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2003 Ford Focus tires problems

Owners reported tires problems in 22 complaints for the 2003 Ford Focus, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
22 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
29,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When tires problems show up

Tires complaints by mileage, 2003 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 29,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 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: 29,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 79% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 tires complaints that report mileage, the median is about 29,000 miles, and 79% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Dt: the contact stated that while traveling at 60 MPH heard a loud pop and then lost control of the vehicle. The car started spinning around and hit an exit sign. The vehicle was totaled. Upon impact, both airbags deployed. The tire came completely off the rim. Both insurance and police reports were taken. There has been no contact with goodyear. These were the original tires that came on the vehicle. There were no injuries.

Reported at 12,100 miles, October 2005 Crash

First incident occurred when a pothole was struck with the right front, causing a blister to the sidewall and a slight bend to the rim. Upon review of the shallow depth of the pothole, I could not believe it caused a problem. One week later, the rear tire on the same side showed a blister. The rim was fine and have no recallection of hitting anything. Another week and another pothole. This time a flat, on the same front. Now a severely bent rim; on the inside. The rim was repaired and the tire reinstalled.

Reported at 7,000 miles, February 2005

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