Two problems related to brake master cylinder have been reported for the 2001 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2001 Focus.
While getting on the off ramp when I went to stop the brakes *popped* and failed completely. I had to stop the car with the hand brake. Had it serviced by Ford and it was a master cylinder failure.
Driver experienced catastrophic brake failure resulting in crash.