2012 Ford Focus Electric Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 42%of 33 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 13,580miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the electrical system of the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, 42% of the 33 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,580 miles. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My vehicle experienced a stop safely now message while driving. Power were cut off and the vehicle stalled in moving traffic. My vehicle had done a recall on the power harness to address the stop safely now issue but I don't think the recall fixed it completely.”
NHTSA complaint #11220907, filed 2019-06, 83,000 miles“Stop safely now message appeared while traveling about 30mph and slowing down for a stoplight. Car would not move while message was lit. The car had 88% charge, and was charging 5min prior to the incident. Trying to restart the car was unsuccessfully at first, but I turned the car off, opened a door, closed it, then it restarted after that. I was stuck for about 3 or 4 minutes.”
NHTSA complaint #10548777, filed 2013-10, 8,033 miles“Just turned in an original charging cord under recall (the cords plug would tend to overheat and was a potential fire hazard) and got a brand new cord from ken grody Ford, carlsbad, ca. My first thought when looking at the new cord was that the electrical cord (19' long part) looked unusually thin. With the new cord, the approx 19' part of the cord gets warm, all 19 feet! They obviously used too small of a wire gauge in the new cord, and this in itself is a safety hazard in my opinion. …”
NHTSA complaint #11202554, filed 2019-04, 48,122 miles“Driving about 30 miles per hour, the car chimed a warning and flashed stop safely now on the dashboard. The car lost speed and I coasted to a stop at the side of the road. I was not able to restart my car. The stop safely now warning with chime repeated each time I tried to restart. I called a tow truck, however, after about 20 minutes, I was able to restart the car. This has happened at least 7 times previously (very similar circumstances). …”
NHTSA complaint #10546765, filed 2013-10, 7,916 miles“While driving at about 35 MPH, a warning appeared in the instrument cluster stop safely now'. I stopped at a traffic light and the vehicle stalled. I turned the vehicle on and off a number of times and the warning remained; the car was not drivable. After about 5 minutes after cycling the on/off function the warning light disappeared and the vehicle seemed to be back to normal. This is happened a second time on dec 15, 2014 when the vehicle had 11000 miles. It was a repeat of the previous experience.”
NHTSA complaint #10664432, filed 2014-12, 5,000 milesRelated recalls
- 18V592000Sep 10, 2018Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 120V Convenience charge cords that were supplied with and sold for use with 2013-2015 Ford C-Max Energi and…Covers: Ford Focus Electric 2012–2015, Fusion Hybrid 2013–2015, C-MAX 2013–2015
- 13V475000Oct 17, 2013Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Focus Electric vehicles and 2013 C-Max vehicles equipped with the Intelligent Access Push…Covers: Ford Focus Electric 2012–2013, C-MAX Energi 2013, C-MAX 2013
Related service bulletins
- 10174403Apr 24, 2020Some 2012-2016 Focus Electric vehicles built on 15-Sep-2011 and through 9-Dec-2015 may exhibit a Stop Safely Now message displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) message…
- 10167225Oct 4, 2019Some 2012-2016 Focus Electric vehicles may abort the battery energy control module (BECM) on demand self-test but pass the network test. This is the result of a module software…
- 10144217Jul 20, 2018Some 2013-2018 Fusion Energi, 2012-2018 Focus Electric and 2013-2017 C-MAX Energi vehicles equipped with a TCU built on or before 11-Oct-2017 may exhibit a discharged battery…
- 10144195Jul 20, 2018Some 2012-2018 Focus Electric, 2013-2017 C-Max Energi, and 2013-2018 Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) may exhibit the high voltage (HV) battery failing to…
- 10136582Feb 20, 2018Some 2012-2014 Focus vehicles equipped with a 2.0L gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine may exhibit concerns of engine runs rough, crank no-start, loss of power, loss of engine…
- 10095781Feb 9, 2017Some 2012-2017 focus electric/2013-2017 cmax energi/fusion energi/2015-2017 mkc/mkz/2016-2017 mkx and 2017 continental vehicles operating with a 3g tcu on or before 16-jan-2017…
- 10204984Mar 22, 2016Delivery Hold - Customer Satisfaction Program 16 B02 Certain 2012-2016 Model Years Focus Electric vehicles High voltage Lower battery connector corrosion.
- 10074364Mar 22, 2016Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 10204986Feb 5, 201649 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications - January 2016
- 10058705Aug 25, 2015Ford: 2012-2015 focus discharged concerns exhibited by 12volt battery on electric vehicles
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Ford Focus Electric
14 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Ford Focus Electric
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology