2012 FORD FOCUS Electrical System Problems

NOW WHEN I START MY CAR, THE MUSIC MAY PLAY FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND THEN THE LOUD POPPING TAKES OVER. WHETHER THE VOLUME IS ON "1" OR "10" THE NOISE IS JUST AS LOUD AND STARTLING. I WOULD SIMPLY TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE STEREO, BUT THIS DID NOT SEEM TO ALLEVIATE ANYTHING. ALTHOUGH NOT AS CONSISTENT, THE NOISE SEEMS TO INTERMITTENTLY COME EVEN IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY NOT IN THE IGNITION. AS STATED, THIS NOISE IS VERY LOUD AND STARTLING. IT STARTLED ME ENOUGH THAT I ACCIDENTALLY JERKED THE WHEEL OUT OF REFLEX WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY. MUSIC IS A LUXURY, BUT HAVING THE CRAP SCARED OUT OF YOU BY YOUR OWN CAR WHILE DRIVING IS A GIANT SAFETY ISSUE!!

HORN ON MY CAR AND THE ALARM SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK, THIS IS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE HORN ON MY 2012 FOCUS. FORD REFUSED TO REPAIR OR ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. REPORTED THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TO FORD IN 2013-2019. THIS CAR HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, TRANSMISSION REPAIRED ATLEAST 4 TIMES.

TAKATA RECALL: TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE, BATTERY, AND OIL SENSOR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. HINES PARK FORD (56558 PONTIAC TRL, NEW HUDSON, MI) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURES. SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS MY WIFE AND I STARTED THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND WARNING ON THE DASH INDICATED STEERING FAILURE. SOMETIMES TWO OR MORE RESTARTS WERE REQUIRED BEFORE THE WARNING WENT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. ALTHOUGH IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. MY RESEARCH ON THIS FAILURE SHOWED THAT ITS HIGHLY POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. FARTHER RESEARCH SHOWS THAT REPAIRS COULD COST AS MUCH AS $2,200.00

SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND YOU GO TO BACK UP OR EVEN PULL IN TO PARK THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO TURN IT. THE RADIO MAKES THIS HORRIBLE LOUD CRACKLING NOISE AND IMPOSES A TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SPEAKERS CUT ON AND OFF WITHOUT YOU EVER TOUCHING THE STEREO SYSTEM, I FEEL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SENSITIVE HEARING OR EVEN THE ELDERLY IF IT HAPPENS TO THEM BECAUSE IT IS HORRIBLY LOUD AND EVEN WITH THE RADIO OFF IT STILL POPS AND SQUEAKS, ALSO THE CANISTER PURGE I JUST SPENT 700 LAST YEAR REPLACING FUEL PUMP RELAY SWITCH CAR JUST CUT OFF GOING DOWN THE 4OAD AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP

WHEN DRIVING THE RADIO WOULD DO ONE LOUD SNAP AND STOP WORKING. IF I RESTARTED THE CAR IT WOULD WORK AGAIN, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER UPON RESTART. NOW THE RADIO JUST WON'T WORK. IT CRACKLES AND CREATES VERY LOUD NOISES THROUGH THE SPEAKERS EVEN WHEN THE CAR ISN'T ON AND THE KEYS AREN'T EVEN IN THE CAR. IT SCARES ME WHILE I AM DRIVING AND DOES NOT STOP. I NOW HAVE NO RADIO TOO. IT SOMETIMES TURNS ON BUT DOESN'T PLAY ANYTHING, BUT OTHER TIMES DOESN'T EVEN DO THAT. THE NOISES DON'T STOP THE ENTIRE TIME I'M DRIVING. IT IS GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WAS MAKING VERY LOUD CRACKING NOISES AS IF IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY RADIO. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE IT WAS STILL MAKING THE LOUD STATIC POPPING NOISES EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND RADIO OFF. WHEN THE STOCK RADIO WAS REMOVED IT WAS VERY HOT AND SEEMED AS IF IT WAS ON THE VERGE OF STARTING A FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED OFTEN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND THE RPMS SEIZED. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS CALLED AND THEY INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE MAIN NEGATIVE TERMINAL UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC, BUT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE AN UNKNOWN FORD PART WAS NEEDED. HARRIS FORD (3710 VAN DYKE RD, NEWPORT, AR 72112, (870) 523-5559) WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TAKATA RECALL. FIRST THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WAY TO FIX IT. THEY RANDOMLY CUT OFF AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. NEXT, THE CAR WILL SHUTTER AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WILL NO LONGER START. ALL THE INCIDENTS WERE ON A HIGHWAY IN VALDOSTA GEORGIA.

A LOUD ABRUPT THUMP(S) AND/OR HIGH PITCHED SCREECHING SOUNDS COME FROM THE SOUND SYSTEM SPEAKERS. THIS OCCURS WITH THE RADIO IN THE "ON" OR "OFF" POSITION AND MAY LAST A FEW SECONDS UP TO MINUTES. THE SOUND IS VERY LOUD AND UNCONTROLLABLE. THE RADIO IS UNRESPONSIVE DURING AND AFTER THE NOISE (USUALLY REQUIRING AN ENGINE RESTART). THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE LEVEL AND SUDDENESS CAUSES AN IMMEDIATE DEFENSIVE POSTURE JUST AS IF I HAD BEEN STRUCK FROM OUT OF NOWHERE. NOT ONLY THAT, IT IS ABUSIVE. IT REALLY RATTLES THE NERVES. THE ONLY SURE WAY TO CONTROL IT IS TO DISCONNECT THE RADIO.

BOUGHT 2012 FORD FOCUS ON 3/2016. 5/2016 TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR STUCK WINDOW D/T BAD MOTOR AND REPROGRAMMING OF TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. 7/2016 CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL, COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP AGAIN...TRANSMISSION COMPUTER/MODULE REPLACED. 12/2018 CAR STALLED YET AGAIN AND STEERING WOULD NOT WORK NOR WOULD SHIFTER...TRANSMISSION GARAGE STATED THEY FIXED ISSUE. 8 HOURS LATER, THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN AT ALL. TRANSMISSION PLACE REFUSED TO TOUCH THE CAR AGAIN. CALLED ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP AND OFCOURSE, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. AND EXPECT US TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN THIS TIME! PLUS THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE CAR UNTIL MOST RECENT RECALL IS FIXED ON IT. LIKE HELL WILL I PUT MY 2 CHILDREN AND HUSBAND BACK IN THIS CAR WITH THE CHANCE OF IT TO STALL AGAIN AND CRASH. WE RESIDE 40 MILES AWAY FROM WORK SO A TOTAL OF A 1/2 TANK...

FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN NOT WORKING WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON SPORADICALLY. TO FIX THIS I HAVE BEEN JUST TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON A FEW TIMES AND THAT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NOW IT WON'T RESET AND I DO NOT HAVE POWER STEERING AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AFTER THEY CHARGED ME 140 THEY TOLS ME THAT IT NEEDS A NEW RACK AND PIN AND IT WOULD COST 2400!!! FORD ISSUED A RECALL ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT CARS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE HURT OR DIE BEFORE THEY ISSUE ONE FOR THIS? I JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL INFORMING ME THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED DUE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS.

WHETHER THE CAR IS ON OR OFF THE SPEAKERS WILL MAKE A HIGH FREQUENCY PITCH SOUND AND A LOUD POPPING SOUND EVEN WHEN THE RADIO IS TURNED OFF. OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS THIS IS DONE THIS THREE TIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING IT'S VERY DISTRACTING I ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD. I AM NOW TO THE POINT I HAVE TO WEAR EARPLUGS JUST TO DRIVE MY CAR, SO I WON'T DAMAGE MY EARS. I HAVE TO VIDEO RECORDINGS OF THE CAR MAKING THE SOUND ONE WHEN THE CAR IS ON AND ONE WHEN IT IS OFF. HOWEVER THE FORMAT I HAVE THESE VIDEOS IS NOT ACCEPTED FOR ME TO UPLOAD TO YOUR SITE I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND IT TO YOU ANYWAY I CAN.

RADIO MADE A VERY LOUD STATIC AND POPPING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE MY CAR WAS BEING SHOT AT AND THE WINDOWS WERE BREAKING WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 60MPH ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND NOT MANY CARS WERE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE SUDDEN SOUND CAUSED ME TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT 2 LANES. I TOOK THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT AUTO MECHANIC SHOPS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE FORD FOCUS FOR YEARS, AND THAT THE RADIO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES UNTIL WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY CHAMPION FORD LINCOLN (140 SOUTHTOWN BLVD, OWENSBORO, KY 42303, (270) 684-1441). THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE AREA OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TO VERIFY IF FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBERS: 14M01 (TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER/TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT SEAL) WARRANTY EXTENSION AND 14M02 (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE WERE SERVICED BY THE DEALER WITH THE...

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN THE LATCH DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE AND MY CAR STALLS I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE BECAUSE THE GAUGES DON'T WORK IT PUTS ITS DOORS OPEN I'LL BE ON 75 IT JUST SHUT OFF I NEED TO GO TO RED LIGHTS IS SHIFT SO FAR THEY GO TO STOP SIGN I SHOULD SOLVE THE RADIO ALSO JUST GOES OUT AND I HAVE SO LOUD STARCH SOUND SCREECHING NOISE VERY LOUD AND ANNOYING MY CAR ALSO KRANKS WHEN I WANT TO CREATE BATTERY DIED QUICK. *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND NO POWER STEERING IS AVAILABLE. DOES RESET UPON RESTARTING CAR. THERE ARE OVER 10000 ONLINE FORUM COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME ISSUE. FORD WAS AWARE OF ISSUE AND CONTINUED TO SELL THE VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL FAULT.

MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS FIXED BY LOCAL FORD DEALER WHEN I THOUGHT MY TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM.THEY SUPPOSE TO FIX IT BUT WEEKS AFTER MY DASHBOARD WENT HAYWIRE AND MY RADIO STOP WORKING.I HAD TO PAY THEM CLOSE TO 200.00 FOR THE REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RANDALL REED'S PARK CITIES FORD OF DALLAS (3333 INWOOD RD, DALLAS, TX 75235) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,078.

I STARTED ENGINE TODAY AND GOT NOTIFICATION THAT "STEERING ASSIST" NEEDS ATTENTION. I JUST RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER FOR RECALLS ON DOOR LATCHES, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AND TRANSMISSION. THEY KEPT IT 2 WEEKS AND I HAD TO PAY $393.00 FOR REPAIR OF BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT AND WIRING DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE LINKAGE TO COMPUTER FAILED DUE TO SHORT. I HAVE ATTACHED THE DEALER INVOICE FOR THESE SERVICES. ON SEEING PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING ASSIST I LOOKED ON INTERNET AND SEE THAT FORD HAS ISSUED RECALLS FOR MOTOR MOUNTS,STEERING ASSIST PROBLEMS, AND FAULTY WIRING ISSUES ON OTHER FORD MODELS BUT NOT FOR THE FOCUS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED RECALL INFO FOR THE MOTOR MOUNT, STEERING ASSIST PROBLEM, OR WIRING ISSUES FOR MY FOCUS. SHOULD THEY NOT BE REQUIRED TO DO SO IF THEY HAVE ISSUED RECALLS FOR OTHER FORD PRODUCTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES?

WHILE DRIVING, WOULD HEAR LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM SPEAKERS AND RADIO WOULD CUT OUT COMPLETELY. WOULD HAVE TO RESTART CAR TO GET RADIO TO WORK. POPPING SOUND IS SO SUDDEN AND SO LOUD IT LITERALLY SCARES ME WHILE I'M ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD AS I COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FROM BEING STARTLED BY THE SOUND THESE SPEAKERS MAKE. SEVERAL OTHER FORD DRIVERS HAVE EXPRESSED HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES TURN OFF RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF AND UNABLE TO OPERATE OR TURN OFF IT STAYS ON WITH EXTREMELY LOUD STATIC.CARS TURNS OFF WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AND STREET. WE PUSHED IT TO SAFETY THEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT BACK ON AND IT DID. TODAY WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER THE REP HOOKED IT UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE NO PROBLEM WAS WAS FOUND. THEN LATER THAT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK NOW THEY SAY ITS THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR THE CAR. GRANTED THEY HAD NOT HOOKED IT UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THE COST WOULD $800. THIS CAR IS NOT EVEN 6 YEARS OLD THIS IS A BIG CONCERN /LIABILITY WHEN YOU HAVE THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES, THE RADIO TURNING OFF AND ON . THE CAR IS SHUTTING OFF...

AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON MY CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE, IT STALLS AND HAS A BURNING ODOR. I HAVE BEEN STUCK ON EXPRESSWAYS WITH MY 3 MONTH OLD TWINS, TWICE AND IT IS SCARY. FORD KNOWS OF THESE TRANSMISSION PRONLEMS, ..TMC, PMC ARE TERRIBLE IN THESE CARS, AND THEN THEY WANT YOU TO PAY RIDICULOUS PRICES FOR MISTAKES.

THE CAR CUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. AT TIMES IT WILL SHUT OFF AT STOP LIGHTS, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR JUST STOP ACCELERATING. IT MAY START BACK AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR.

POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING "IN AND OUT" FOR ABOUT 1-2 YEARS. RESOLVED TEMPORARILY TYPICALLY BY RESTARTING ENGINE. HOWEVER, POWER STEERING PERMANENTLY FAILED 9/9/18. TOOK MY CAR IN MULTIPLE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS WITH NO RESOLUTION. LOOKING AT A $2100 BILL TO REPLACE WHOLE STEERING GEAR. MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH CARS COMPUTER. CALLED CUSTOMER CARE STATING FORD KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE (2017 DISMISSED LAWSUIT)-- BUT WARRANTY WAS RELIED TO GET OUT OF THE COST RESPONSIBILITY. MILEAGE AROUND 94-96,000.

WHILE SITTING STILL MY GAS HAND WENT FROM 1/2 A TANK OF GAS TO THE FULL MARK. FILLED IT UP EVEN THOUGH THE GAS HAND WAS ON FULL MARK. IT TOOK $20 TO FILL IT UP AND FOR IT TO KICK OFF. THEN WHEN I STARTED TO START MY CAR I HAND TO TURN THE KEY TWICE TO GET THE MOTOR STARTED AND THEN AFTER I TOOK MY HAND OFF THE KEY IT KEPT ON CRANKING AS IF TRYING TO START ALTHOUGH IT WAS ALREADY RUNNING. I DROVE IT TO LEXINGTON AND COULD FEEL IT REVVING THE MOTOR UP WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. I TURNED AROUND AND DROVE BACK TO FRANKFORT AND TOOK IT TO BIG O'S. THEY PUT A HANDHELD TESTER ON IT AND SAID IT WAS EITHER THE OXYGEN SENSOR OR CONVERTER FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT THAT WAS ON. I INFORMED THEM THAT I HAD REPLACED THE O2...

RAN OUT OF FUEL IN THIS VEHICLE, ONCE WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD SAY THERE WAS BETWEEN 75-100 MILES BEFORE EMPTY. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER DIAGNOSIS THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID SOME VALVE REMAINED OPEN CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO CRACK AND IN TURN GAS FLOWED BACK INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE COST TO FIX WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $3100. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT FORD REFUSES TO RECALL OR EVEN PAY FOR THE WORK. I EVEN HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT EITHER.

WHEN ENTERING THE CAR I HEAR A STATIC SOUND , CHECK RADIO AND IT'S OFF. WHEN I TURN OFF MOTOR AND GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK IN AS A STATIC SOUND FROM THE RADIO LIKE IT'S ON

MOST OF THE ENTERTAINMENT CONSOLE HAS STOPPED WORKING. THERE IS ALSO A STATIC NOISE THAT COMES AROUND WHENEVER IT WANTS. I CAN USE THE MENU BUTTON AND WHEN IT'S PRESSED THE OTHER TWO THINGS THAT SHOW ARE THE CLOCK MENU AND THE DISPLAY MENU. I CAN NOT USE ANY OTHER FUNCTIONS ON THE CONSOLE, I CAN PUT IN AND TAKE OUT A CD BUT I CAN NOT PLAY ANYTHING ON THE CD BECAUSE NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I PRESS THE CD BUTTON. I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. CHECKED THE BATTERY AND THE FUSE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH IT BASED ON THE OWNERS MANUAL AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. IT NOW MAKES THE STATIC NOISE EVEN WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TAKE OUT THE KEYS. GOES AWAY ONCE I CLOSE THE DOOR. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING BUT I...

TAKATA RECALL: OK SO I WAS DRIVING THE OTHER DAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEAKERS MADE THIS THUNDER LIKE NOISE AND MY STEREO RANDOMLY WENT OUT AND STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS A RATHER LOUD "BOOM" WHICH STARTLED ME AND ALMOST GOT ME A SWERVE INTO ANOTHER CAR. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND THEN TRIED TO START IT BACK UP AGAIN TO SEE IF MAYBE IT WOULD TURN ON , WELL IT DID, BUT NOW MY CAR RANDOMLY DOES THIS LIKE EVERYDAY! AND IT STARTLED ME EVERY TIME!!!!!! WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!!!!!

FIRST PROBLEM IS WITH THE RADIO. THIS BEGAN WHEN MY CAR HAD 37000 MILES AND THE RADIO WOULD MAKE A LOUD THUMPING SOUND. THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO SHAKE AND I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS THE RADIO UNTIL THE OTHER ISSUES BEGAN. A LOUD SCREECHING AND POPPING STARTED WHICH WOULD COME OUT OF NOWHERE. THIS CAN CAUSE A BIG DISTURBANCE SINCE YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT TO HAPPEN AND IT IS EXTREMELY LOUD. EVENTUALLY THE SOUND ALWAYS OCCURRED AND EVEN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF IT WOULD STILL CONTINUE - DOORS OPEN AND KEYS OUT OF IGNITION. IT FINALLY STOPPED AND THERE IS NO SOUND, BUT AFTER SIX MONTHS IT STARTED MAKING THE SOUND AGAIN, AND AGAIN OUT OF NOWHERE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING BECAUSE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SOUND COMING FROM THE RADIO, OFF OR ON AND IT WILL SUDDENLY START TO SHRIEK OR POP. IT STOPPED AGAIN,...

INTERMITTANT STARTING..NEW TRANSCIEVER..KEYS REPROGRAMMED...NEW BATTERY MAU START TWO OR THREE CONSE UTIVE TIMES THEN NOTHING

FACTORY RADIO SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKING. BEFORE GOING COMPLETELY OUT, MADE LOUD NOISES GRADUATING FROM POPCORN POPPING SOUNDS TO THUNDERING BOOMS.

STEREO WILL WORK FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THEN THERE WILL BE A LOUD POPPING AND HIGH PITCHED FREQUENCY OF STATIC, EVEN WITH RHE RADIO VOLUME ON 0 OR WITH THE RADIO OFF. COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD RESULTING IN A CRASH OR A FIRE TO START FROM FAULTY WIRING.

FIRST TIME WAS ON 15 MARCH. TOOK FOCUS IN FOR WIPERS NOT WORKING DRIVER SIDE STOPS. FORD REPLACED MOTOR FOR WIPER ON DRIVER SIDE. ON OR ABOUT MARCH 27 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WIPERS QUIT WORKING. IT WAS RAINING OUT.I DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES WITH THE WIPERS STOPPING 30 PLUS TIMES. DROVE TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND LEFT CAR THERE FOR OVER A WEEK. THEY REPLACED BOTH MOTORS.PICKED UP CAR 5 OF APRIL.NOW APRIL 14 RAINING OUT DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WIPERS STOPPED 6 TIMES.

2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS BEING UNAVAILABLE FOR TRANSMISSION/TCM SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED "PARKING AID MALFUNCTION-SERVICE REQUIRED". THE DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS A RECALL AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MALLOY FORD OF CHARLOTTESVILLE (LOCATED AT 1300 RICHMOND RD, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22911, (434) 977-7960), BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ALTERNATOR. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE CONNECTOR OF THE BCM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO ACCELERATE APPROPRIATELY. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HER HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

STEERING ASSIST FAILURE NOTICE APPEARED ON AND OFF FOR NEARLY A YEAR. NOTICE WOULD DISAPPEAR AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND STRAIGHTENING STEERING WHEEL. AT 77000 MILES, WARNING CAME ON AGAIN AND WOULD NOT CLEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS JUST IN MY DRIVEWAY. FORD HAS RECALLED SEVERAL CARS OF SIMILAR MAKE AND MODEL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE YET HAVE NOT RECALLED THE FORD FOCUS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKE AND SEND A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM ON ALL VEHICLES. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF COMMISSION BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR AND I AM TO SCARED TO DRIVE IT AS IS.

POWER STEERING ELECTRICAL RACK.I PREPARED TO LEAVE WORK,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED ISSUE WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING.TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT,MY RADIO SYSTEM(LOUD CRACKLING)FAILED.WITH NO POWER STEERING ASSIST,DROVE HOME,TWO MILES.I CALLED FORD DEALER TO HAVE CAR TOWER TO THEIR SHOP.

MY CAR CONSTANTLY SMELLS LIKE GAS WHEN I START IT UP AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK UP, THE CAR DIES WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO START IT BECAUSE IT DIES WHILE I AM ON THE ROAD SO I HAVE TO PULL OVER SINCE LAST YEAR THE FUEL READER STOPPED WORKING CAUSING ME TO DIE ON SIDE OF ROAD BECAUSE OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE CAR STILL HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES IT JERKS FROM TIME TO TIME AND THE HALF SHAFT BEARING AND WHEEL BEARINGS ARE CURRENTLY GOING OUT IN THIS CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS IS CAR IS A LEMON I HAVE OWNED OVER 15 USED CARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AS MUCH I HAVE HAD WITH THIS NEW CAR.

I HAVE HAD MY FORD FOCUS FOR 4 YEARS NOW AND I HAVE RECENTLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO/SYNC. LOAD NOISES WILL INTERRUPT THE RADIO OR COME ON EVEN IF RADIO IS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME A NUMBER OF TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SCARED THE LIVING DAYLIGHT OUT OF ME CAUSING ME TO SWERVE IN TO THE OTHER LANE OR CAUSED ME TO SLAM ON MY BREAKS WITH CARS BEHIND ME. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER FOR FOCUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED! IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND WON'T STOP WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED. PLEASE HELP! IT IS GETTING WORSE!

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY 2012 FORD FOCUS GOT STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE SHIFT STICK WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK BACK INTO DRIVE. THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS 'P N D S' TURNED OFF ON THE DASH. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. LAST NIGHT IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WOULD COME ON , BUT 'P N D S' REMAINED UNLIT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. AFTER 4 OR 5 TIMES OF TURNING CAR ON AND OFF AND OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR (THIS AFFECTS DASH BOARD LIGHTS SOME HOW). THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR WOULD ALLOW ME TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE WHILE PUSHING...

CONNECTOR FOR AIRBAGS KEEP COMING UNDONE. WE TOOK IN AFTER SEEING NOTIFICATION ON DASH SHOWING AIRBAG ISSUE. PAID 170 FOR THEM TO PUT A NEW CONNECTOR IN. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IT IS LOOSE AGAIN. WE CANNOT KEEP PAYING $170 FOR THEM TO FIX THIS. THE SWITCH JUST HANGS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND WE HAVE MADE A POINT OF NOT PUTTING ANYTHING UNDER THERE IN CASE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE WHERE AIRBAGS ARE NOT DEPLOYING. COULD BE A FAULTY SWITCH UNDERNEATH CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2012/FORD/FOCUS/AIR_BAGS/PROBLEM.ASPX

ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY STEERING WHEEL WILL COMPLETELY LOCK UP. TODAY WAS NOT THE FIRST DAY - JUST NOW KNOWING I CAN REPORT THIS. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND RANDOMLY SINCE GETTING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE FORDS. WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP - YOU HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF/BACK ON 4 OR 5 TIMES IT USUALLY UNLOCKS IT. AS FAR AS THE ELECTRICAL GOES - THE CAR IS POSSESSED. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND REMOVE THE KEYS - THE RADIO CONTINUES TO PLAY EVEN AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. THE KEYLESS ENTRY WILL NOT LOCK THE DOORS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL GO OFF RANDOMLY WITHOUT KEYS IN THE IGNITION. SOMETIMES THE RADIO WILL RANDOMLY TURN ITSELF ALL THE WAY UP AND IF YOU TRY TO TURN THE WHOLE THING OFF,...

DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT JUST WOULD NOT GO AFTER A RED LIGHT. WHEN I DID GET IT TO MOVE OFF OF THE CITY STREET TO A PARKING LOT IT WAS HARD TO STEER. ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. I COULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS WITH MY REMOTE, WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THE NEXT MORNING I PUT MY CODE READER ON THE VEHICLE AND FOUND ABOUT 13 FAULT CODES WHICH I RESET SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF MY VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN, HARD STEERING AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING OR GOING INTO GEAR. DISPLAYS TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW. WONT,T GO INTO GEAR. HORN STOPPED WORKING AND WITHUT DOING ANYTHING IT SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING.

RADIO DON'T WORK MAKE A LOUD SQUEEKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING WHEN OFF

WAS DRIVING CAR AND RANDOMLY A WARNING CAME UP ' POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED' THEN POWER STEERING TURNED OFF. TURN CAR OFF TURN BACK ON FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN PROBLEM CAME BACK AND HAS NOT GONE AWAY. I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. RADIO HAS BEEN ACTING STRANGE SINCE PURCHASED CAR

TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH THIS CAR HAS STOPPED RUNNING, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THE MOST RECENT TIME, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING BACK TO SCHOOL IN LUBBOCK, TX GOING 80 MPH WHEN IT SHUTDOWN. SHE TRIED TO PULL OVER BUT ALMOST WRECKED DUE TO THE FACT SHE HAD NO POWER BRAKES. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS DOCUMENTING THE SAME THING SHE HAD HAPPEN TO HER. WHEN SHE TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY OF COURSE COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE AND THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HER A LOANER OR RENTAL CAR DURING THE TIME IT TOOK THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FORD NOT HAVING A FIX. AT THIS POINT, IF I WASN'T UPSIDE DOWN ON THE CAR, I WOULD TRADE IT IN ON SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND IT WOULDN'T BE...

HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING. RADIO CRACKLING WHEN CAR ON AND OFF, IN MOTION AND WHEN STILL, DOES NOT WORK.