r/FordFocus

>A gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.

>NHTSA ID Number: 26V252000

>Manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

>Components STRUCTURE

>Potential Number of Units Affected: 108046

>Summary

>Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.

>Remedy

>MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-26-001. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov June 3, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V507.

Credit: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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2.0L 5s Manual

Hit a minor milestone while returning from a 2k mile roadtrip last weekend. We spent 4 days tearing up some logging roads in the U.P., put the car on a ferry for the first time, and scaled a couple “mountains” before making a 10hr drive home. All 4 nights were spent camping in the back of the hatch on a foam pad rather than pitching a tent; our bed and breakfast on wheels.

For those who are curious:
Original engine; second transmission.
Original transmission lasted until 385k miles.

So I just bought this… lovely… little Focus. I got it for a pretty steep discount and now I’m realizing why. I did look it over and did a thorough test drive. And everything checked out. Though it was a bit rusty in places, but nothing crazy for the rust belt. But then I noticed a musty smell. And the radio was dead. Nothing big, I just replaced the ACM and it’s great now. But I noticed a bunch of dust behind the dash. Like, dirt dust. But the final straw was this morning as I pulled up the carpet to run some wire to a sub. The carpet under the plastic vapor barrier is sopping wet. Just drenched. I don’t know how worried I should be. I’m definitely pulling the interior out and maybe putting in a carpet from a junkyard car that’s less musty. And I’m already taking preventative care with the rust treating every little bit of rust with ospho, then drenching it in lanolin spray. The car runs and drives perfectly and it’s a 5 speed, so no TCM issues to worry about. But I still fear the long term ramifications of this. Is this car worth putting any money into keeping it on the road or should I do the bare minimum and save up for something better?

Hi, yall. 2012 ford focus se. We just replaced the motor mounts and omgggg what a difference in the vibrations. I have had the vibration issues for years and was told it was because of the transmission even after that was fixed by ford. Holy crap, she is so quiet and runs smooth now and no crazy rough idle. Anyways, that's my happy for the day that I thought I'd share. I need this baby to last as long as I've seen yall post on here, especially in this economy! ​​