2013 Ford Focus Electric electrical system problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2013 Ford Focus Electric — 39% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus Electric. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start while the battery was fully charged. The message "Stop Safely Now" was displayed. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under Ford…”
filed Feb 26, 2024
“The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus Electric. The contact stated while turning off the vehicle, the lights and radio remained operational which resulted in the battery being drained. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not informed of the…”
filed Aug 5, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, there is no audible chime when the vehicle is operational and…Campaign 13V475000 · Oct 17, 2013
Related service bulletins
Some 2012-2016 Focus Electric vehicles built on 15-Sep-2011 and through 9-Dec-2015 may exhibit a Stop Safely Now message displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) message center. This may be due to either an…
TSB 20-2140 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 24, 2020Some 2012-2016 Focus Electric vehicles may abort the battery energy control module (BECM) on demand self-test but pass the network test. This is the result of a module software limitation and does not indicate an issue…
SSM 48243 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 4, 2019Some 2012-2018 Focus Electric, 2013-2017 C-Max Energi, and 2013-2018 Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) may exhibit the high voltage (HV) battery failing to charge while connected to the second…
tsb18-2216 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 20, 2018Some 2012-2014 Focus vehicles equipped with a 2.0L gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine may exhibit concerns of engine runs rough, crank no-start, loss of power, loss of engine RPM, and/or illuminated MIL with…
TSB18-2062 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 20, 2018Some 2012-2017 focus electric/2013-2017 cmax energi/fusion energi/2015-2017 mkc/mkz/2016-2017 mkx and 2017 continental vehicles operating with a 3g tcu on or before 16-jan-2017 may not respond to customers remote…
SSM 46371 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 9, 2017
Electrical System problems in other Focus Electric years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 Focus Electric | 29 | 53% |
| 2012 Focus Electric | 14 | 42% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 Ford Focus Electric
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.