2013 Ford Focus Body Problems
- 66
- 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 66 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- door latch · 34 records
- side door · 11 records
- door closed · 10 records
- rear door · 8 records
- flew open · 8 records
- side rear · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 30 |
| 60–100k mi | 15 |
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
I own a 2013 ford focus that is experiencing door latch failures. I have discovered that their is a recall notice for the ford focus door latches but based the vin for my vehicle my vehicle is apparently not covered. (safety recall 16s30) the vehicle was stationary at the time of the failure of the driver's side rear door latch. The latch opened but then would no longer engage to hold the door closed. I tried to…
ODI 11287476
Body · Engine
2013 ford focus jerks while accelerating, was told recall was for extended warranty only via kindle ford. Also the trunk no longer opens, but beeps when car is on saying the trunk is open. Was told this was a recall in 2017 that was fixed before we purchased the vehicle, but now it's up to us to pay for it.
ODI 11243835
Body
I received a recall notice in the mail , notice# 16s30/nhtsa recall 16v-643 may, 2017 and in doing so i notified the vicksburg ford dealership here and scheduled a appointment to have my vehicle checked, and the part made it here tuesday 5/30/17) and it was repaired i was told. Now yesterday as i tried to close my door it would not latch so i took it back to the ford co to have it checked again to see what the…
ODI 11205957
Body
My door flew open on the highway and i had to pay quite a bit to get it fixed not to mention it was a pretty scary experience. Since i'm seeing this issue was a recalled part, i'd like to be reimbursed. How do i go about that?
ODI 11170118
Body · Lock
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving 50 mph, the trunk opened independently. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, secured the trunk, and resumed driving. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate…
ODI 11174574
Body · Trunk Lid
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving approximately 55 mph, the trunk operated independently. After the contact closed the trunk, a message appeared indicating that the trunk was still open. The vehicle was taken to bill kay ford (14633 s cicero ave, midlothian, il 60445) where it was diagnosed that the latch on the trunk needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified…
ODI 11052973
Body
Tailgate hatch has opened while vehicle was in motion, intermittent problem. Received safety recall notice from ford for 16c13 tailgate release software update to boby control module, made appt and took car in on oct. 4, 2017 to fremont ford for this safety recall and also 16s30 side door latch replacement, they only performed the 16s30 recall but not the 16c13 tailgate software, said it was already up to date.…
ODI 11047900
Body
Driver's door won't latch. Used the car normally the previous day. Car parked in driveway, and when i got in to drive, the door wouldn't shut, with no apparent cause.
ODI 10979823
Body
After taking my car into the ford dealership to have my transmission trouble shooted. They did not do anything to repair the jerking the transmission does during the course of operation. Also i was told i have a recall on latches that they do not have parts for to preform the recall.
ODI 11002041
Body
As i backed out of my driveway and began driving up the street, i realized my driver door would not shut all the way, and the dash said "door ajar." of course i immediately parked the car and can't drive it now. I could not figure out what the problem was. After researching possible solutions on the internet, i see this has been an issue with many other driver doors not latching in 2013 ford focuses.
ODI 10979197
Body · Exterior Lighting
In motion rear brake lights sometimes do not work. In motion . Trunk unlatches unintentionally forcing myself to stop and pull over and close the trunk lid.in both situations the vehicle has warning that correctly warns of the occurring error. On more than 3 occasions recently in march of 2017.
ODI 10970508
Body · Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
At approximately 2:30 am this morning 12/31/16, our ford focus burst into flames while stationary in a parking lot. Thank god we and our 11 month old were not in the car at the time. We have had this car into the shop at least twice for transmission problems then our entire multi information screen including radio quit working, they refused to fix because we were out of warranty. We have barely had this car for one…
Fire reported
ODI 10938925
Body · Electrical System · Power Train
The fuse that controls the instrument panel in front of the steering wheel will not stay in. It does not "blow" and when this happens you have no speedometer,heat or gas gauge,turn signals, ect. I believe this to be a valid safety issue. When this fuse does not allow the current to get to the instrument cluster then the mpg readout returns to 30.7 in lieu of what was being shown at the time of the failure. Anytime…
ODI 10936240
Body
Driver's door came unlatched while driving down a street. Doors would not latch back until brought to the dealership for repair. The door had to be held shut to the dealership for repair. *tr
ODI 10918651
Body
As i was driving this morning my door flew open and would not shut back closed, i checked the latch and sure enough it would not latch close nor lock, i had to tie my door shut the other side of the car for it to remain shut, thankfully a car did not hit my door when it flew open while driving,this is very dangerous for me an my kids! I am fed up with ford and there recalls! I called ford service after i found out…
ODI 10913791
Body · Latch
I did a complaint before on my door latch driver side malfunctioned and won't stay closed. I am doing another complaint because now the passenger door latch has malfunctioned. This vehicle is a 2013 and the door latches should not be malfunction this way . I had to pay out of my pocket to repair the first one now the second is damaged. I need the dealership to fix this problem as nobody contacted me to fix my…
ODI 10907031
Body
Passenger side rear door opened while vehicle was underway and leaving my driveway. Will not close or latch. Latch moves smoothly by hand, but does dot catch and latch against frame mounted piece, nor does it move when door handle is operated.
ODI 10904199
Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact also stated that the weather stripping on the front driver's side failed…
ODI 10984836
Body
Driver side front door latch failed, causing door to not stay closed. Full range of motion of door is not hampered; door can be closed fully, however door opens with no effort, even when lock is enabled.
ODI 10897573
Body
I parked the car and removed some belongings from the back seat, tried to shut the door and lock the car when i noticed the car was not locking due a door being ajar. The back passenger door latch would not latch shut, i tried to manually engage and disengage the child lock in addition to locking and unlocking the car several times while the door was being held shut and also open. The door has to be held shut with a…
ODI 10897031
Body
My wife and i were out for the day, stopped to have lunch. When she got out and shut the door it would not latch, the latch had broken inside and wouldn't stay shut. Had to tie the door shut to get it home. Very dangerous situation, luckily it happened when we were stopped and didn't come open when we were in motion.
ODI 10904260
Body
Driver's door won't latch. Had to drive to dealer while holding door closed. Opened while making turn, door almost hit car in opposite direction waiting for light.
ODI 10896609
Body
Passenger door latch broke door flew open while driving in parking lot. Now it will not close.
ODI 10896584
Body
Door won't latch. The driver door latch is broken. The door will not stay closed. There is a recall from ford about the latch. I cannot find the recall number, but here is a link to a media report from ford. Https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2016/08/04/regional-safety-recall.pdf however, they state that they will not repair my car because i live in tennessee which is not one of the states…
ODI 10895952
Body
The door latch system went out while i was driving about 5 mph and made a turn into a parking spot and my vehicle door flew open almost causing me to have an accident. I know that this issue is effecting other ford vehicles but the dealership will only repair this if i pay out of pocket. Vehicle is currently at the dealership due to the safety factor of door not latching.
ODI 10895520