2014 Ford Focus Engine Problems
- 264
- 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 264 stored complaint records:
- 14 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- check engine · 23 records
- engine light · 17 records
- indicator illuminated · 15 records
- failure mileage · 12 records
- warning indicator · 10 records
- engine warning · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 109 |
| 60–100k mi | 53 |
| 30–60k mi | 41 |
| 100–150k mi | 14 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Takata inflators. This car was unsafe to drive, when you get to a red light, the car jerked you ,when you place your feet on the brakes. Then when you press the accelerator to go it jerk back and pulled you forward. Changing geers would hard to shift and sometimes stick. The engine light would come on, the car was taken to ford dealership 3 times and tested, they never fixed the problem. I almost crased at the stop…
ODI 11217386
Engine
We're just now finding out that there was a recall on our car that causes it to stall out while driving and now are cars in the shop and there are saying ithat the engine needs to be replaced, we where on a highway going at about 60-70 mph at the most we heard a bang come from the engine and a cloud of smoke pourd out from behind us, t
ODI 11166653
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Vehicle transmission will not shift promptly, rpm's rev over 3 to 4 rpm's before shifting casing jerking, shuddering, jolt car backwards coming to a slow and steady stop. Red warning lights on dash console indicating emergency problem & unsafe to drive.
ODI 11122920
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My car is not able to drive in reverse. It is not able to go over 40 miles per hour. It does a jerking while changing gears. It also do this while in park with key in and with key out. It is currently at ford for repairs and they are stating it does not have a recall on this model. I called yesterday and emailed to explained the issue and they stated it was on the list. Now they are stating it is over $2000 to fix.
ODI 11101637
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated and jerked when engaged in the park position. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to sawgrass ford (14501 w sunrise blvd, sunrise, fl 33323, [redacted]), but the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken…
ODI 11111921
Engine · Unknown Or Other
When i drive my vehicle, i believe the transmission is having problems with shifting gears. It shakes really bad when i'm getting up to 20 mph then it some what stops. The car will ideal real loud or the rpms will go up high for no reason when i'm at a stop. Sometimes the rpms will go up high when i'm on cruse control as if i'm pressing the gas down (fast and all the way to the ground) but i am not.
ODI 11118548
Engine
Car shakes violently and jerks when accelerating, car has been repaired twice before for this problem, once at 29000 miles, 2nd time at 38000 and now doing it at 62000.
ODI 11100009
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Vacuum seal on gas tank is faulty and gets air bubbles and the car cuts off at random. It cut off in the middle of an intersection yesterday and i almost got hit. I've reported this issue multiple times. Several other ones were recalled but not my vin number but it's the exact same issue.
Crash reported
ODI 11094075
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. While driving low speeds, the vehicle experienced a loss of power. The contact also stated that the fuel gauge fluctuated and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the fuel delivery module malfunctioned. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified and transferred the contact to nhtsa. The failure…
ODI 11114157
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning on several occasions and the "transmission failure, service engine soon" warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence in october of 2018. In addition, the gear shifter failed to shift into the drive position and smoke appeared underneath the hood on one occasion while driving…
Fire reported
ODI 11155756
Engine
Transmission faulty . Car wont reverse . Car drags when trying to accelerate. I also received a court notice in the mail regarding powershift dual-clutch automatic transmission problems.my check engine light came on. Notifications appeared on my car saying transmission problem service asap.
ODI 11083982
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. The contact stated while driving at 20 mph, the vehicle started hesitating when the accelerator pedal was applied. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to local dealer west herr ford ([redacted], hamburg, ny 14075, [redacted] multiple times, where it was diagnosed but no failure was detected. The contact stated that the vehicle continued with the failure.…
ODI 11206820
Engine
My 2014 ford focus engine dies when it rains. It started to run rough when it rained about a year ago and then the engine died going 55 mph when it was raining. Had engine wire replaced and it was fine for a week or so while it was dry. 1st time it rained it died again going 50mph. Took it in again and had cylinder and computer box replaced (crazy only 4 years old). Ran fine again until it rained and it died again…
ODI 11092698
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. While accelerating from a stop, the vehicle jerked, the engine revved, and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to crossroads ford of cary [redacted], located at [redacted], cary, nc 27518) where it was determined that there was no recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the dealer would be contacted. The contact was not…
ODI 11191336
Engine
When i come to a stop after doing freeway speeds 70-75 mph for 30 minutes it gives me a high temp warning. When i stopped to check under the hood it didn't look, or smell hot, but the warning light indicated high temp in the engine.
ODI 11080321
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Extreme stalling problems driving on freeway and going on inclines. Car has heavy jerking at stop and go speeds. Transmission light came on asking to pull over and wait 6 minutes for overheating. 3 times in less than a year car has been to the shop
ODI 11154909
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I bought my first brand new car a 2014 ford focus. I decided to go with a new car to have less problems in the long run. Boy was i wrong. After only 25000 miles my car began having transmission problems. I then brought it into the dealership and found out that ford had issued a recall on the transmission module. So i had that replaced free of charge. My car now has 45000 miles on it and it began causing me problems…
ODI 11076483
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The first incidence (2/26/18) was while stopped on a highway off-ramp, the engine stalled. The car was able to be restarted and driven. On a second occasion (2/28/18), i was driving and in motion on a residential street when the engine shut off. The brakes and steering was not affected and i was able to stop the car and restart the engine. Prior to this, the check engine light came on and i had scheduled service on…
ODI 11075366
Engine
I have a 2014 ford focus that is currently having transmission issues. I took my vehicle to a ford dealership hoping it was under warranty and that they would fix it. They told me that my vehicle is not under warranty since it was built in november of 2013 and that 14m01 only applies to those that have cars built before july 3, 2013. My issue with that is that ford noted that "vehicles having a build date of june 6,…
ODI 11081501
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
When pressing on the gas vehicle hesitates before jerking forward. When placing the vehicle from park to reverse, vehicle will not engage/move in reverse. Constant problems with vehicle while trying to begin driving or while trying to operate basic functions on a daily basis. This needs to be added to the extended warranty/recall for the transmission.
ODI 11067318
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving my 2014 focus engine shut down ,pulled over to the shoulder of road in snow storm ,all most hit by tractor /trailer ,this was on i- 376 in pa ,after few minutes car started then stalled again , then car started and was able to continue on
ODI 11066760
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
The capless gas tank is trapping air, causing the car to "burp" and sometimes turning engine off even when driving. This has happened numerous times in the last 8 months. But more frequently lately. I was driving down the interstate and my engine cut off from it. Went to get it checked out and the service centers keep giving me the same response everywhere.
1 injury
ODI 11061968
Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine
My 2014 ford focus transmission gets hot and is not changing gear while driving after i got it from the ford dealer service center in ga 01/2018. It won't start because the transmission gets hot so i have to let it cool down before i can crank it. It cuts off while i'm driving. I have bought a front and rear dash cam to record and upload live video and an additional cam to for dashboard to show the red (i) light and…
ODI 11079901
Engine
The dual-clutch transmission in many ford products has issues. The cars often slam into gear or feel like they are slipping.
ODI 11175981
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
I have had absolutely nothing but problems with this car. Haven't been able to drive it for two years because it's problem after problem. First the transmission went out and we spent 3000 to fix it just for it to get home and start knocking in the engine. Now the car won't even turn over or even turn on. I've heard of so many recalls on this car and it's extremely unsafe and i'm too scared to even take it back in to…
ODI 11203945