2013 Ford Focus stability control problems
36 complaints about stability control have been filed for the 2013 Ford Focus, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When stability control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 32 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I've had the transmission redone twice one at 58k the problem started at 31k and again at 86k two weeks later the same surging, jolting, loss of power is still happening. Ford motor co. And dealers are horrible to deal with. Ford motor co. Won't respond they take messages if you can actually talk to someone. There are thousands of these cars with this transmission which is crap. They need to discontinue use because the fix is not a fix. Someone needs to stop ford from producing unsafe cars.
Car went from 60 MPH to 40MPH to 20MPH to zero and stalled and died in less than ten seconds while driving on the interstate north of atlanta,ga on nov 23, 2014. Car came to complete halt when I tried to push the gas pedal and accelerate. I almost died. Car has been in the repair shop at ford dealership for over 23 days now.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Ford Focus
- Drivetrain & axles 1,076 complaints
- Engine 357 complaints
- Electrical system 277 complaints
- Steering 274 complaints
- Fuel system 264 complaints
- Cruise control 112 complaints
- Body & structure 86 complaints
- Latches & locks 54 complaints