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2002 Ford Focus tires problems

Owners reported tires problems in 62 complaints for the 2002 Ford Focus, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
62 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
19,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When tires problems show up

Tires complaints by mileage, 2002 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 19,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 20 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 19,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 88% 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 miles20
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 34 tires complaints that report mileage, the median is about 18,000 miles, and 88% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford focus. The vehicle has firestone tires. The contact believed that the rear passenger tire was defective due to a rollover crash. The approximate mileage on the tire was 700. While driving less than 75 MPH, the driver felt a shift in the way the vehicle was operating. The tires were inspected, but no failures were found. While attempting to make a left turn, the rear passenger tire separated in two locations. The vehicle completely rolled over while making the left turn.

Reported at 92,000 miles, October 2008 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford focus. The contact noticed air coming out of the front passenger side tire, which she had been aware of since first purchasing the vehicle. The failure occurred more than six times, regardless if the vehicle was parked or in motion. The vehicle would either have to be towed to the dealer or service personnel would come to her and replace the tire with a spare. The dealer was never able to determine the cause of the failure.

Reported at 22,815 miles, December 2004

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