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2014 Ford Focus Electrical system Problems

Complaints
245about this part
Share
9%of 2,606 total for the year
Median mileage
60,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 245 complaints about the electrical system of the 2014 Ford Focus, 9% of the 2,606 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,000 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 3 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The power steering just stops working from time to time. This happened while taking a curve the last time this happened. I have found that numerous people are having this issue with a number of their fords that have the electronic sterring assist. This happened to me the first time on march 5 this year. (2020) I remember because it was my birthday.”

NHTSA complaint #11343778, filed 2020-08, 130,000 miles

“I have had so much trouble with this car I am upside down on it. Now all the electrical stuff seems to be shorting. I was driving and my fuel gauge kept going to zero then back up to half a tank. Then my check engine light came on. My horn doesn't work which is is huge safety concern for me those are just the new issues I also have had the TCM replaced twice and it never made a difference to the car.”

NHTSA complaint #11402954, filed 2021-03, 108,000 miles

“The car randomly stalls and dies while I am driving it. It has died on the interstate and on rural roads and highways. This is very dangerous and there is currently a recall out on a part of the 2014 Ford Focus which causes this problem. It dies when I am driving and coasting, when I accelerate, and when I have my cruise set.”

NHTSA complaint #11210078, filed 2019-05, 105,000 miles

“Every time my Ford Focus shifts from 1st-2nd or 2nd-3rd the entire car not only shutters but its extremely sluggish and seems like it's going to stall out. (automatic transmission) there are no warning light lit on my dash and the car barely has 56,000 miles on it. When I bought the car it had 35,000 miles and the problem existed then and has progressively gotten worse. …”

NHTSA complaint #11186706, filed 2019-03, 56,615 miles

“Break light on dash said break light fails all break lihts on when pushing break pedel my wife checked it light came on and warring transmishin running hot tap breaks back trunk lach on the back everytime I hit a bumb the light comes on the dash and today when I was backing up all thje indercater light went out on dash .it was in the shop on 3/28/2017”

NHTSA complaint #10980334, filed 2017-04, 7,155 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2018496%
2017364%
2016827%
2015646%
20142459%
201327613%
20123529%
20112522%
20104315%
20094520%
20085723%
20078522%
20064723%
200511326%
200418347%
200352253%
200227730%
200149628%
20001,34336%
1999218%

Other parts of the 2014 Ford Focus

Transmission and drivetrain
1,576 complaintsEngine
442 complaintsFuel system
354 complaintsOther or unknown
280 complaintsSteering
223 complaintsVehicle speed control
164 complaintsBody and structure
63 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
47 complaintsElectronic stability control
37 complaintsAir bags
32 complaintsBrakes
32 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
32 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Ford Focus

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 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