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2002 Ford Focus wheels problems

36 complaints about wheels have been filed for the 2002 Ford Focus, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
36 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
15,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wheels problems show up

Wheels complaints by mileage, 2002 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 15,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 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: 15,000 miles
Based on 22 complaints that include mileage. 86% 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 miles14
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 22 wheels complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

On november 23 2002 I was in a accident where I broke my nose and had numerous burises. The reason I got into an accident was because my wheel and suspension broke & seem to come apart. I had complained to ford that my wheel had been shaking and that there was something wrong with it. I had taken it back 4 times to get fixed but everytime I got it back and it would shake just as bad.

January 2003 CrashInjury

I purchased my 2002 ford focus in january of 2005. I love my car, have found out about of things that could go wrong later. Right now I am having trouble with my front wheels. I have put six used tires on the front since I purchased the focus. In november I had two brand new tires put on plus in may I have had a wheel alignment done. The car still shakes very bad. Found out I need my wheel hub bearing replace, plus I found out there may be a recall on the rear bearing which I have not received anything.

Reported at 54,429 miles, December 2005

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