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2016 Ford Focus Cruise Control Problems

14 owner-reported cruise control complaints from NHTSA data

14
Complaints
1
Crashes
Jan 2019Nov 2018
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (14)

criticalVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Aug 2025

2016 Ford Focus, VIN: [XXX] Power Train: Automatic Transmission: Control Module (TCM) This complaint details a recurring and severe safety defect in our 2016 Ford Focus. The vehicle's Transmission Control Module (TCM) has failed twice, resulting in sudden, complete loss of power and dangerous stalling incidents at highway speeds.

NHTSA #: 11678722
criticalVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jul 2017

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. After depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The failure occurred without warning.

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NHTSA #: 11011643
criticalVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CrashFiled: Jun 2016

I bought my new car ford focus 2016 the vehicle was stopped completely and the car was in drive I did not hit the gas pedal, but the car started going back and forth, the car moved forward about 10 feet and I caused a crash. Miles 9,498 the car was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and nothing wrong was found.

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NHTSA #: 10877036
highVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Feb 2024

I tried taking out the car and It completely stalled and went into neutral when driving . Ford has a recall for ford focus 2014-2016 but apparently mines not one.

NHTSA #: 11573797
highVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Oct 2023

the car shut off doing 60mph it was very scary took it to mechanic it had 2 codes the check engine light was on they cleaned the throttle body it ran but was struggling and rough idling drove to work and it wanted to stall multiple times put it in neutral to get idle up at a light then it stalled at a light drove home very afraid that it would shut off again took to the same mechanic to explain what happened have appt for estimate to fix .

NHTSA #: 11549908
highVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Filed: Jul 2019

Canister purge valve, engine stall recall. I have been having this issue since I recieved the car febuary 2017.

NHTSA #: 11231711
highVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Nov 2018

When going from 1st gear to 2nd gear the engine/transmission struggles to change gear. Leaving you with a delay to accelerate which can cause injury & somewhat of a stall out while attempting to turn into traffic. It sounds as if the engine/transmission is going to drop out of the front of the vehicle.

NHTSA #: 11151134
highVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Filed: Feb 2018

Transmission failure loss of complete power jerking shaking complete shutdown of power while driving on freeway.

NHTSA #: 11074635
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Apr 2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated and then lunged forward abruptly. There was no warning light illuminated.

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NHTSA #: 11459585
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: May 2021

My car idles up high often and the car will speed up on it's own. When at a complete stop it struggles to stay on. Sometimes it will cut off.

NHTSA #: 11417862
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Aug 2020

I bought a used 2016 ford focus 4dr se at autocity el cajon on may 21, 2018 with odo: 45,141 and was under the manufacturer's warranty upon purchase for the price of $15,164.23. October 29, 2018- I received a mass email reminder from auto city to check if there are any known recalls under my car.

NHTSA #: 11352342
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jul 2019

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced and reprogrammed. Robert horne ford (3400 s tomahawk rd, apache junction, az 85119, (480) 508-8831) diagnosed the failure and was currently repairing the vehicle.

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NHTSA #: 11234218
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Filed: Jan 2019

When it's driving up a hill it's makes a sound where as the speed stays the same and do want increase. I believe it's the clutch is scraping when it runs. When driving same level does the same but sometimes unexpected.

NHTSA #: 11166680
lowVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jan 2017

East-bound on freeway traveling approx 65 MPH. On 3 different occasions the cruise control spontaneously turned on by itself. On those occasions I touched the brakes and the issue stopped.

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NHTSA #: 10947361

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