Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-19 | 03V482000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 671,000 | — | Details |
| 2001-11-29 | 01I017000 |
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 238,653 | — | Details |
| 2001-03-28 | 01V108000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 8,500 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-25 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving her vehicle at approximately 35 MPH, the ball… |
| 2021-03-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEEPS SHUT OFF N OVER HEATING |
| 2020-09-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON 9/2/2020 AROUND 10 PM IN MICHIGAN I WAS MAKING A PIZZA DELIVERY, I PULLED INTO THE SUBDIVISION WHERE I HAD TO MAKE T… |
| 2020-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The front dashboard and steering wheel airbags went off. if I was moving this could’ve ended even worse but luckily I w… |
| 2020-06-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE I FIND RUST RECALLS FOR 2001 FOCUS FUSIONS AND WINDSTARS FORD CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR FRAME COLLAPS FROM EX… |
| 2020-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEEPS OVER HEATING. *TR |
| 2020-06-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SEE COMPLAINT 11338120 I WANTED TO ADD PICTURES |
| 2020-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE ARE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR LIGHTS. MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK AT ANYTIME AND SOMETI… |
| 2019-11-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2001 FORD FOCUS ZX3 STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED SOMEONE TO REAR END MY CAR. NOW WONT STAY RUNNING WHEN IDLING… |
| 2019-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 1 | AFTER DRIVING FROM WORK TO HOME, ABOUT 4.6 MILES, I TURNED RIGHT INTO MY PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF MY HOME WHEN THE BRA… |
| 2018-11-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR MANY YEARS NOW AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT. NOW MY DOOR WILL NOT CLO… |
| 2018-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS DRIVING FINE RUNNING A FEW ERRANDS. STOPPED AT A STORE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES , WHEN I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED … |
| 2018-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY MECHANIC IDENTIFIED EXCESSIVE DANGERS CORROSION OF THE ENGINE CRADLE AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT WHIL… |
| 2018-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS ON MY WAY TO THE VA HOSPITAL 04/04/2018 STARTED CAR, IT WOULD SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL FUEL LIG… |
| 2018-01-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED … |
| 2017-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES,THE DASH AND TAG LIGHTS FLICKER,THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING WITH MY S… |
| 2017-10-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY WON'T TURN IN IGNITION SO CAR CAN'T MOVE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED ON THE STREET |
| 2017-08-30 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE FA… |
| 2017-06-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY AND OIL WARNIN… |
| 2017-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR IS 2001. I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN TURNING ON. I THIUGHT IT WAS STARTER. BUT MINES THATS STILL GOOD. I THO… |
| 2017-06-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO 2000-3000 RPM BY ITSELF. SOMETIMES WHILE AT IDLE AND SOMETI… |
| 2017-04-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. UPON DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORM… |
| 2017-03-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE CROSSMEMBER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2017-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO DASH LIGHT TAIL LIGHTS OR MARKRR LIGHTS |
| 2017-02-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OV… |
| 2016-11-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT IDLE WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT IN THE CITY, WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, RUNS ROUGH AT LOW SPEEDS WH… |
| 2016-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT TURN. FORD HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND REIMBURSEM… |
| 2016-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR JERKS WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE. THE CARS STALLS WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE. I HAVE TO TAKE OFF IN 2ND GEAR. THE… |
| 2016-05-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED IN THAT IT DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. I WAS DRIVING (IN MOTION) STRAIGHT DO… |
| 2016-04-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO T… |
| 2016-02-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02022, CAR STALLS AT BELOW 1/4 TANK, PARTICULARLY ON RIGHT HAND TURNS. |
| 2016-01-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2001 FORD FOCUS WITH 146K MILES. ADULT DRIVEN ONE OWNER AND WELL CARED SINCE NEW. NOTICED CLUNKING SOUND SO TOOK IT I… |
| 2016-01-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE CAR HAD COME TO A STOP. ALI STOPPED TO AVOID HITTING A CAR THAT HAD SUDDENLY BRAKED IN… |
| 2015-12-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD GOOD TUNE UP,CAR WAS DOING GOOD AND NOW JUST AS I HAVE READ PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM,IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED … |
| 2015-12-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT LO… |
| 2015-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CAR WILL LOSE SPEED GOING UP HILLS AND START TO ACT LIKE IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I HAVE HAD IT GO DEAD WHILE GOING … |
| 2015-07-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE HAS IDELED OR TRAVELED AT SLOW SPEEDS FOR A LONG PERIOD, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT WILL ALSO S… |
| 2015-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING A… |
| 2015-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2015-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND THE CONT… |
| 2015-05-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SPORADICALLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE… |
| 2015-05-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON 5/2/15 DURING A COLLISION WHERE MY CLIENT STUCK ANOTHER DRIVER THAT FAILED TO YIELD AND RAN A STOP SIGN, THE AIRBAG … |
| 2015-04-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | AS I WAS COMING FROM DR'S APPT. WITH DAUGHTER AND MOM A ROARING SOUND STARTED IN THE REAR. IT KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND L… |
| 2015-04-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A 2001 FORD FOCUS SE AND NAVIGATING A CURVE, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FAILED TO REMAIN SECURE AND SUDDE… |
| 2015-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TA… |
| 2015-02-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER A 2~ HOUR DRIVE, ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED 5MIN LATER. AN INTAKE VALVE SEAT DROPPED AND IT INSTANTLY SM… |
| 2015-02-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE A BALL JOINT ON MY LEFT FRONT TIRE REPLACED. HEA… |
| 2014-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT START WITH DOOR BUSTING ALL THE TIME ,THEN I SWITCH IT OFF ..NOW IT WANT CRANK ,JUST BUST. *TR |
| 2014-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES REPLACED AT 48,763 MILES WE ARE NOW AT 77,000. FOR THE LAST 2-3,000 MILES IF FEELS LIKE AIR IN THE LINE WHEN YOU… |
| 2014-10-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CHECKED YOUR SITE FOR RECALLS. FOUND FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER:03M02 RE: COIL SPRINGS. PREVIOUSLY CHECKED FOR RECALLS… |