2014 Ford Focus seat belts problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 2014 Ford Focus — 1% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Unable to control vehicle in light rain conditions. Steering took me straight off the highway into a steel wire fence. Totalled the car with massive front end damage. Seat belt did not lock. Knocked window out with head during impact. The ONLY airbag to deploy was the knee airbag, shooting the hard…”
filed Oct 6, 2023
“Check engine light came on yesterday out of nowhere. Car started jerking bad as I took off. Slowly but getting worse til I had to stop. Then didn't wanna crank back up. Strange. So we hear a loud ticking noise .. This is with keys out of the car ignition.... I put keys in , still nothing…”
filed Oct 23, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Seat Belts problems in other Focus years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Focus | 2 | 0% |
| 2017 Focus | 5 | 1% |
| 2016 Focus | 4 | 0% |
| 2015 Focus | 6 | 1% |
| 2013 Focus | 18 | 1% |
| 2012 Focus | 43 | 1% |
| 2011 Focus | 3 | 3% |
| 2010 Focus | 3 | 1% |
| 2009 Focus | 4 | 2% |
| 2008 Focus | 8 | 3% |
| 2007 Focus | 12 | 3% |
| 2006 Focus | 4 | 2% |
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.