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2013 Ford Focus electronic stability control (esc) problems
39 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2013 Ford Focus cite electronic stability control (esc), 2% of all 2,157 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
39
2% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
What owners say about the electronic stability control (esc)
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“I JUST BOUGHT IS CAR WEDNESDAY THE 09TH 2020 AND ON THURSDAY THE 17TH I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE GARAGE AFTER GETTING IT INSPECTED, I GO BACK TO WORK AND LEAVE AROUND 730PM I WENT TO DROP MY FRIEND OFF AT HER HOUSE, HER HOUSE IS LOCATED ON A HILL, ONCE I TURNED THE CORNER AND HIT THE GAS, THE CAR BACKFIRED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL, EVERYTIME I STOP THE CAR IS HESITANT TO MOVE EVERYTIME I TRY AND TAKE OFF. ALSO WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY HOME I HAD TO TAKE A ROAD WITH A HILL AND WHAT A MISTAKE I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP THAT'S WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.”
“I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND AN ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND INSTANTLY POWER STEERING STOPPED WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. I HAD TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THE HOUSE WHICH WAS 10 MINS AWAY AND PARK IT WHICH OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT EASY CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORD STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON ELECTRICAL OR POWER STEERING FOR THIS MODEL BUT I HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OTHER MODELS HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND ITS CONCERNING. LUCKILY, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR AND MY CHILDREN WERE NOT PRESENT. I AM ALSO THANKFUL I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS OCCURRED YESTERDAY, 8/26/2020 IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN.”
“WHILE DRIVING A FULLY-CHARGED 2013 FORD FOCUS BEV, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED, RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AS I SLOWED THE CAR. CAR HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING TO PARK ONCE STOPPED. *TR”
“MY FORD CAR ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER IT RAINS AND MY FORD CAR STALLS AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT RECALL ISSUES IT HASH LATCH DOOR CHECK LOOK AT THE SALES SERVICE FORD DEALERSHIP!2020 *TR”
“CAR JERKS DURING ACCELERATION, CPU WAS UPDATED AT FORD DEALERSHIP BUT JERKING IS PERSISTENT, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SIGNAL APPEARED, CHECK ENGINE SIGNAL APPEARED, CAR REVERSE GEAR FAULTY. ALL HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN A BUSY STREET. AFTER CAR SHOWED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SIGNAL IT SHUT DOWN AND I WAS CLOSE TO GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR FROM THE REAR END AS IT SHUT DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY. CALLED TOWING SERVICE RIGHT AFTER BECAUSE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE WHEN ON GEAR. *TR”
“FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #18V735000 (01/19/2019)-FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #19V515000-(01/29/2019)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOOR LATCH-CAMPAIGN #16V643000-01/27/2017)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: HATCHBACK: LIFT GATE LOCK CAMPAIGN # 16V698000-(11/16/2016)-STRUCTURE: BODY HATCH BACK/ LIFT GATE CAMPAIGN # 16V691000 (11/16/2016)- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING CAMPAIGN # 15V813000-(01/07/2016)”
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