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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002 Ford Focus 2.0L SOHC engine has a defect where the intake valve seat fails. The valve then falls into the cylinder, destroying the engine & most owner relationships with Ford in the process.
9.6
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,570
- Average Mileage:
- 110,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 58 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- had to replace the engine (25 reports)
- not sure (18 reports)
- rebuilt engine (7 reports)
- sell it to a junkyard (3 reports)
- donate to a high school vica club to repair and auction (2 reports)
- replace engine (2 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I bought my 2002 ford focus in December 2001 brand new. My first engine piston #4 blew when it had 104,364 miles on it. I changed my motor, it cost me over 4,000 dollars.My mechanic put me a new one a ford engine.The 2nd time my engine went out was in 4-8-2010 with 151,140. The piston #2 blew so my mechanic changed it an put me another ford engine brand new. And I only had 3 month's of warranty left and the ford place would not extend my warranty because my mechanic changed it not the ford dealership. And here we are again - July 2nd 2011 my 3rd engine blew but we are not having this piece of trash fixed again unless they have a recall or fix it for us. They did not want to warranty the last engine in 2010 because I didn't bring it to the ford dealership. If they do fix it I will sell this SOB or trade it in to a junk yard. My family and friend's will never buy a ford vehicle FORD IS A PIECE OF SH*T I DON'T RECOMMEND A FORD TO THE DEVIL HIMSELF!!!!!!!!!!
- James R., Kaplan, LA, US