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 · Power Train
Transmission went into neutral, pulled over restarted, car drove in lower gear, then went into neutral again while driving on road. Pulled over once again. Restarted, then transmission shifted erratically. Again went into neutral, then into lower gear able to limp car into nearest dealer. This is happening to many cars to be isolated. Ford needs to own the bad design. *tr
ODI 10652347
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact rented a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, all the lights on the instrument panel illuminated along with the transmission and you are not in park warning lights. In addition, the brakes and power steering failed. The vehicle was towed to the rental company. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was unavailable. The approximate failure…
ODI 10645041
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus equipped with goodyear viva 3 tires, size: 215/55r16 (na). The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate over 30 mph and the change engine oil warning indicator illuminated. The contact also stated that a warning message illuminated, indicating that the vehicle would shut off in five minutes due to overheating. Furthermore, while driving between 50 to 70 mph, the…
ODI 11124747
Electrical System · Power Train
Had to buy two new front tires due to wear at only 24,000. Tire person says they were just discussing this rash of 2013 ford focus owners with this same problem. This vehicle shakes, and vibrates excessively upon acceleration. Taking off slowly is the most noticeable. I find that if i punch the accelerator at take off it is more positive without too much shaking and vibrating. Now it jumps, shakes and vibrates into…
ODI 10673003
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle began to shake violently. In addition, the vehicle lost power and would not accelerate without restarting the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 78,000.
ODI 10781976
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving at low speeds uphill or on an incline, the transmission hesitated as if the vehicle would stall. The vehicle was included in a manufacturer's recall related to the failure; however, the recall part was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
ODI 10762520
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
My transmission is great progressively worse. The judder, slipping out of gear, deceleration when i need to accelerate, and the random buckling of car is getting too horrible to ignore anymore. My dealership told me that there has been no issues with the transmission and that i was wrong. I am reading way too many of the same stories with the same car. This is getting dangerous and i am stuck with this car. When i…
ODI 11231211
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I was driving home from work, it was raining, as i pulled off the light, the car began sputtering and would not go over 10 mph. I merged to the shoulder and the dashboard lit up with critical engine fault, and a few others, the car stalled and i sat there for about 30 mins. I managed to get home that day and after sitting for 24 hours, it ran fine again.this morning (dec.9th2014) raining again, i pulled into my…
ODI 10663034
Electrical System
There is a known issue on the 2013-[redacted] where the car will idle rough and sometimes stall for no apparent reason. This is incredibly dangerous and has happened to me 2x already, both during left turns. I was able to remedy the situation otherwise i would have been involved in an accident both times. I do not know if there is a fix yet, but there is a tsb announced. I am trying to get it done now but this is a…
ODI 10607547
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I purchased my vehicle in sept 2013 brand new with 23 miles on it. I have no medication done to my car, and for the past few months i've noticed a small miss every once and a while. This problem started getting worse at times my car would accelerate without me pushing the throttle. On 21 june 2014 the problem got much worse and started to stall when i am in neutral, and the throttle is all over the place. The car is…
ODI 10605144
Electrical System · Steering
The steering problems started nearly two months ago. At first it was a faint pull in the wheel... I incorrectly assumed it was a tire balance issue. Then three weeks ago, i noticed the "pull" was getting stronger, and seemed to coincide with the a/c fan or random light failing. Two weeks ago was the worst - i was on my way to the dealership and slowed down to stop at a light. My wheel was slightly to the right; and…
ODI 10606329
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was waiting a traffic light my engine revs dropped so low the engine quietly died. When i went to accelerate from the light i realized the car had stalled and had to restart the car. It only happened once more in the next month and a half, then happened three times yesterday. The last time the car stalled i was getting ready to make a left turn through a traffic light during the rush hour commute home. The car…
ODI 10610884
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The car is experiencing transmission problems. It shudders and bogs down as i am accelerating, and often lurches forward unexpectedly. The car makes a loud grinding noise when shifting through gears. The problems began in low gears, but i am now experiencing problems at all speeds, including lurching forward. I have taken the car back to the dealership twice, only for them to tell me this is a normal occurrence. I…
ODI 10626894
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
I've had the transmission redone twice one at 58k the problem started at 31k and again at 86k two weeks later the same surging, jolting, loss of power is still happening. Ford motor co. And dealers are horrible to deal with. Ford motor co. Won't respond they take messages if you can actually talk to someone. There are thousands of these cars with this transmission which is crap. They need to discontinue use because…
1 injury
ODI 10811795
Electrical System · Engine
As i was driving the car, at low rpm's the car would stutter and stall. It is more pronounced with the air conditioning on. Took it to the dealer and could find nothing wrong with it, i was told this is common. On my way home from the dealer the car stalled leaving a green traffic light and i was almost hit in the rear end. The car finally lite a check engine light 3 weeks later. Dealer changed an o2 sensor and 4…
ODI 10615632
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Engine started idling rough while down shifting, once the vehicle came to a stop the vehicle shuttered (rpms) and then stalled. This has happened quite a few times, but is intermittent. Engine started idling rough while traveling through a corner and down shifting from 3rd to 2nd, at that time the clutch was pushed in and the car stalled. I lost power steering and slightly traveled into the on coming lane of traffic…
ODI 10609185
Electrical System · Power Train
While driving , instrument cluster lights and notification lights blinked off and on 5 times car continued to run normal . Also possible that the tach and speed needle dropped to zero and then went back up to normal . Also starting from a stop hesitation and jerking while starting out from stopped position and from shifting from 1st to 2nd gear . Automatic transmission. *tr
ODI 10586551
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I bought my 2013 focus se pre owned with 19500 miles in march of 2014. Within a month the car was shaking horribly at stop and at speeds between 0-30mph, while grinding-like noise came from the transmission. I am in fear of my wife and my safety, i almost got rear ended by a big 1 ton diesel truck because my car would not accelerate from stop. I took it the dealer and the car was "repaired" by the ford dealership…
ODI 10621511
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Purchased focus in march of 2013 soon after purchase vehicle began to lurch and hesitate while accelerating almost to the point vehicle would stall gets very scary when pulling into traffic with no power to accelerate. I immediately took vehicle back to dealership and they confirmed i needed a clutch that there was a seal leaking which caused the failure! They performed repair and not even a month later the problem…
ODI 10648288
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
I was driving on the highway at midnight 2/8/2014 at about 75mph when my car started to become stiff in the steering and lost speed rapidly. I down shifted from 5th gear to 4th gear the car would not accelerate even with my foot pressed all the way down on the accelerator, i shifted down to 3rd because of the sudden loss of speed and still nothing the cars rpms would go higher but the speed would not change. This…
ODI 10563892
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle's speed reduced independently and the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The mechanic replaced the clutch, the transmission was removed and sealed because of a leak, and the computer was reprogrammed; however, the failure recurred.…
ODI 10763689
Electrical System · Engine
While traveling on the freeway the car just died. Engine shut off, how ever all the electrical in the car were still working. Once pulling off the free way, the car started after several attempts but then died shortly after. The car then would not work. After getting the car towed to quirk ford in quincy they had to keep it as a code they do not know what it means came up, so they do not know how to fix the car. The…
ODI 10559841
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Passenger side tail light is out (brake light bulb fault warning light is on). After several bulb changes, the brake light either does not come on or it burns out very quickly. An on-line search revealed that this is a common problem and ford has done nothing about this safety concern. I do not know when this problem first started because it may have been a long time before someone else noticed it and alerted me.…
ODI 11209303
Electrical System · Power Train
This is similar to the car that i am driving (another ford focus electric). My daughter was driving the car to school at the intersection of roseville parkway and douglas boulevard, in roseville, ca to day at about 7:15 am for no apparent reason, the car stopped. She was waiting for the light to turn green. My daughter freaked out and called me. I asked her to shut the car off, open one of the doors, wait for one…
ODI 10555718
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Driving home from school with my grandson and the car started to jerk as we crept in the line of traffic. Almost sounded as if it was ready to stall! This car has just over 5000 miles on it and i enjoy driving it but this problem has persisted and is a safety issue as jerking makes it difficult to judge how close to get to the car in front of you ( because the "slipping " in and out of gear surges forward ) and…
ODI 10554041