2013 Ford Focus Electric engine problems

Filed Nov 30, 2018 · Engine · 41,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus electric. While driving 55 MPH, the stop engine now warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to vancouver auto group (6804 ne 40th st, vancouver, wa 98661, 360‑992‑7285) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. Repairs were made, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.

Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Engine · IN

Takata recall. The transmission has been slipping so when I drive it jerks and feels as if it doesn't want to go. I was told by a mechanic that it was becaus there's a manual transmission and it's supposed to be unserviceable. I was going to a least get the fluid changed in the transmission but there's nondipstick and I was told it's not supposed to be changed and it's the transmission. I was told by more than one person that the transmission is slipping and I've only owned this year for a year and a half and own 10,000 on it.

Filed Sep 13, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 63,580 miles · IA

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Filed Jul 14, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 20,900 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus electric. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the engine stalled. After restarting, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure recurred three times. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v523000 (power train). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,900.

Filed Aug 27, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 19,500 miles · CA

While making a left turn and accelerating out of the turn the engine, power train and breaking system stopped working. The vehicle stopped dead in the street. The dash displayed "stop safely now" and a yellow warning light symbol of a wrench appeared. I took several attempts to restart using various methods the vehicle finally reset and started.

Filed Jan 21, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 5,700 miles · CA

While traveling down the freeway, decelerating to change lanes the stop safely now message appeared and the car lost power. This is a re-occurrence and the dealer is working to resolve it.

Filed May 22, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 12,200 miles · GA

Focus electric bev (not hybrid) - while driving at any speed, warning indication lights up on dash stating "stop safely now". The car has no power to accelerate anymore. The only control the driver has is to brake or pull over. On freeways or other highway with traffic when this occurs this is extremely dangerous as another vehicle can plow into the back of the car because you cannot accelerate and you may not be able to pull over if there is a curb or in a lane other than the right. This is very dangerous especially at night. Understand that the car has no power and you cannot use the accelerator at all unexpectedly. The only thing you can do is brake and/or steer based on the momentum of the car at the time of the warning. You cannot clear the issue until you come to a complete stop. Turn the car off by pressing the ignition button, waiting a minute or two, then starting the car back. At that time, it may or may not work. Sometimes when this procedure does work, you may only get a mile or two down the road before it does it again. This first occurred on april 17/18 and taken to a dealer to repair on a current recall notice of which symptoms include the car "losing power" among other related reasons. At the time, this event did occur and I explained that to the dealer and they informed me it would be taken care of with the recall repair. After receiving the car back, it happened again on april 29. It was taken to a different dealer this time. They attempted to fix and gave me the car back the next day on april 30th. Upon leaving the dealer on the 30th, the problem occurred again on the away from the dealer less than 3 miles away. I returned the vehicle to the dealer and it happened 3 additional times in the 3 miles back to the dealer. The dealer continues to attempt repair and has not returned the car to me. I have ford and bbb case numbers..

Filed Jan 13, 2014 · Engine · 4,144 miles · CA

Today while at a intersection the focus electric started to go and then shut down again displaying the safely stop now message and the car was dead in the middle of a busy intersection. This has now happened numerous times and this one happened after the dealership performed the recall for the same thing. They also replaced the battery and some of the wiring at the recall visit due to multiple failure codes. This car is unsafe to drive and the last two times this has happened there was nearly a collision.

Filed Nov 7, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 5,700 miles · MD

Driving our electric ford focus to work when left-most display screen flashes, "stop safely now!" message at the same moment that all drive power is completely cut off. Coasted to a stop, turned the car off, waited a minute or so, and turned car back on. Fortunately this occurred at 5:30 am on a two lane road, shortly after leaving my home, and before entering the interstate.

Filed Oct 28, 2013 · Brakes, Engine · 5,800 miles · CA

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. She put the car into park and tried to turn it off (the interior electronics that are powered by the standard lead acid battery were all still on and functioning) and restart the motor, but the vehicle would not turn off. It was lucky it stopped before the intersection, if it had happened 3 seconds later it would have been perpendicular to traffic on a highway that's mostly trafficked by big rigs and delivery trucks and she very well could have been killed. There was no way for her to safely get out of the car, there was oncoming traffic and when there wasn't there were cars honking and swerving to the left and right of the vehicle. We had the vehicle towed to the dealership where they diagnosed the problem. It was a failed cooling pump so the vehicle shut down the battery pack and everything driven by it (ie steering brakes and the motor) to prevent overheating. This has not been the only cause of the "stop safely now" sign and shutting down the car. Instantly cutting off the driver from all the basic controls of a vehicle is a very dangerous way to deal with fault codes.