10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,750 miles

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problem #4

Jan 022005

Focus 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 15,000 miles
Front brakes wear down to nothing within 15,000 miles.

- Bellevue, PA, USA

problem #3

Sep 302002

Focus

  • miles
Consumer states that when applying the brakes in a sudden stop vehicle steering wheel locked up, which resulted in an accident.

- Cypress, CA, USA

problem #2

Aug 092002

(reported on)

Focus

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle experienced problems with the brakes, there was a crash in which one person was injured, consumer no longer owns this vehicle.

- N Hollywood, CA, USA

problem #1

Apr 022002

Focus

  • miles
I went to stop behind a truck and my brakes did not respond. The car wouldn't stop. It was like there were no brakes.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA