Trunk Lid Latch Problems of Ford Focus

Ford Focus owners have reported 6 problems related to trunk lid latch (under the latches/locks/linkage category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the Focus.

1 Trunk Lid Latch problem of the 2013 Ford Focus

Failure Date: 07/17/2023

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the trunk independently unlatched. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

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2 Trunk Lid Latch problem of the 2014 Ford Focus

Failure Date: 03/21/2023

Trunk will randomly open while at a high rate of speed. Has happened several times while driving on the highway it will just pop open for no reason.

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3 Trunk Lid Latch problem of the 2014 Ford Focus

Failure Date: 02/13/2022

Truck latch is worn down and does not work properly you have to slam truck to close and push. When opening truck you have to push down on truck to open. Back up camera does not work and wiring is messed up.

4 Trunk Lid Latch problem of the 2013 Ford Focus

Failure Date: 01/03/2022

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving his numerous times , his vehicles trunk will automatically open. The contact stated that he has contacted the dealer several times to have the failure repaired however he was advised that the parts to repair the trunk was not available. The contact stated the recent time that the failure occurred his trunk had open , causing him to run over something underneath his vehicle , which caused damage to the brakes and the axel. The contact stated that he now has to drive with a lock tie on the trunk of his vehicle to prevent it from opening automatically. The contact stated he has not contacted the manufacturer at this time. The mileage failure was 131,000.

5 Trunk Lid Latch problem of the 2013 Ford Focus

Failure Date: 11/01/2019

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the trunk intermittently failed to unlock while depressing the unlock button. The contact took the vehicle to the Ford store morgan hill (17045 condit rd, morgan hill, CA 95037) where he was informed that the vehicle had been previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 16v698000 (latches/locks/linkages, structure) and that he had to pay out of pocket for the repair. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and offered no further assistance. The vehicle had was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

6 Trunk Lid Latch problem of the 2013 Ford Focus

Failure Date: 04/16/2017

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the trunk inadvertently opened. The contact stated that on several occasions the trunk failed to open as needed. The contact also stated that the vehicle occasionally stalled while stopped at a stop sign or red light. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where the trunk was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under warranty. The failure mileage was unknown.


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