2015 Ford Focus electrical system problems
64 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2015 Ford Focus, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 64 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled and lost power. As a result, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The air bags deployed and smoke fumes were noticed. The passenger received a neck injury from the seat belt and the child bit their tongue upon impact. The contact was also injured and transported to the hospital by ambulance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.
When accelerating or driving up a hill, the vehicle stalls. The clutch was replaced once and the issue was temporarily fixed, but has started again. Also has issues where the radio will make a popping noise and stops working.
Other problems reported for the 2015 Ford Focus
- Drivetrain & axles 535 complaints
- Engine 180 complaints
- Fuel system 172 complaints
- Steering 94 complaints
- Cruise control 42 complaints
- Transmission 26 complaints
- Air bags 18 complaints
- Body & structure 16 complaints