Ford Focus: Rust formation on rear trim on Ghia

Nick Harrison wrote:
 
Yes it is a known problem (I think there is a TSB for it). I don't think
it is covered by warranty, but people have had success in claiming some
/ all of the money for it (some dealers are better than others, age and
general condition of the car also makes a difference).

For further info:

http://www.ffoc.co.uk/forum/search.php?mode=results&sid=8ef6b6e0e505c836c79632 52c3fabddb

in particular

Ghia Models - Where the chrome strip meets the boot, water gets trapped
and the boot starts to rust, also check ford badge. Fix - Dealers know
about this and paint the boot and fit a 3mm gasket to the rear of the handle


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As Chris said it's a known problem. Same thing occurred on my previous
"T" reg Focus (2.0l Ghia). There's also another area to look for. If
you follow the lower contours of the rear window to the point of the
"v" shape it also rusts there. My local Ford dealer agreed to fix the
faults under the body warranty. After getting the car back I took the
chrome trim off and inspected it closely and found some high spots
which could have punctured the paint when the trim was bolted to the
hatch. These I filed flat and smooth. Easy to do as the trim is
plastic. Replaced the trim and never had the problem reoccur. My
latest Focus, also 2.0l Ghia, "02" reg, seems to have a much better
fitting trim so I doubt the more recent models will suffer the same
problem. What age is your's?

On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:45:18 +0100, "Nick Harrison"
<freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
 

Hi all

Thanks for the comments. My Focus is the 1.8TDCI Ghia 53 plate - it
appears then that th eproblem is still out there and Ford have notr solved
it.
Anyway took it back to the garage and they have agreed to fix it - so I will
see what kind of job they do.

Regards


"Graeme" <pipex.com> wrote in message
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"Graeme" <pipex.com> wrote in message
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My October 2002 '52 reg. Ghia is rusting at the ends of the chrome trim.
It's going into the dealer to have the tailgate repainted under the paint
warranty. I had exactly the same problem with my '99 T Ghia. The tailgate
was repainted twice in a year. Clearly Ford did nothing to resolve this
issue which pisses me off!

Bob H