Ford Focus / 2017
2017 Ford Focus problems
Owners have filed 1,182 complaints about the 2017 Ford Focus with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 38.2% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 19.3%.
Complaints1,182
Crashes28
Fires4
Injuries26
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 38.2% · 451
Engine 19.3% · 228
Fuel/propulsion system 9.8% · 116
Engine and engine cooling 6.9% · 81
Unknown or other 6.7% · 79
Fuel system, gasoline 5.2% · 61
Vehicle speed control 3.1% · 37
Electrical system 3.0% · 36
Severity
Of those complaints, 28 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 26 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 19 model years of the Ford Focus in this data, 2017 sits 10th by complaint volume. 2000 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 410 in the last three years against 393 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 52,900 miles.
In owners' own words
The transmission in my 2017 Ford Focus is slipping, shuttering, and jerking. It also will hesitate when accelerating. It has been to the Ford Maintenance Department at least 4 times to have the transmission âfixedâ. It will fail with 1000-10000 miles after it supposedly gets fixed. We have also been turned away from Ford, saying that nothing is wrong or itâs within fords criteria. This is not normal for a car! Power train
Just purchased this vehicle and it only had a little over 74,000 miles. The transmission is already slipping and from my research, this is a common, known issue by many Ford Focus owners. We took the car to the local Ford dealership and they would only repair it if we paid out of pocket even though thousands of customers have reported similar issues. We called Ford customer service and they would not help either. Power train
When attempting to shift into first gear the clutch was depressed and did not release leaving the car to coast to a stop in neutral. This occurred in a parking lot, while trailing >5 mph pulling back on the clutch did not release it and vertical was towed with it still fully depressed . Luckily this issued happened in a safe location, because this issue resulted in full loss of power being sent to the wheels. Power train · reported at 17,674 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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