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2013 Ford Focus cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 112 complaints for the 2013 Ford Focus, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
112 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
21,000 miles 90 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2013 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 21,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 44 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 21,000 miles
Based on 90 complaints that include mileage. 74% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles44
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 90 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 21,000 miles, and 74% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

erratic shifting and eratic slipping gears , first happened while on highway and then it wouldnt go in any gear besides reverse and would say transmission overheat wait 5 min . caused another veihcal behind me to slam on there brakes and they ended up getting rear ended from the car behind them ..... all becouse of my cars tcm or transmission issues>!!!! also not too mention ` random unusual noises coming from clutch or shifter when not even start car yet _delayed start and delayed shifting ..

September 2025 CrashInjury

May 0f 2015 on a highway car lost power even though I did not take my foot off accelerator then it bucked back and forth as I made my way to breakdown lane took it to ford service and no incident was reported in computer. Car had given me the message "engine fault service now!". This has since happened in sept., october 2 times, december and now january 2016. Ford has refused any action or compensation. Dangerous situation as car slows right down and could cause bad accident. I have 2 little children.

Reported at 47,500 miles, January 2016

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