Ford Focus Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
- 233
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 15
- Years with records
- 2000–2014
- Stored years
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 233 stored complaint records:
- 29 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- rear brakes · 12 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- brake pads · 10 records
- brake pedal · 9 records
- brake line · 8 records
- rear brake · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 56 |
| 30–60k mi | 39 |
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 100–150k mi | 14 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I was almost involved in a accident with a 18 wheeler because my brakes wouldn't allow me to stop.
ODI 11143859
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2013 ford focus recall....updated 02/12/15*bf the consumer was informed on october 13, 2014, the recall could not be performed, because the vehicle had not reached 10,000 miles. In december 2014, the consumers wife was parking the vehicle, when suddenly the brakes which caused her to jump the curb and hit a truck. *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10683339
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
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Tires · Wheels
I bought this car for my daughter at loving lincoln mercury in lufkin texas. While test driving the car i noticed 1) that the brakes were making a light grinding noise while coming to a stop. 2) the low tire pressure indicator light was on. The salesman assured me they would take care of the problem before i bought it. When we picked it up they said they looked at all the brakes and they were ok. Also, the tire…
ODI 10561432
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Tires
When making a left turn from a main road onto a side street i encounter massive grinding noises coming from what sounded like my left front tire area. I thought maybe it was my imagination. From then on there is intermittent noises coming from that area (sounds like plastic rubbing on something) i took it to the dealership on sat, 7/14 they did a visual safety exam and found nothing wrong but they did rotate my…
ODI 10465831
Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering
The vehicle was parked. I started it up and backed out of the parking space. I shifted into drive and began moving forward. After going approximately 20 feet the "i" sign illuminated on the instrument panel and the message "steering malfunction, needs service" came on, along with the alarm jingle. I tried to steer the car out of the middle of the drive lane and managed to get it over to the side, but the steering…
ODI 10462989
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Manufacturing defect places the plastic inner fender against the front left brake line. The plastic inner fender is allowed to rub a hole in the front left brake line. The front left brake line leaked due to wear caused by the plastic inner fender. Loss of brakes due to a hole in the front left brake line. *tr
ODI 10453979
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Leaking brake line. The leak was caused by the front left plastic inner fender rubbing against the brake line. I have digital pictures available. *tr
ODI 10450207