Fuel pump was replaced twice from january to june sterring wheel and car shake while stopping and driving at 50 MPH or above brakes have been checked 3 times finally had replaced and rotors, no change in performance
2002 Ford Focus suspension complaints
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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.
From a consumer protection section of the attorney general. Consumer was experiencing noise while driving and rounding curves. Dealer found nothing. Took to a different dealer and found tires were worn and loose rear sway bar. *la all four tires were replaced and aligned. Consumer would like reimbursement for cost of tires and the alignment. In addition, consumer thinks ford should conduct an investigation into this defect and correct it.
While driving rear wheel bearing vibrated,making a loud noise. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Front end made a very loud clanging noise lasted about 10 minutes, pulled off highway looked under vehicle could not see anything wrong, on several occasions while driving between 55-65 MPH car would jerk very bad, dealer could not solve or find a problem, vehicle at repair shop now.
While driving I lost all power to the car. It completely shut down and I could not start it. It has been towed to dealership to be fixed twice. I do not feel safe driving this car with my kids in it. I don't think the problem is fixed and I'm waiting for this to happen again. Now I need to take it back to the dealership again because there is a bad vibration in the front end. I had it there previously for this also, and they said it needed the tires rotated and balanced. Even though it is still under warranty, they charged me $36.00....the vibration is worse now so obviously that wasn't the problem. Oh I forgot to mention that the trunk won't latch properly and the windshield wipers won't go the whole way down when you turn them off. This car is not safe to drive. The dealership acts like they haven't had any complaints with this car!
Abnormal tire wear
Tires wear out every 10,000 miles have replaced tires 5 times now was told it was because we didn't rotate. 3 line ups done and rotated every 5000 miles we are now on set number 6 of tires and the dealer can not explain why we cant get even 1/2 the life of the tire.
Vehicle's control arm broke causing steering to fail. Please provide additional information.
Sway bar fails prematurely.
Premature rear tire wear. 6 tires were replaced before 27,000 miles. Dealer says alignment is at ford specifications. Dealer said rotation at 3000 miles is required on this vehicle to prevent this problem. Overheard tech telling service manager that these cars don't have enough adjustment for camber. Tires can not be rotated after 5000 miles because they cup out and when moved to the front cause severe vibration.
Problems with 2002 ford focus steering and suspension.*mr
Steering wheel lost control while driving at normal speed. As result, lower and upper ball joints and brake were damaged. Dealer notified. *ak updated 1/11/2006. There was popping and clicking in the steering wheel while turning. This caused the consumer to lose control and hit a curb. The impact resulted in a blown tire.
Left rear wheel tipping in at top so much that you could see it before 3500 miles. This causes the rear end to be much "looser" than is normal or aceptable. Ford provides no adjustment for camber in rear and this caused left rear tire to have a cupping pattern on the inside edge. Apparently if the camber isn't correct to begin it will throw off the whole alignment. One dealer checked and said it was in spec. At 15,000 mi. Found dealer who understood the problem and installed a just released shim kit. Ford refusing to cover kit, alignment, or tire under " bumper-to-bumper" warranty (trying to claim it is a normal wear item, or a tire problem, other tires are fine!). Had to pay $142 + tire so that the rear end doesn't come around cause an accident.
I have driven my ford focus se wagon now for about two years. It is a company car for which I drive approximately 50,000miles per year. I have had to replace the rear tires three times since receiving the vehicle december 2001. Every 20,000 miles the rear alignment gets loose and especially in winter driving on wet pavement, I fear for my life because when I cannot travel at the speeds of surrounding traffic flow. There is a vibration in the rear tires caused possibly to a bent frame or poor design. I have never replaced the front tires or even rotated them since new! They are still plenty adequate for traction. The rear alignment problem severely hampers the fuel economy of the vehicle because it feels as though I am dragging the rear end around everywhere I go. I am turning the vehicle in this next month for a replacement and I have decided I will never purchase a ford vehicle again due to the history of bad luck I have had with fords in the past.
I have had my A/C worked on at least 3 times. Also have heavy vibrations when I just had it aligned 5/04/03. And still having heavy vibrations.ak
The vehicle had a noise in the rear end, due to tire cupping. Which was caused by the rear suspension not settling and not being aligned. *jb the consumer was told that ford had an a camber kit to install to solve the settling.
While driving 50-60 MPH the vehicle vibrates violently.
The vehicle swayed from left to right and there was a popping noise coming from the rear also.
The vehicle violently pulled to the left which caused an accident and injuries.
I am not sure ford has completly fixed the problem with the rear wheel bearings on the ford focus vehicles. I just had to take my car in to the dealer, because the complete wheel and hub asy just about came off the vehicle (wheel bearing failure). Could have caused a accident if the wheel came off, and possible injury to my wife.
The rear end of the car started to wobble, loose control and fish tail at a driving speed 0f 70 to 75 MPH on a totally non slippery dry road. On wobbling, the car quit responding and started fish tailing eventually rolling over twice before it came to rest upside down down a hill. The police officer that investigated the crash site, looked into the tyre marks and verified that the brankes had been hit even before the car touched the fog line(wake up strip). The officer also made a note in his report requesting for an investigation into the rear axle of the car.
When driving the vehicle there's a loud noise coming from the rear of vehicle. Took to ford and they states that the rear wheel bearings are wobbling. Please provide any further information.
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
The vehicle is experiencing severe wheel/tire thump, which causes a vibration in the steering and a loud audible noise in the cabin, the manufacturer is aware og the proble but a solution was not available for some months, the fact that the consumers vehicle had high mileage the manufacturer would not repair the vehicle free of charge although the vehicle was only 12 weeks old.
While driving 35mph tire separated from axle, causing serious injuries.
Inside corner of rear tire, approximately three inch strip on each tire, wears excessively. Tires have been replaced at 9,000, and at 20,000. Still belt tread is showing. Consumer maintains problem is vehicle and not tire. Contacted manufacturer and dealer. Problem has not been resolved.*ak
While traveling at 45 to 50 MPH vehicle jerks back and forth. Took to dealer ,and they couldn't duplicate the problem. Please provide any further information.
While driving the suspension broke. Nlm
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