2013 Ford Focus Electrical System Problems
- 206
- 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 206 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 12 records
- without warning · 11 records
- stopped working · 10 records
- electrical system · 10 records
- notified failure · 10 records
- control module · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 79 |
| 30–60k mi | 46 |
| 60–100k mi | 34 |
| 100–150k mi | 14 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Car was not idling correctly would hesitate or running efficiently. Fist dealer diagnosed that the vehicle needed a new pcm. After $1300 and a new pcm, 6 months go by, same problem came up. 2nd dealer diagnosed a p2626 to be a chaffed wire in a wire harness. $700 repair to replace two wires. There is a similar recall for ford focus st 14s17 that deals with a chaffed wire in wire harness.
ODI 11160785
Electrical System
While in motion, radio / navigation system notifies of error in "911 assist" system at which point all audio queues from system go in active, including navigation prompts, radio, phone (if connected) etc... This randomly may occur and typically will not resolve itself till after a shut down period of a number od hours.
ODI 11156603
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The vehicle sound system, radio, is making a loud popping noise, even when the radio is off and the radio is not working. My mother, owner of the vehicle is 79. This loud popping noise, is startling, which causes her to panic, which in my opinion is a safety factor. I've read on the internet that this is happening to many ford models including hers. The ford dealer states it is $105 just for them to trouble shoot.…
ODI 11163657
Electrical System · Power Train
Hello i'm writing this complaint regarding two things. My transmission & my radio. First my transmission has been took to a ford dealership locate in michigan to have an diagnostic ran on it and it was noted by the dealership that my car has two field actions on it which both have to do with the faulty transmission which happens to hesitate to take off and also jerks when i accelerate. This has been going on since…
ODI 11234526
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Initially, once vehicle is started and radio is turned on, crackling sounds are heard across entire dash of car. Radio stops working. Some days radio works, other days long stretches of crackling and then radio stops. Recently, radio does not work at all. When back door is opened, speaker in rear driver door crackles and sound is heard all the way to the front driver door and across dash to the radio. Radio has…
ODI 11144255
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Was driving to work and my car would not go . The rpms went way high and i could not go over 15 miles per hour in my car. Also my automatic clutch was bad and my stereo also has stopped working.
ODI 11145103
Electrical System · Engine
My car shudders when i try to drive and get up to speed or pulls sometime i have to push the gas pedal all the way to the car floor to go when i try to pull out a friend if mines received a recall letter about her car doing this her car is a a year or so older than mines but i haven't received anything but my car be doing the exact thing that's was being explained in the letter my car has being doing this since the…
ODI 11280430
Electrical System
Within the last 12 months or so, the stereo will emit a loud pop (which is quite alarming whilst driving) and then go out. It is now followed by what can only be described as electrical current running throughout the car and speakers. This last saturday, while at work, a customer came in and asked who owned the blue ford focus because it's making a weird noise. I go outside (keys in my pocket) and sure enough, it…
ODI 11119547
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Vehicle completely died while driving. Replaced battery vehicle starts but shuts right off on its own. Vehicle also started on its own with keys just in the on position.
ODI 11123897
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
On thursday august 2, 2018 around 8:30. The wires in the dash board caught on fire. The card began to fill with smoke. I could smell the burning and i wasn't sure of what was happening. I could hear a spark sound and i could tell that the wires where burning. This was an extremely dangerous situation, the entire car might have caught on fire , if my boyfriend didn't come and contain the fire.
Fire reported
ODI 11115481
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
The first problem was with the transmission, ford extended the warranty to cover whatever the part was out to 150k miles. The second problem was the radio/sync system quit working. And as of today july 7 a steering assist fault warning is coming up on the dash. I did some research and the problem does not appear to be an isolated incident. The steering assist fault warning comes on when you start the vehicle, we…
ODI 11110016
Electrical System
The radio/entertainment system of car has stopped functioning. Approx. 4 months ago, radio/entertainment system would intermittently shut down while driving. Prior to the shutdown, a very loud cracking noise would was heard through speakers. Only after turning the vehicle off and on would the service return. The stoppage would occur daily while driving, approx. 2-3 times a day. I changed the battery 4 weeks ago and…
ODI 11149605
Electrical System
While driving at highway speed, my vehicle stopped completely. There was no power whatsoever. I was able to coast on to the shoulder of the highway. The vehicle would not start. I called for vehicle assistance. After waiting several hours, the driver was not able to jump start the vehicle. It was towed to my regular mechanic. He was unable to determine the problem. One of his mechanics said that ford had a warranty…
ODI 11233672
Electrical System
I have a 2013 ford focus se the fuse is ok but the horn does not work. Is this a safety issue. Is this covered under my warrenty?
ODI 11099288
Electrical System · Engine
I bought this car brand new in 2013. On 5/16/2018 i was driving down the road during rush hour in the left lane of traffic when all of a sudden the i get a notification that says "engine fault service now". Then the engine cuts off in the middle of a busy road. The person behind me almost smashed into me but swerved at the last second and cut a car off in the lane next to me. I tried to turn the car off and then on,…
ODI 11096814
Electrical System
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING
ODI 11301203
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle's power seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to galpin ford ([redacted], van nuys, ca 91343), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 143,358.
ODI 11080260
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Transmission has never worked correctly, brought into ford to have recall of part of transmission repaired. Never shifted correctly into next gear, sometimes jerked and sputtered and makes grinding noise and was told that it was because engine was 4 cylinder. Early in 2018, electrical system shut down. Dash lights of defrost, door lock no longer worked. Trunk stopped opening, radio stopped working and all that was…
ODI 11185109
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
I've had the clutch and transmission control module replaced twice. The car still doesn't drive properly. My car locks, auxiliary, ac nobs need tweaking to work. The brake lights constantly go out. When i'm on an incline the brake alert comes on. And now there is a power steering issue. The steering wheel is completely locked up and i'm unable to drive the vehicle.
ODI 11078324
Electrical System
Insturment cluster stopped working. Noticed it when i started up the car several days ago
ODI 11076392
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Wipers will not work when raining. Then they will come on on their own. Then go off again then come on and not turn off even after then engine has been shut off and the key removed. This is a major safety hazard and has been reported several times by several people. 2012 was recalled for this very same thing
ODI 11074679
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Ford focus shuts off when you press the brakes. It cranks back up fine but whenever you pull off and stop or try to slow down the car will shut down. It is happening constantly now.
ODI 11072961
Electrical System
Design failure in engine wiring harness the wires with in the engine wiring harness rub together with the vibration of an ignited engine. As friction occurs between the individual encased wires, the casing wears down, the wires risk becoming fused together within the harness. The consequences of a faulty engine wiring harness: 1.rpm readings do not coincide with the motor. The vehicle struggles to accelerate from…
ODI 11073841
Electrical System · Steering
Driving down the road at 35 when a steering failure warning popped up on the screen we drove a short distance to a gas station by then the power steering was completely gone. We did leave the gas station just trying to limp it home not far out of the gas station the steering completely locks up. Had it towed to the closest ford dealer. $1900 to have the steering module replaced. I had just had the car in a month ago…
ODI 11072765
Electrical System · Service Brakes
I purchase a 2013 ford focus july of 2013. About 3 months after i purchased the car, it started to jerk as i would press the gas to accelerate the auto. I've taken it into the dealership about 6 times since. They've reset the system and about a month later, the card would jerk again. This past summer, in a parking lot of a shopping center my car wouldn't turn on. I had to call a towing company and take it into the…
ODI 11063588