What are some Ford Focus mk4 problems?

The Ford Focus Mk4 like all other vehicles has complaints from owners, although, there doesnt seem to be any universal issues that a majority of owners experience. The main complaints listed are a hesitation when accelerating, failure of the power steering system and a jerky transmission. The fixes for most of these issues all seem to require pretty extensive/expensive work to be done so if You are looking at buying a Focus used, You will definitely want to make sure the problems have been addressed as well as having a mechanic look at the car before purchasing it. The power steering failure is the one issue that seems to happen when the owner does not keep up with the fluid levels. Letting the fluid level get too low causes the power steering pump to run dry which causes the part to fail.