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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FADP3F21DL••••••2014 Ford FOCUS
This build draws 3.5× more complaints than the average 2014 Ford FOCUS build (70 vs 20).
70on this build
2428on the model
120builds in total
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 37Engine 13Steering 12Electrical System 10
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireMar 2022
The contact owned a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that she left her dog in the vehicle with the engine off and the windows partially open, as she entered her workplace. Approximately 30 minutes later, she was alerted that there was a vehicle on fire. She rushed outside to…
Power TrainNov 2025
Our 2013 ford focus has had the shudder clutch replaced 3 times in 4 years. We paid $2500 for them to replace the clutch, forks, and adjust the tcm module. Within a year it went again. They replaced under our warranty from the first fix. Then a year later, it went again,…
WheelsDec 2022
Tire lost pressure impossible to get lug nuts off . Tire dealer said all lugs nuts were defective and needed to be replaced. Couldn’t be done middle of road very dangerous 12/12 2022
SteeringMay 2022
A few times i have been driving, or sometimes just started my car to drive and my steering would be hard. Contacted Ford and was told that was normal. I Was driving a couple months with everything working properly and suddenly the Electronic steering is gone. Nearly caused an…
Unknown Or OtherMar 2022
Car won't go in gear when you come to stop, or in middle of driving on beltway and you can't get over. I almost caused several accidents, cause got stuck in middle of rd for 20 minutes. Lucky I had cones
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FADP3F21DL242555 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.