2013 Ford Focus Electric Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 6%of 69 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 5,700miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the brakes of the 2013 Ford Focus Electric, 6% of the 69 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,700 miles.
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.
“Was driving at 25 MPH in a residential zone, with 48 miles on the battery when an alert dinged and the message on the screen said pull over to safety now. I immediately pulled out of traffic into a parking space as the power steering stopped working, then steering then completely locked, couldn't turn the wheel. The car would no longer go forward / had lost power. And the power breaks didn't seem to be functioning. Thankfully I had already come to a complete stop. The next morning we had it towed to an authorized Ford service center that said there was a recall for this issue. …”
NHTSA complaint #10655138, filed 2014-11, 20,000 miles“The car's braking system is flawed on rough / pot hole surfaces. Everytime on the way to work, there is a portion of road that is very rough/ uneven/wave like. When attempting to brake while on this portion of road the car actually speeds up while applying the brake (the car slows down in the beginning then appears the brakes release pressure and vehicle speeds up as if I just released the brake pedal which is definitely not the case). This is very reproducible, everyday . This problem is similar to a family member's prius braking problem and actual like my infinti jx35 brake issue.”
NHTSA complaint #10550360, filed 2013-10, 2,000 miles“I have received a stop safely now warning twice in the past week while drive my Ford Focus Electric. When this has happened I've lost all acceleration, and one of the times I lost the ability to steer and break. Both times that this has happened the car battery was near fully charged. --------------------------------- 1st occurrence was on oct 7th 2013 while slowing down to approach a stop sign, I heard beeping and received the stop safely now warning on the screen and immediately the car lost power (the dashboard still had power). I lost the ability to steer, break and accelerate. …”
NHTSA complaint #10548444, filed 2013-10, 5,600 miles“This is for the Ford Focus Electric. Driving in the left lane of a 4 lane road in moderate traffic, my wife was slowing to make a left hand turn onto a 4 lane hwy. Suddenly the vehicle chimed once, showed an orange caution sign in the left info display that read please stop safely now, and immediately shut down mechanically. She instantly lost control of the steering, brakes or engine and the car came to an abrupt stop nearly causing a collision. …”
NHTSA complaint #10549817, filed 2013-10, 5,800 milesBrakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Ford Focus Electric
37 complaintsElectrical system
27 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsFuel system
15 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Ford Focus Electric
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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