Shaking/vibration when accelerating. For a while now my ST shakes/vibrates when the turbo kicks in. I haven't noticed any loss of power just the shaking. The garage reckon the turbo needs replacing, quoted £1100! I find it hard to believe that a fault with the turbo would cause the car to shake without losing power. FORD FOCUS RS 2.5 | RS500 | ST 2.5 5 Cyl Thermostat Housing Gasket OE Supplier | eBay FORD Focus MK2 2.5 ST225 |Ford Focus MK22.5 RS | Ford Focus MK22.5 RS 500. Thermostat Seal - 2.5 5 cylinder turbo engines. Scratches on the rear bumper will often indicate that lazy owners used the bumper as support when loading and unloading. A safety recall of pre 2010 turbo-diesel cars was instigated to check the fitment of the exhaust heat shield. Check with a Ford dealer or contact Ford Australia on 1800 503 672. Read the article. My transmission's 2nd gear synchros failed at ~65k miles. Driver side CV axle boot tore. Passenger side control arm ball joint failed. The transmission issues weren't exactly uncommon on the MY2013-early MY2014 models but they seem to have ironed out the issues on the later years. The rear passenger side footwell is somewhat wet and now smelly. I can't identify where its coming from though, it seems to be predominant after driving in the wet (not consciously noticed it when its rained hard and the car has been idle) as the carpet looks like its been rained on. Its not at the sides but more in the centre of the carpet too. Ford Focus Mk2 Common Problems Thread. By jamesm182, October 11, 2013 in Ford Focus Club Focus st line auto and Focus Titanium. fiesta boy · Started 18 hours ago. 2. The most common causes for blower motor not working in Ford Focus are blown fuse, bad relay, resistor or control module malfunction, and faulty blower motor. However, a bad electrical connector or broken wire, or a defect in the climate control unit can also cause the blower motor to stop working. 10. In this episode I repair one of the faults that the MK2 Ford Focus system information display panel gets. This fault is less common, but could save you hundr U6VP.