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2001 Ford Focus fuel system, gasoline problems

277 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 2001 Ford Focus16% of all complaints for this model year.

277
Fuel System, Gasoline complaints
16%
share of all complaints
53,150 mi
median reported incident mileage
7 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled at temperatures above 85 degrees. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the technician replaced the fuel pump. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,182. Upated…

    filed Jul 31, 2014

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. She was informed of a recall for nhtsa campaign number: 03v482000 ( fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was notified but…

    filed Feb 26, 2013

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

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.