Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford focus. While driving approximately 40 MPH on normal road conditions, the steering wheel loosened without warning. The steering began to wander and failed to respond normally. Immediately, the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and inspected. The vehicle was driven cautiously to an authorized dealer and they tightened the adjustment screw and re-tightened the lock nuts on the steering wheel column. The manufacturer has been notified of the malfunctions. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileages were 60,000.
2002 Ford Focus: pulls to one side
8 of the 939 complaints about the 2002 Ford Focus describe pulls to one side.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Pulls to one side by model year
What owners say
My 2002 ford focus started having problems after 5000 miles. It started with a noise coming from the front left wheel area. From there the steering seemed shakey at times at highway speeds. Once, the car pulled to the left suddenly on the highway. The dealership has changed the transmission, front bearing, and knuckle, on the car in the past two months. The car is still not fixed. The most noticeable problem is the howling grinding noise coming from the front left wheel. It can be heard mostly around 50 to 60 MPH. It is still unknown what is wrong with the car.
Problem I'm still having and was reported to dealership is car pulls to left, ( not corrected) back end of car or tires bounce on road and especially when hitting a bump, cannot stay on road in slush or snow, back end is all over road, ( nothing done) tires are completely groved in many spots on the tires, caused by rear end bouncing on road, firestone won't replace they say it is focas's rear end and it wears out the tires, dealer or ford won't do anything about rear end or tires, car vibrates badly, rear doors barley open are so stiff, looks like door locks are coroaded nothing was done by dealership even though they said they lubricated, nothing is on the locks to show lubrication of locks.
The mileage on my focus was 47000 km and the cost was $5500.00. The date was july but I am at work and not sure of exactly what day. My focus was making a clunking sound similar in nature to traction control kicking in. It was in to be serviced on a friday and they said they could not repeat the sound. Also at that time it was having regular maintenance tire rotation and oil change. On the following tuesday driving in the town I live in (luckily the speed limit is only 30 km/hr) I experienced the steering wheel pull to the right and I had hit a parked car. Had I been on the highway me and my 2 children would have been a fatality. The cost qouted to you of 5500.00 is not including the cost to fix the other vehicle. As well ford motor co. Is taking no responsilbilty whatsoever and I need proof to get my insurance co to find fault to someone other than myself.
The vehicle violently pulled to the left which caused an accident and injuries.
Rear end fish tales and wanders through turns and on straights. Is scalloping rear end tires. Car is driven on asphalt roads and highways only. Delong ford in winnemucca tells us nothing is wrong with it. Purchasing dealer, jones-west told us we could take it to any ford dealer to be serviced.
The vehicle loses control where it pulls to the right side, especially from the rear when driving over a rough road or on a smooth road upon driving over a slightly recessed manhole cover. Vehicle has been back to the dealer 2 times for 4 wheel alignment, wheel balance and replacement of rear shocks. No improvements in condition after both visits. Alignment data shows the rear wheels are at higher levels of negative camber, which is not adjustable, and toe. Driving vehicle in icy, rainy weather is unsafe if current handling characteristics are not, or can not be corrected. Dt
Left rear wheel bearings would cause wheel to wobble and wander. Had it replaced 3 times for problem. Informed by mechanic to replace wheel before eventually it disconnects by itself.*ak
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Questions about the 2002 Ford Focus pulling
Is pulls to one side a common problem on the 2002 Ford Focus?
8 of 939 owner complaints about the 2002 Ford Focus (1%) mention pulls to one side. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Ford Focus?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Ford Focus
Stalling 102Fuel pump 50Won't start 47No deployment 38Door locks 28Coil spring 24Loss of power 23Check engine light 21Ball joint 19Grinding brakes 19Fire or smoke 18Engine failure 17Tire blowout 16Hesitation 13Water leak 13Adaptive cruise 12Power windows 12Steering lock-up 12Headlights 11Jerking 11Won't shift 10Airbag light 9Wipers 8Brake failure 7Power steering loss 7Sudden acceleration 6Slipping 5
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