# 09 ford focus **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 25, 2015, 9:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426 "2015-03-25T09:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 9:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/1 "2015-03-25T09:02:49Z")
I bought a focus back in 2013 its been vibrating since i bought it. Didnt think it was an issue. In 2014 i had the cars ecm reprogrammed and the safety switch replaced. That april i had the spark plugs amd wirrs replaced. In the fall of 2014 i had the torque strut mount and transmission mount replaced to fix the vibration, didnt work. Ive had several mechanics take a look Mechanic A: its internal issues M-B: its the main motor mount M-C: the a/c is over charged M-D: the belt tenchener needs to be replaced I haven’t tried fixing any of those response cause i dont have the money to investigate (all mechanics didnt charge me to look at the car) I found this link with someone else with the same issue [http://www.fordforums.com/f166/2009-ford-focus-vibration-problems-186538/](http://www.fordforums.com/f166/2009-ford-focus-vibration-problems-186538/) Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/2 "2015-03-25T20:52:59Z")
> _M-C: the a/c is over charged_ Well, we can at least eliminate this if it still vibrates with the a/c or defrost **OFF**. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/3 "2015-03-25T21:05:30Z")
Does the OP say the motor vibrates with ac on? But is is smooth with ac off? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/4 "2015-03-25T21:11:05Z")
The mechanic ruled out the a/c but disconnecting the power cord. So i didnt want to try the gauge my self to check the pressure ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/5 "2015-03-25T21:38:35Z")
Does it vibrate at idle in PARK? Worse when stationary in DRIVE? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/6 "2015-03-25T22:09:32Z")
The vibration doesn’t change after shifting into drive, reverse, or neutral. But this winter it sounded worse when it got really cold. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/7 "2015-03-25T22:12:34Z")
Does the _frequency_ of the vibration follow engine RPM (higher RPM, faster “buzz”)? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/8 "2015-03-25T22:16:58Z")
Yes i actually watched the arpms and when it get close to 1000 the vibration sounds smoother but gets to 700 sound more spread out ( this is just sitting in the car not moving) i would attach a video but my phone wont let me ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/9 "2015-03-25T22:54:02Z")
So there is definitely a sound _and_ a vibration you can feel (where?) that goes with it, right? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/10 "2015-03-25T23:11:45Z")
here it is ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/11 "2015-03-25T23:21:31Z")
I’m showing an empty file. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/12 "2015-03-26T00:04:14Z")
Yeah i cant get my phone to download load the video ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/13 "2015-03-26T00:13:09Z")
When we are driving you can here the vibration coming from the engine with thw stearing wheel shacking, and the driver seat becomes a vibrator seat, as we slow down you can feel it in the passanger seat. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/14 "2015-03-26T00:15:57Z")
Have you rotated your tires recently? If not, do it and see if the vibration changes. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/15 "2015-03-26T00:37:22Z")
I believe they were when we got the new tires ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/16 "2015-03-26T00:38:06Z")
But is been doing this since i bought the car from main motors ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/17 "2015-03-26T00:55:09Z")
Does the vibration change as you slowly ease off or ease on the gas (i.e., go from decelerating to accelerating)? Try it a few times. This could be a big clue. You might have both an engine and a driveline vibration. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/18 "2015-03-26T01:44:31Z")
Yes. Once i reach 60-70 mph, the vibration seems to stop. At any other speeds, rhere’s significant vibration, especially at idal. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/19 "2015-03-26T03:16:21Z")
Insightful asked: **“Have you rotated your tires recently?”** The OP replied: **“I believe they were when we got the new tires”** @adondria42 That response actually makes no sense. Tires are typically rotated every 5k miles, or every 7.5k miles, or–at the most–every 10k miles. How would one “rotate” tires that are being installed for the first time? ?? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426/20 "2015-03-26T03:26:14Z")
We had the new tires replaced in February of this year and havent has them checked since then. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/09-ford-focus/89426.md?page=2)