Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Ford focus has 56 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
56
Complaints
0
Recalls
7
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2016 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | OK SO I'VE HAD MY FORD FOCUS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS LITTLE THING RECENTLY G... |
| Nov 1, 2012 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR DRIVING THIS FOCUS IN THE SNOW, WE BOUGHT IT IN 2011. WE HAD A SNOW FALL ON 1... |
| Feb 7, 2011 | STEERING | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD FOCUS SVT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 M... |
| Jun 13, 2010 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE IGNITION ON MY 2002 FORD FOCUS WILL NOT WORK AND MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY... |
| Jun 29, 2009 | STEERING | DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN THE WHEELS WERE TURNED. CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FL... |
| Apr 11, 2009 | STEERING | THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. NO AMOUNT OF JIGGLING CA... |
| Mar 31, 2009 | STEERING | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS... |
| Aug 12, 2008 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY CAR HAS FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN, IGNITION LOCKING WHICH BECAME PROBLEMATIC WH... |
| Jan 17, 2008 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | IT WAS 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT IN FREEZING WEATHER WHEN I HAD GOTTEN INTO MY CAR THAT HAD BEEN SITTING A... |
| Jan 3, 2008 | STEERING | I COULD NOT BUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED UP. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS S... |
| Dec 1, 2007 | STEERING | I PUT MY KEY IN, TURNED IT ON AND WENT TO SHIFT IN TO DRIVE AND THE SHIFTER CAME RIGHT OUT OF THE ST... |
| Oct 12, 2007 | STEERING | HAVE A 2002 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS HAD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN. LAST TIME I WAS ABLE TO TUR... |
| Mar 16, 2007 | STEERING | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2002 FORD FOCUS WAS IINVOLVED IN A CRASH ON 03/2006, WHICH HAD T... |
| Aug 5, 2006 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY 2002 FORD FOCUS SE WAGON HAS HAD INNUMERABLE PROBLEMS. FIRSTLY..MELTING BATTERY CABLES DUE TO PO... |
| Jan 1, 2006 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING ON BUMPY ROAD CONDITIONS A CLANKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM TH... |
| Nov 18, 2005 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS CAME LOOSE. TH... |
| Jun 23, 2005 | STEERING | TIE ROD BOLT FRACTURED CAUSED THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT STEERING ASSEMBLY OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN A ... |
| Dec 9, 2004 | STEERING | THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE TO PARK THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL... |
| Oct 27, 2004 | STEERING | STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR... |
| Oct 26, 2004 | STEERING | MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A 2002 FORD FOCUS. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR TO GO TO WORK THIS MORNING,... |