2001 Ford Focus transmission problems
65 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2001 Ford Focus, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 65 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Was driving home from work last thursday (10 minutes on the interstate, 97 degrees, full AC), when the car started to lose power followed by transmission lurching and engine trying to die. Pulled the remaining block into my apts and opened hood expecting to find overheated engine, and ended up see a bunch of flame and signing my thumb. Got fire extinguisher and put it out, and called fire dept. No work was done to engine other than a new air filter 4000 miles ago.
Rear wheel bearings are wearing out on vehicle. The automatic transmission does not shift properly, the consumer discovered the wrong transmission fluid was in the vehicle. The front windshield cracked due to excessive heat. The rear seat latch, the seat fabric and the key ignition failed. The windshield wipers wore out, which were only used about seven times and the rear brakes had to be replaced.
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