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2017 Ford Focus Brakes Problems

6 owner-reported brakes complaints from NHTSA data

6
Complaints
1
Crashes
Jan 2026Jul 2025
Date Range

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

Owner Complaints (6)

highSERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Jan 2026

You were told by Valley Ford of Columbus, Ohio that a safety-related part was in stock, so you made two separate trips to the dealership and took time off work. Both times, you were told upon arrival that the part was not actually available. You continued driving your vehicle without this safety repair for an extended period, and when you contacted another dealership (Germain Ford), you learned the part could take up to eight weeks to obtain. The repeated misinformation delayed your ability to complete a needed safety repair and kept you driving in a potentially unsafe condition. Resolving this issue will require obtaining the unavailable safety-related part and having it installed at a dealership.

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NHTSA #: 11713003
mediumSERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Jul 2025

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NHTSA #: 11677025
mediumSERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Filed: Jan 2025

Car has loss of power, loss of power brakes, low engine oil pressure. Current recall 23S64 does not cover my vin but my car is experiencing the same issues. My car is in the same date range and has the same engine. Car was diagnosed with bad oil pump/belt. I have contacted Ford multiple times about having my car included in recall with no resolution.

NHTSA #: 11639144
mediumSERVICE BRAKES
CrashFiled: Jul 2018

WHILE TRAVELLING AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OR A TWO LANE CITY STREET, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP, HOWEVER, WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY RELEASED AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. I TRIED TO AVOID THE VEHICLE BY TURNING TO MY RIGHT, BUT I WAS TOO CLOSE AND HIT THE RIGHT BACK BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING EXTREME DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALLED THE CAR.

NHTSA #: 11111310
mediumSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN
Filed: Jul 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE, THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE MANUALLY PULLED BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KLABEN FORD LINCOLN, INC. (1089 W MAIN ST, KENT, OH 44240, (330) 673-3139) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,026. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA #: 11105192
mediumSERVICE BRAKES
Filed: May 2018

THE REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM OCCASIONALLY CAUSES PROBLEMS WHEN ON BUMPY, SLIPPERY, OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE BRAKES APPEAR TO LOCK-UP, OR "SKIP" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE FORWARD ABRUPTLY. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT CAUSATION, HOWEVER I THINK IT MAY BE DUE TO THE CAR SWITCHING FROM REGENERATIVE TO FRICTION BRAKING. THIS FORM REQUIRES A DATE AND MILEAGE ENTRY, HOWEVER I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I AM BRAKING ON LESS THAN PERFECT PAVEMENT.

NHTSA #: 11097269

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