2014 Ford Focus Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 30
- 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 30 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The steering is very dangerous and will cause an accident. There is no centering the wheel, it constantly drifts back and forth left and right, on it's own with flat straight road and perfect straight line of sight. The steering is too sensitive, if i move the steering wheel just a slight amount it over corrects and continues to moves the car. The drive must constantly course correct or i will veer off the road…
ODI 10711828
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Exterior Lighting
Took my car to the ford dealership, for the 5times . To be looked at again for all the problems i am having and they stated they found the problem, like every time, with the shuddering and hesitation i was experiencing. They have reprogrammed, and replaced the clutch and computer and asked that i drive it again for a bit and see if the problem returns. The problems still remains the same, with no help from…
ODI 10682390
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
First incident car wouldn't start, 2nd incident took car in for lurching, shuddering, 3rd incident rolling back (car still shuddering) they said this was within normal specs. 4th incident have been ignoring it (because it is normal??!!) ... Still shuddering, lurching on take off from a stop, also tires are making a "tire sound" secondary to transmission (most likely due to transmission issues)... Boyfriend and pep…
ODI 10761758
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Since since bought this car brand-new in 2014 there has been a grinding stuttering shaking and jerking of the transmission when in motion. This happens whether the car is on the highway or at a low rate of speed but mostly when driving forward from park. Ford attempted to upgrade the software to the transmission several times which has never worked. This is a known issue to ford and they are claiming that it is a…
ODI 10909748
Electronic Stability Control · Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The 2014 ford focus s comes standard with traction control which uses both the abs module and the pcm torque control to control the vehicles motion relative to the intended course. This is done through two ways: 1) the abs module continuously monitors and compares the rotational speed of the drive wheels in relation to the non-driven wheels. At the same time, the abs module calculates how much engine torque…
ODI 10586939