Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Ford Focus has 273 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
273
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | STEERING | Steering wheel became hard to turn and then no steering and steering loss Stop safely came on the in... |
| Feb 8, 2026 | STEERING | During recent freezing weather, upon starting the car and attempting to turn, I realized that the st... |
| Aug 16, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While driving, the electric power steering went out. I purchased this vehicle on Aug 15 2025 and t... |
| Dec 21, 2024 | STEERING | Power steering malfunction. Wheel not working on low temperature. |
| Jul 16, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Electrical Power Steering. While driving the steering suddenly locked up. There was no prior indic... |
| Jul 16, 2024 | STEERING | Power steering assist pump stopped intermittently, than stop completely |
| Jun 29, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | UNKNOWN |
| Mar 1, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | The vehicles power steering assist has failed and there are active recalls from the same manufacture... |
| Oct 20, 2023 | STEERING | The intermittent power steering issues are now permanent and it is extremely difficult to turn the w... |
| Aug 22, 2023 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclo... |
| Jul 27, 2023 | STEERING | I was driving when my power steering went out on the highway. Ford knows this is a problem. That was... |
| Apr 22, 2023 | STEERING | The steering wheel wants to lock up as you make a turn either left or right |
| Mar 9, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Electric power steering goes out without any warning. I took my car to the dealership to get rotors ... |
| Nov 19, 2022 | STEERING | The power steering randomly fails (it was raining each time) making it difficult to control the car.... |
| Oct 27, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately... |
| Oct 15, 2022 | STEERING | I have a 2013 Ford Focus Titanium with 92k miles and have been experiencing problems with my electri... |
| Oct 11, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, t... |
| Oct 9, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My Ford Focus has a Steering Assist Fault. It failed in October 2022, and now I'm having to pay for... |
| May 29, 2022 | STEERING | Power steering assist failure. On the freeway. Hard to steer. Then when I made it home (thankfully) ... |
| May 6, 2022 | STEERING | A few times i have been driving, or sometimes just started my car to drive and my steering would be ... |