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
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
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).
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.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Ford Focus
- Electrical system 295 complaints
- Engine 115 complaints
- Suspension 115 complaints
- Brakes 90 complaints
- Air bags 74 complaints
- Fuel system 68 complaints
- Tires 62 complaints
- Steering 53 complaints