2015 Ford Focus Engine Problems

We are experiencing the fuel tank evaporate issue where car shuts off while driving. We were not recalled specifically but now have car in shop waiting on the recall to be reopened as the conditions match the issue under the recall. We have had 3 incidents that could have ended up in a collision as car abruptly shuts down.

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 ford focus. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle began smoking without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over and the smoke and flames became more rampant.

The contact’s daughter owned a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while his wife was driving the vehicle 55 MPH on the highway, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact’s wife pulled off the roadway and the oil warning light illuminated.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the engine made an abnormally loud sound. There was no warning light illuminated.

My 2015 Ford Focus was operating without issue until one day in December the engine power significantly decreased. At that time, the oil pressure light came on as well as the check engine light. I stopped driving the car immediately and had it towed to a local Ford Dealership for inspection.

Transmission control module causing jerking, vibrating, and stalling out.

Car stalling while driving, cutting in and out, completely unable to drive with the risk of it randomly dying

On August 14th at approximately 2 pm my Ford Focus came to a complete stall at the intersection of Seymour Hwy and Brookes Ave in Wichita Falls, Texas. After several failed attempts to restart the vehicle it was pushed into a saver location and towed by Mike's Towing in WF to Quality Lube on Pearlie Drive also in WF.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated.

My car has a check engine light with code p1450. This problem occurred in 2019 and was addressed by reprogramming the pcm. In 2021 I got the same code and now the purge valve is stuck open.

While driving my car on the highway the engine suddenly lost power just imagine that with 2 kids in the back seat completely scary situation my car felt like I was driving a stick

I was driving to work on the highway at 70 MPH and the tachometer gauge started bouncing and the the engine shut off. Right before the engine shutoff it acted like the fuel was vapor locked and the engine was not receiving an adequate amount of fuel. The fuel gauge showed 1/2 tank of gasoline.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the vehicle stalled and restarted independently. The check engine warning light was illuminated.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. While driving at low speeds, the vehicle lost power and the tachometer increased to 800 rpms and then decreased. There were no warning indicators illuminated.

Had recall service done for fuel tank deformation issue or so the dealerships says. But after I the car back it seems to be running great but 5 miles down the road it stalls on me and fails to crank when it did it wouldnt continue to run or idle for long before stalling again. After 30 mo s or so of priming fuel pump and retrying and letting set.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. While driving 60 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact stated that the check engine indicator was illuminated.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. While driving on the highway, the engine stalled, the vehicle lost acceleration, and gradually slowed down until it was guided to the side of the road. Also, after the vehicle was refueled, it would not immediately restart.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. While driving at a low speed, the vehicle began to stall without warning. The stalling persisted for a few minutes before the vehicle began to operate smoothly again.

Bought ford focus 2015 on 02/25/2019 at drive time. During the process, they told me that there was a recall on the engine stalling but the issue didn't involve any further action. It only took me 3 weeks to start having engine stall while driving or at stop line without any caution warning.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the check engine indicator suddenly illuminated and the vehicle stalled and shut off. After stalling, the vehicle could not be restarted.

My engine constantly stalls when accelerating. This happens not only in low RPM use but also when I am on the freeway. The stalling makes my car shake and it is making driving extremely dangerous and I am constantly hesitant to have my family inside of my car.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. While the contact's daughter was driving at an unknown speed uphill, the vehicle stalled. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, it operated normally and could be driven safely.

Vehicle stalls while driving, regardless of speed and fuel level. Check engine light goes on and off regularly. Dealership claims nothing wrong but vehicle continues to stall.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. While driving various speeds, the check engine and oil indicators illuminated occasionally and the vehicle stalled on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failures.

While parked (stationary) I could not turn the engine off even though I pressed the on/off button. (the battery would drain down to zero. I could recharge it 100% but it would not hold the charge.) I brought it to ford service.

My car was driving very sluggish on 10/24/2018, I had my car towed 42 miles to the last ford dealerships that worked on my car last for a engine issue. After they did some test they said that my engine has blown due to the head gasket warped and the cylinders warped which caused coolant to leak into my engine.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. While driving 25 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart.

The ford focus stutters at startup when the engine is warm the car gets worse. The car will stall and is extremely dangerous. Ford has no fix they just tell me it is a manual transmission in an automatic car.

At 116,500 miles, the oil pump failed on my Ford Focus. This was verified by an auto repair shop. The car has the Ford ecoboost 1.0 engine. Ford has a recall on this engine with a build date of March 24, 2015 to May 4, 2018. My car was built on Aug 4, 2015 within the range of the recall. The recall states that cars with automatic transmission are included. My car has a manual 6 speed. I don't believe that the transmission has anything to do with the oil pump failure. The car "check engine" and "check oil" lights came on and there were multiple instances where the car stalled and I became stranded, often on busy roads. It has been well documented on the internet that Ford has had issues with this engine. I am not planning on repairing this car as the shop explained it probably will be in the range of $7000 which way more than the value of this car that is almost 10yrs old and 116500. The car is currently sitting in my garage non drivable with a scrap value of pennies compared what trade-in value or extend life of the car.

While sitting in my driveway my car just killed and wouldn't start again. Towed it to osseo ford and there is no compression in engine. They said the timing belt is in the oil and disintegrated and broke causing the engine to fail. I've got documentation from dealer. They have a recall on 2016.. why not 2015s? My car has 163,000 on it and its junk now because of the belt design and it being a common issue. Why does there have to be a law suit filled for ford to admit this and why only 2016 and newer.. why not all 1.0 ecoboosts with this issue. For this reason I will never buy ford again. Nor will my friends and family. Stand behind your issues ford!

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the instrument panel illuminated; however, the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer and the contact was waiting the diagnostic report. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The car keeps stalling and losing power while driving. There is no warning sign. Can cause accident if this keeps happening.Is not the first time.

My vehicle stop from running on a red light and it wouldn’t go forward or backwards

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine compartment before the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to coast to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to restart. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the oil pump belt tensioner, resulting in damages to the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 70,000.

My vehicle is having the same issues as the recall associated with the 2016 ford focus with the 1 liter 3-cylinder turbo engine with the oil pump tensioner. I am not sure why this recall is not associated with my vehicle.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds in a parking area, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 155,000.

The contact's husband owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while he was driving to work at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle started running rough with the check engine and low oil pressure warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that her husband drove the vehicle back to the residence. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the oil pump had failed and needed to be replaced; however, the parts to complete the repair were not available. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the VIN was not included. The contact informed the manufacturer of the issue and was informed that the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the low oil pressure warning light illuminated, and the vehicle jerked and made abnormal sounds. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the oil pump drive belt failure had caused the engine to fail. The dealer determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving approximately 45 MPH and coming to a stop, the driver became aware that the vehicle was losing motive power. The contact stated while the driver was driving from a complete stop, the vehicle stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The driver was able to pull over to the side of the road, on the gravel. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to FAS Auto Repair, where it was diagnosed and determined that an oil pump failure had caused the engine to fail. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer, where the same assessment was made. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 92,770.

While sitting at an idle my car killed. Tried to restart and it sounded like the starter was spinning. Trailered it to a garage and was told the engine had no compression on any of the cylinders. Garage told me the wet belt most likely snapped and wrecked the engine! Car has approximately 170,000. Heard there was a ongoing law suit for these 1.0L ecoboost engines. Also have researched issues and saw there was a good will they are doing for this issue. 10 years or 150,000 miles and they would replace the engine. Don't understand the 150,000 cause most cars are not even broke in at that mileage. I think ford should have to repair or replace these engines, cause they have admitted the internal wet belt is the issue with so many failing engines at such low mileage!

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The failure occurred on several occasions; the vehicle was allowed to cool down for approximately 15 minutes before returning to normal operation. The check engine warning light along with several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer twice where the vehicle was diagnosed and received several unknown repairs. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to another dealer, Bob Maxey Ford (1833 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207); twice, where it was diagnosed and received several unknown repairs; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,676.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The failure occurred on several occasions and the vehicle was allowed to cool down for approximately 15 minutes before returning to normal operation. The check engine warning light along with several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer twice where the vehicle was diagnosed and received several unknown repairs. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to another dealer, Bob Maxey Ford (1833 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207) twice where it was diagnosed and received several unknown repairs; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,676.

There was already a recall performed on the vehicle for the purge valve being stuck open and a gas tank deformation. fast forward a few years and now the same issue is happening to the "repaired" parts. What are my options to have this recall correctly repaired?

Clutch issue. When the automatic transmission shifts between 1st and 2nd gear and then 3rd and 4th gear, the vehicle pauses and revs at very high rpm's. When placing the gear shifter into reverse gear the vehicle, at times, does not go into gear and stays still without reversing. After further research, I found documentation related to the Ford PowerShift Transmission Settlement which my 2015 Ford Focus is included in.

I recently took my car to the dealership for a recall or what they are calling an extended warranty (19N08 Transmission Clutch Shudder- Transmission Clutch Warranty Extension). Unfortunately, my car does have the recall/extended warranty issue. The issue is it is outside the 7 years of 100,000 miles warranty. I have called Ford and opened a case # with them. I am begging you guys to extend this warranty to 10 years or 150,000 miles. I am a single parent and this is my [XXX] son's car. We bought it at 103,000 miles. The older gentleman we bought it from told us about the shuttering, but he did not realize that the shuttering was due to a recall. Please extend this warranty/recall parameters as from my research others are having the same issue still. Thank you for your time!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The engine failed while driving on a state highway. No one was hurt and the driver was able to get the car off the road. The only indication was the check engine light came on and the car lost all power.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode. The contact stated that there were metal fragments in the oil.

Car shudders while driving and now will not go into reverse. I have under 50,000 miles on the car. I have not had this seen by a mechanic yet.

While accelerating from a stop at a red light, engine shuddered and almost died out in the middle of the intersection. Check engine light came on. Drove carefully for a few more minutes to work.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle was shaking and made an abnormal sound after refueling. The check engine warning light was illuminated.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH in traffic, the air condition vents started to blow hot air inside the vehicle. The contact stated that the engine overheated, and the “Pull Over Safely” message was displayed.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle decelerated, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull over on the side of the road.

Was driving the vehicle and saw that the vehicle was losing coolant change the coolant reservoir and the replaced both of the heater hose, all of a sudden it was still losing coolant but I was always topping it out with coolant. Until the day that it gave out

after fueling the 2015 ford focus.Car is very hard to start and when it does start engine runs rough spits and sputters.Check engine light is on had diagnostic done, code was evap problem. was told problem was canister purge valve. no recall that I know of on this issue.

My 2015 ford focus has continually stopped in traffic causing a safety risk to other drivers and myself. I've taken it in for recalls and repairs but the problem still exists. The front rail hp switch was replaced and the hp fuel pump was replaced too.

While driving my car or even allowing my car to idle it starts shaking and will shut off. Once it is off it is very hard to get and keep it started. Once I do get it started I have to rev the engine between 3k and 4k RPM just to get it to stop doing this.

My car appears to over heat while idled; sitting in the driveway and again waiting in a drive through. This had happened before over a year ago and it is happening again. I was told that it was a recall transmission issue and it was fixed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the evaporated purge vapor line was restricted or blocked.

When I press on the gas to accelerate after stopping at a stop sign or red light, (after I have driven the car a small distance) the car jerks and jumps and does not want to accelerate. I am not sure if this is coming from the transmission or not, but it worries me because I do not want to be stuck in the middle of an intersection because my car will not go.

Takata recall my cars transmission light is on and a message came up saying transmission at fault. Also when I would stop completely at a stop sign or red light the car would shudder and make a weird noise. I've been have trouble turning it on, I would have to jump start it every now and then.

Car constantly has issues stuttering when trying to accelerate. It causes shaking in the car and only lightly lessens when the gas tank is over halfway full and/or has a recent oil change. Already had a few parts replaced concerning the cpv because the gas pedal ceased functioning whilst driving on the interstate.

Engine overheated at 56478 miles with no warning 1.0 liter three cylinder. Driving 70 MPH and temp gages went into red without any advanced warning pulled over.

I took my focus in for an oil change and was informed that the front timing cover has a leak the car has only 39068 miles on it but I have a friend who has the same vehicle and said she experienced the same problem had 41k miles

2015 ford focus. Consumer writes in regards to illuminated check engine light. *ld consumer sent additional correspondence.

The engine is starting to leak oil. The service writer did state it's a common problem with these cars.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. On numerous occasions, the check engine indicator illuminated and the vehicle shuddered. The dealer made several attempts to change the coil packs, but the failure recurred.

Vehicle looses all power while driving on freeway. Gas guage inaccurate, after filling gas and driving 150 miles it is out of gas without warning and will loose power under any operating condition. This has happened numerous times.

This car cut off while driving it has been taken to the ford place in covington georgia the problem is still here almost cost me my life cut while entering into traffic it happen often I am paying on this car my job close do to covid I need this car to run better so I can work

The clutch actuator circuit-p0902 gave out again within a year of its last recall

Car would shutter than stop running while it was in motion. The oil light and battery light would come on. Only once the engine light came on.

When I drive for more that 20 minutes, my car will start dying without warning. I can then put it in park and start the car, which it will then start up and I can drive for about another minute and it will die again. It will do this over and over unless I stop driving and let the car 'rest' for at least 30 minutes.

Takata recall, my car just starts to lose break fluid real quick and now the engine has been over heating for the past couple days and it has started off of know where. I've been keeping up with the maintenance and it has been messing up lately. It's a practally brand new car with very low mileage I've had it for 7 months and it's been giving me a lot of problems.