2012 FORD FOCUS Electrical System Problems

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. OPENED DOOR AND TRIED TO SHUT IT BUT WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. DRIVER SIDE DOOR SWINGS OPEN WHEN DRIVING. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE OCCAISIONS.

RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND VERY LOUD STATIC NOISE COMES FROM RADIO RANDOMLY. DEALER WILL NOT LOOK AT SYSTEM WITHOUT $90 CHARGE. NOISE IS VERY LOUD AND STARTLING WHEN IT IS GOING ON EVEN WHEN CAR IS OFF.

I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THE HORN WENT OUT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ALSO THE RADIO IS NOT WORKINGAS WELL AS THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I WAS RECENTLY IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A ROAD AND WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE THE IMPACT WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE MY ENGINE DISMOUNT BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

THE CAR HAS MORE THAN THREE MAJOR RECALLS .AND FORD DON'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR REPAIRS.. AIRBAGS , ELECTRONIC CLUTCH. AND SOME OTHER PROBLEMS WITH NO PART S COMING IN!!!!! CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.L HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOUR TIME AND TOLD THE PARTS ARE JUST COMING IN.TEMP REPAIRS I AM SO SO VERY TRIED OF THIS! I HAVE BEEN A OWER OF 4 NEW FORDS CARS. AND A CUSTOMER FOR FORD & GMC NOT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND AS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE STALLED RECENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

FORD FOCUS RECALL. CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10MPH IN TRAFFIC BUT ELECTRICAL STAYED ON. LUCKILY IT WAS TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE ROADSIDE. HAPPENED FIRST IN NOVEMBER 2015, DEALER SAID IT WAS BATTERY DYING. HAPPENED AGAIN APRIL 27 2016. NOW THEY'RE SAYING IT'S TRANSMISSION ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

STEERING FREEZES, MAKES A VERY DANGEROUS MOMENT, DOOR WINDOW DOESN'T SUDDENLY WORK. FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE IN EFFECT, CHOSEN STATES HAVE A RECALL ON THE STEERING, BUT NOT IN TEXAS, I'M A SENIOR CITZEN, LIVING OFF GOVE. BENITFITS , CAN'T AFFORD THE PRICE TO FIX, THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AND ONE TIME IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY AND THE TCM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR A SYSTEM UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,817.

WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO MADE A LOUD CRACK AND STOPPED WORKING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY CAR HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. EVERY SINGLE TIME I START AND STOP THE CAR SHUDDERS AND HESITATES. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ALSO THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL BROKE WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR, IT WAS FIXED AND THEN BROKE AGAIN A MONTH LATER. AND HASN'T WORKED IN 2 YEARS. THIS CAR IS JUNK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY WOULD TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS THE WAY I DRIVE. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL FORD WOULD TELL ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CRUISE WAS WORKING THAT DAY, WHEN IT NEVER WORKED FOR ME. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS AND I FINALLY RAN OUT OF A WARRANTY AND GAVE UP. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY TO HAVE...

WENT TO START MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SE ON 3/3/16 AND IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED A MESSAGE STATING "POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION". THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT LOCKED UP AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THANK GOODNESS I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR! WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO APPLE FORD IN COLUMBIA MD WHERE THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE THE THE STEERING RACK, WHICH WILL COST $1,950!! AFTER READING THE FORUMS, COMPLAINTS AND PENDING LAWSUITS ONLINE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WHERE SEVERAL MODELS ARE BEING RECALLED. MY VIN HAS NOT BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THAT RECALL, BUT I'M DESPERATELY HOPING THAT IT WILL SOON. THIS IS AN ELECTRIC ISSUE CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL, AND IT'S HAPPENING TO SO MANY FORD OWNERS. PLEASE TAKE ACTION!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE BATTERY AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO RECEIVE A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REMEDY. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE PROGRESSED RANDOMLY FOR LONGER THAN A YEAR. UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND AND THE REAR TIRES LOCKED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT LATER EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO A FUEL STATION AND, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, SHOOK VIOLENTLY, AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAITED LONGER THAN A WEEK FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION ON THE FREEWAY AT THE SPEED OF AROUND 40-45 MPH. I HAD TO COAST OVER TWO LANES AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED. THE RPM WOULD REV UP BUT NO POWER. RESTARTED CAR AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NEXT DAY HAD TCM FLASHED AS PART OF RECALL. TWO DAYS LATER HAD THE SAME ISSUE ONLY GOING 60-65 ON FREEWAY. TRANSMISSION WENT HAYWIRE AND HAD TO COAST OVER AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED AGAIN. THIS TIME CAR WOULDN'T RESTART FOR ABOUT 2 MIN. NO POWER. ENGINE REVVING AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TWICE AND I FEEL THIS CAR IS A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING NOT KNOWING WHY MY CAR IS LOSING POWER EVEN AFTER THE SO CALLED SOFTWARE FIX.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON TO WITHOUT COMMANDED INPUT FROM THE WIPER CONTROL STALK. WIPERS OPERATED AT VARIOUS OUTPUT SETTINGS (HIGH, LOW, AND INTERMITTENT) WITH THE CAR IGNITION POSITION IN EITHER THE ON OR OFF POSITION. THESE EVENTS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. CLEAR DAY WITH OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 70F.

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE 16-18 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SYNC AND THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD BOTH THE SYNC MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION MODULE RESET REPEATEDLY AND FINALLY REPLACED. I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE IN TWO YEARS. THE WORSE INCIDENT AND THE REASON FOR THE SECOND CLUTCH WAS BECAUSE THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 45 MILES AN HOUR DOWN A VERY BUSY TWO LANE CITY ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE CAR AND GOT ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME AND IT FAILED AGAIN. I WAS LITERALLY IN THE TURNING LANE FOR MY SUBDIVISION AND IT FAILED AGAIN. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED FROM MY HOUSE. I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD REFUSED TO BUY BACK MY CAR WHEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM FAILURE IN WHICH THE VARIOUS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION TO THE DEALER FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND THEN STALLED AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKED AND OPENED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT RETURNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ *CN

TRANSMISSION IS ERRATIC, YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT MIGHT DO. IT HAS A SHUTTERING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING 20-40 MILES PER HOUR. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN AND HAVE 'INFORMATION' LIGHT IS ON FOR LOW PRESSURE ON TIRES AND AREN'T CURRENTLY LOW. BRAKES ARE MAKING A GROWLING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP.

I DRIVE A 2012 FORD FOCUS. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN JANUARY 2015. IN THE FALL OF 2015 MY CAR BEGAN JOLTING EVERY TIME I PUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS, THIS WAS ALARMING. WHEN IT BECAME WORSE, I BOUGHT THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, AND CAME TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED. TO FIX THIS FORD HAD A STRICT PROTOCOL TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION IN A 3 STEP PROCESS. THE MECHANICS ARE ONLY TOLD TO DO STEP 1, AND THEN IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, CONTINUE WITH STEP 2 AND SO ON. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JOLTING AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER, THIS TIME WORSE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING A MONTH FOR THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET THAT PART THAT WILL "FIX" MY PROBLEM, WHILE I WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT GET WORSE. IN THAT TIME A PIECE IN THE EXHAUST HAS ALSO BEEN...

PARKING AID MALFUNCTION ERROR: WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A 3 LANE HWY, THE PARKING AID MALFUNCTION ERROR APPEARED WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES WITHOUT ENGINE POWER. PAM MESSAGE KEPT APPEARING AND CAR WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIXED THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY VIA TSB# 15-0101 3068 W40. FORD EVEN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO 10 YEARS 150,000 MILES. TO HAVE A CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. ESPECIALLY ON A HIGHWAY WITH CARS WHIZZING BY AT 60-70 MPH. WHY ISN'T THIS TCM PROBLEM UNDER RECALL? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE "DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN" ALARM CHIMES, THE LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF AND THE DOORS WILL NOT REMAIN LOCKED. THEY UNLOCK AND LOCK ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING.

VEHICLE MOVING TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES GEAR VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED TO RESET TRANSMISSION,VEH STOPPED AT TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE LIGHT, STOP SIGN,RAILROAD CROSSING TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES GEAR. VEH NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE. VEH IN SAID SITUATION REFUSES TO ACTKNOWLEDGE PARK SIGNAL SO. THAT IT CAN BE RESTARTED.VEH HAS BEEN IN MOTION AND HAD THIS HAPPEN VEH HAS BEEN STOPPED AND THIS HAS HAPPENED THIS IS ON GOING.

I HAVE HAD THE HORN FAIL TO OPERATE SEVERAL TIMES, THE PANIC MODE SOMEHOW GETS TRIGGERED AND WHEN I CAN FINALLY STOP THE HORN FROM BLOWING, THE HORN WILL NOT FUNCTION UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AFTERWARD. IT PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO DEAL WITH.

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED TO "FIX" THE REPEATED ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR STALLING OUT UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FORD REPLACED THE TCM BUT THE CAR STILL IS UNRELIABLE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE O'MEARA FORD IN COLORADO TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND THAT HE HAS NOT SEEN A PRODUCT FROM FORD THIS BAD IN MANY YEARS. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAS ADVISED HIS FAMILY TO NOT RIDE OR DRIVE ONE OF THESE CARS AS THEY ARE UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS! THIS CAR HAS STALLED OUT WHILE I AM TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND IN MANY SITUATIONS THAT HAVE COMPROMISED MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FELLOW MOTORISTS. I FEEL THAT FORD NEEDS TO BUY THIS CAR BACK AND REPLACE IT AS IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS CAR CAN...

CAR JUMPS FROM 2000 RPM TO 7000 RPM IMMEDIATELY WHEN WANTING TO GO FROM 35 MPH TO 45 MPH AFTER BEING SLUGGISH AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65, THE CAR'S POWER BECOMES SO LOW IT ONLY GOES 40 MPH AND HAD TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND GET OFF HIGHWAY. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUT HAVE TO PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND OTHER FOOT ON GAS IN CITY TRAFFIC ON HILL OR IT SLIDES BACK TO ALMOST HIT VEHICLE BEHIND ME. STEERING GOT SO TIGHT MULTIPLE TIMES AT 45 MPH AND ALL LIGHTS ON PANEL CAME ON AND CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND HAD TO CALL POLICE TO ENSURE NOBODY HIT MY VEHICLE AND DIRECT OTHER TRAFFIC. CAR SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES AND NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRES, RIMS, BRAKES AND ALIGNMENT.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CLOCK SPRING, CONNECTS POWER TO THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, CRUISE CONTROL, SYNC, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE AIR BAG. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED 2 TIMES, I NEED IT REPLACED AGAIN. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL JUST SHUT OFF AT TIMES, I CAN BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT OF TRAFFIC. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK IF I AM IN A CRASH. FORD SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE A CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM, BUT AGAIN I NEED IT REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL MANY TIMES PER DAY.

I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS MAY OF 2014, WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A FACTORY WARRANTY UP TO 60,000 MILES ON IT. I AM NOW AT 62,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE LATCH ON MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR BROKE AND MY DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. IF I WERE NOT WEARING MY SEATBELT, I WOULD HAVE FLOWN OUT OF MY CAR TO MY DEATH! SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO BUNGIE MY FRONT DOORS SHUT, LEAVING ME NO ACCESS TO GET IN AND OUT OF MY CAR SAFELY, HAVING TO CRAWL IN MY BACKSEAT. I NEED THIS FIXED ASAP AND I AM NOT PAYING TO GET IT FIXED WITH SO MANY FORDS BREAKING DOWN.

MY CAR ONLY HAS 4500 MILES! THE CARS TRANSMISSION IS JUNK! THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE PERIOD! THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION! ON THE CITY STREETS, I HAVE RUINED TWO 700 WHEELS TRYING TO PARK ON A HILL! THE CAR WILL NOT HOLD IN DRIVE OR REVERSE! I HAD A HIGHWAY PATROL CAR BEHIND ME AT A LIGHT, I WAS GOING RIGHT, THERE WAS A SLIGHT UPGRADE. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS IN DRIVE, AND HIT THE HIGHWAY PATROL CAR! HE PULLED ME OVER WITH HIS MIC. "DRIVER PULL TO THE RIGHT AND STOP! DRIVER, TURN OFF YOUR CAR AND PUT YOUR HANDS OUT SIDE THE WINDOW! HAD HIS HAND ON HIS GUN! THOUGHT I WAS DRUNK? I TOLD HIM THAT THE CAR ROLLS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE! I TRIED TWICE TO HAVE FORD BUY BACK THIS DANGEROUS CAR!...

THE VEHICLE HAS 5MPH AUTO DOOR LOCKS. WHEN YOU INITIALLY TAKE OFF THE DOORS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 5MPH, THE DOORS ARE LOCKING AT 5MPH BUT THE HORN BLOWS TWICE DISTRACTING OTHER DRIVERS AND ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. IT STARTED THIS ABOUT JULY OF 2015 AND CONTINUES TO DO THIS INTERMITTENTLY.

SHUTTERING, NO POWER TO WHEELS, VERY SLOW AND SUDDENLY ENGAGING, EXCESSIVE CLUTCH SLIP, LOST REVERSE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC, AT THE STOP SIGN I PROCEEDED TO GO ACROSS TRAFFIC TO THE MEDIAN TURN LANE. CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE GEAR, WHEN IT DID IT WAS VERY SLOW AND NO POWER EVEN WITH GAS MASHED TO THE FLOOR. ALL THIS TIME I HAD CARS APPROACHING ME FROM THE SOUTH BOUND LANE, VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I THEN DECIDED TO JUST MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND GET OFF THE ROAD, WHICH WAS HARD BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST IN THIS CAR WENT OUT MONTHS AGO WITH STILL NO RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. I TURNED RIGHT DOWN A SIDE STREET AND TRIED TO TURN AROUND ONLY TO FIND OUT I HAVE NO REVERSE GEAR NOW, I AM SO OVER THIS LEMON OF A CAR. BUYERS BEWARE,...

THE TRANSMISSION CLIPPED AS TO A 4TH REPLACED FAULTY CLUTCH WHILE BACKING INTO THE GARAGE. THE CAR JERKED BACKWARDS OUT OF KNOW WHERE AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE WHILE BACKING IN TO PARK. THE REAR FENDER, BUMPER AND PARKING AID SENSORS ARE NOW DAMAGED THANK YOU TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH. I AM TIRED OF NOT FEELING SAFE WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. WEEKS LATER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE RADIO AND IT RANDOMLY FAILED TO WORK. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE EPS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 11/12/15*LJ, UPDATED 3/20/18*JB UPDATED 5/16/18*JB

I HAVE A 2012 FORD FOCUS SEL SEDAN. I WAS REMOVING SOME ITEMS FROM THE BACK SEAT AND UPON CLOSING THE RIGHT-HAND REAR DOOR THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. TRIED LOCKING THE DOOR REMOTELY BEFORE CLOSING. NO EFFECT. TRIED JOGGING THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM TO SEE IF IT WAS STUCK SOMEHOW. NO EFFECT. I HAVE TO TIE A STRING TO THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE AROUND THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADREST IN ORDER TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED! TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, THE FRONT-PASSENGER DOOR LATCH MECHANISM FAILED LESS THAN A WEEK AGO! A REPLACEMENT PART IS ON ORDER FOR IT FROM MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. FORTUNATELY, THE FRONT DOOR WILL STAY CLOSED IF IT IS LOCKED BEFORE CLOSING IT, BUT THIS IS STILL A RIDICULOUS COMPONENT FAILURE.

2012 FORD FOCUS SEL FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR IS FAILING TO LATCH CLOSED. LATCH MECHANISM CAN ONLY BE ACTUATED THROUGH DIRECTLY HOLDING THE AFFECTED DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKING THE DOOR REMOTELY. DOOR STAYS CLOSED IF LOCKED.

WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY ALL OTHER LIGHTS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER, BUT UNABLE TO RESTART. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK (AAA). AFTER WAITING FOR AN HOUR, I TRIED THE IGNITION AGAIN, AND THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THE FOLLOWING NIGHT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, TOM'S FORD IN KEYPORT, NEW JERSEY, WHERE IT STILL REMAINS.

THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ISSUE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST DANGEROUS FOR ME... FOR THE PAST YEAR, THE CAR HAS LOST TRANSMISSION POWER WHILE DRIVING - I WAS ON HWY 40 AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING - TWICE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE CAR CUT OFF - I WAS AT A NEAR STOP AND THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING....THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES BY OTHERS. THE GAS PEDAL JUST STOPS RESPONDING AT ALL. THE TIME IT STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, THE GEARS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO MOVE THE CAR INTO A PARK POSITION, IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. IT ALLOWED ME TO TURN MY CAR OFF, IN DRIVE. AFTER SITTING THERE FOR A BIT AND MULTIPLE RESTARTS, THE CAR ENGAGED AGAIN. FORD'S FIX? THEY CAME OUT WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT MAY TURN ON MY...

MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE ONLY REVVED CAUSING THE MAN BEHIND HER TO INCH VERY CLOSE BEHIND DUE TO THE LIGHT THEN HONKING HIS HORN AND YELLING. IN ADDITION, AFTER MY WIFE AND CHILD RETURNED HOME, I WENT TO RUN TO THE STORE ONLY TO FIND THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT TURN OVER, NOT EVEN SOUND LIKE ITS ATTEMPTING TO AS THERE IS NO NOISE WHEN TURNING THE KEY. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHAT GEAR IT IS IN, THUS WILL NOT START AND HAS ALWAYS HAD ERRATIC SHIFTING AND LURCHING TENDENCIES. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW, I HAVE A FAMILY OF FIVE I SUPPORT AND NO MONEY TO FIX THIS. HOW AM I GOING TO GET TO WORK!!! I STILL HAVE 5 YEARS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO TURN OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V149000 (VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS I OCCASIONALLY GET THE "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" MESSAGE WHILE DRIVING AND POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. USUALLY, WHEN I RESTART THE CAR IT RESETS AND WORKS AGAIN. TODAY I GOT THE MESSAGE WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, RESTARTED THE CARS A FEW TIMES AND IT DID NOT RESET. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS, DESPITE MY REPORTING IT TO THEM LAST FALL AS WELL. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW UPDATE: I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, AND THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. SO FAR, AT 49,800 MILES, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE THE REPAIR. THE REPAIR QUALIFIED TO BE COVERED BY MY EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN, AND I PAID 4100 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE WORK. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. UPDATED 09/29/15*JB.... UPDATED 09/30/15*BF UPDATED 11/10/15.*JB

THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER IN FEBRUARY WHEN I WAS DRIVING SO I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, TWO DAYS AGO (JULY 27TH), MY CAR STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS REALLY SCARED SINCE ALL POWER WAS OFF. THEN I HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES TO TURN ON MY CAR AGAIN. THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL CHANGES, REVERSE POSITION DID NOT WORK. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND I AM WAITING FOR AN ANSWER. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I KNOW IT IS COMPLETELY SAFE TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE A KID SO THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME...UPDATED 05-10-16 *BF UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN

LETTER FROM SENATOR ISAKSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2012 FORD FOCUS ISSUES. (ATTN: HANNA YU). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD FOUR MAJOR REPAIRS AND 6-8 MINOR REPAIRS DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. ALSO, WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT COULD BE THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND THE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ODOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO INDICATE THE ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE LOW ON FUEL AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

DURING TIMES OF FREQUENT STOP AND GO (ACCELERATING AND DE-ACCELERATING) THE CAR SHUDDERS AND ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE OR DE-ACCELERATE PROPERLY SOMETIMES. I DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL ABOUT 40,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE. SOME MODEL OF FORD FOCUSES ARE UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID MY CAR SPECIFICALLY WAS NOT BEING RECALLED YET IT WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME ISSUES.