2012 FORD FOCUS Engine Problems

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST A 2012 FORD FOCUS SE. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING TRANSMISSION NOISES THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE 101 FREEWAY, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENTIRE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND NO CONTROLS WERE WORKING AT ALL ALMOST CAUSING AN INTENSE PILE UP THAT COULD HAVE KILLED MY MOTHER AND I INSTANTLY. WE WERE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY WITH NOT POWER OF ANY USE OF CONTROLS UNTIL CHP OFFICERS WERE FINALLY BLOCKING TRAFFIC FROM HITTING US. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE WE HAVE EVER OWNED AND FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR BEING NEGLIGENT. *JS

I HAVE A 2012 FORD FOCUS. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT DECIDED TO STOP ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT DID NOT MOVE. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN, WHICH GAVE ME ANOTHER SHOT AT GETTING OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IT WAS PRETTY UNNERVING NOT KNOWING IF I WAS GOING TO CAUSE A WRECK OR BE REAR ENDED.. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE HUNDREDS, IF NOT, THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT OUT THERE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH. *DT

AT FIRST I REPORTED ISSUES WITH DEALERSHIP REGARDING CAR MOVING BACKWARDS AT TIME WHEN I RELEASE BRAKES TO GO FORWARD AND MY CAR IS AUTOMATIC. ALSO INFORMED THEM AFTER A RED LIGHT I PRESS THE GAS BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IMMEDIATELY THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL DUE TO DUAL TRANSMISSION. CAR WAS NOT PUT IN SERVICE. I HAD SAME INCIDENT AND A MONTH LATER I RECEIVED AN ALERT REGARDING A CLUTCH RECALL AND TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE TODAY AND EXPLAINED TO THEM I HAD SAME ISSUE. CAR WAS NOT PUT IN SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL CAUSE CAR IS AUTOMATIC WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THEY STATED TO ONLY BRING IT IN IF I HEAR METAL GRINDING. *JS

THE CAR GOES INTO NEAUTRAL WITH NO WARNING LOOSE ALL POWER AND THREE MONTHS LATER IT DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND LOST GEARS WE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET SOMEONE GOING TO GET HURT THIS CAR NEEDS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BAD THERE IS SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON TRANSMISSION. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER WITH A CAR THAT I HAD PURCHASED FROM YOUR COMPANY. THE CAR IS NOT RELIABLE WHAT SO EVER AND I CAN'T TRUST IT WITH ANYTHING! I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED THE NEWER MODEL FOCUS AND WHEN I FINALLY HAVE THE MONEY TO AFFORD ONE I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY ISSUES WITH A CAR AND THIS IS ONE OF THE NEWEST CARS I HAVE YET BOUGHT. I HAVE MISSED 8 DAYS OF WORK THIS YEAR JUST BECAUSE THE CAR HAS ITS OWN GAMES TO PLAY.THE CAR HAS ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE A FEW TIMES DUE TO THE JERKING ON THE ENGINE THAT YOU GUYS FEEL IS NORMAL. WHEN I GO TO MAKE A TURN THE CAR JERKS SO MUCH SOMETIMES THAT IT'S JUST MAKES IT BEFORE I GET SMASHED. THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE AND I...

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SEL DIES WHEN A 'ENGINE MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW' MESSAGE APPEARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. BOTH TIMES, THE MESSAGE APPEARED, AND ABOUT 30 SECOND LATER, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIES. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED IT HAPPENED AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM AN INTERSECTION. ON BOTH OCCURRENCES THIS HAS FORTUNATELY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN AT GREATER SPEEDS WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND POSSIBLY AIRBAGS. I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR THE SITUATION TO WORSEN. *TR

2012 FORD FOCUS DANGEROUSLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR ON AN INCLINE *CW THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

ISSUE 1: THE VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD CLUTCH IN THE 2 YEARS SINCE PURCHASE AND CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN APPLYING GAS IT STUTTERS, LURCHES, OR RESPONDS AS IF NOT TAKING GAS. THIS WEEK: THREE TIMES TURNING FROM STOP SIGN LEFT, RIGHT FROM STOP SIGN, AND RIGHT FROM PARKING LOT. APPLY GAS TO ACCELERATE AND VEHICLES STUTTERS, PAUSES, AND STALLS FOR A MOMENT. TWO OF THE THREE, PARTICULARLY ONE CAME CLOSE TO RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS ALSO OCCURRED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY TURNING RIGHT AT A STOP SIGN ON OCT 27. IT HAS OCCURRED DOZENS OF TIMES PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR EVENTS AND NOW IS STARTING TO RECUR, WITH MORE NG A STALLING/LURCHING THAN A STUTTERING. FORD IS FULLY AWARE OF THESE ISSUES. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN BUT FEEL IT IS UNSAFE AND WANT THE CAR RETURNED. ISSUE 2: THE VEHICLE ACHIEVES...

TRANSMISSION SHAKES AND GRINDS. CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS ON HILLS. FORD SAYS THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR BUT HAVING A CAR ROLL BACKWARDS ON HILLS WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR FOCUS STUTTERS AND GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND. *TR

WAS PARKING CAR WHEN SUDDENLY IT LUNGED FORWARD AT A FAST SPEED, I LOST CONTROL AND HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME PLUS 3 OTHER CARS THEN CRASHED INTO CEMENT WALL. I HIT MY HEAD AND LEFT SIDE OF BODY ON THE DOOR, I BRUISED MY RIB CAGE FRONT & BACK PLUS MY LEFT LEG VERY BRUISED. I WAS VERY LUCKY I DIDN'T GET KILLED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY FORD FOCUS 2012 FIVE MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS NOW HAD TO GO TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES. FIRST, THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP AND WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. SECOND, I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE THEN BOLTED AHEAD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIRD, THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND LOST ALL POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. LASTLY, AND THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMELS BACK. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE. FINALLY THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OVER TO RESTART THE CAR BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT GO AWAY. I DECIDED WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO...

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I NOTICED SIGNIFICANT SHUTTERING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP INTO LOW GEARS. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, PER WARRANTY EXTENSION PROVIDED BY FORD (FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER 14M01). SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THAT COMPLETED SERVICE, THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON -- AND WAS ON AND OFF OVER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. THE CAR ALSO PERIODICALLY JERKED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE ACCELERATING IN LOW GEARS, AND THE SAME UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY WHEN IN REVERSE. I MADE A FOLLOW UP SERVICE APPOINTMENT DURING THIS TIME. THEN TWO DAYS BEFORE THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE CAR SHUTTERED VIOLENTLY WITH A GREAT DEAL OF NOISE. AFTER CALLING A TOW TRUCK AND RESTING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SLOWLY ON OCCASION. OTHER TIMES, THE RPMS WOULD RACE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER TO INSTALL THE NEW PART AND HAD TO RE-INSTALL THE OLD PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A FOURTH TIME TO HAVE THE NEW PART INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SENSORS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED FOR THE BRAKE ASSIST AND PARKING AIDE. IN ADDITION, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED INTERMITTENTLY MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CLOCK INTERMITTENTLY SHORTED OUT AND THE TIME DISPLAY WAS INCORRECT. THE DEALER PROVIDED AN INTERIM REMEDY AND SUGGESTED THAT THE...

THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLAMMING INTO EVERY GEAR. I WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR REVVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 RPM GOING 30 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. THE DAY AFTER I TOOK INTO SPIKES FORD WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS THEN FIXED ON 08-11-14. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE HOME. 2 HOURS LATER AS I'M ENTERING A HIGHWAY TO GO TO WAL-MART, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, RPM'S FLEW WAY ABOVE 6000 AND CAR SPED UP FOR A SECOND THEN SLOWLY DECLINED DOWN TO 30 ON THE HIGHWAY!! THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FELT THE PROBLEM SO THEY TOOK THE CAR YET AGAIN. NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY FIXED IT. ANOTHER 3 HOURS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY REFLASHED IT FOR...

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS HORRIBLE WITH EXCESSIVE SHUDDERING AND LURCHING. *TR

CAR STUTTERS AND DOES NOT SHIFT. SEVERE SHAKING AND LOSS OF CRUISE SPEED IS EFFECTED. THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND SEEMS TO LOSE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. I AM SCARED TO LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR AND ONLY HAVE OWNING IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ONCE AND GOING BACK AGAIN. THERE IS NO APPARENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED AND THIS DID NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

AT A STOP LIGHT CAR IN DRIVE BRAKES LOCK, SHIFT GEAR LOCKS. MESSAGE APPEARS TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK. CAR TAKES AT LEAST 5 TO 10 MINUTES TO TURN BACK OVER TO START UP. CAR STALLS TO GO INTO DIFFERENT SPEEDS, ACCELERATES WHEN TURNING A CORNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

AT RANDOM TIMES THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF LEAVING A COASTING VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, OR LEAVE YOU STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. IF YOU LEAVE IT SIT FOR 30MIN-1HOUR IT MAY RESTART. IF YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT WAS NOT RESPOND. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES THE VEHICLE WILL RECOVER FROM A ROUGH IDLE AND TRY TO LUNGE FORWARD EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK. PROBLEM: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *TR

FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL WHILE SLOWING DOWN. AFTER TAKING OFF AFTER A COMPLETE STOP IT SHIFTS HARD OR SHAKES AND SOMETIMES MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. *TR

HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHAKING, SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY, AND BEING UNABLE TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 40-35 MPH. I WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD OPERATE AS THOUGH IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN KICK IN AND REV UP TO 6-7000 RPM AND STILL NOT ACCELERATE. THEN IT WOULD FINALLY FEEL AS THOUGH IT HAD DOWNSHIFTED BUT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40 MPH. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. THEY APPLIED THE LATEST COMPUTER UPDATES AND CHECKED FLUIDS. THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE HAD A SHIFTING FORK CODE (DCT), AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED- YET THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE AFTER THE COMPUTER WAS UPDATED. IF THERE WAS A SHIFTING FORK ISSUE, THEN IT WOULDN'T MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER A COMPUTER UPDATE AND COME RIGHT BACK. THE VEHICLE OPERATED FINE FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH NO ISSUES. THEN I...

ENGINE MALFUNCTION MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE ENGINE THEN SHUTOFF, LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I COASTED TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS WAS THE SECOND INCIDENT WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. FIRST INCIDENT WAS EIGHT DAYS PRIOR. DEALER STATED IT WAS FIXED, BUT EVIDENTLY NOT. *TR

THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON 1-95 IN NEW JERSEY AT RUSH HOUR . I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY, RESUMED DRIVING AND THE CAR REPEATED THIS OVER THE NEXT DAY. AFTER A SERVICE BY A FORD DEALER, THE CAR RAN SMOOTHLY FOR 10 MILES THEN THE PROBLEM RE OCCURRED AND ENGINE LIGHT WENT BACK ON. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. DEFINITELY WAS NOT FIXED. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CONSTANT SPUTTERING AND CHUGGING WHEN I ACCELERATE. BUT COMING TO A DEAD STOP ON I95 IN NEW JERSEY TRAFFIC WAS TERRIFYING. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING FROM THE ROUTE 128 HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP ONTO THE INTERSTATE 95 GOING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, AS I ROUNDED THE TOP OF THE RAMP I WENT TO ACCELERATE ONTO I-95 WHEN I FOUND I WAS SLOWING IN SPEED/DECELERATING AND FOUND THAT I HAD NO PICK UP WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS ACTUALLY COASTING ,THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE ON BUT I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. AS I COASTED TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON. I SAT AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 5-7 MINUTES, THE CAR DID RE-START. DUE TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A DANGEROUS SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY I ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING TOWARDS AN EXIT. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY ( I TRAVELED AT 50 MPH IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE) THE CAR AGAIN, STOPPED ACCELERATING WAS DECELERATING, I WAS PUMPING THE GAS PETAL WITHOUT SUCCESS AND...

I BOUGHT THE 2012 FOCUS AROUND FEBRUARY OF 2012. AT FIRST I WAS ESTATIC AND THE CAR RAN GREAT. HOWEVER, JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE CAR STARTED GRIDING AT LOW SPEEDS HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE GOING UP A HILL TO THE POINT IT WANTS TO STALL. AT ONE POINT I DID GET UP THE HILL, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO RECOVER AND ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER THE CAR DID STALL DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND WE HAD TO GLIDE IT THROUGH TRAFFIC AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BY THE TIME I GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT HAD GONE OFF, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T "DUPLICATE THE ISSUE", AND THAT IF THE LIGHT HAD WENT OFF THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ROUGHLY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD FOCUS 2012, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUTTER INBETWEEN SHIFTS. THIS RESULTED IN DELAYS IN THE SHIFT AND THEN SOMETIMES IN SURGES IN POWER, BACK AND FORTH. THERE WAS ALSO OFTEN A GRINDING OR CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE DURING THE SHIFT. I FINALLY GOT FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE SHOP FOR SERVICE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND MAKING NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS. IN THE INTERIM, I BELIEVE MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER DO TO THE UNPREDICTABLE MALFUNCTIONING OF THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OR GET ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DELAY/SHUTTER/SURGE OF THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, AS I COULD NOT PREDICT WHEN THE INCIDENTS WERE GOING TO OCCUR, OR EXACTLY TO WHAT DEGREE. I BELIEVE FORD'S REPEATED REFUSAL TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER....

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 - MANUAL 5 SPEED FORD FOCUS DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR LOST POWER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE IN 5TH GEAR AT 70MPH THE CAR HAD NO POWER TO PROPEL ITSELF FORWARD, AT THE SAME TIME THE RADIO/ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND TURNED OFF. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND ROLL TO A STOP WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE POWER GETTING TO THE CAR, MAXING OUT A SPEED OF 50MPH ON THE FREEWAY SO AS NOT TO STALL AGAIN, MADE FOR A SCARY RIDE HOME. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE OWNING THE CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND NOW HAS 49,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE PREVIOUS 2 TIMES, I TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,700.

ACCELERATING FROM STOP, ENGINE HESITATES, CAUSING TURNS AND ACCELERATION ONTO STREETS TO TAKE LONGER THAN EXPECTED. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR EVENING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO COME TO A STOP ON TRAFFIC IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE DUE TO TRAFFIC AT A POINT WHERE THERE WAS MOVING TRAFFIC IN LANES ON EITHER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AS NORMAL, NO LIGHTS CAME ON (NOTHING TO ALERT TO AN ISSUE), HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE MY CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS AS IF MY CAR WAS IN PARK AND I WAS REVVING THE ENGINE. I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON, CALLED 911 TO REPORT I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE TO MOVE MY CAR AS I FEARED I WOULD BE HIT SINCE IT WAS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT EVEN OPEN MY DOOR. I SHUT MY ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND TRIED AGAIN. THE CAR STILL WOULD...

VEHICLE DOES NOT START WHEN KEY IS TURNED. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS COME ON BUT ENGINE DOES NOT CRANK. ENGINE FINALLY STARTS NORMALLY AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE KEY (20+) AND THEN RUNS FINE. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS AFTER THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR SEVERAL HOURS, I.E. BEING PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT OR AFTER A SHIFT AT WORK. ONCE THE CAR STARTS, IT CAN USUALLY BE TURNED OFF AND THEN START AGAIN WITHOUT INCIDENT, AS LONG AS THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN RECENTLY. THIS BEGAN AS A SPORADIC ISSUE BUT NOW HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I TRY AND START THE CAR IN THE MORNING OR AFTER WORK. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. BATTERY TESTS FINE AND NO ERROR CODES ARE REPORTED IN THE COMPUTER. *TR

THE VEHICLE DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT PROPERLY. IT DOESN'T SHIFT UP WHEN IT SHOULD AND REVS UP BADLY. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN I GO DOWN LARGE HILLS. IT SHIFTS DOWN AND IT SHOULDN'T, SO THE ENGINE REVS AND I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. FURTHER, WHEN I AM PARKED ON A HILL, IT ROLLS BACK A BIT BEFORE STOPPING. LASTLY, THE BLUETOOTH MICROPHONE IS DYING AND SOUNDS TERRIBLE ON THE OTHER END. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO RECALIBRATED THE TCM BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP ABOUT 4X'S IN 1 MONTH. ISSUE BEGAN DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH. WENT TO ACCELERATE FELT A SUDDEN JERK & NOTHING. LOOK DOWN TO SEE MY DRIVE LIGHT FLASHING & AM STEADILY DECREASING IN SPEED WITH NO WAY TO ACCELERATE, LIKE IN NEUTRAL. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHICH BEGAN TO FLASH. ACCELERATED A COUPLE TIMES TO BE SURE IT RESPONDED BEFORE DRIVING BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DRIVING AGAIN, ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, NOT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME PUT IT IN PARK, ACCELERATED & NOTHING. SHUT OFF MY CAR TO RESET IT & MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. AFTER WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK, THE CAR WOULD JUST NOT TURN ON, EVERYTHING RELATED TO THE BATTERY WOULD TURN ON BUT THE CAR DIDN'T....

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JUNE 2012 AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHAKY, SLIPPING, STUTTERING, JERKING, STALLING ON ACCELERATION, OVERHEATING, ROLLING BACK ON HILLS, NO ACCELERATION ON HILLS, AND GRINDING EVER SINCE. HAD CLUTCH SEAL REPLACED WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS FROM PURCHASE WHICH THEY CLAIMED CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM PERSISTED BUT THEY TOLD ME TO GIVE IT TIME TO ADJUST TO THE REPAIR. I TOOK IT BACK IN AT 11,000 AND THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE CLUTCHES. PROBLEM PERSISTED ONLY THEN THE CAR'S SYSTEM INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING (WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY) AND INDICATED ON THE CONSOLE THAT I NEEDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR COOLED DOWN. THE TEMP ON THE CAR WAS IN NORMAL RANGE. I WAS 3 HOURS FROM HOME WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND LEFT ON THE SIDE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY BECAUSE MY CAR'S SYSTEM SAID THE TRANNY WAS OVERHEATING. TOOK IT TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE PCM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE IN MOTION. IN INCIDENT 1, THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH) AND INCIDENT #2 IN LOCAL TRAFFIC (15 MPH). IN BOTH CASES ALL POWER WAS LOST INCLUDING THE ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, ETC. AFTER INCIDENT 1, THE CAR RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER - EXTENSIVE REPAIRS WERE MADE "TO THE TRANSMISSION" (PER THE DEALER). IN THE SECOND INCIDENT AFTER DEALER REPAIRS AFTER INCIDENT 1, THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WOULD NOT RESTART - TOWED TO DEALER. AGAIN LOSS OF ALL POWER INCLUDING ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, ETC. AFTER INCIDENT 2 THE DEALER REPLACED THE "MASTER CONTROL UNIT". WHILE BOTH INCIDENTS WERE COVERED BY FORD UNDER THE "DRIVE TRAIN" ORIGINAL WARRANTY I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOSS OF POWER IN TWO INCIDENTS SEPARATED BY ABOUT ONE MONTH. *TR

WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN "SHUDDERING" I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY TIME I SENT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS "IT IS NORMAL, YOU HAVE TO GET USED TO IT. ITS THE NEW TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY OF FORD." I CANT BELIEVE THAT AFTER 2YRS AND 17K MILES ON IT THAT IT IS STILL EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION TO IT. MAY I KNOW UNTIL WHEN AM I GOING TO WAIT? ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT JUST CAME UP- I HAVE WITNESSED A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE SPEAKER. SEEMS LIKE A THUNDER/CRACKING NOISE. MY HUSBAND HAS HEARD IT TWICE. IT IS A VERY LOUD SOUND. IT SCARED ME WHEN I HEARD IT THE FIRST TIME. *TR

MY CAR (2012 FORD FOCUS) HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING AND MAKES A SHUTTER NOISE WHILE TAKING OFF I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN CAR DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. MOTOR LIGHT TURNED ON. WHEN TAKEN TO GET CHECKED,MOTOR LIGHT WAS OFF AND. WAS TOLD OTHERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENS. *TR

2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSING POWER AND TRYING TO STALL OUT. SHE WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD REV, BUT WOULD NOT GO, AND WHEN IT FINALLY DID GO, IT WAS VERY JUMPY AND SLOW. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A COMPUTER UPGRADE. THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE FOR THE UPGRADE TO WORK, BUT IT NEVER DID, AND THE PROBLEM WORSENED. THE NEXT TIME, THE DEALER STATED THE TCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TCM, MADE THE PROBLEM EVEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING UPON ACCELERATION AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. *JB

I HAD MY FORD FOCUS FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK. BOUGHT USED FROM THE DEALER. I STARTED TO TAKE OFF FROM WALMART PARKING LOT AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND STALLED. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A FAULTY CLUTCH. AFTER REPAIR MY CAR HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW IT ROLLS BACKWARDS ON HILLS IN AUTOMATIC. GRINDS GEARS WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT OUT ON HILLS. AND STILL JERKS TERRIBLY WHEN TAKING OFF. THE SHOP TELLS ME ITS BECAUSE ITS BUILT LIKE A MANUAL FOR EXCELLENT GAS MILEAGE. NOTE NO MANUAL SHIFT IVE EVER DROVE "GRINDS OR JERKS" IF IT IS SHIFT RIGHT. THIS CAR IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS

ON-GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SHUDDERING/SHIFTING PROBLEMS THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WERE "NORMAL" AND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ADJUSTMENT PERIOD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD SMOOTH OUT ONCE IT GOT USED TO MY DRIVING PATTERN. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I TOOK IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO GET USED TO MY ACCELERATION. DURING ONE OF THE VISITS THE DEALER DID REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND SEVERAL SEALS. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS BADLY, ON TAKE OFF, AND HAS BOGGED DOWN TO THE POINT THAT I FEEL UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE. I AM COMPLETELY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN FAST LANE AT 60 MPH, PRESSED FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE REVVED BUT DID NOT INCREASE SPEED. IN FACT, SLOWED DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND GET TO RIGHT SHOULDER (COASTING, NO ACCELERATION POWER AT ALL). ENGINE NEVER DIED. TOWED TO DEALER.(WE HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY). THEY HAD IT 4 DAYS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE NO PROBLEM FOUND WE HAD TO PAY FOR OUR RENTAL AND THEIR DIAGNOSTIC FEES. AFTER RETURNING CAR TO US, SAME THING 2 DAYS LATER. BARELY AVOIDED BEING REAR-ENDED IN INTERSECTION THIS TIME. AFTER THIS 2ND INCIDENT, ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. 2ND TRIP TO DEALER, SINCE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THEY WERE ABLE TO ADJUST SOMETHING IN COMPUTER. CAR DID OK NEXT 10 DAYS. THEN STARTED DOING THE 'REVVING ACCELERATOR' BUT NO INCREASE IN SPEED AGAIN--TWICE ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. TODAY, 5TH EPISODE IN 5TH WEEK,...

I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FOCUS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE EVER SINCE. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN REPAIRED ONCE FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ACCELERATING AND COASTING. MY CAR IS SHAKING AND HESITATING WITH ANY TYPE OF ACCELERATION. THE CAR IS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING, TURNING CORNERS AND BRAKING. I AM BEYOND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE 2012 FOCUS. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT THE DEALER AND WANTED IT LOOKED ASAP. I ALSO CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY ABOUT MY CONCERNS, THEY INFORMED ME ABOUT THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION AS A REASON FOR THE DRIVE (AN EXCUSE I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS TIMES FROM THE DEALER). AFTER A COUPLE DAYS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED TO LET ME KNOW THEY HAD LOOKED IT OVER AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. THEY LATER TEST DROVE IT AND HE INFORMED ME THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GREAT AND THAT THE WAY...

IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION WHERE MY CAR HAS DIFFICULTIES SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT SHUTTERS AND JOLTS, FEELS LIKE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I COMMUTE DAILY, ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC, SO THIS HAS NEVER BEEN ACCEPTABLE. ON JUNE 1ST, I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE COMING AROUND A CORNER WHEN MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT APPEARED AND I LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, RADIO, AC WERE STILL WORKING, I JUST COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR. I WAS STALLED AND WAS NEARLY HIT A FEW TIMES SINCE I WAS STUCK IN A TURN. I TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, NO LUCK. I HAD MY CAR TOWED HOME, AND FORD TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS STUCK IN GEAR. IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION MODULE. THE NEW MODULE WAS REPLACED AND...

WHEN EXITING GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, AS WE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION/DRIVE TRAIN POWER, WHILE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STARTED TO FLASH, AND ELECTRONIC GEAR INDICATOR TRANSITIONED FROM GEAR TO GEAR. RPMS, WERE STILL REGISTERING AND ON ACCELERATION, DRIVE TRAIN WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THIS HAPPENED ALL WHILE IN TRAFFIC, WHEN ONCOMING VEHICLES WERE APPROACHING. WE TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND MOVED TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. POWERED OFF CAR FOR A MINUTE, THEN RESTARTED. CAR STARTED BUT STILL EXPERIENCED SEVERE HESITATION ON ACCELERATION, AND SEEMED AS IF IT WAS STRUGGLING TO STAY ON. PULLED ONTO A SIDE STREET TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC, THEN AFTER TURNING CAR OFF, IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. AFTER APPROX. 10 MINUTES, TRIED TO TURN ON CAR AGAIN, AND IT STARTED. WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE CAR HOME, HOWEVER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOW BEEN ILLUMINATED. THIS WILL BE THE...

SHUDDER VIBRATIONS AND ACCELERATION LAG DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DTC (DUEL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION) IN MY 2012 FORD FOCUS. *TR