2012 FORD FOCUS Engine Problems

TRANSMISSION HESITATION AND CAR JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING AT ESPECIALLY LOWER SPEEDS. SHUTTERING SOUND AND LACK OF POWER AND THEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER THE HESITATION. FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAVE HAD IN FOR FORD SERVICE 3 TIMES AND GOING BACK FOR FOURTH TIME THIS WEEK. NEVER SEEMS FIXED. INCLINED STOPS ON HILLS AND INTERSECTION QUICK ACCELERATION ARE VERY BAD.

EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE MAY 2012 IT HAS SHUDDERED WHEN DRIVING, STALLED WHILE DRIVING, AND SHAKES AND DOES NOT INCREASE SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS STEPPED ON. THE CAR NOW DOES NOT EVEN START WHEN IT IS TURNED ON, DESPITE THE BATTERY BEING GOOD. CAR WAS TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. DID SEVERAL REPAIRS TO IT BUT TO THIS DATE IT STILL SHUDDERS AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST REPAIR THEY DID WAS TO FIX THE ALTERNATOR...WE WILL SEE....HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THIS MODEL HAS SEVERAL DEFECTS AND WOULD TERM IT AS A LEMON. IT BARELY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND A CAR THIS NEW SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES AS THEY ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND I FEAR FOR ME AND MY CHILDRENS LIVES AND SAFETY AS THIS CAR DOES NOT FUNCTION SAFELY AND STALLS WHEN WE ARE...

WHILE DRIVING CAR LOST PER AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT I WAS GOING 65 MPH COMPUTER SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS NOT IN PARK.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH MY 2012 FORD FOCUS ON AUGUST 18, 2015 HAS NOW HAPPENED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE THEN. ON 8/21/2015 MY VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AT SKINNER & DAMULIS TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (FIELD SERVICE ACTION: 15B22 TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING FOR OVERT TCM FAILURE WARNING). ON AUGUST 27, 2015 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH AGAIN I HAD THE SAME LOSS OF POWER, THIS TIME HAD AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME THAT WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NEEDED TO USE REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, IT JUST REVVED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, CALLED FORD, AGAIN, AND TOLD THEM MY ISSUE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE PHONE CALL I WAS ABLE TO PUT IN REVERSE. I RETURNED VEHICLE TO SKINNER & DAMULIS ON 9/3/2015, VEHICLE WAS "REPAIRED"...

WHEN EXCELLING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE CAR JERKS AS IF THE CLUTCH IS NOT CATCHING. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CLUTCH PLATES AND THEY SAID I HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK. A CAR THAT IS STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. THE CAR STILL JERKS ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE THINGS ON THE CAR.

PURCHASED NEW AND WITHIN 40,000 MILES THE CLUTCH HAS FAILED TWO TIMES AND THE TRANSMISSION MODULE HAS FAILED ONCE AND HAS HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED TWICE. THE SUSPENSION MAKES LOUD NOISES ON THE FRONT END WHENEVER YOU HIT ANY BUMP. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE IT CAN LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING.

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, THE SHIFT DISPLAY STARTED BLINKING (SO THE "D" WAS FLASHING) AND THEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED, AND AFTER INSPECTION BY RETAILER AUTOZONE READ TCM MODULE ISSUE. VEHICLE HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, RECENT OIL CHANGE, AND HAD BATTERY REPLACED WITH NEW ONE AS RECOMMENDED. FOLLOWING BATTERY REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE AGAIN SLOWED TO A STOP WITH SHIFT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS DONE AND TOLD IT WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. APPROX 30 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE AGAIN CAME TO A STOP, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, ONLY THE GEAR IT WAS IN BLINKED. TOLD BY SEPARATE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THE TCM MODULE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. PRIOR TO SOFTWARE UPDATE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO...

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTROL MODULE AND THE ENGINE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE ENGINE VIBRATED AND THE CONTACT COULD HEARD A METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACK AND LOSE POWER WHEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE ENGINE AND REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND RINGS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS HAS BEEN REALLY MESSING UP LATELY. AFTER HAVING IT REPROGRAMED SINCE IT WAS SHUTTERING AND SUCH... ON 3 OCCASIONS THIS CAR HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OUT OF GEAR, TWICE WHILE I AM GOING FULL SPEED AT APPROX 50 - 55 MILES/HOUR. THE DISPLAY BEGINS FLASHING AND THEN COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD TO COAST INTO A TURN AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD GO BACK INTO GEAR AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN AND SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT THIS AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK INTO WHY MY ENGINE WOULD LOOSE POWER COMPLETELY AND HE SAID THAT HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND NEVER RETURNED MY CALL. ON THE SECOND EVENT THE DRIVE INDICATOR D FLASHED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND COMPLETE LOSS OF...

ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, STARTING TO GET ON INTERSTATE, CAR WOULD NOT EXCELERATE PAST 30 MILE PER HOUR ALL THE WAY HOME ABOUT 45 MILES

PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FOCUS IN DECEMBER OF 2014. THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD SHIFTING ISSUES ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. IN MAY, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN STUTTERING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN REACHING SPEED ON AN INTERSTATE ON-RAMP, THE VEHICLE SHOWED THE MESSAGE "VEHICLE NOT IN PARK" AND SHUT OFF AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. A DAY LATER WHEN DRIVING IT, IT STUTTERED AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT, ALONG WITH A DEFECTIVE PART NOTICE TO THE DEALER FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SYSTEM, WHICH THE DEALER SAID WAS THE ISSUE AND SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER ALSO RESET THE "AUTOLEARN" FEATURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. FOR A FEW DAYS IT WORKED FINE, THEN THE STUTTERING AND SHIFTING ISSUES BEGAN AGAIN. ON AUGUST 8TH, 2015 THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE STORE, AND WORKED AS IT USUALLY DID, WITH MINOR...

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

WHILE DRIVING IN OPEN COUNTRY, VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 10 ADDITIONAL MILES AFTER RESTART AND THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY COASTED AS IF IN 'NEUTRAL" EVEN THOUGH GEAR SHIFT WAS IN "DRIVE" POSITION. THIS TIME THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN WITH THE VEHICLE IN "DRIVE." SHUT OFF VEHICLE. SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE REMAINDER OF TRIP WITHOUT INCIDENT. NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING IN LOCAL COUNTRY TRAFFIC, VEHICLE AGAIN COASTED AND APPEARED TO SHIFT TO "NEUTRAL" WITHOUT WARNING. GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN THOUGH SHIFT LEVER WAS IN "DRIVE." HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE.

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

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THERE WAS NO CLICKING OF THE VEHICLE TRYING TO START. AFTER 4 TRIES TO START THE CAR IT WAS LEFT TO SIT FOR 30 MIN BEFORE WE TRIED AGAIN. THE CAR THEN WAS TRIED TO START AGAIN DID NOT START UNTIL THE 4TH TRY. THEN THE CAR STARTED. IT SEEMS TO BE SKIPPING A GEAR WHILE DRIVING WILL GO FROM 6K RPM TO ALL OF THE SUDDEN JUMPING DOWN TO 2K RMP. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CLUTCH/ TRANSMISSION WITH SHIFTING AND NOW SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE STARTING SYSTEM.

ACCELERATING UP A SHALLOW HILL THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO STUTTER AND JERK AND GRIND AS IT CHANGED GEARS. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JERKING THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND REVVED UP. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT SPEED. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (ON A HILL) PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL - CLEARLY THE CAR WAS NOT ENGAGED IN PARK. I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR AND ENGAGED THE E BRAKE. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. ERROR KEPT FLASHING 'PARKING AID MALFUNCTION - SERVICE REQUIRED'. THE FAILURE LEFT US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A 95 DEGREE DAY WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO START THE CAR. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR FORD DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE...

FIRST INCIDENT TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO GEAR DOES NOT WORK. PULLED VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER, PUT INTO PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ENGINE WILL NOT START, NO CRANK. LET VEHICLE SIT FOR A MINUTE, RETRY STARTING, VEHICLE RUNS NORMALLY. NEXT INCIDENT AROUND 2 WEEKS LATER. SIMILAR EXPERIENCE, BUT TRAVELLING APPROX 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY. REQUIRED TO PULL OVER, RESTART VEHICLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT RESTART AND ENGINE RUNNING AT LOWER RPM THAN NORMAL IN ALL GEARS. VEHICLE RESTS OVERNIGHT, RUNS NORMALLY WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS INCREASE IN FREQUENCY, WITHOUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SIMPLY NEED TO PULL OVER, RESTART VEHICLE. MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. 6TH OR 7TH INCIDENT, ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. VEHICLE SERVICE SCHEDULED...

(AUTOMATIC HATCHBACK) THE CAR ROLLS BACK WHEN IN GEAR, ON A STEEP HILL. SHIFTING GEARS, IT WILL HESITATE ON THE HIGHWAY AND WILL JUMP GEARS AND STUDDER. A FEW DAYS AGO I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO GET TO WORK AND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE, THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE WHATSOEVER, SO I PUT IT IN DRIVE TO TEST AND SEE IF IT WAS WORKING, AND IT GOT IN 1ST GEAR JUST FINE.SO I TRIED TO REVERSE AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SO I LEFT THE CAR AND GOT A RIDE TO WORK, HOWEVER THAT NIGHT WHEN I CAME HOME, I TESTED THE CAR OUT AGAIN AND SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER A MESSAGE POPPED UP "TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK (P)" AND I HAD IT IN REVERSE, SO I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE SAME MESSAGE POPPED UP. NOW I...

2013, 2014, TRANSMISSION CLUTCH REPLACED, 2015 WAITING FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. REAR ENDED IN 2014 WHEN CAR BOGGED DOWN GETTING ON HIGHWAY. CAR DIED TWICE WHILE ON HIGHWAY . TOLD BY FORD CUSTOMER CARE & DEALERSHIP CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BEFORE BOTH INCIDENTS. CAR REVS UP TO HIGH RPMS FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING.. VERY SCARY. !!!! CAR HAS NOT DRIVEN CORRECT SINCE THE DAY IT LEFT THE DEALERSHIP !!

WHILE DRIVING HOME, I CAME TO A STOP BEHIND A CAR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF ME. I HAD TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF MY CAR WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. NO LATER THAN 15 MINUTES LATER WHILE ON A HILL BY MY APARTMENT, THE CAR ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IF I HADN'T PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS QUICK AS I DID, IT WOULD'VE ROLLED BACK ON THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAVE HAD 3 TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND 2 INCIDENCES PRIOR TO TODAY THAT INVOLVED ENDANGERING MY LIFE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. THIS CAR IS INDEED A SAFETY...

IN OCTOBER 2014 THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT ON 11.19.14. ON THE DAY PRIOR TO SAID APPOINTMENT, ROY O'BRIEN FORD CANCELED MY APPOINTMENT STATING THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOW BEEN CALLING BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR EIGHT MONTHS ATTEMPTING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED. I ALSO FILED A CASE NUMBER WITH FORD ON 01.13.15 - #CAS5815506. TO THIS DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I FINALLY CALLED FORD AGAIN ON 5.11.15 AND WAS TOLD, BY PATRICIA - A 2ND LEVEL CUSTOMER SERVICE REP" THAT IT'S "NOT REALLY A RECALL". TAKE YOUR CAR IN TO SEE "IF" IT NEEDS SERVICE. WELL, I CAN'T VERY WELL DO THAT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WON'T RESCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THIS IS VEHICLE HAS DANGEROUS POTENTIAL TO STOP RUNNING AT ANY MOMENT. THESE MODELS WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES SHOULD NEVER...

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS FOR FOCUS 2012 TWO YEARS AGO, THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STALL OUT AND STOP WORKING ENTIRELY. I AM 6 MONTHS PREGNANT AND AFTER BRINGING THIS CAR IN FOR NUMEROUS REPAIRS OF THIS ISSUE, WITH NO REAL RESOLVE, I AM NOW FURIOUS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND MY ENGINE SAID "PARKING ASSIST FAILURE" AND THE CAR DIED. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY MULTIPLE CARS AS I TRIED TO COAST MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I COULD BRING IT IN "BUT THEY ALREADY FIXED IT." THEN JUST A FEW DAYS LATER I AM AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, AND IT STALLS AGAIN..THIS TIME WONT TURN BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND FROM FORD, AND THE FORD...

1. CAR OCCASIONALLY DROPS OUT OF GEAR ON HIGHWAY CAUSING CARS BEHIND ME TO SWERVE AROUND 2. CAR AT STOPS SIGNS/STOPLIGHTS OCCASIONALLY DROPS OUT OF GEAR ON ACCELERATION. ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK WHEN MAKING A LEFT AND CAR SLOWED TO A CRAWL DUE TO DROPPING OUT OF GEAR. 3. REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT WORK OCCASIONALLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND THE BRAKE LINE AND CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

THE FOCUS HAS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. IT OFTEN BREAKS AND OFTEN LEAVES ME STRANDED. IT WILL STOP ACCELERATING OR GET STUCK WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I'VE ALMOST HAD A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF IT LATE AT NIGHT. FORD HAS FIXED IT FOUR TIMES NOW WITH NO RESOLUTION. THEY SAY ITS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN PATCH BUT NOT EXACTLY FIX.

I HAVE BEEN TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP 10 TIMES LAST YEAR AND 4 TIMES ALREADY THIS YEAR. I HAVE MULTIPLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON AND EACH TIME THEY REPLACE A PART ON MY CAR. I HAD MY CAR LAST WEEK FOR SERVICE AND NOW IT'S BACK THIS WEEK AGAIN FOR SERVICE. I HAVE ALL MY REPAIR RECEIPTS AND I AM COMPLETELY SADDEN THAT FORD CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS I CALLED THE FORD COOPERATE OFFICE AND HAVE THEIR SPECIALIST LOOKED AT MY CASE AND I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. MY CAR SHUTS OFF ON ME SO MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING WITH ME 1 YEAR OLD SON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THEY WILL FIX IT TODAY AND NEXT WEEK I AM BACK IN THE SHOP. THEY HAVE MY CAR MORE TIMES IN THE SHOP THAN I HAVE ON THE ROAD. I AM EXTREMELY TIRED! I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BUT INCREASED IN RPMS. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HILL START MALFUNCTION WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,500.

VEHICLE LOST DRIVETRAIN POWER ON THE FREEWAY. I WENT TO ACCELERATE IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT MOVING FORWARD (SIMILAR TO SOMEONE DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH AND ACCELERATING). SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, BACK INTO DRIVE IN ORDER TO JOG THE TRANSMISSION INTO OPERATION, THAT DID NOT WORK. I SHIFTED INTO THE 'SPORT' MODE IN THE TRANSMISSION THINKING THAT WOULD HELP, THAT DIDN'T WORK. I HAD ENOUGH FORWARD MOMENTUM TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND CALL FOR A TOW, BUT OVERALL, THE CAR WOULD NOT TRAVEL UNDER IT'S OWN POWER. AT THIS POINT, I AM QUITE CONCERNED THAT I OWN THIS CAR, AND IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ONCE IT'S FIXED, I AM STILL QUITE CONCERNED THAT I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP BETWEEN 8 - 10 INDIVIDUAL INCIDENTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT I CANNOT PUT MYSELF OR MY...

THE PARKING AID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WON'T START! I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THREE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION AND SHAKING AND IT HAS YET TO BE FIXED. THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND IS GOING BACK IN AGAIN TODAY. FORD WILL NOT BUY ME OUT OF MY LOAN OR WORK WITH ME ON REPLACING IT. I BOUGHT THIS FOR MY DAUGHTER AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH HER DRIVING IT AT ALL! *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT SHIFT AND SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 40MPH AUTOMATICALLY AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT FROM THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OF TO THE SHOULDER. A MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE HUD/DISPLAY AND SAID TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW!. I THEN SHUT THE CAR OFF AT A PARKING LOT AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR OVER AN HOUR AND MADE PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER. THIS HAS ALSO HAS HAPPENED WHEN GOING TO STEP ON GAS TO YIELD AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE MOTOR JUST WENT UP IN RPM BUT DID NOT MOVE OR GO INTO GEAR WHILE IN DRIVE. THIS IS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THESE ISSUES AND THE DEALER ACTS LIKE IT IS NOT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY -- DELAYING ON ACCELERATION, THEN 'CATCHING' AND ACCELERATING IN A BURST. I'VE HAD IT 'FIXED' ONCE AND AM TRYING TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. IT ISN'T SAFE, PARTICULARLY IN HILLY TRAFFIC-HEAVY SEATTLE. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT THEY HAVE RUNNING AROUND THE STREETS. I AM IN MY MID-TWENTIES AND THIS IS MY FIRST CAR. IT'S BEEN VERY DEPRESSING, AND I WOULD LOVE FAIR RESOLUTION. *TR

THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN I DROVE TO THE SUPERMARKET. AFTER I CAME OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. EVERYTHING WORKS ELECTRICALLY (RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC...) BUT TURNING THE IGNITION KEY FULLY DID NOTHING. THIS NOW HAPPENS DAILY AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL NOT START OR TURN OVER. IF YOU LET THE CAR COOL DOWN FOR A COUPLE HOURS IT GENERALLY WILL START. DRIVING IS DONE MAINLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE OIL LEVEL AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE ARE FINE ACCORDING TO DIPSTICK AND GAUGES. BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY IN CASE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. ENSURED THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY WAS SOLIDLY ATTACHED TO METAL (NOT PAINTED METAL) TO ENSURE PROPER GROUNDING. NOTHING HELPED. DEALER APPOINTMENT THIS WEEK. ALSO RECEIVED "HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" WARNING ON...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN

MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I WERE RETURNING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN WHERE WE HAD BEEN ON TOLLWAYS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ONLY A MILE FROM HOME AND OUT OF THE BIG CITY AND OFF THE TOLLWAYS, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND SHAKE AND COMPLETELY STALLED IN THE ROADWAY AS I WAS SLOWING TO APPROACH AN INTERSECTION. IT JUST SEEMED TO LOCK UP AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND LIGHTS FLASHED AND I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT THE DASH AND IT READ SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT JERKED AND SLOWLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SLOWLY REACH HOME. AT HOME I PUT IT IN PARK AND AFTER THAT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. HAD...

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS, FEELS LIKE ITS SKIPPING A GEAR, ROLLS BACKWARD DOWN HILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION, IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, STALLED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A GEAR. THIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. *TR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS 7 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. FORD REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IS MAKING CUSTOMERS DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES DURING THE WEEKS THAT THOSE VEHICLES AREN'T IN THE SHOP. *TR

I GOT INTO MY CAR AFTER WORK AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AS I LEFT THE PARKING LOT OF MY JOB AND HEADED TOWARDS THE FREEWAY WHICH IS ACROSS THE STREET, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE . I COULD ONLY REACH SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND I COULD HEAR KNOCKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND TOOK STREETS HOME, AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE SHAKING STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP SPEED BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE VERY NEXT DAY THERE WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CAR RAN SMOOTHLY BUT ON THE THIRD DAY AS I GOT IN MY CAR ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THIS TIME I COULD ONLY GET THE CAR TO REACH...

THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER TRAIN QUIT WORKING DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY. BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER, I WAS ENDANGER OF GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IS A HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THE RESULTING LOSS OF POWER TRAIN WAS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE. MINE BEGAN WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND CONTINUES TODAY. I AM GOING TO ABANDON THE CAR BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE AT THIS POINT FOR ME OR ANYONE ELSE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN EARLY 2014. I HAD THIS CAR NOT EVEN TWO YEARS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE CAR SHAKES, RATTLES, AND STALLS AS I'M DRIVING. THE LETTER I RECEIVED FROM FORD STATES THAT THIS IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON MY CAR IS LEAKING AND CONTAMINATED. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WOULD BE ALMOST EMPTY IN 24 HOURS. IN ORDER TO USE MY CAR FOR A DAY, I WOULD NEED TO REFILL MY CAR WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID SO IT WILL AT LEAST MOVE. THE CAR AT TIMES WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE POWER-SHIFT STRUGGLES TO CHANGE GEARS AND AT TIMES WON'T ACCELERATE. THIS PROBLEM MAYBE NOW BEGINNING TO AFFECT MY ENGINE. THE FOCUS WON'T EVEN START AT TIMES. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE RADIO WILL GO ON/OFF AND WITH TIME, SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THEIR...

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT ON SUNDAY 3/15/15. MY CAR HAS FLASHED HILL ASSIST NOT WORKING AND NOT IN PARK WHEN IT WAS INDEED IN PARK AFTER THE RPM GO UP TO 5 & 6 AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND FORCING ME TO PULL OVER. MY CAR WOULD START, BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. WHEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70 AND THE CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AND I CAN NO LONGER GO, SO I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND LUCKILY RESTART THE CAR AND GO. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING. WHAT IF THIS CAR CAUSES MYSELF AND FAMILY TO BE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT? WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS DURING RUSH HOUR? THIS IS A WORLD WIDE ISSUES AND FORD IS FULLY AWARE YET THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS. I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHEN...

CAR LOST POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-95. UNDERNEATH PARTS AND LOWER BODY PANELS CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE PAUL CLARK FORD DEALERSHIP IN YULEE, FL. WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE HAD EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS A HOLE A LITTLE SMALLER THAN A BASKETBALL BLOWN OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CRANKCASE WITH THE OIL PUMP AND PIECES OF THE ENGINE LAYING ON THE SHIELD COVERING THE OIL PAN. THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN FULLY SERVICED WITH IT'S ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, RECOMMENDED SERVICE ROUTINE, ETC BY SAME DEALER. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS UNDER FULL WARRANTY, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS OF YET. FORD IS CONDUCTING AN INTERNAL REVIEW AND SAID IT COULD TAKE UP TO 90 DAYS BEFORE A DETERMINATION IS MADE. THEY ALSO HAVE NOT OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE OR A...

THE TRACTION CONTROL IN THE VEHICLE OPERATES IN AN UNSAFE MANNER IN SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN CLIMBING A SLIGHT GRADE IN SNOW, THE TRACTION CONTROL CONTINUALLY REDUCES ENGINE POWER TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD. AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO A STOP WHILE MODULATING THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WILL NOT REV ABOVE 1500RPM WITHOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL CUTTING OFF POWER. CONTROLLED AND SUSTAINED FORWARD MOMENTUM IS REQUIRED FOR SAFE DRIVING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN TRAVERSING TYPICAL ROADWAY INCLINES IN SNOWY WEATHER WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED. ADDITIONALLY, IT TAKES NO FEWER THAN SEVEN INPUTS FROM THE DRIVER TO ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM; SOMETHING THAT MUST BE DONE FREQUENTLY IN THIS VEHICLE TO KEEP IT MOVING SAFELY IN SNOW. THIS CREATES UNDUE DRIVER DISTRACTION IN ALREADY DEMANDING DRIVING CONDITIONS. A MANUFACTURER RETROFIT OF A SIMPLE ON/OFF SWITCH FOR THE...

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR STALLS AND THEN LURCHES. I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED SEVERAL CARS ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE CAR ALSO LURCHES BACKWARDS WHEN IN REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TWICE FOR SERVICE. IT IS IN FOR SERVICE AS I AM SUBMITTING THIS REPORT. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD THERE WERE RECALLS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHAT WAS ACTUALLY "REPLACED/RECALLED" ON MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMED TO DRIVE SMOOTHER FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN THE SAME PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN. I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHAT THEY HAVE FOUND WRONG THIS TIME. *TR

ON JANUARY 27TH.. MY CAR (2012 FORD FOCUS SE 4DOOR 5 SPEED) MY CAR HAD 33,342 MILES ON IT ONCE IT CAME INTO THE SERVICE BAY AT ASHEVILLE FORD IN ASHEVILLE NC. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO STAY FOR THE DAY AND LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. CAR WOULD DIE AT RANDOM, LIGHTS WOULD COME ON LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE (OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT, ESC LIGHT, INFORMATION LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) AND A MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR (ENGINE MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW). ASHEVILLE FORD WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF A SUN VISOR POPPING, SEAT BELTS NOT RELEASING AND CREAKING NOISES IN THE B PILLARS ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE AC WAS BLOWING HOT AIR AGAIN (THIS WAS REPAIRED ON THE 23RD BEFORE AND ALREADY BLOWING HOT AIR). *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT AND KEPT IT A YEAR AND A HALF. I COULDN'T STAND IT ANYMORE. WHEN ACCELERATING, IT WOULD SHAKE AND SHUDDER. THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WAS EXTREMELY JERKY ALL THE TIME. IF I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET, THE CAR WOULD BOLT FORWARD WHEN I ACCELERATED. TWICE IT LIKE STOPPED WHEN I WAS GOING 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. IT JUST SORT OF STOPPED OPERATING FOR A FLASH AND THEN RESUMED MOVEMENT. IT WAS SCARY. I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS CLOSER TO MY HOUSE THAN WHERE I BOUGHT IT, AND THEY WORKED ON IT 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. I CAME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS EVERY TIME. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SO SCREWY, IT APPARENTLY AFFECTED THE TIRES AND I HAD TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES BECAUSE...

I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FOCUS AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (5 MILES ON IT); BRAND NEW. WITHIN 6 MONTHS I HAD IT IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES. AT THE TIME MY HUSBAND WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF THAT DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE HIM THE RUN AROUND. INDICATING ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS RESET THE COMPUTER. SUPPOSEDLY THEY RESET THE COMPUTER TWICE HOWEVER IT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. ONCE IT WAS DIAGNOSED ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT IT NEEDED "PARTS" I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND BY THAT DEALERSHIP. AFTER CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I FINALLY RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I HAD TO BEG FORD FOR A RENTAL CAR SO THAT I HAD TRANSPORTATION FOR THE WEEK THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR.ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND I PICKED IT UP; I NOTICED A REALLY ROUGH IDLE. AFTER DEALING WITH THIS FOR THIS FOR...

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND APPROACHING A FOUR WAY STOP SO NOT GOING FAST. MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THEN JERKED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID GOING THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. I INSTEAD HIT THE STOP SIGN. THE CAR HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

I OWN A 2012 FORD FOCUS SE. I BOUGHT MY FORD FOCUS IN DECEMBER 2012 FROM FOLSOM LAKE FORD LOCATED IN FOLSOM CALIFORNIA. AT 20000 MILES I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ITS FACTORY SERVICE AND ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. ACCORDING TO FOLSOM LAKE FORD THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER AND ORDERED PARTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION'PARTS THAT WOULD TAKE A MONTH TO ARRIVE, BUT NEVER HEARD BACK FROM FOLSOM LAKE FORD AFTER THAT. ABOUT 35000MLS STARTED MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY FOCUS-IT WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, NOR WERE THERE ANY OTHER DIAGNOSTIC/MALFUNCTION ADVISEMENTS FROM THE VEHICLES INFORMATION SYSTEM. OTHER SYSTEMS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION 'SPECIFICALLY ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, IDLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED-. IDLE ROUGH, SOMETIMES IDLING WILD AND EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS.MY FOCUS WOULD STALL CONSTANTLY WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS, ALSO RANDOMLY STALLING WHILE AT DRIVING SPEEDS. MULTIPLE TIMES MY FOCUS STALLED ON...