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2001 Ford Focus service brakes, air problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, air on the 2001 Ford Focus1% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Service Brakes, Air complaints
1%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Bought new in '01 ford focus. Noticed right off brakes would make a grinding noise and squeak. Tires were worn real bad on inside on one front size since we bought it. Repeated alignments with no improvement. Still experience this problem. Started experiencing problems with it missing during…

    filed Aug 22, 2007

  • I purchased my 2001 ford focus in october 2001. In april 2003, I had to get the front brakes, pads, shoes and rotors replaced. This is after I had always taken my car in for scheduled maintenance. I was told that none of this was covered. I was out of over $400. The same thing has happened again 13…

    filed May 27, 2004

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

Service Brakes, Air problems in other Focus years

YearReportsShare
2012 Focus10%
2007 Focus10%
2004 Focus51%
2003 Focus51%
2002 Focus40%
2000 Focus120%
Focus service brakes, air 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.