2016 Ford Focus — surface rust underneath a winter daily
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 90,000 miles. There is early surface rust on brackets, fasteners and seams underneath, but nothing structural. For a salt-belt car, w…
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2016 Ford Focus — first HPDE in a stock street car
I am doing my first beginner track day and do not care about lap records. Besides fresh brake fluid, enough pad, good tires and torque checks, what is truly ne…
2016 Ford Focus — cheap project has enough margin to fix and resell?
This started as a small annoyance and I finally decided to track it down. 2016 Ford Focus ST, about 129,500 miles. I found a running car with cosmetic damage a…
2016 Ford Focus — buying a car 1,200 miles away without seeing it
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 145,000 miles. A hard-to-find spec is several states away. Dealer has provided video and history, but I have not seen it in person. W…
2016 Ford Focus — check-engine light turned itself off — still scan it?
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 106,000 miles. The light was on for two days and then disappeared before I could schedule service.
2016 Ford Focus — infotainment became glitchy after an OTA update
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 93,000 miles. After a software update the screen occasionally reboots and one saved setting keeps resetting. Is there a normal post-u…
2016 Ford Focus — car pulls right even though alignment is green
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 105,000 miles. Alignment printout is within spec, but the car still wants to drift right on a flat road. Tire pressures match. Would…
2016 Ford Focus — service lifetime transmission fluid or leave it alone?
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 63,000 miles. The manual treats the fluid as lifetime under normal conditions, but the vehicle is getting older and I plan to keep it…
2016 Ford Focus — dealer cannot reproduce an intermittent warning
I have brought the car in twice for the same intermittent warning and both visits ended with could-not-reproduce. I have video and timestamps. What is the best…
2016 Ford Focus — coolant slowly disappears without an obvious leak
The reservoir goes from full to low over several weeks. No puddle, oil looks normal, and I cannot find dried coolant around the hoses. Is a pressure test the n…
2016 Ford Focus — car died once at a light and restarted immediately
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 155,500 miles. The engine shut off at a stop once, restarted right away, and has been normal since.
2016 Ford Focus — battery dies after the car sits for a weekend
Battery passes a quick test and charging voltage looks normal, but after two or three days parked the car sometimes will not crank. What is the cleanest parasi…
2016 Ford Focus — what current car has future-classic potential without hype?
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 81,500 miles. Ignoring limited-production supercars, which current or recent cars have the ingredients collectors may care about late…
2016 Ford Focus — my model year is in a recall article but my VIN is not
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 134,000 miles. News says my model year is involved, but the VIN lookup shows no open recall. Is that usually because only certain bui…
2016 Ford Focus — is this actually a good used-car deal?
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 149,000 miles. The online price looks competitive, but I am trying to judge the entire deal rather than the headline number. What sho…
2016 Ford Focus — battery dies after the car sits for a weekend — second opinion before I spend money
Battery passes a quick test and charging voltage looks normal, but after two or three days parked the car sometimes will not crank. What is the cleanest parasi…
2016 Ford Focus — how much does an old accident hurt resale?
Car was repaired well after a moderate accident and drives straight. I am trying to price it honestly several years later. How much do buyers usually discount…
2016 Ford Focus — footwell gets wet only after heavy rain
The car stays dry in normal rain but after a long storm one front footwell gets damp. Door seal looks okay.
2016 Ford Focus — square wheel setup on a car that came staggered
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 47,500 miles. I am considering a square wheel/tire setup so I can rotate tires and simplify track spares. Besides clearance, what han…
2016 Ford Focus — a/C is cold on the highway but warm at stoplights
2016 Ford Focus ST, about 93,000 miles. The A/C works well with road speed but gets noticeably warmer at long lights, then cools again almost immediately once…