Six problems related to manual transmission 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.
The contacts son owns a 2001 Ford Focus. While driving 55 mph, the contacts son noticed smoke rising from under the hood, followed by flames. Approximately one minute later, there was an explosion. The fire investigator stated that the fire may have been caused by the transmission. The fire destroyed the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 70,000. Updated 09/12/07.
I had my car in the shop five times for transmission problems. The fourth time they replaced the transmission. When I got it home the fluid was all over the place. So I took it back the mechanic, and now I have to wait for another transmission.
My transmission in my 2001 Ford Focus blew up before that I went and checked my fluid in it and there was nothing in it its a 5 speed and I never tampered with it so I put fluid in it that Ford recommended after telling me its not Fords fault there was no fluid in my car and after I put the fluid in it it blew up no gears nothin just grinding.
Started to notice that the transimission would clatter at any speed. Clatter became pronounced and took the car in and it had a bad bearing. This problem seems to be a common one. While the car has 60k on it all the miles are highway as I drive it 100 miles round trip per day.
Manual transmission is loud and coarse. Gear clatter prominant at all speeds. Occasionally difficult to shift into gear.
The reverse gear takes effort to put it into its component.