2014 Ford Focus · symptom sheet
Wheel bearing, tires or wheels
- 28owner reports
- 19,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Apr 9, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
28 of the 2,452 complaints on this car describe wheels.
Tick what matches of 28 reports
Wheels on other Focus years
No other Focus model year has enough reports of wheels for a sheet of its own. See every Focus year.
What this problem usually is
This sheet gathers complaints about the parts that meet the road: tires that wear out early or blow out, wheels that crack or bend, lug nuts that come loose, and wheel bearings that start to hum. The median mileage owners give is about 21,000, among the lowest on the site, so many of these are fairly new cars.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the tires (22 reports) and the wheel (8 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the wheels covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the wheels on the Focus
Tire valve cracking. Closed apr 9, 2009.
Rear wheel bearing. Closed nov 8, 2002.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 10,364 and 50,500 miles, from the 21 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“I have the ford Focus 2014. And I noticed that the low battery is associated with warning signs such as low brake fluid, malfunctions of the wheel bearing resulting in too much noise of the vehicles. Causing the car to shake and off the speed limit your are driving.”
Filed Jan 28, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 28 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 565 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 156 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 134 reports
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- "Service Transmission" message or wrench light comes on 86 reports
- Loses power when accelerating 85 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 66 reports
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- Fuel pump failure 41 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 37 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 36 reports
- Transmission drops into neutral or downshifts on its own 34 reports
- Fuel smells, leaks, or the gauge reads wrong 30 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 28 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 28 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 27 reports