general problems of the 2011 Ford Focus

Door ajar light stays on constantly even when the car is not in use. The sensor will go off while driving and unlock all doors, even if the child safety feature is activated. Because of this message the dome(map) light on the inside of the car will randomly turn on and off. This also causes the battery to drain.

My car has had problems with a mystery battery drain for two years. Since March of 2019 it has been stalling at stop lights seems to happen when the rpm needle drops. In the winter of 2018 I had issues twice where I tried accelerating and the mph needle wouldn't move past 20 it did eventually speed up with me not pressing the gas pedal I also had a hard time breaking when this happened.

Ford Focus 2011, ignition key tumbler failure, can not start car. Tumbler in ignition not working, told I need to replace and reprogram car, can only be done by dealer. Checked on line, this is a common problem, no recall found, why not. I was at the mall xmas shopping, had to have car towed.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Focus. When the driver was attempting to unlock the doors, the front locks automatically lifted up, but the rear locks remained inside the doors. All four doors were not able to be opened. The driver attempted to lift the rear locks, but the knobs for the door locks were located. The driver was unable to manually lift the knobs due to them being inside the door panel. The driver had to roll down the windows in order to get out of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer (windell Ford) who informed the contact that there was no recall on the vehicle. The dealer diagnosed that all locks failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the fact that the locks could not be manually disengaged was not a safety issue. The approximate failure mileage was 92,046.

The right power window goes up and down severly slow, during this action the window emits an electrical wire burning smell. (both stationary and moving) out side temp was 24 degrees, speed was approx 5mph.

Drivers low beam headlight does not work due to failure in under dash fuse box/ Smart juction box.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 75 mph, the cruise control was engaged, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to stop. The cruise control failed to disengage. The contact lost control of the vehicle, and crashed into the vehicle ahead. The drivers side air bag deployed. The passengers in the other vehicle sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000. Mf.

The electrical components are not registering correctly. The odometer and the miles to empty do not agree. The ac will cut off then back on. The wiper blades will only work on high but later correct. The miles per gallon are not correct. It will register 34. 8 to 22. 0 sitting still panel lights went off when I turned headlamps on high later in the day it was alright. These problems have been on going for 2 years. I have had it to Ford motor on 11/8/2013 and 11/4/15.

Upon entering a school zone and decelerating to 35 mph, while entering into a left curve the power steering locked up preventing the turn into the curve. This resulted in the vehicle running off the road and hitting a road sign causing damage to the passenger mirror and right rear door and quarter panel.

I have a serious electrical problem in my Ford Focus 2011. During the day time the dash lights that are supposed to come on at night when you cut the lights on come on during the day time and won't cut off which causes the battery in my car to go dead. I've already replaced my car battery twice because of this problem. I have to beat on my car for it to cut on and lately that hasn't been working at all. Another problem I'm having is that the car says that the trunk is ajar when it's closed and the rear door is ajar when it's closed, the emergency break is on when it's not. My car cuts off every time I stop. Everything in the dash cuts off and freezes so I won't be able to tell if I need gas or how fast I'm going. Both car keys aren't being recognized by my car. I've repetedly called the dealership that I got my car from and they keep telling me to come on Saturday and when I get there they say they don't have any mechanics available. I've called triple aaa every other day to jump start my car and sometimes they can't get it started because the dash in my car won't cut on. My dash in my car doesn't cut on when I try to crank up my car my car doesn't start. Everything else comes on in my car but the dash. I went on vacation the day after I bought this car and I had to buy a new battery because of the electrical problem in my car and then it wasn't the battery that was the problem. I went on vacation to florida and if I didn't get the dash to come on I would've been stuck in florida. I've had this problem everyday since I bought this car on September 19, 2014.

A/c blows hot air and cold air . It has intermittent problem and I called Ford . Ford says my car is out of warranty and NHTSA has not ordered any recall. I told Ford NHTSA is always slow and behind the curve few years . I personally think it is a waste of time contacting NHTSA . Google Ford Focus intermittent a/c problem and lots of Ford Focus has same problem and NHTSA is sleep . I want my a/c fixed . Are you listening NHTSA ?.

I first began having problems with the turn switch going off then back on. Then at a later date the gas gage began to reflect varying messages. Air conditioner would stop running then begin again. I took it in to Ford garage but they could find nothing wrong with the electrical components. This was last November 8, 2013. I was told if the problem came up again to bring the car to the garage while the problem was happening. On April 6, 2014 the wiper blades would only operate on high but later that same day they would work in all positions. I called Ford garage and was told to bring the vehicle in while the problem was happening. This is impossible to do since the problems seem to keep correcting themselves.

Suddenly the power windows and power mirrors stopped working. My vehicle is a 2011 Ford Focus se and I don't believe I should be having these problems.

Right front & rear doors will not always unlock from inside or out. Cannot unlock rear door by pulling up on the door lock as it will not move. Lock issues are difficult to diagnose because it is sporadic. Radio speakers on left side come one & off. Hesitates when accelerating.

This is the first report of 3 separate instances. Starting up from waiting at a signal light the system flashed "stop safely now". ( I had just touched the display screen to view the battery power. ) proceeding through a left turn and when getting to the curb the system shut down. At that point a complete turn off of the car was attempted which did not happen, with the display still being active. Repeated attempts finally completely shut down the system, which was then restarted normally. The other two instances occurred while backing out of the garage, and rounding a neighborhood turn.

Drivers side rear door lock froze up, would not unlock thru remote, drivers door switch or manually. Could not open door manually from either inside car or outside car, and could not lift door unlock up manually. After about 3 weeks started working again, and now works sporatically.

I have a 2011 Ford Focus and about a year ago the door locks started randomly sticking. The problem started with the driver door it would not unlock and now it is all the door locks. The problem is so bad I cannot even unlock the door manually. This is now a very unsafe condition so much so I will not put anyone in the back seat because if there is an accident I may not be able to get the passengers out of the car. I cannot depend on the locks at anytime. This week 06/02/2014 all the doors locked up not even the key would unlock the doors and we had to call for a tow service. I have taken the car to the dealer they said it was dust. I told the dealer it was the same problem my company vehicle had and it was a relay, they said not the problem. I took the car to the dealer today and they said they could not help until late July and told me to take the car home. I told the dealer the car is unsafe I got nothing from them, no help. This car is unsafe and someone is going to die before Ford does anything about the problem.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the interior lighting and the parking lights illuminated independently. The driver door ajar indicator illuminated without the door open. In addition, the contact was unable to start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was not available.

The back doors would pop open often, now we have to keep the pass, side door in the back locked becouse if we use it it wont stay closed. And now the pass, side door in the front wont unlock. We had it checked at a Ford dealership and they greased it. One thing that also happened was the paint was peeling when we first got it, they repainted the affected area.

My door locks on one or multiple doors failed to unlock by any means, repeatedly and intermittently. I did take it to the Ford dealer in twin falls, idaho and they wouldn't fix anything until I could prove it. I did drive to the dealer when it happened and they verified the problem when they attempted to unlock the doors and failed. I had to crawl out the window to get out. They replaced all of my door locks on warranty. Now I have 58k miles on my car, no warranty and I am having the same safety issue. The dealer said they would not fix the problem. If I were to wreck, or the car caught fire, how would I get my grand kids out of the car? how would I escape? would if my windows which are electrical failed also? I am locked in my car and so are my passengers. What ever parts they replaced under warranty aren't any better than the original ones.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Focus. The contact stated that when the lock button was depressed on the fobik key, the doors locked but when the unlock button was depressed the front and rear passenger side and rear driver side doors failed to unlock. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the front and rear passenger side and the rear drivers side doors lock without warning. In addition, when the vehicle was stopped, the doors failed to unlock. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was dirt in the locking mechanism. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred numerous times. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000.