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2014 Ford Focus Engine Problems

Complaints
442about this part
Share
17%of 2,606 total for the year
Median mileage
51,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 442 complaints about the engine of the 2014 Ford Focus, 17% of the 2,606 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,000 miles. 18 of these say a crash was involved and 8 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“My transmission stopped engaging as I was turning into my parking space at home after a 150-mile trip.I was in motion. The engine raced. I let off the gas pedal. I turned off the engine, thinking it might be a software glitch. When I tried to restart the engine, nothing happened. I had to push the car into the space with the transmission in neutral.”

NHTSA complaint #11271744, filed 2019-10, 51,000 miles

“We're just now finding out that there was a recall on our car that causes it to stall out while driving and now are cars in the shop and there are saying ithat the engine needs to be replaced, we where on a highway going at about 60-70 MPH at the most we heard a bang come from the engine and a cloud of smoke pourd out from behind us, t”

NHTSA complaint #11166653, filed 2019-01, 60,000 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

“The capless gas tank is trapping air, causing the car to burp and sometimes turning engine off even when driving. This has happened numerous times in the last 8 months. But more frequently lately. I was driving down the interstate and my engine cut off from it. Went to get it checked out and the service centers keep giving me the same response everywhere.”

NHTSA complaint #11061968, filed 2018-01, 100,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201823228%
201723026%
201623420%
201517317%
201444217%
201334416%
201247513%
201133%
20104215%
2009167%
2008146%
200762%
200621%
2005112%
2004133%
2003182%
2002162%
2001322%
2000160%

Other parts of the 2014 Ford Focus

Transmission and drivetrain
1,576 complaintsFuel system
354 complaintsOther or unknown
280 complaintsElectrical system
245 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.

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