2015 Ford Focus Interior & seats Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after exiting the vehicle and locking the doors, the contact was unable to reopen the doors using the key fob. The contact used the key located inside the fob to open the doors. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent at first but had become a recurring failure. The contact was concerned with breaking the emergency key in the locks and being unable to lock the doors. The contact had taken the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the locks needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

NHTSA ID

11557723

Incident

Jan 19, 2022

Mileage

75,000 mi

I was in a vehicle crash in my 2015 Ford focus none of my airbags deployed. My seatbelt did not lock and my driver seat they came sideways.

NHTSA ID

11527746

Incident

Jun 5, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the key fob was inadvertently touched and the rear lift gate erroneously opened. The contact indicated that the fob was not pressed twice as needed to open the hatch. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 16V698000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages, Structure). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 15,000.

NHTSA ID

11454715

Incident

May 1, 2017

Mileage

15,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE SCARF SHE WAS WEARING BECAME CAUGHT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT EXITED THROUGH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. THE FLASHERS WERE ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE DETECTED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

NHTSA ID

11400307

Incident

Mar 10, 2021

Mileage

72,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ERRONEOUSLY OPENED AND WOULD NO LONGER LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED. GENE BUTMAN FORD (2105 WASHTENAW AVE, YPSILANTI, MI) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

11184802

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR FLEW OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH CLOSED AND HAD TO BE PHYSICALLY HELD SHUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED A COUPLE OF DEALERS, INCLUDING O. C. WELCH FORD LINCOLN, INC. (843-288-0100, LOCATED AT 4920 INDEPENDENCE BLVD, HARDEEVILLE, SC 29927) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

NHTSA ID

11173918

Incident

Feb 3, 2019

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE UPPER HALF WHEN I ADJUST IT SOMETIMES DOESN'T CLICK IN ALL THE WAY AND AS I'M DRIVING ONE SIDE WILL GIVE OUT AND CLICK INTO ONE BEHIND THE ONE I SET IT AS AND IT'S ONLY ONE SIDE.

NHTSA ID

11156748

Incident

Dec 6, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTING HER GRANDSON AND DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE AND REMAINED AJAR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A PASSENGER COULD BE INJURED. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN L SULLIVAN CHEVROLET AT (916) 782-1243 (350 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIG VALLEY FORD LINCOLN (800-871-8112, 3282 AUTO CENTER CIR, STOCKTON, CA 95212) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. *TT *TR

NHTSA ID

11062394

Incident

Dec 26, 2017

Mileage

38,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (RICE FORD-LINCOLN LOCATED AT 436 W 250 N, WARSAW, IN 46582; (574) 267-8151) WAS CONTACTED TWO MONTHS AGO AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN A FEW WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN THE FIRST WEEK IN MAY AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11002142

Incident

Sep 2, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10954816

Incident

Sep 2, 2016