Used Ford Focus for Sale in Silver City, NM

This car was purchased for economy and gas mileage. I was not interested very much in the style. It was reasonably comfortable in the front but tight in the back seat. Unfortunately, it was the first model year and there were many problems. It became quickly clear that important structural parts such as bearings (we went through 3 within a year) and tire studs (one twisted and broke with hand turning) were not made robust enough and overall we experienced 17 separate recalls on ours. At one point, when the engine light went on, the dealership kept the car some ten weeks during which we put 8,000 miles on a loaner car.

The 2001 Ford Focus has to be one of the most poorly built cars I ever experienced. For the first half of my ownership, I had to deal with seventeen recalls. While changing a tire, the stud was so weak that it broke when I was trying to remove the lug nut by hand. I had to have three bearings replaced. The headlight lenses yellowed so much that they did not pass inspection one year. The cheapest materials. The list goes on and on. When the engine light went on, the dealership kept the car for 10 weeks trying to figure out the problem. But then, over the last eight years, I have not had too many problems. Perhaps because I moved to a hot, dry western state.