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2001 Ford Focus wheels problems

28 complaints about wheels have been filed for the 2001 Ford Focus, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
28 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
58,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wheels problems show up

Wheels complaints by mileage, 2001 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 58,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 58,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 16 wheels complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes.

What owners wrote

The tire and the brakes went out and the car stated sliding. After the crash there were bolts that were found on the grass where the crash happened

Reported at 65,000 miles, July 2003 Crash

Faulty wheel bearing seals on 2001 ford focus. The seals failed which resulted in the wheel bearings on both wheels to fail completely. There was a recall regarding the issue, however the consumers vehicle was not included in the recall.

Reported at 50,043 miles, June 2004

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