Front Suspension Coil Spring problems of the 2002 Ford Focus

2002 Ford Focus zx5. Brakes were replaced and first time it was drove there was a noise from front passenger wheel area. Found the coil spring is moving and making popping noise. I googled the problem and found a lot of complaints about these springs breaking and damaging tires or causing accidents and that there had been a recall? trying to find out for my mom. This is her car but I am giving my contact info.

In 2004 Ford issued a warranty extension on the front coil springs. This was called: customer satisfaction program 03m02. They knew the part has been incorrectly manufactured and the coil spring would break due to corrosion. The warranty was extended to 150,000 miles or 10 years. My coil spring broke on July 26 2013 when my car only had 56,193 miles but it was 11 years old. The Ford dealer told me that the company would not pay for this repair. My complaint is that I think the Ford motor company should pay for this repair and for the other front coil spring since the problem should have been a recall since the company knew the part had not been manufactured correctly.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 25 mph, the contact drove over a speed bump and heard a popping sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact stopped the vehicle and noticed that the front driver and passenger side coil springs were fractured. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the coil and strut assembly would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 113,800.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact heard a popping noise on the front passenger side of the vehicle. After coming to a stop the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the front passenger side coil spring was fractured. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. In addition, the contact mentioned a manufacturer’s recall for the failure. The manufacturer stated that the recall had already expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 115,900.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Focus. The contact stated both front coil springs broke. During routine tire maintenance the mechanic stated the coil springs were broken. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 160,000.

2002 Ford Focus. Consumer writes in regards to denial of reimbursement the consumer stated in may 2011, the right front spring fractured. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where both the left and front spring/strut assemblies were replaced. The consumer learned Ford had issued a technical service bulletin advising dealers that certain Focus vehicles including his were susceptible to front spring fracture failures due to inadequate corrosion protection. The consumer was denied reimbursement, because he did not take his vehicle to a Ford dealer for repairs.

Corrosion of the front coil spring, the spring failed at the point of the corrosion, damage to the fender resulted. Partial loss of steering control, crash averted.

Front passenger side coil spring had to be replaced because of breakage. Loss control of car over bump at less than 20 mph speed!.

My 2002 Ford Focus has only 41,000 miles on it and the front right coil spring broke on me last week. Fortunately I did not crash or loose my brakes but it has potential for a catastrophic event. I am hoping Ford will recall these as they did with the earlier models.

2002 Ford Focus zx3 front passenger side coil spring failure. . . Top 7" of spring snapped off making the car dangerous to drive. Incident occurred 1 block from house but not immediately investigated until I found broken spring piece in the road after work. Highway travel to and from work could have resulted in a bad crash due to loss of control. I purchased replacement parts (Ford svt suspension kit 397-m-3000-zx3) at considerable expense because I do not trust the remaining unbroken suspension parts. Car has only about 50000 miles and is not abused. Failure appears to be due to extended fatigue crack propagation instead of an isolated catastrophic event. There is old rust on the spring break point surface along with fatigue crack styrations indicating a long failure time. Possible cause would be sub-standard material or heat treatment. This is unacceptable in a vehicle of this age and mileage. Ford would have had a huge lawsuit if this failure resulted in my injury or death.

Loud snap from under hood , followed by rumbling sound when turned right or left. Car will pull in different directions , relating to the last direction steered. The car does set lower now but is not rubbing . The cause is a broken right front coil spring , and possibly other damage.

The right front coil spring failed. The bottom of the upper piece of the coil came down and rested on the top of the right front tire. This caused the car to pull to the side and destroyed the tire. This happened at low speed and there was no incident. But even at low speed, the tire was destroyed in only a few feet. Had this happened at highway speed, the near simultaneous pull, suspension sag, and tire destruction could easily caused a wreck. Ford has acknowledged a problem with these springs in early my foci and extends the warranty on these springs. What they don't acknowledge is the potential hazard from such a spring failure.

While my wife was driving on I-95 the right front coil spring suddenly fractured and in the process wedged into the tire destroying it and the strut. Luckily she was able to get to the side of the highway. The vehicle is a 2002 Ford Focus. Ford knows about this problem and it has happened to many Focus'.

Ford Focus 2002 zx3 had to have the coil/spring assembly replaced due to the spring resting on the front right tire. From all the research that I have done on the web, this is a safety issue that needs to be investigated by the NHTSA. I found the information for the 2000 Ford Focus on the following website just to reference how many problems there are with these coil/spring assemblies. Before Ford has any other problems with deaths occurring with faulty problems, I would like to have it investigated. And to my dissatisfaction Ford did not send any warning out nor contact me via their customer satisfaction program that was offered to the dealerships. Furthermore, I did not even know that I had to take it to a dealership.

Left front strut coil spring broke at approx. 45,000 miles causing the Focus to become undrivable. If the broken spring would have gotten into the tire, it would have also destroyed the tire. The coil spring it's self could not be replaced. The struts must be replaced in pairs. Both front strut assemblies were replaced at a cost to me of $595.

The front coil spring broke while doing 70 mph on the highway and the coil spring dug into front tire. Locking of front tire forced me off the road. Thankfully, I was able to come to a rest in the borrow pit.

Front springs assembly popped out of plate and punctured my tires.

: the contact stated while driving 45mph the vehicle veered toward the right. A clunking sound came from the front of the vehicle. Upon inspection the independent repair shop determined the front coil spring fractured. The front coil spring needed replaced.

The front right bearing and spring needed to be replaced due to corrosion. The bearing was frozen and the spring was popped out so far it almost popped the front right tire. The car is a 2002 Ford Focus - not that old to have something like this corrode and almost cause an accident. I didn't see a recall on any of the parts for my car or anything suggesting shields should be installed so that if the springs pop at a high speed at least it won't puncture the tire. I would like to see a recall on the parts or have the NHTSA require that shields be installed. I spent $578 to correct the problem - replaced front right strut, mount and bearing, spring, and alignment.

Passenger side coil spring is fractured.

Contact stated there was a nail in the front passenger's tire. Upon replacement of the tire the dealer found that the front passenger coil spring broke. The dealer replaced the front passenger coil spring.

Complaint regarding 2002 Ford Focus mechanical problems. The vehicle's right front coil spring broke without warning. The consumer request reimbursement from the manufacturer but hasn't received a reply yet.

The consumer believes the manufacturer explains the coils spring recall as if it's not a serious problem.

Complaint regarding front coil springs on 2002 Ford Focus. The consumer replaced one coil spring on his vehicle because it was broken. This service was done the same week the manufacturer recalled the front springs on the sable and taurus.