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2013 Ford Focus Electric fuel/propulsion system problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2013 Ford Focus Electric22% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
22%
share of all complaints
4,171 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I bought this car at honda in arlington off of 20 hwy in 2013 I took it back when I bought it that was pre used , and then it seem like they did not want it back and never want to fix it . And the trans mission is not want to put due to a loud noise, and then the truck want open and the light…

    filed Nov 28, 2017

  • While driving the vehicle, a loud chime sounded, with a red triangle saying, "stop safely now" as well as a yellow "see manual" indication. This was very dangerous because it was sudden and while driving. The car lost all power and I had to attempt to pull of the street so I wouldn't cause an…

    filed Aug 20, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Focus Electric years

YearReportsShare
2014 Focus Electric1120%
2012 Focus Electric39%
Focus Electric fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

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.