| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112562 | Incident Date: Jun, 24 2007 |
| Consumer's City: LITTLETON | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: FOCUS | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Wheels |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAFP37343R | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 19 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 29 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Rear wheel bearing failure on ford focus 2003. this part which is usually good for 75,000 to 100,000 miles failed due to corrosion on both rear wheels. the axle was almost cut off without warning. a known problem on previous model years 2000, 2001 & 2002. after this incident i was informed by my niece and brother-in-law that there ford focus models of the same year had also failed in exactly the same way. ford claims that they have no knowledge of this. this is a very serious situation. while the service department inspected the vehicle they also found a broken front spring; from corrosion; which ford acknowledges and is paying for the replacement of the springs; due to a previous recall. this is a very expensive repair at $323.00 for the axle and additional costs for alignment etc. after the parts are replaced. *tr |
