2000 Ford Focus Tires Problems
Owners have filed 88 complaints with NHTSA about tires problems on the 2000 Ford Focus, 2% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 37,771 miles. The words owners use most often: “rear tire” (8% of reports).
- 88tires complaints
- 37,771median miles at failure
- 9mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 50%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Rear tire: mentioned in 7 of 88 complaints (8%)
- Wheel bearing: mentioned in 6 of 88 complaints (7%)
- Sets tires: mentioned in 5 of 88 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do tires problems happen?
Based on 22 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 88 complaints, 9 mention a crash, 1 an injury.
Ford Focus tires complaints by model year
| Model year | Tires complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Focus | 1 | 0% | — |
| 2017 Focus | 1 | 0% | — |
| 2016 Focus | 2 | 0% | 41,000 |
| 2014 Focus | 7 | 0% | 6,325 |
| 2013 Focus | 9 | 0% | 14,000 |
| 2012 Focus | 12 | 0% | 20,000 |
| 2011 Focus | 4 | 4% | 35,366 |
| 2010 Focus | 12 | 4% | 26,050 |
| 2009 Focus | 17 | 7% | 26,000 |
| 2008 Focus | 18 | 7% | 29,500 |
| 2007 Focus | 22 | 6% | 17,542 |
| 2006 Focus | 12 | 6% | 45,074 |
| 2005 Focus | 15 | 3% | 22,400 |
| 2004 Focus | 7 | 2% | 19,392 |
| 2003 Focus | 22 | 2% | 28,612 |
| 2002 Focus | 62 | 7% | 18,500 |
| 2001 Focus | 74 | 4% | 21,000 |
| 2000 Focus | 88 | 2% | 37,771 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists tires for the 2000 Ford Focus. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Complaint againt general altimax rt tires, size 195/60r15. Extreamly large bubbles in sidewalls in 3 out of 4 tires on our 2000 ford focus. I just purchased the 2 front tires 4/2/2014 and the back 2 tires july 2013.. 1 tire, right rear went flat the other day, found large hole in sidewall of tire…
The wal-mart store 4379 on bush river rd in columbia sc has failed to give/ fill out the tire registration cards for at least the last 7 months. They sell between 100 and 150 tires a week and absolutely no registration cards are being filled out. This can be proven by looking up the tire sales for…
Falken ziex ze-512, automobile tires, sidewall rubber badly cracking almost to the radials, noticed after 2.5 yrs and less than 17000 miles. All tires on the vehicle are equally affected/ damaged. No vin has been supplied as these tires were an aftermarket purchase, having nothing to do with ford…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2000 Ford Focuss have tires problems?
No. NHTSA has 88 owner complaints about tires for the 2000 Ford Focus (2% of the 3,686 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2000 Ford Focus tires?
No recall currently lists tires for this vehicle.
At what mileage do tires problems start?
The median reported mileage is 37,771 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about tires problems on the 2000 Ford Focus?
The most frequent phrase is “rear tire”, in 7 of 88 complaints, followed by “wheel bearing” (6).
Other 2000 Ford Focus problems
See all 2000 Ford Focus problems or tires problems across all Focus years.