Front Suspension Upper Arm Problems of Ford Focus

Ford Focus owners have reported 3 problems related to front suspension upper arm (under the suspension category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the Focus.

1 Front Suspension Upper Arm problem of the 2000 Ford Focus

Failure Date: 06/26/2005

Right front coil spring broke without warning. Bearing on the upper ti rod froze up.

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2 Front Suspension Upper Arm problem of the 2001 Ford Focus

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.

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3 Front Suspension Upper Arm problem of the 2001 Ford Focus

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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