2014 Ford Focus Electric transmission problems

Filed Jul 17, 2019 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · FL

Transmission would not go after sitting at red light a light came on saying transmission default

Filed Apr 29, 2018 · Transmission · 36,000 miles · CA

The vehicle kicks forward during braking. It feels like this happens after a full charge the first time that the regenerative braking mechanism turns on. I have also experienced a strong kick when braking and going over a bumps, such as the bumps that are on lane dividers.

Filed Oct 11, 2017 · Electrical, Transmission · 18,000 miles · CA

On 4 separate occasions since purchasing this vehicle on 9/22/2017, the car while in motion has abruptly and unexpectedly lost all power and rolled to a complete stop. When this happens a warning indicator on the dash reads "stop safely now"! Once stopped, the car is unresponsive and cannot be turned off or restarted. Only after several minutes of waiting (5+ mins), the car responds again, allowing a restart. Thankfully, in all four instances, I have been traveling on city streets and have been able to pull to the side of the road safely, but this is a very dangerous situation, as the car loses all power and once stopped it will not respond.

Filed Aug 21, 2017 · Transmission · 73,744 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus electric. The contact stated that the vehicle shuttered and shook without warning. The vehicle was taken to willow book ford (7301 kingery highway, willowbrook, il) where it was diagnosed that the transmission was defective and the clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 73,744.

Filed Feb 6, 2017 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 14,279 miles · CA

Over the last 3 years, the vehicle displays "stop safely now" and all electrical systems shut off immediately after or soon after the message is displayed and the car has come to a complete stop. This occurs at low city speeds (20-30 MPH) as well as highway speeds (60-70 MPH) leaving the driver and it's occupants sitting vulnerable to being hit by moving traffic. This usually occurs while braking to slow or stop. This has happened 15-20 times over the last three years. We have brought in the car for service for this same problem 3-4 times each time being told that this is due to various reasons (harness, loose connections, faulty circuits, etc.). No fixes to date have permanently fixed the problem. Usually, the problem is temporarily resolved when the vehicle comes to stop, it's placed in "park" and the car turned off. After a minute or two, it can be restarted as normal. However, seeing as though this happens randomly at any speed, taking the workaround steps described is unacceptable on the highway or at intersections where car occupants can be struck at any moment by oncoming traffic given the frequency of the issue.

Filed Dec 10, 2016 · Transmission · 13,500 miles · AZ

While braking, the "stop safely now" message appears and once stopped, the car loses all motive power. Occurred first in nov 2015 and dealer replaced wiring harness. Problem recurred in oct. 2016 and dealer performed recall tsb. Problem recurred a 3rd time in nov 2016 and dealer was able to replicate failure while in for service. "repair" implemented did not resolve the problem as the car had 4th incident while driving off the dealer lot. Dealer currently has the car and is in communication with ford.

Filed Aug 9, 2016 · Steering, Transmission · MI

I did the update to the TCM but did not fix nothing my trans still messes up and around same time it started steering is getting stuck may be stearing pump ford will not help at all iv only owned car for a year soon as I got to 60000 miles it stared hesitate jerking I did update like it said 2 do it worked for like a hour then same problems but it got worse it's unsafe to drive and ford wants alot of money just to check it out again then I can barrely controle my car with the stearing wheel getting stuck and no 1 can figure out what's wrong

Filed Jul 26, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 4,000 miles · CA

I had yet another "stop safely now" warning in which the car completely lost power to the drivetrain while in motion. I had previously taken in the car for the recall in january and was told that would resolve the issue, but the problem has popped up again. This is a very dangerous thing to happen to have a car suddenly lose all power while driving in the middle of the road. Ford has clearly not fixed this problem yet.

Filed Jan 9, 2016 · Transmission · 3,189 miles · CA

I was backing out of my driveway in reverse when I received a "stop safely now" warning from the car. The car completely shut down power to the drivetrain and I was stalled in the middle of the road and unable to move. Luckily this was on a quiet street but if this happens on the freeway it could have been catastrophic.

Filed Oct 13, 2015 · Transmission · 19,500 miles · CA

19k miles and 2 years into having this car -- "stop safely now" shows up with a red triangle on the dashboard and the car suddenly loses power while driving. It happened to me on freeway with kids on board and was very scary. Ford would not help. My car is not on recall list though this is exact same issue reported on the federal safety agency website about this car. Dealer is super busy and I don't expect my car to be looked at for days. Its really frustrating to be held hostage on this, being stuck with no car to commute to my work without absolutely any fault of mine.