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2001 Ford Focus structure problems

60 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2001 Ford Focus3% of all complaints for this model year.

60
Structure complaints
3%
share of all complaints
109,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On 9/2/2020 around 10 pm in michigan I was making a pizza delivery, I pulled into the subdivision where I had to make the delivery, all the sudden my car completely shut off. I couldn't accelerate or brake. I got my car fo saftey away from the houses because my first instinct was safety. I grab my…

    filed Sep 17, 2020

  • My driver side passenger door has been acting up for many years now and ford will not fix it. Now my door will not close. Many of the 2001 ford focus have been recalled for this issue and they say my vin no. Is not one of them. Please help me get my door fixed. When I went to get it inspected on…

    filed Nov 7, 2018

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Structure problems in other Focus years

YearReportsShare
2018 Focus61%
2017 Focus71%
2016 Focus141%
2015 Focus162%
2014 Focus622%
2013 Focus834%
2012 Focus3329%
2011 Focus1412%
2010 Focus248%
2009 Focus125%
2008 Focus4116%
2007 Focus246%
Focus structure problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.