One problem related to manual transmission has been reported for the 2002 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2002 Focus.
After stopping at a stop light I was shifting through the gears on my manual transmission and when I went to shift in to 2nd gear, I missed 2nd and accidentally went into 4th but realized it before letting off the clutch, it then got stuck and would not move from that gear. I could not get anywhere to get it fixed so I was forced to sit on the side of a major road in 20 degree weather for more than 45 minutes.