2016 FORD FOCUS Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

12 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electronic Stability Control Esc Issues in the 2016 FORD FOCUS

12 electronic stability control esc complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 FORD FOCUS. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.

12
Complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

All Electronic Stability Control Esc Complaints

#11326104 |
LOST POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. CODE SAID TURBO CHARGE BOOST; GAVE # TO DEALER. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER $150 TO DIAGNOSE & GET THE AME CODE AS MY MECHANIC! I HAVE BEEN CALLING TO CHECK ON A RECALL COLOR A KIT THAT BEEN RECALLED AT LEAST ON THE LAST 2 YEAR'S MODELS! THEY LOOKED AT MY CAR 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE IN JAN. 2019 BUT COULD FIND NO PROBLEM (CAR WAS STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY THEN). WHEN I TOOK CAR TO DEALER TODAY, 1ST QUESTION WAS WHETHER I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY! COULD NOT FIND INFO BY GOOGLING IT! THIS SITE RECOMMENDED BY MY MECHANIC. HE HAS 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE @ A DEALER! #128124;#128149;#128099; AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATED, I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SEMI ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH! RISK PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY & INTERSTATE WITH NO POWER TO ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH!!! DANGEROUS!!!...
#11306332 |
FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2016 FORD FOCUS HAS STALLED UPON NEARLY ALL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. ON JANUARY, 17 2020 I RETURNED TO MY CAR FROM THE LIBRARY IN IRVINE, CA TO DISCOVER THAT UPON TURNING THE IGNITION, THE CAR DID NOT START. I TRIED A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT ON ONE TIME AND STOPPED, THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD LIT UP, THE MEDIA SCREEN LIT UP AND THE INTERIOR CAR LIGHTS CAME ON. I CALLED AAA, MY INSURANCE CARRIER, DESPITE IT NOT APPEARING TO BE A BATTERY ISSUE. THE REPRESENTATIVE STAYED ON THE PHONE WITH ME AFTER I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE AND TRIED TO SCHEDULE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I TRIED THE IGNITION ONE MORE TIME AND THE CAR STARTED. A NOTIFICATION ON THE DASH SCREEN APPEARED READING "TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED" AND REMAINED ON THE SCREEN FOR A SECOND BEFORE...
#11290571 |
CAR WAS ON CRUISE CTL, THEN JUST WHEN INCREASING SPEED, WAS GOING 30 THEN WHEN TTO 80 BEFORE I CANCEL IT, WAS DRIVING 60 CAR AUTO WHEN TO 30, TRANSMISSION SERVICE COMES UP NOW AND TEN
#11279251 | Fire
ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE 2 WEEKS AFTER SERVICE DEPT AT VIC BAILEY FORD REPLACED. INCIDENT REPORT. TOTAL LOSS AND LAWSUIT COMING IF NOT COMPENSATED FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. ENGINE IGNITED WITH ME IN VEHICLE! SERVICE BAY RELEASED CAR TO ME 2 WEEKS AGO. TOLD THEM WAS NOT FIXED FOR 2 WEEKS WAITED ON APPT. OIL LIGHT CAME ON AFTER DROPPING OF DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. MULTIPLE WITNESSES AND VIDEOS OF FIRE UNDER CAR AND THEN BLEW DUE TO HEAT SOURCE WHICH WAS ALL SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND PULLED OVER AS SOON AS OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND I SMELLED SMOKE. TURNED INTO NEAREST PARKING LOT OFF HIGHWAY 221, SPARTANBURG SC. ROEBUCK FIRE DEPT RESPONDED. WILL NOT DRIVER A VEHICLE FROM FORD EVER AGAIN!
#11268801 |
MY 2016 FORD FOCUS SE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY AND THE ENGINE STUDDERS AND MAKES LOUD NOISES WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT, YET THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE.
#11221625 |
MY VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING SOUND LIKE TGE FLOOR IS GOING TO FALL OUT , MY GAS TELL ME IM 50 MILES UNTILL EMPTY AND I RUN OUT ALSO WHEN I TURN MY CAR MAKES A LIKE A SCRECH SOUND AND ALSO SHAKES AT THE SAME TIME. MY CAR IS GETTING DO HOT ITS MELTING THR PLASTIC AND TIRE COVERS TO WHERE ITS RUBBING ON MY TIRES. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO CATCH SPPED SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE.
#11186688 | Crash
I PURCHASE A 2016 FORD FOCUS TODAY AND THERE'S ONE OPEN RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THE TAKATA RECALL AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT SOUNDS DANGEROUS FROM THE RESEARCH I DID ON THE RECALL. PLUS I HAVE MY 1ST CAR WRECK A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED OUT. I WANT TO BE SAFE BEHIND THE WHEEL AND I HAVE A LITTLE BOY; WHO WILL BE A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE I DON'T WANT MY CAR TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT AND MY SON GET HURT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
#11166664 |
OVERHEATING
#11132954 |
STEERING ASSIST FAULT. HARD TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY IT WAS WHEN STARTING IT THIS MORNING
#11123035 |
MY VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING DURING ACCELERATION JUMP DURING DECELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILED WARNING. VEHICLE STOPPED CHANGING INTO FINAL GEAR AND PROLONGED OTHER SHIFTING SO TO 3500RNPIR MORE.THESE ACTIONS OCCURRED ON REGULAR STREETS AND HIGHWAY AS WELL.
#11109786 |
WHEN I CUT OFF THE CAR AND HEN GOT BACK IN EVERYTHING WAS DEAD NOTHING WOULD COME ON WOULD NOT EVEN COME OUT OF PARK IT WOULD NO DO ANYTHIMG
#10909495 |
WHEN THE CAR STARTS, IT DISPLAYS SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNING MESSAGES AND CHIMES, INDICATING MALFUNCTIONING AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND HILL START ASSIST (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED A FAULTY RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE (RCM) AND SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE MODULE IS REPLACED. THAT WAS TWO MONTHS AGO, AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL HASN'T FOUND THE REPLACEMENT PART.

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