2001 Ford Focus SE Wagon review from North America
"Major Lemon, avoid at all costs!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The rear brakes were replaced at 11,000 miles.
The front brakes were replaced at 15,000 miles.
The car has had three sets of tires on the front wheels and two sets on the rear.
The ignition broke at 18,000 miles.
The rear lock broke on the rear hatch.
The blower fan for the heating and cooling broke around 25,000 miles and had to be replaced.
The electronics that control the cooling and heating broke and had to be replaced shortly after the blower fan was replaced.
The engine started having a major oil leak around 40,000 miles.
General comments?
I bought this car because it had received excellent reviews from all the car magazines. I wish I found this website before I bought this Focus.
This car has been nothing, but a headache since I bought it.
In addition to all the problems it had, it does not begin to compete with Honda or Toyota.
My suggestion to anyone who is thinking about buying a new Ford Focus is to go straight to your Honda or Toyota dealer.
Also, this car depreciates so fast that you'll never get your money out of it.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 ZTEC Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 4 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 1 miles |
| Most recent distance | 48000 miles |
| Previous car | Volkswagen Golf |
| Date of Entry | 18th October, 2004 |