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1999 Ford Focus

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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11Owner complaints

Model-year median: 864.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
11
19993,686
20001,761
2001939
2002
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
6Electrical System
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Air Bags
1Steering
1
All reported categories
Structure
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 11 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 15, 2003
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL ENGINE STALLED. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10034046

Mileage unknown · Mar 23, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKES SQUEALED WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #859107

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.