2013 Ford Focus Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 152
- 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 152 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- fuel tank · 26 records
- check engine · 23 records
- engine light · 19 records
- fuel system · 19 records
- purge valve · 19 records
- system gasoline · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 57 |
| 30–60k mi | 28 |
| 100–150k mi | 24 |
| 1–30k mi | 14 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System
The car is stalling. The engine light comes on. The problem has been diagnosed by ford but they don't have the parts to fix it. The stalling has happened during rush hour on the highway.
ODI 11161774
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Ziemes ford (3004, 5700 e main st, farmington, nm 87402, [redacted]) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made…
ODI 11230490
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
2013 ford focus, was bought new from dealership and has had clutch issues from beginning. The car stutters on acceleration, shifts hard, and occasionally there is a delay when the gas pedal is pressed. A recall was performed on this car and the clutch was replaced, but still had same issue. This car has been seen 8 times for this issue, and has never been resolved. The clutch that was replaced during the recall has…
ODI 11166113
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the part was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
ODI 11231910
Fuel/Propulsion System
The engine stalled while pulling into parking lot. I turned off the car, put it in park, and was able to restart the engine. Check engine light was on with code p144a. I took it to a ford dealership and they replaced the purge valve. They claimed it was not covered by the recall for the purge valve because it had a different diagnostic code (recall #18s32). No one was ever able to explain how the problem with my car…
ODI 11156432
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the traction control, "service engine now", and "hill assist is not supported" warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure recurred twice within fifteen minutes. Larry h. Miller ford (11595 6th avenue, lakewood, colorado 80215, [redacted]), phil…
ODI 11152915
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. On several occasions, the contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to grand prairie ford (located at 701 e palace pkwy, grand prairie, tx 75050, [redacted]) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was included in nhtsa…
ODI 11245245
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving 35 mph and approaching a red light, the vehicle almost stalled. In addition, the oil warning indicator illuminated and the rpms decreased. The contact switched the gear into neutral and depressed the accelerator pedal in order for the vehicle not to completely stall. The contact also stated that the failure occurred two other times this week. The dealer (courtesy…
ODI 11150382
Fuel/Propulsion System
On october 25, 2018 my car populated a cel code p0087 after ignition when the car was stationary. The car takes about 5 seconds to start half the time. The turbo is disabled and had reduced acceleration, which the dealer said was crawl mode. When i took it to the dealer, they said the code was caused by the defective purge valve damaging my fuel pump and would be covered under by recall 18s32. They said that my car…
ODI 11165783
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Bloomington lincoln ([redacted] s, minneapolis, mn 55420, [redacted]) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made…
ODI 11240851
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact called great america ford lincoln[redacted], located at 906 u s 54, guymon, ok 73942) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The…
ODI 11230448
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle ran out of fuel; however, the fuel gauge displayed a half tank of fuel. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The dealer and…
ODI 11220917
Fuel/Propulsion System
Ford has not acted on their recall (ford recall #) 18s32, for over 7 months.
ODI 11209316
Fuel/Propulsion System
First sign of an issue was the check engine light illuminating in october of 2018. Shortly after the engine randomly started losing power and shutting down completely at random intervals. It could either be while driving or sitting at a stop light. I go to accelerate and notice the engine has shut off. The car will frequently behave as if it has reduced power when pushing the accelerator pedal. The rpms of the car…
ODI 11209514
Fuel/Propulsion System
After fueling up a few weeks ago, and starting my car right after, car would not turn over. Would stall immediately. Only could start car if i gave it gas when turning it over. Then, when idling at a stop, rpm's would bottom out to well under where it should (500 or less rpm). Car shakes and rattles at idle. Car also will stall when slowing down to a stop. My car has stalled several times in the past 2 weeks.…
ODI 11142889
Fuel/Propulsion System · Visibility/Wiper
My wife ran out of gas on the highway, at highway speed, when the gauge said she had many more miles to go until empty. She did not expect to run out of fuel and doing so caused a great risk of person al injury and even greater inconvenience. The dealer may want to charge money to fix a problem that is most likely the same parts that i have heard are on recall for the 2012 focus. There also seems to be a wiring…
ODI 11141866
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the canister purge valve needed to be replaced. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable…
ODI 11171356
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
My car is at the dealership for the second time since september 2018 due to the transmission recall. The car died while driving four times before i could get it home. I i had it towed to bill collins ford the next day. I was told in september the transmission was fixed yet the car never drove right. Now the transmission and clutch need repair/replacing. They have had my car for one week and i have yet to be…
ODI 11235146
Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving home from a vacation in florida on 9-15-18 (saturday), i was driving i75n in the third of four lanes going 75-80 mph. Suddenly my car slowed down abruptly, i held the gas pedal to the floor but the car continued to lose speed. I quickly turned on my emergency flashers and turn signal to get over two lanes into the berm. Thankfully i was not hit by the 80 mph traffic speeding by. Once in the berm, the…
ODI 11132078
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My car is missing/stuttering, the fuel gauge doesn't show the accurate miles to empty, and my car shuts off while i'm driving both locally and on the highway. I've almost been in two wrecks because the car keeps shutting off. When i put gas in the vehicle the car won't immediately crank. I have to try to crank it about 3 times before it starts. My car does a lot of the same things that are listed in recall # 18v735.
ODI 11157026
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Steering
Many people are aware of the transmission control module problem with the 2013 ford focus that has been recalled. However, i have had another problem with my ford focus that i researched and found that many more people are having the same or similar problem with their fuel tank collapsing and needing to replace most of the components in the entire fuel system. I had the purge valve replaced as an out of pocket…
ODI 11141739
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
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle decelerated and lost power in the middle of traffic. The contact coasted the vehicle off the road. In addition, the vehicle leaked fuel. Also, when the contact filled up the fuel tank, the fuel tank gauge would not move. Currently, the vehicle would not start and the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact called bill night ford (9607…
ODI 11209471
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While waiting for the red light to turn green, the vehicle began to hesitate and lose acceleration. Also, the "transmission fault" message illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to team ford/lincoln ([redacted], steubensville, oh 43952) where it was diagnosed that the clutch kit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to…
ODI 11184900
Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle runs rough and stalls at idle and low speeds. Dealership states that fuel tank is collapsing due to defective purge valve.
ODI 11124255