPLACED. AVIS WANTS $200+ TO REPLACE A TIRE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE A SERIOUS SIDEWALL PROBLEM; A TIRE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON A RENTAL IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR
DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE LOST PRESSURE 2 TWICE IN THE WEEK AS INDICATED BY TPS. THEN THE TIRE LOST ALL AIR OVERNIGHT. TOOK TIRE FOR REPAIR/ DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE BECAUSE IT HAD SIDE WALL LEAK. CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALED SOME STEEL WIRE THAT HAD DISLODGED FROM ITS EMBEDDED POSITION THE SURFACE OF THE TIRE. ALSO NOTICES OTHER AREAS WHERE THE STEEL WIRES WERE STILL EMBEDDED IN THE TIRE BUT ALSO VISIBLE IN SOME AREAS. *TR
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS ON 2/20/2013. ON SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013, WHILE IT WAS SITTING PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY, I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A RATHER SIZEABLE "BUBBLE" IN THE SIDEWALL. FEARING THAT IT COULD BURST, I DECIDED THAT MY BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO SLOWLY DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT AT WHICH IS ONLY ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOME. ONCE THEY LOOKED AT IT ON MONDAY, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING AND THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ME $200. I WOULD HAVE HAD TO HIT SOMETHING PRETTY GOOD TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE THAT THIS TIRE HAD. ALSO THE TIRE WAS NOT SCRAPED IN ANY WAY. UPON LOOKING AT SOME FORUMS ON LINE I NOTICED A FEW THAT INDICATED THE EXACT PROBLEM OCCUR WITH THE TIRES ON THEIR FORD FOCUS WITH THE CONTINENTAL 215/55R16 TIRE. THE DEALER, BEAU TOWNSEND FORD IN VANDALIA, OHIO REFUSES TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY THAT THESE TIRES COULD BE DEFECTIVE. IF THIS IS A PROBLEM, I AM CONCERNED THAT CRASHES COULD OCCUR RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I ALSO CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN, AND THEY TOO ARE UNWILLING TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL AT LEAST TAKE THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE IF THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS WITH CONTINENTAL ROAD TIRES, SIZE: 215/ 50 R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SLIGHTLY CRASH INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WAS UNDER INFLATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXHIBITED SEVERAL BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE DEALER PUNCTURED THE BUBBLES IN ORDER TO DEFLATE THE TIRE AND STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS UNDER INFLATED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,436....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING CONTACT TIRES, DOT NUMBER: A3D347PB, SIZE 215/55/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH UPHILL, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,086 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,098.