Ford C-MAX engine problems
21 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
365 owner complaints analyzed
12 distinct recall campaigns
53,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2013 to 2018 model years. Data snapshot: . 209 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
21 of 365 complaints match this topic (5.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10597744 · 2014-06-11 (June 11, 2014)
THE LOSS OF POWER INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 27, 2014, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF THE 405 FREEWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE 405 AND 5 FREEWAYS IN LOS ANGELES, CA. THE FORD C MAX 2013 SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM 70 MPH TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE CAR WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH READ: "STOP SAFELY". DUE TO THE COURTESY OF THE MANY DRIVERS ON THE FREEWAY AT 7 IN THE MORNING, THE CAR CROSSED 4 TO 5 LANES OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC, IN A LIMITED OPERATING MODE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AN HOUR, ENDING AT THE ON-RAMP FOR CARS ENTERING THE FREEWAY. TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,645 miles reported. Look up ODI 10597744 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10668308 · 2014-12-26 (December 26, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,400.
Owner-reported narrative. 3,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10668308 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10970452 · 2017-04-04 (April 4, 2017)
2013 CMAX SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE 2014 CMAX STEERING BOX RECALL. SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENIG... LOSS OF POWER STEERING, HARD TO CONTROL AT TIMES, CAR WOBBLES WHEN SWITCHING LANES.
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10970452 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11039187 · 2017-10-24 (October 24, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE IN THE GEARS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED SONORA FORD (13254 MONO WAY, SONORA, CA 95370; [phone removed]), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE BRIDGE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VERACOM FO…
Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11039187 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11051670 · 2017-12-01 (December 1, 2017)
UNABLE TO DRIVE CARE DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING (HAPPENED WHEN PARKED FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES -- WENT IN BUILDING TO PICK UP SON FROM DAYCARE, CAME OUT AND NO POWER STEERING WHEN I RESTARTED CAR). THIS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN A PROBLEM ON OTHER FORD MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR AND THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THOSE, BUT NOT FOR THE C-MAX. UNSURE IF THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, BUT IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC IF IT DID. CAR HAS 52000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED.
Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11051670 at NHTSA ↗