2003 Ford Focus Tires Problems
- 13
- 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 13 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- Tread/Belt · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Sidewall · Tires
Sidewall of tire blew out. Tires are not even 2 months old. I have seen other complaints about the same issue. Douglas xtra trac ii 185/65/14. *tr
ODI 10660214
Suspension · Tires
I was driving my 2003 ford focus on the road when this incident happened. Suddenly i heard a crash sound in the right front side of my vehicle. I felt there was a force on the right front side tire. Then i noticed black smokes behind my car and then i stopped. I called aaa to have roadside assistant. The aaa guy came and checked my car and told me the coil spring was broken and the broken part damaged my tire too. I…
ODI 10463990
Tires
Driving to work, no rain, no ice on road, normal but cold conditions (30f) and couldn't stop my vehicle with low roll resistance tires. When i applied brakes my car immediately went into a slide/skid and i hit another vehicle from behind. Was going around 35 mph and should have had plenty of space to stop. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10386309
Front · Ignition · Tires · Tread/Belt
July 2010 ignition is locked, key will not turn in ignition. It was happening every now and then but today, july 7, 2010, it will not turn at all even with tapping lightly on the end of the key and pulling the steering wheel down while turning the key nothing has yet to be done as i am still waiting for ford to decide if they want to pick it up! June 2010 driverside spring coil snapped - no letter to the owner of…
ODI 10341822
Tires · Valve
VALVE STEM FAILURE ON FORD FOCUS. *TR
ODI 10268303
Tires
I have purchased 3- cooper life liner touring sle 205501687 h tires. 2 were on the rear. 2 months after purchase, the right rear tire went flat. I replaced it. 2 weeks later the left rear went flat. I filled it and the very next day the right rear went flat. I put a spare on and took them where i bought them. They ran tests and found nothing to be wrong with the tire and could not explain why they just went flat. I…
ODI 10154706
Suspension · Tires
Dt*: the contact stated there was premature wear on the rear tires. The tires have been replaced twice, and need replacing a third time. The brand of tire has been changed. The manufacturer determined the tires should be rotated every other oil change, but the tires had never been rotated. Updated 3/17/2006 - the first set of tires went bald at 22568 miles. The second set went bald at 31500. The dealer aligned the…
ODI 10151277
Automatic Transmission · Seat Belts · Steering Wheel/Handle Bar · Tires
My boyfriend and son took my car to have it washed. When they turned the corner the steering wheel just spun. Causing them to almost crash. I have had several other things happen with the car since i bought it in may 2004 used. I have replaced the back tires 4 times in a year. They all have cupped. Every tire place we have went has said the rear of the car has a defect in it. Also, my seat belts used by my children…
ODI 10147357
Frame And Members · Rear · Tires
Dt: the contact states she owns a 2003 ford focus. The rear tires kept going bald on the outside of the tire only. The vehicle is a front wheel drive. This happened four times. Vehicle has 61,000 miles on it. The dealer had to replace the back frame two kits, one on each side due to an engineering notice put out on the tires. This did not fix the problem. The contact had to have the springs, struts, and shocks…
ODI 10139258
Tires
Rear tires wear out prematurely on 2000, 2001 and 2003 ford focus. All have new tires installed because of rear tire wear and misalignment. *bf the consumer stated that the rear tires began thumping and the tread wall started cupping. The consumer stated that he has had three vehicles of the same make and model with the same problem. *tc the consumer no longer owns the 2000 and 2001 ford focus only the 2003. *jb
ODI 10106895
Tires · Tread/Belt
Continuous front end vibration. 1 tire blowout at 5,000 miles, another blew a belt at 14,000 miles. Firestone firehawk 205, 50 r16. *ak
ODI 10067753
Tires · Tread/Belt
Bought 2003 ford focus august 2003; march-april 2004 heard thumping noise off rear tires. (please note: i put on 3,000 miles monthly and change my oil monthly as well as rotate my tires every other oil change.) treads are wearing in coaster size spots, but under 25%. Goodyear is replacing only one tire under the "warranty" "nuisance" clause. Will monitor all tires. The old tire is wavy, unlike the others, which are…
ODI 10067663
Clutch Assembly · Equipment · Lock · Tires
Buy the car in livingston montana 09-28-2002 the vin [xxx] the car had only like 20 miles we drove it off the lot. We went on vacation that summer we had a blow out on the rear driver side. We called the ford company in livingston ,montana we were in id so they said that they could not do any thing for us. We had to drive to the next town about 14 miles back . We got back we took it to ford company. The car was…
ODI 10107707