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weakside, 04/04/2002
2002 Ford Focus ZTW 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Perfect balance of economy, luxury, sportiness, and fun. You can't beat the ZTW for its price. It'll hold more cargo than many small and mid-size SUV's and get 30 mpg on the highway. And somehow, you end up having nearly the same view from the driver's seat. It rides quite high for a small car. I can't wait for its first road trip. It's just a fun car to drive.
Do not buy a focus
max116, 03/13/2012
2002 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 7 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in 2002. I drive it to a nd from work, less than 10,000 miles a year. The car is the worst car that I had. Water occasionally leaks into the cabin, which smells of mildew. Shocks needed to be changed (front) at around 60,000 miles. Brakes re-done around 75,000 miles, first the hydraulics of one of the drums then the main pump. Car is not very stable and tends to skid around unless you use premium tires. Latch in the rear hood kind of broken after 20,000 miles. Disks of front brakes needed to be changed after 50,000 miles.
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OMG so many problems
TERESA, 04/21/2010
2002 Ford Focus SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
Ok, let me explain to you how this car has made my life a living nightmare! Ok I bought this car with 38,000 miles on it when I bought it I found out it had a cooling sensor problem, then clutch problem, then rack and pinion, then axle problems, then ignition problems, I swear this car is not worth what I put into it now I have a problem with my fifth gear either not wanting to going into gear or it getting stuck and not wanting to come out! Please do not buy this car!
Avoid the 2002 Ford Focus ZX5 at all costs!
czechmate1974, 03/04/2011
2002 Ford Focus ZX5 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 5 people found this review helpful
1st of all this car has a automatic transmission not manual. I had 108,000 miles on the car and the head gasket blew and the entire cooling system failed along with the thermostat. This caused my temperature gauge to show me in the "normal" range when really I was burning my car up and did not know it. I had coolant everwhere and white smoke out of my engine. $2500 to $3000 to fix. This car had many problems over the years. All the power window motors were constantly breaking. Had to replace 3 and they are $300+ to fix. I hate this car, it ruined my life. Avoid it at all costs.
Nickle and Dimed to Death
YellowBananaZX3, 07/10/2002
2002 Ford Focus ZX3 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I enjoyed my Ford Focus ZX3, but... It has been in the shop every month, for unscheduled repairs, for the last 4 months (three additional times during the year prior). It has left me stranded twice (once in a bad part of detroit). It has proven too unreliable in the long run. I was hoping for 160k like I got in my 91 Ford Escort GT, but it looks like I won't make it past 65k in the focus. This is my last ford purchase, ever. It has just proven too unreliable, and Ford customer service is simply awful.