It depends on your point of view, do you work for Ford?
Using the criteria "that as there are no post and not seeing many
complaints" that makes the Focus dependable is some what short sighted.
Please excuse this little rant, but I really hate it when people make
statements with out any support.
If you were to "really" search the web you will find many, many complaints
about the North America and Mexican made Ford Focus.
How about - Just to name a few:
Defective fuel pump,
Defective back brakes,
Ignition lock freezing up,
Defective light switch,
Defective front rotors and pads,
Rusting around trunk lid,
Front fender liners that rattle and drive one nuts,
Defective front springs rust and break,
Squeaking front and rear suspension,
Gas filler door made out of inferior plastic keeps breaking,
Defective rear suspension cause the inside of the rear tires to wear faster,
Defective front end links on front sway bars,
Defective thermostat housing, cracking due to inferior material,
Defective paint on midnight blue cars, Paint cracks, Ford does not offer
that color anymore, because of the paint problem,
And coming soon to a Ford Focus near you, an exhaust system rusting from the
inside out.
And it goes on,
The biggest disappointment with this car is that Ford is very slow to
acknowledge that they have a problem with these cars.
I see the car must be dependable as I do not see to many complaints and no
posts. How would one go about doing up my 2.0 Zetec. Thanks