2001 Ford Focus drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 30 complaints for the 2001 Ford Focus, 1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 47,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 47,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
When the vehicle was in park, the left axle snapped which caused the vehicle to roll backwards and caused an accident.
The driver side front tire had blown out. The passenger side tire was found worn on the inside along with an exposed wire. (these two tires were not of the same manufacturer) other problem were as followed: the button on the cassette player had broken, the adjuster button for the side view mirror on the passenger side had popped off, while driving the over drive light flashed and the vehicle jumped in/out of over drive (transmission problem-per mechanic), the battery light came on, there were no fuses in the wires…
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Focus
- Electrical system 521 complaints
- Fuel system 337 complaints
- Engine 267 complaints
- Brakes 228 complaints
- Suspension 154 complaints
- Air bags 150 complaints
- Steering 86 complaints
- Tires 75 complaints