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2002 Ford Focus drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 36 complaints for the 2002 Ford Focus, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
36 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
45,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2002 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 45,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 45,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 64% 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 miles8
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 25 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The rear end of the car started to wobble, loose control and fish tail at a driving speed 0f 70 to 75 MPH on a totally non slippery dry road. On wobbling, the car quit responding and started fish tailing eventually rolling over twice before it came to rest upside down down a hill. The police officer that investigated the crash site, looked into the tyre marks and verified that the brankes had been hit even before the car touched the fog line(wake up strip).

December 2002 Crash

My 2002 ford focus se wagon has had innumerable problems. Firstly..melting battery cables due to poor and faulty wiring that could have caused an explosion of the battery had I not had to pay to get it fixed along with purchase of two new batteries thanks to the melting battery cables causing a short in the system. It subsequently killed the alternator which had to be replaced. It also subsequently killed the thermostat and the solenoid switch which caused overheating and dying problems with the car while driving.

Reported at 47,000 miles, August 2006

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