Electric propulsion system shut down while driving on westbound interstate 495 in queens county. Stop Safely Now (SSN) red warning light on the instrument cluster appeared and I was forced to coast down a hill in neutral. Unable to restart car and became stuck in side of parkway exit ramp. Car then had no power with 12v battery going dead just trying to keep radio on. Third time SSN light has come on while driving. First time while actually stuck in traffic that the car shut itself off.
Ford Focus Electric stalling problems
22 of the 181 owner complaints about the Ford Focus Electric describe engine stalls while driving, most of them for the 2013 model year.
- owner complaints
- 22
- worst model year
- 2013
- typical mileage
- 7,600
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
My vehicle experienced a stop safely now message while driving. Power were cut off and the vehicle stalled in moving traffic. My vehicle had done a recall on the power harness to address the stop safely now issue but I don't think the recall fixed it completely.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus electric. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the "stop safely now" warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle stalled. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice for diagnostic testing; however, the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 18,000.
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.
When I turned the car on the steering system fault message came on the dash and caused my steering wheel to lock up. I couldn't turn it at all. All I was able to do was drive straight but I was in the parking lot so I had to turn. After turning the car off and on after a couple of tries it eventually unlocked and I was able to drive again. However this was the first time this happened. I don't want it to happen while I'm in the car with my two children. Another issue that happens is when I pump gas in the car it seems to stalls once I drive like it wants to shut off but it doesn't.
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.
On tuesday, september 22, 2015, while my son was driving on the freeway at 65 MPH in the carpool lane, the car suddenly stalled on him and loss all power to the car. A message popped up on the dash in an orange triangle stated "stop safely now". Since he was in the carpool lane, he did not have enough time to get the car off to the side. He was stranded in a busy carpool lane and almost got rear end from behind when the car suddenly cut off all power and came to a stop. This has put my son in a great danger situation!!! He could have got rear ended and the stalling of the car could have caused a multi-cars accident in the carpool lane on the freeway. Somehow he managed to able to restart the car after turning the car on, off and opening the driver side door and closing it several time. The car continue to have the same problem on and off for the next couple of days. We finally got the car into ford dealership september 24, 2015. At the time of this report, ford dealership has not call me with a cause for the issue. I also noted that there was a recall for a similar issue that was issued from ford for the electric vehicle for model 2012 to 2014. The serviceman at ford dealership told me that my VIN number was not on that recall list yet my son still encountered the same issue that was described in the federal safety agency investigation report a couple of years ago. I dont think ford has done enough to correct this dangerous problem.
2013 focus electric. Was just heading to freeway when a warning displayed "stop safely now" a few seconds later the vechile power to motor stopped and vehicle was stalled in traffic with wife and grandchildren in car. Vehicle was on a full charge and 1 mile from startup.
"stop safely now" warning and motor shut down while driving on city roads. The car was pushed to a nearby parking lot. Has been at the dealership for nearly 2 months due to a backorder of a high voltage power cable. Ford has been unhelpful and is not taking responsibility for the part backorder. They are claiming the backorder is the manufacturer's responsibility and not their own.
Related recalls
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Which Ford Focus Electric years have engine stalls while driving problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2013 (8 complaints), 2014 (8 complaints) and 2012 (5 complaints).
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