2011 Ford Focus Electrical System Problems
- 25
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 25 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- door locks · 5 records
- side door · 4 records
- doors failed · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Door ajar light stays on constantly even when the car is not in use. The sensor will go off while driving and unlock all doors, even if the child safety feature is activated. Because of this message the dome(map) light on the inside of the car will randomly turn on and off. This also causes the battery to drain.
ODI 11083883
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
My car has had problems with a mystery battery drain for two years. Since march of 2019 it has been stalling at stop lights seems to happen when the rpm needle drops. In the winter of 2018 i had issues twice where i tried accelerating and the mph needle wouldn't move past 20 it did eventually speed up with me not pressing the gas pedal i also had a hard time breaking when this happened.
ODI 11235292
Electrical System
Ford focus 2011, ignition key tumbler failure, can not start car. Tumbler in ignition not working, told i need to replace and reprogram car, can only be done by dealer. Checked on line, this is a common problem, no recall found, why not. I was at the mall xmas shopping, had to have car towed.
ODI 11056260
Electrical System
I am a widow, i have children to take care of. So for something like the ignition coil to all of a sudden go bad and cost me $850 is rediculous. I was at work and my car would not start. No warning, no nothing. Especially when i have read others online with the same problem. I'm beginning to wonder if ford is just ignoring this or is it a way for ford to make more money off of innocent hard working people. I am now…
ODI 11079490
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford focus. When the driver was attempting to unlock the doors, the front locks automatically lifted up, but the rear locks remained inside the doors. All four doors were not able to be opened. The driver attempted to lift the rear locks, but the knobs for the door locks were located. The driver was unable to manually lift the knobs due to them being inside the door panel. The driver had…
ODI 11001929
Electrical System
The right power window goes up and down severly slow, during this action the window emits an electrical wire burning smell. (both stationary and moving) out side temp was 24 degrees, speed was approx 5mph
ODI 10836745
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Drivers low beam headlight does not work due to failure in under dash fuse box/ smart juction box
ODI 10824931
Electrical System
The electrical components are not registering correctly. The odometer and the miles to empty do not agree. The ac will cut off then back on. The wiper blades will only work on high but later correct. The miles per gallon are not correct. It will register 34.8 to 22.0 sitting still panel lights went off when i turned headlamps on high later in the day it was alright. These problems have been on going for 2 years. I…
ODI 10790147
Electrical System · Steering
Upon entering a school zone and decelerating to 35 mph, while entering into a left curve the power steering locked up preventing the turn into the curve. This resulted in the vehicle running off the road and hitting a road sign causing damage to the passenger mirror and right rear door and quarter panel.
Crash reported
ODI 10730451
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford focus. The contact stated that the rear driver side door failed to lock. Years later, the rear passenger side door failed to lock. The contact had to tie down the door to keep it closed. The contact called liberty ford parma heights ([redacted], parma heights, oh 44130, [redacted]) and was informed that there were no recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.…
ODI 11139685
Electrical System
My vehicle has displayed an intermittent but increasing issue with electrical components. It started with a warning on the dash (including the warning chime) about a tire pressure monitor fault, and spread to include many and various warning lights. These include the parking brake light, and the door ajar light. When these lights are displaying, my turn signal indicator will not report on the dash, although i have…
ODI 10714361
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I have a serious electrical problem in my ford focus 2011. During the day time the dash lights that are supposed to come on at night when you cut the lights on come on during the day time and won't cut off which causes the battery in my car to go dead. I've already replaced my car battery twice because of this problem. I have to beat on my car for it to cut on and lately that hasn't been working at all. Another…
ODI 10694721
Electrical System
A/c blows hot air and cold air . It has intermittent problem and i called ford . Ford says my car is out of warranty and nhtsa has not ordered any recall. I told ford nhtsa is always slow and behind the curve few years . I personally think it is a waste of time contacting nhtsa . Google ford focus intermittent a/c problem and lots of ford focus has same problem and nhtsa is sleep . I want my a/c fixed . Are you…
ODI 10610115
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I first began having problems with the turn switch going off then back on. Then at a later date the gas gauge began to reflect varying messages. Air conditioner would stop running then begin again. I took it in to ford garage but they could find nothing wrong with the electrical components. This was last november 8, 2013. I was told if the problem came up again to bring the car to the garage while the problem was…
ODI 10578273
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The doors are locking it won't unlock with the key i've called a locksmith. I've had to crawl out the window twice safety issue ford is ordering parts of course my warranty is expiring even the extended one i will have to pay for this safety issue. *tr
ODI 10604900
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Suddenly the power windows and power mirrors stopped working. My vehicle is a 2011 ford focus se and i don't believe i should be having these problems. *tr
ODI 10568234
Electrical System
Right front & rear doors will not always unlock from inside or out. Cannot unlock rear door by pulling up on the door lock as it will not move. Lock issues are difficult to diagnose because it is sporadic. Radio speakers on left side come one & off. Hesitates when accelerating.
ODI 10786976
Electrical System · Power Train
This is the first report of 3 separate instances. Starting up from waiting at a signal light the system flashed "stop safely now". ( i had just touched the display screen to view the battery power.) proceeding through a left turn and when getting to the curb the system shut down. At that point a complete turn off of the car was attempted which did not happen, with the display still being active. Repeated attempts…
ODI 10548278
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Drivers side rear door lock froze up, would not unlock thru remote, drivers door switch or manually. Could not open door manually from either inside car or outside car, and could not lift door unlock up manually. After about 3 weeks started working again, and now works sporatically. *tr
ODI 10547776
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
I have a 2011 ford focus and about a year ago the door locks started randomly sticking. The problem started with the driver door it would not unlock and now it is all the door locks. The problem is so bad i cannot even unlock the door manually. This is now a very unsafe condition so much so i will not put anyone in the back seat because if there is an accident i may not be able to get the passengers out of the car.…
ODI 10595959
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford focus. The contact stated that the interior lighting and the parking lights illuminated independently. The driver door ajar indicator illuminated without the door open. In addition, the contact was unable to start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure.…
ODI 10670459
Electrical System · Structure
The back doors would pop open often, now we have to keep the pass, side door in the back locked because if we use it wont stay closed.and now the pass, side door in the front wont unlock. We had it checked at a ford dealership and they greased it.one thing that also happened was the paint was peeling when we first got it, they repainted the affected area. *tr
ODI 10712940
Electrical System
At approx. 40,800 mi, doors began to intermittently not unlock, no matter if i used the key, the remote, the inside switches or handles. Took the vehicle to the dealership, they tried to give me paperwork on how to use the remote. At about 41,000 mi multiple doors locked and it was taken back to the dealership, at 41,109 mi they replaced driver's, front passenger, and rear right: latches, linkages and control rods,…
ODI 10609627
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
My door locks on one or multiple doors failed to unlock by any means, repeatedly and intermittently. I did take it to the ford dealer in twin falls, idaho and they wouldn't fix anything until i could prove it. I did drive to the dealer when it happened and they verified the problem when they attempted to unlock the doors and failed. I had to crawl out the window to get out. They replaced all of my door locks on…
ODI 10531688
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford focus. The contact stated that when the lock button was depressed on the fobik key, the doors locked but when the unlock button was depressed the front and rear passenger side and rear driver side doors failed to unlock. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the front and rear passenger side and the rear drivers side doors lock without warning. In addition,…
ODI 10839489