Front Suspension Upper Arm problems of the 2001 Ford Focus

Two problems related to front suspension upper arm 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.

1 Front Suspension Upper Arm problem

Failure Date: 08/18/2002

Vehicle frictioned against curb and front suspension control arm broke in half. Delaer has been notified. Please provide additional information.

2 Front Suspension Upper Arm problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2002

Problems with tires cupping, steering and upper control arms. The consumer was told by a mechanic at the dealership, that the control arms were too short in the back of the vehicle which caused the tires to tip in, when the tires tipped in, it caused the inner edge tire to wear and then the vehicle vibrated while the consumer was driving and the vehicle also pulled to the right. On two occasions, the consumer lost control of the vehicle, because of the severe vibration in the steering.




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