2002 Ford Focus Frontal Problems
- 29
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 29 stored complaint records:
- 26 indicate a crash
- 20 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- upon impact · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Frontal · Seat Belts
I was in a car accident, monday feb 11th at 7:15 am. My seatbelt was broken during the impact and my air bags did not deploy. My car is considered a "total loss", therefore i can not fix the damages to it. If my seatbelt broke due to the impact, then why didn't my air bags deploy? *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10218015
Frontal
I was involved in an accident where my car hit the center divider, spun out of control, flipped over onto its hood, and slid down the freeway upside down before hitting the center divider on the driver side once again. My air bag did not deploy at all causing my head hit the steering wheel, the front windshield, and a few other places in the car. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10195199
Frontal
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was involved in two separate front end collisions and both times, the front driver side airbags did not deploy. On the first occasion, the vehicle was traveling 40 mph on normal road conditions, and 30 mph on the second incident. Both times the contact was wearing the seatbelt; there was no prior warning lights to indicate there was a problem with the airbag. The contact sustained…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10172926
Frontal · Side/Window
Dt: contact stated while stopping at a stop light the vehicle was rear ended. It was pushed into the guard rail. Upon impact, the front air bags or side air bags did not deploy. All of the occupants where wearing their seat belts. Injuries were sustained. Police report was taken. *ak
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10143396
Frontal
While traveling at 50 mph consumer's vehicle went into oncoming traffic and collided with another vehicle. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Both drivers sustained injuries. *ak *bf *nm
Crash reported · Fire reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10113272
Frontal
On the morning of 14 february 2005 my son was involved in a head on crash in an intersection. Our 2002 ford focus was totaled (it has 37,000 miles on it, and i bought it brand new from a ford lot.) the air bags did not go off! Both my son and his passnger sustained neck and back injuries.*ak
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10110663
Frontal
I had a front end collision hit a ditch hard. Air bags never deployed. Slick tires sharp curve and bad weather caused the accident.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 10110743
Frontal
While driving at 47 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision in which they t-boned another vehicle. Upon impact, none of the frontal air bags deployed. Vehicle was totaled. Both driver and passenger were taken to the hospital for injuries sustained.*ak
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10117235
Frontal
When driving 40 mph, the consumer swerved to miss a dog on the road, causing the consumer to hit an object on the road. This caused damage to the vehicle. Upon impact, the front air bags did not deploy. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak *sc
Crash reported
ODI 10094388
Frontal
While driving 37 mph, the consumer rear ended another motorist. The air bags failed to deploy. This caused the passenger to sustain minor injuries. The vehicle was taken to a garage for inspection. Please provide further details. *jb
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10101531
Frontal
During a 40 mph vehicle frontal collision front air bags did not deploy. The consumer sustained minor injuries. The vehicle was towed. *ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10099779
Frontal
While driving vehicle was involved in a front end crash, and the airbags did not deploy. Driver sustained minor injuries. *ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10087218
Frontal
While driving 35 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a rear end crash. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Consumer had the vehicle towed to dealer.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 10066785
Frontal
While driving 15 mph in a parking lot the consumer lost control of the vehicle and hit a building head on. The consumer stated that neither of the frontal air bags deployed. *nm
Crash reported
ODI 10059302
Frontal
While traveling at 25 mph vehicle was involved in a collision. The driver's air bag didn't deploy. *ak the vehicle was declared demolished by the insurance adjuster. *nm
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10053717
Engine And Engine Cooling · Frontal
While driving at any speed vehicle hesitated and took a dip forward and down to the ground. Then, it accelerated as if nothing happened. Consumer's daughter experienced the same thing while driving and lost control of the vehicle which landed in a ditch. Consumer's daughter sustained back injuries. Consumer wore seat belts. However, air bags failed to deploy. *ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10055645
Frontal
While driving about 70mph on highway and without prior warning another vehicle collided with consumer's vehicle, causing a collision. Driver swung around, hitting the guardrail. Upon impact, driver's side air bag didn't deploy. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 10038224
Automatic Transmission · Frontal · Fuel System, Gasoline · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Lower Ball Joint · Turn Signal
Transmission went out 2 times in 1 year. Driver airbag shifted on its own. Rear passenger door does not unlock/open. Front ball joint cracked. Gas cover/door fell off. The smell of gas inside car at all times. Blinker would not turn off by itself. Key chime goes off when the key is out. *jb
ODI 10088734
Frontal · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I bought my 19 year old daughter a new focus because i felt new cars were safer and more reliable. Today, she was involved in an accident. She has had ongoing problems with the brakes making noise and not being responsive. On her way to have them looked at again, she made a left onto a major road and the traffic in front of her was at a dead stop. It was the rav 4 in front of her, not her brakes, that stopped her…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10023081
Frontal · Gasoline
I was driving down the pa turnpike going 60 mph in my 2002 ford focus. I had just passed a cop and have witnesses that i was not speeding or driving erratically. It was 8:30 in the morning and my car suddenly lost all power. My rpm's dropped and i was loosing my speed. (this happened one month prior and i took it to ford. They replaced the fuel pump and two other parts on warranty) i had to get to the right…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10023066
Frontal
Air bags failed to deploy during collision at 35 mph. Collision resulted in severe front end damage to vehicle and passenger head injury, neither passenger nor driver air bag deployed. *jb
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10008281
Frontal
Consumer states while driving the vehicle in a parking lot,the vehicle hit the curb on the right side of the bumper resulting in both air bags deploying, the vehicle was traveling approximately 23 mph. *nlm
ODI 10002420
Frontal
I bought a 2002 ford focus for my 18 year old daughter, and last year the car wrecked into a wall on i75. None of the airbags opened, even though it was a head on collision. I was the opinion of the body shop that every sensor that there was to hit for the air bags was hit. I tried to contact ford and they kept telling me how much they cared but would not return my call. I hired a lawyer, who said that ford would…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10025880
Frontal
Consumer states while traveling at highway speeds, consumer swerved to avoid being hit by an 18 wheeler truck that was changing lanes. Consumer states in the process of avoiding truck, consumer rear ended another car and went into a spin and hit the car again. Consumer states none of the vehicles airbags deployed. Consumer states the frame that protects engine was bent. Please provide any further information. Mr
ODI 8020424
Frontal
At 65 mph vehicle hit a retaining wall, then rolled a couple of times, and neither airbag deployed. Consumer hit head on windshield, vehicle was totalled.*ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 8015300