We have classified the 141 complaints from 2014 Ford Focus about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.
Engine continues to run after engine is shut off after parked for minutes or hours even with the key removed from the ignition. once vehicle does shut off the battery (brand new) will completely drain overnight. unknown...but ford did have a recall for this issue for over 433,000 vehicles but not this specific year model.
For at least the last three years the vehicle experienced short periods of non-starting. in october, 2019 the car would not start period. previous it was able to start after moving the shifter from park to drive and back and sometime using the remote start. the october issue required towing to north county ford in vista, ca. after five days, it was determined the transmission had failed and needed repalcement. after replacement the non-starting issue resolved, but in the last three weeks it has returned. i have not had any issues while the vehicle is moving.
My 16 year old daughter was driving in her 2014 ford focus se on the interstate. i was a passenger as she only has her learners permit. all the sudden she complained the vehicle was hard to steer. i saw her having a physically hard time steering the vehicle. i looked at the dashboard and saw the power steering assist failure indicator icon (electronic power assist steering - epas)activated on the dashboard. my daughter continued to struggle to maintain the vehicle safely due to the power steering issue. she drove to the nearest exit which was even worse than the highway. she had trouble steering through the "s" turns on the exit ramp. she came to the intersection, luckily the light was green and she didn't have to stop to turn right, but it wasn't much help. while turning onto another two lane highway she almost hit the concrete medium due to the epas failure. watching her drive the vehicle reminded me when i drove my grandfathers old dodge dart; no power steering. i understand
The car's speakers, randomly and without any sort of predictability, let out and incredibly loud crackling/screeching/sound to the point of hurting your eardrums. it is very startling, it either persists and does not stop (sometimes for hours) or stops and sporadically returns. this issue has even caused me to jerk while driving as it is very loud and scary. turning volume down doesn't do anything, turning the sync system off doesn't do anything, this sometimes happens when the car is not even on (key isn't in ignition). it is a huge safety issue as this problem is so loud and unpredictable that it can certainly lead to a car accident. having read through a lot of online forums about this issue, i am not the only one having this problem.
Tcm replaced 66,550, clutch pack replaced 68,148, and complete communication failure between the throttle and transmission, tonight at 82,000 miles, i fully opened the throttle pedal down, and transmission failed to give me any acceleration for 3-5 seconds.this almost caused a bad situation tonight. radiator replaced at 77,600, coolant still drops to the min- line. no reasoning on where the coolant is going.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. after the contact pressed the push start button to shut off the vehicle, it did not shut off. the vehicle eventually turned off independently after a few minutes. there were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. the manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 68,000.
Car will not recognize key and they tried to replace the body control module and now my car is just dead
Radio has interior short that caused loud cracking noise with key in or out. radio ended up not working at all, cracking even happened with radio not working. called car audio shop, owner laughed and said he fixes 6 to 12 of these a year. noise could cause accident by surprising the driver.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. on june 15, 2017, the horn was repaired by mike bass ford (5050 detroit rd, sheffield, oh 44035). approximately six months later, the horn stopped working. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired again. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 67,000.
Vehicle exhibits shifting problems in low gears (starting out from stop); loss of power, check engine light turns on, transmission overheating error message is displayed on dash
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. the contact stated that the horn was inoperable. the electrical fuse was replaced, but the failure continued. the cause of the failure was not determined. the local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 82,000.
Car will show "stop safely now" warning and completely shut off all controls at highway speeds. that car does not allow you to move it out of the fast lane or any lane. there is no way to move the car to safety once the warning activates. very dangerous situation.
Tried sounding the horn due to another vehicle running a red light in my immediate path. horn was inoperative. being a skilled technician, i troubleshot the issue down to the horn itself, as both the fuse and relay were serviceable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. while driving at any speed, the gear shifted out of first gear and an unknown warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle stalled and was towed to the contact's residence. the vehicle failed to start and was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the computer system failed and the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failures. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was not provided.
Doesn't drive or go in reverse was at a red light it didn't want to drive off almost caused a wreck