2002 Ford Focus engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 115 complaints for the 2002 Ford Focus, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 115 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 63,000 miles 73 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 6
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 73 complaints that include mileage. 45% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	19
20k to 40k miles	8
40k to 60k miles	6
60k to 80k miles	10
80k to 100k miles	9
100k to 120k miles	7
120k to 140k miles	6
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	3
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 73 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 6 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving down the pa turnpike going 60 MPH in my 2002 ford focus. I had just passed a cop and have witnesses that I was not speeding or driving erratically. It was 8:30 in the morning and my car suddenly lost all power. My rpm's dropped and I was loosing my speed. (this happened one month prior and I took it to ford.

Reported at 32,000 miles, June 2003 CrashInjury

I bought my ford focus zx5 on october of 2002. A month after I had it I took it through the car wash and it stalled. Ever since then I had have problems starting it. I brought it in and was told that there was nothing wrong with the car. On july 21, 2003 car stalled going through an intersection with on-coming traffic, I got the car to start and I brought it in to the dealership and again they can't find anything wrong with the car. They referred me to the dispute settlement board.

Reported at 8,000 miles, July 2003

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Ford models