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2013 Ford Focus structure problems

83 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2013 Ford Focus4% of all complaints for this model year.

83
Structure complaints
4%
share of all complaints
51,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
4 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • This is the second failure of the door latch we’ve had. 1st time was drivers door. Today was passenger door. Ford dealers refuse to fix it. Carthage ford sold me the parts and I paid my mechanical c to fix the drivers door. $200 for the door latches $200 to install. Now I have to do the passenger…

    filed Jul 22, 2024

  • I took my ford focus 2013 into the ford dealership on june 2020. There was a recall for the door latches 20s30 code. The dealership said they took care of it. I just checked online and it s hasn t been fixed. It s been almost a year and we ve been driving it with a newborn baby not knowing that…

    filed May 15, 2021

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

Related service bulletins

  • For 2000-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, swapping a module from a vehicle for diagnosis purposes is likely to cause errors and is not recommended. It is also not recommended to order a replacement module using a vehicle…

    SSM 51536 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 4, 2023
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Structure problems in other Focus years

YearReportsShare
2018 Focus61%
2017 Focus71%
2016 Focus141%
2015 Focus162%
2014 Focus622%
2012 Focus3329%
2011 Focus1412%
2010 Focus248%
2009 Focus125%
2008 Focus4116%
2007 Focus246%
2006 Focus157%
Focus structure 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.