2014 Ford Focus electronic stability control (esc) problems
37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2014 Ford Focus — 1% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Replaced transmission due to recall. Then their was a recall on the recall. Took car back stating the car still shutters and stutters. Supv stated you need to drive 2000 miles it will reset. Well here it is september.2020 car is still stuttering and shuttering when coming from stop to acceleration…”
filed Sep 23, 2020
“I started my car and began to drive. Two minutes after driving I was going 25 mph on a town street and my transmission fault light came on. I lost power and control of the car, almost getting hit by a large truck.”
filed Sep 17, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Focus years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Focus | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 Focus | 12 | 1% |
| 2015 Focus | 7 | 1% |
| 2013 Focus | 36 | 2% |
| 2012 Focus | 48 | 1% |
| 2011 Focus | 3 | 3% |
| 2010 Focus | 1 | 0% |
| 2007 Focus | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 Focus | 1 | 0% |
| 2005 Focus | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 Focus | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 Focus | 2 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2014 Ford Focus
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.