2014 Ford Focus Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 215
- 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 215 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- fuel system · 22 records
- check engine · 17 records
- fuel tank · 16 records
- purge valve · 15 records
- indicator illuminated · 11 records
- system gasoline · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 64 |
| 1–30k mi | 49 |
| 30–60k mi | 41 |
| 100–150k mi | 16 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The car lost all power and speed on the highway. There were no lights indicating there was a problem and left us stuck on side of the road. Since the incident the car has stopped several times. I also took to ford dealer where it was purchased making a complaint.
ODI 11122770
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. While driving various speeds, the vehicle jerked and hesitated when attempting to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to mcnelly whaley motors (750 dolly parton pkwy, sevierville, tn) where it was diagnosed that the powertrain control module, canister purge valve, carbon canister, and fuel tank were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact…
ODI 11149729
Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving on a city road when the car stalled while i was in motion. I pulled over safely and it would not start back up.
ODI 11114645
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Recall received on door latches. However when calling dealer to schedule no return call only solicitation calls on warranty. Trunk used to open 1 push of button now trunk will not open however when in reverse trunk chime comes on saying trunk is open. When taking off from a stopped position vehicle starts to go then completely loses power happens after clutch is completely released in motion just falls on its face…
ODI 11112619
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When entering high way and step on gas car struggles and stays at a low speed and will no speed up until after awhile it starts to shift gears. When going at a high speed wheels start to shake car can't go faster than 55mph. When making a complete stop and the. Step on gas it struggles to shift gears, when turning car off and then turning it on after 10 minutes car will not turn on even with a new battery. You have…
Crash reported
ODI 11234940
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
This vehicle bogs down, has low power, and slow acceleration. Does not show any fault codes or service lights. I took this ford focus to two different shops; one of them being a ford dealer. They could not find anything wrong. No part failures. No codes to troubleshoot. They said that they can not explain the reasoning for this by the car seems fine although it has this issue. It makes leaving from a stop very…
ODI 11102986
Fuel/Propulsion System
My 2014 ford focus was sold with a defective evaporation emission control (evap) system. Because of the defect, raw fuel can be sucked through the evap canister through the purge valve directly into the engine, causing the car to stall or hesitate while driving, which can be extremely dangerous to drivers and pedestrians. My car is a 2014 and has approx. 27k miles on it. I now will have to pay $1960 in repairs to…
ODI 11102306
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
When in drive does not want to shift from first to second , car acts as if it is in neutral while driving causeing a a serious saftey hazard as this occurs while car is inmotion .
ODI 11221101
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving and was slowing down to take a sharp curve when the idle speed sped up the suddenly dropped and then the engine died. I restarted the car but the check engine light came on. It did the same thing as i was driving behind other traffic which was going slow. I drove to my mechanic he test drove the car and said the throttle body was going bad. He stated he had had several of these cars with the same…
ODI 11100077
Fuel/Propulsion System · Visibility/Wiper
The wiper blades are getting stuck on the window and makes it dangerous to see when it is raining and i am driving. Also when i press the accelerator (gas petal) the car hesitates to accelerate while driving.
ODI 11127914
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
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
My car actually stopped on me on sunday may 13, 2018 off i-35 on freeway. I was driving with my son and daughter in law in the car and i begin to feel the car just slow down. It was frightening because i was on the freeway and with no warning, the car slowed down to "turtles pace" and i tried to excelerate but nothing happened. Had to immediately get in lane to get car off the freeway. It stalled out. We had to wait…
ODI 11173511
Fuel/Propulsion System
My 2014 ford focus has run hit it will say the transmission is overheating and it will cut itself off. I have had it cut off on me twice.i can have a full tank off gas and only run my car like 40 miles and it will say its empty. I have had were my car will not go into reverse or drive the only gear i have would be the sports mode i have literally had to push my car.when it cools down it would go into gear but as…
ODI 11228360
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. While driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle shuddered when the accelerator pedal was depressed. Also, the fuel gauge failed to display the correct fuel level. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called lafontaine ford of birch run (11661 n beyer rd, birch run, mi 48415, [redacted]) and was informed to have the vehicle diagnosed. The vehicle was not…
ODI 11193546
Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle is hesitating from start and seems to be having problems shifting into gears. It started about 6 months ago and these past few weeks seems to be getting worse by the day
ODI 11154563
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
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
2014 ford focus driving on rt 1 at 40mph just stop moving forward in traffic. Was lucky to pull over to the side of the road. Car would not move while in drive. Turn off car for a few minutes then car was able to move forward. Don't know what to do car only has 19k miles on it. Prior to purchasing car used at ford dealer with 9k? Miles on it. Another time while in a parking lot car was not able to go in reverse or…
ODI 11091650
Fuel/Propulsion System
At 61,100 miles (1,100 miles over the warranty), the fuel tank collapsed due to a manufacturer's flaw resulting in a failed fuel sending unit. Several attempts to get this resolved by ford has rendered futile.
ODI 11096888
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
Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving down interstate 75 south at 70 miles per hour, car set on cruise control, the car lurch forward. When trying to resume speed the gas pedal did not respond coasted through a lane of traffic to the side of the road where the car died. Unable to restart the vehicle was towed to the nearest ford dealership matthew curry in nokomis. After three days of sitting ford decided to look at the car and quickly…
ODI 11089979
Fuel/Propulsion System
My gas needle dose not work my car stalls when you put gas in it goes dead while driving has happened several times was told it was the purge solenoid
ODI 11090095
Fuel/Propulsion System
Gas gauge showing 50 miles remain in the gas tank and car runs out of gas. This has happen three times twice on interstate going 70 mph during rush hour traffic.
ODI 11082609
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
Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving last february, 2018, low on gas. About to pull off interstate to refuel. Less than a mile from exit, engine cut off completely. No indicator light ever came on that i was low on fuel. I pulled over into emergency lane. While waiting for tow operator, my focus was side swiped by a tractor trailer and totaled by car insurance. Luckily, neither myself nor brother were injured. We were in vehicle. It was…
Crash reported
ODI 11152445
Fuel/Propulsion System
My 2014 ford focus (24,000 miles) stalled in traffic. It had no dash lights but the vehicle dashboard displayed the message "engine failure". After towing to the ford dealer, the service advisor stated that the fuel vacuum purge valve was defective and had caused a deformation of the fuel tank. He also said that his dealership was seeing several of these defects each week. He mentioned that a notice had been issued…
ODI 11073877