Major Problems with 2013 Ford Focus Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Ford Focus

2013 Ford Focus AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 52000 miles

2013 Ford Focus AIR BAGS Victims: 2

2013 Ford Focus AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 115000 miles

Browse 2013 Ford Focus complaints by category

Problems with POWER TRAIN, ENGINE and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Focus owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN at approximately 7:15 am roadway was wet (previously rained) traveling at approximately 60 mph in lane 3 of 3 and...	793 ~ 33370 miles
ENGINE i own a 2013 ford focus hatchback titanium model. purchased the car in january 2013. currently has 1100 miles on...	267 ~ 41400 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the instrument cluster gauges are hard to read on a sunny day. the vision of the speedometer while driving on...	206 ~ 38119 miles
STEERING driving straight on the highway ~50mph the car seemed to be drifting to the right as though being blown by...	205 ~ 68211 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM as i pulled out into the flow of traffic from a gas station i realized my car would not accelerate...	152 ~ 63866 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER when you turn on the headlights or if you turn on the front windshield wipers the instrument cluster gauges get...	133 ~ 52758 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL driving to work traveling at 80 mph my ford focus 2013 hatchback se decelerates to 60 mph. i step on...	93 ~ 26013 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE this is a copy of complaint sent to ford... "the hood on my one month old focus has popped four...	66 ~ 40467 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was driving about 40 mph. suddenly an error message popped up "service advancetrac". then the car was disabled. the...	27 ~ 45901 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that the rear driver door failed to latch properly...	20 ~ 13600 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES cpsc: 2013 ford focus: consumer stated while trying to shut the front passenger side door the latch failed and caused	20 ~ 57087 miles
AIR BAGS i was going to pick up my wife from work as usual. i am a very safe driver especially around...	18 ~ 45066 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the windshield wipers rest on a portion of the windshield that is not heated. after having fully cleared my windshield...	18 ~ 52879 miles
SERVICE BRAKES vehicle abruptly lost drivetrain power and came to a sudden stop in the left-hand lane of a major surface street...	18 ~ 34195 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my performance concern started within the first week of ownership. i had reported what i perceived as a performance issue...	16 ~ 42211 miles
SEAT BELTS my five year old son was sitting in the passenger rear of the ford focus ev (2013) in a booster...	15 ~ 32999 miles
SUSPENSION steering and computer aided systems along with tires that were not disclosed to be used under 40 degrees caused loss...	13 ~ 35346 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN vehicle grinds gears frequently. from 1st to 2nd gear vehicle will shake loose power and almost stall before engine regains...	11 ~ 34586 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING my 2013 ford focus hatchback in the daytime you can not read the speedometer gage in the cluster panel. the...	10 ~ 34451 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle lost all power while driving at 45 mph with no warning. after attempting to restart for 10-15 minutes the	9 ~ 15374 miles
WHEELS steering and computer aided systems along with tires that were not disclosed to be used under 40 degrees caused loss...	8 ~ 33400 miles
TIRES the problem with the 2013 ford focus st a sporty version of the standard focus is with the goodyear 235/40/18"...	7 ~ 21018 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that the driver and passenger's side seat headrest blocked...	5 ~ 14093 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE i have had my pre-owned vehicle for 1 1/2 years and have had continuous issues with my trunk popping open...	4 ~ 55000 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times and unknown warning...	4 ~ 66242 miles
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle shifted...	3 ~ 21443 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated while driving approximately 2 mph the transmission surged without...	3 ~ 9671 miles
VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that the driver and passenger's side seat headrest blocked...	3 ~ 31386 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that the driver and passenger's side seat headrest blocked...	3 ~ 57367 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled and the check engine indicator...	2 ~ 101500 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2013 ford focus. consumer writes in regards to loss of power while driving. *ld the consumer stated a new transmission	2 ~ 53900 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM when trying to drive in about 5 inches of snow the traction/stability control kicked in and made my car go...	2 ~ 32682 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the front tie rod...	2 ~ 6876 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that he attempted to place a yakima bike rack...	2 ~ 268 miles
EQUIPMENT 2013 ford focus. consumer writes in regards to poor dealership service in getting security code changed on car keys. *smd...	2
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact leases a 2013 ford focus. while driving 25 mph the hatchback independently opened and the trunk ajar...	1 ~ 78000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that the front driver's door did not close and...	1 ~ 78000 miles
LOCK > TRUNK LID > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. while driving 50 mph the trunk opened independently. the contact coasted the...	1 ~ 63000 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. while depressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle jerked and hesitated to accelerate....	1 ~ 75000 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. while driving various speeds the steering wheel became difficult to turn and...	1 ~ 80000 miles
RACK > RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. while driving various speeds the steering wheel became difficult to turn and...	1 ~ 80000 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. while the contact's daughter was driving 70 mph the driver heard a...	1 ~ 19000 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. while operating the vehicle the driver side seat belt buckle would not...	1 ~ 82000 miles
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. when one of the front tires became flat the contact noticed that...	1 ~ 56000 miles
LATCH > HOOD > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i was driving down the highway at about 60mph and the hood flew open shattering the window.the latch that was...	1 ~ 76000 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. while driving and attempted to use the horn the horn failed to...	1
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift gears without warning....	1 ~ 44000 miles
MOTOR > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that the windshield wipers seized. the vehicle was taken...	1 ~ 37000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT [xxx] my newly purchased used 2013 ford focus se. had a series of things gone wrong with it. and i...	1 ~ 61575 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES [xxx] my newly purchased used 2013 ford focus se. had a series of things gone wrong with it. and i...	1 ~ 61575 miles
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...	1
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the sunroof exploded and...	1 ~ 1400 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC while driving an alert comes on stating "stop safely now" then the vehicle starts to lose power giving the driver...	1 ~ 2328 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER this is a focus electric. while stopped in an intersection waiting to turn left the stop safely now light illuminated...	1 ~ 150 miles
CARRIER/RACK > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that he attempted to place a yakima bike rack...	1
HOOD > BODY > STRUCTURE this is a copy of complaint sent to ford... "the hood on my one month old focus has popped four...	1 ~ 1000 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. the contact stated that the head restraint were not adjustable and would...	1 ~ 300 miles

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