Ford Focus
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During recent freezing weather, upon starting the car and attempting to turn, I realized that the steering wheel was frozen solid. While researching w...
The car shows a warning transmission fault service now
Our 2013 ford focus has had the shudder clutch replaced 3 times in 4 years. We paid $2500 for them to replace the clutch, forks, and adjust the tcm mo...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled, the RPM decreased, and the veh...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact...
The reverse Camera assist and alerts are faulty. The camera when you put the car into Reverse is upside down all of a sudden. The alerts continue to b...
erratic shifting and eratic slipping gears , first happened while on highway and then it wouldnt go in any gear besides reverse and would say transmis...
While driving, the electric power steering went out. I purchased this vehicle on Aug 15 2025 and the Carfax report did not have any information pert...
I have a current recall on my transmission I notify for it. I went up there to get the recall fixed. They plugged it up to the machine to see about my...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH on two occasions, the vehicle lost motive power. The check e...
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Summary
The 2013 Ford Focus has 2096 complaints and 2 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Power Train. 49 crash-related incidents have been reported.