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I'm sorry to say these horrible words, but FORD FOCUS 2002 se 2.0l 16v I believe. Any body know how horrible these are? Common problems? Extra upkeep? Random annoyances? I'm just curious cause my mom wants to buy one ii thought she'd learn from her mercury mistake but I guess not. Thoughts opinions experiences?

I had an svt focus so i had a diff motor but there actually good lil cars, but few issues, if it has a cd changer in it expect it to quit working, some of the switches may randomly quit but other than that i nvr had an issue with mine except my trans exploded but i think that was my fault

i was super close to buying an SVT before i got the monte :rotfl:

Lol that was my first car :rotfl: i ran the crap outta it

poor little SVT :rotfl::p

i heard a crapload of bad things about em

:rotfl: yeah it seen north of 100 alot lol & it wasnt that bad of a car

:p speaking of north of 100.... got the monte up to 120 today :cool: haha

I got my little sohc saturn past 100 scary stuff on a bumpy road none the less in a saturn

Lol thats it? :rotfl: haha i dont run the monte fast anymore got the goat for that :thumbsup:

lol did it feel like it was guna fall apart? lol

thats as fast it would go!! :rotfl:
how fast have u got that to?? ;)

:hijacked: :rotfl:

Shifted in to 5 at 100 I couldve kept going but to sketchy lol

:rotfl: mine would go 125 stock haha & lol fast enough ;)

haha gotta be careful man :thumbsup:

monte or goat? :rotfl:

Monte was 125 stock gto idk it hasnt shut down yet just keeps going :rotfl:

Back to the F word... Anybody hear ups or downs on the engine?

:rotfl: kewl kewl :thumbsup:

How many miles on it? & yup lol i love the gto :thumbsup:

Back to the Focus. My son bought an 05 used. It was a four door with a trunk. It was not a performance model. It was a four cylinder and an automatic. I am not knowledgeable enough to tell the specific details of the car. I drove his car when I went to visit him in San Diego while he was stationed at Point Loma. He said that he had to replace the front wheel bearings. He had been told it was common on the Focus. His car had less than 60K on it. He also said it had internal transmission noises. He didn't want to deal with that so he dumped the car. He had the car for about two years. He was out to sea for over a year of that. He got hosed when he bought it and got hosed again when he traded it.

I forgot to mention that when I drove his Focus it rode and drove very nice. It was a comfortable car to drive. It had plenty of power to merge into the I-5 traffic. I would consider owning one if I needed another car.

i like the little 2 door hatch backs. they look like little eggs :rotfl:

i think it would be a fun car to have on the side, just to dog the hell out of. lol

Here's some stuff to check. Fords Trouble Prone Focus Hit With Safety Recalls, Service Campaigns & Investigations | The Center for Autosafety

My roommate drives a 2002 Focus ZXE. Small car, not much guts, manual everything.

Not the best in the winter time, but it really hasn't given him any problems mechanically.

my neighbor's got an '01 focus sedan, DOHC Ztec 4cyl engine, 5 speed stick, loaded with leather & power everything. he takes very good care of it, and has done some performance mods to it. crazy part is, it's got something like 275,000 miles on it and it's never been apart for a rebuild, still runs great.

I don't like any fwd for automatic... but they are pretty stout.
make sure the timing belt has been changed, its a non interferance engine, so it should be ok if the belt snaps... everything in thhe engine bay is tight, but they handle really well.

Thank you everybody for the feedback, its got the 16v 2l 180k auto there only asking a grand so if everything seems maintained I think I'll tell her to get it even tho its a ford.....