general problems of the 2002 Ford Focus

Break lights won't work and was almost hit by another car, changed break lights changed light break switch checked fuses and wiring everything is good.

The front springs on the 2002 Ford Focus are faulty. The front passenger side spring was cracked , and took the car to goodyear to get repaired, since it's out of warranty (including the extended warranty I purchased). I then lettered Ford, and they said in November 2004 they mailed a notice to customers ( which I never received) notifying them of f the problem with the springs. They said there is no recall, but they are repairing under a customer satisfaction program. They said I should have brought my car to the dealer and it would have been repaired for free. They would not reimburse me. I even tried to negotiate and asked them to at least reimburse me what they would have paid their dealer but they refused. This car also has defective brakes and rotors. When the car was under the original 3 yr 36,000 mile warranty , the front and rear brakes and rotors needed to be replaced. Ford said they could not repair the rotors or cut them, and brakes and rotors are excluded from the warranty. It cost me over $ 500 for brakes and rotors on a less than 2 year old car. A few yrs later, same thing, front brakes and rotors , and again, I was told the rotors can't be cut, they always have to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Focus. While driving 10-15 mph, the vehicle would not stop when she applied the brakes. In addition, the contact had to put the gear shift indicator into the park position to stop the vehicle. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure mileage 103,800 and current mileage was 103,900. Updated 02-14-08 the consumer stated to a Ford dealer the previous owner installed decorative overlays to gas and brake pedals. Updated 02/14/08.

My 2002 Ford Focus wagon needed brakes because the front end would shake when I applied brakes. Also noticed a whirling noise from the back off car but did not mention that to my mechanic. He took it for a test drive and asked if I noticed the whirling noise too. He said he was concerned and checked that 1st. My right rear tire was frozen and not turning, that's where the noise was coming from. It had to be cut off in order to be replaced. He told me that the wheel could have broke off while driving and could have killed me, I had that repaired, along with front end brakes and replaced warped rotors. Then just 2 days later backed out of my driveway and broke a front right coil spring. A year later replaced the alternator. And last week just had to pay for a rebuilt transmission, because would not shift properly, upon observation the transmission had metal chips in transmission fluid and needed to be replaced. I cant believe no recall on this car!.

- the contact owns a 2002 Ford Focus wagon with a current odometer reading of 57,5000 miles. On March 13, while driving in heavy traffic on dry pavement the contact tried to decelerate by applying the brake pedal and the pedal was pushed two to three times until coming to a complete stop, narrowly avoiding another vehicle in front of the contact's vehicle. Also, on March 19, 2007 while driving in heavy traffic in the morning the same problem occurred, the brakes did not work, the contact made a hard right hand turn, causing the vehicle's rear end to swing to the left, while the front end continued to swing right toward the guard rail. After coming to a complete stop the vehicle was struck on the rear driver's side by another oncoming vehicle. The contact struck her head, but required no additional medical assistance. The failure mileage was 57000.

Consumer complained about brake problems. Both front and rear brake were replaced in less than 3 years. The brake pedal was making a noise. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the proble was the brake booster and that it was a normal thing. This failure made it harder to stop the car. Manufacturer said to fix this problem would make this failure worse. Also, said this was not a safety issues. Manufacturer said do not worry about this. First happened about 8 months ago. Now it happenes everytime the car is used.

1. Spindle holding brakes was stripped. 2. Reported by covington Ford third auto that had to be replaced 3. No explanation as to why spindle failed.

Consumer states when starting the vehicle in the morning, the brakes would not work.