2012 FORD FOCUS Engine Problems

CAR'S TRANSMISSION FELT SLUGGISH (HESITATE TO ACCELERATE) AFTER 15-20 MINUTES OF LOW-SPEED DRIVING (0-10MPH) IN A TRAFFIC JAM. TEN MINUTES LATER, ENGINE STALLED ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH. TACHOMETER DROPPED TO 0 AND SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED WAS 0. CAR RESTARTED, AND CONTINUED TO BE DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES. GEAR DISENGAGED WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. POWER DID RESUME AFTER 2 SECONDS WHILE CONSTANTLY GIVING GAS. RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER AROUND 30 MINUTES, CAR STALLED AGAIN FEW MINUTES LATER. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART INSTANTLY. ONLY CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE BAY WHEN TURNING KEYS. WAITED 10-15 MINUTES TO RESTART. CAR ACCELERATED TO 70MPH BEFORE STALLING AGAIN AFTER 1-2 MINUTES. GEAR INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. WHEN THE CAR STALLED, ENGINE RAVED WITH LOST OF POWER FOR 1-2 SECONDS. CAR FELT LIKE IN NEUTRAL EVEN SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE. TACHOMETER THEN DROPPED TO 300RPM AND NEVER RAV AGAIN. CAR WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE DROPPED AND DAMAGED THE AXLE AND CVC JOINT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS CONSTANTLY BECOMING STUCK PREVENTING THE PASSENGER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY FASHION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES AND WHEN I STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER CAR ON A STOP SIGN, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, IT HAPPENED TO MY SON ALSO WHO TOLD ME TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RE-START IT, IT DID, BUT WHEN MY SON TOOK THE CAR TODAY, IT HAPPENED TO HIM AND THIS TIME WOULD NOT START. WENT TO HELP HIM 20 MINUTES LATER AND THIS TIME IT TURNED ON, I DROVE BEHIND HIM ALL THE WAY HOME (ABOUT 30 MINUTES) AND MO PROBLEM? CAN'T TRUST TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY MORE, I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALER ON WEDNESDAY (EARLIER APPOINTMENT THEY HAD), BUT AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS I'M AFRAID I CAME TO BE ANOTHER VICTIM, JUST BOUGHT THE CAR LAST DECEMBER 2013! *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, CAR LOST POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY TO STOP. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CAR STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT NEXT TO MY PLACE OF BUSINESS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN, AND WHEN IT DID, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. SAT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR 30 MINUTES TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO START UP AND GO INTO GEAR. WHEN IT FINALLY DID GO INTO GEAR, I GOT IT TO MY PLACE OF BUSINESS 2 BLOCKS DOWN AND PARKED IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE ELECTRIC VERSION OF THIS CAR, BUT NOT THE GASOLINE VERSIONS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE MODELS AS THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS...

TRANSMISSION ISSUES, JERKING, JUMPING, JOLTING FORWARD, SLUGGISH, LACK OF POWER, FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO CUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS, FAST SPEEDS, AT A STOP, IDLING, ETC. YOU NAME A CONDITION OF THE CAR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND IT HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I TOOK IT TO FORD TO FIX AND THEY SAID IT WAS A "KNOWN" ISSUE, THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND CALIBRATED. IT STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUES, THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LEAKED A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,971.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,155. KMJ

THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR RANDOMLY DOES NOT START FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, ABSOLUTELY NO RHYME OR REASON. IT DOES START EVENTUALLY. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL COMES ON, INTERIOR LIGHTS, A/C, HEATER, RADIO, EXTERIOR LIGHTS, JUST NO ENGINE. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AFTER BEING DRIVEN. IN OTHER WORDS, IT NEVER HAPPENS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT, IT NEVER HAPPENS AFTER A FULL WORK DAY (SITTING 8 HOURS). THE LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME IT HAS SET AND STILL NOT STARTED IS ABOUT 3 HOURS. THE PROBLEM ALSO NEVER OCCURRED UNTIL THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

RPM'S WERE EXCEEDING 4K-5K AT 25 MPH, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10MINUTES. STARTED CAR, CONTINUED DRIVING 25 MPH AND RPMS ONCE AGAIN EXCEEDED 4K-5K UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A SLOW AND SUDDEN STOP. CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED FOR 5 DAYS (AND COUNTING) NOW, SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS CLAIMING THE ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF AND THERE IS NO HISTORY IN THE COMPUTER REFLECTING A DIAGNOSTIC CODE - THEN THEY SHOULD FIX THAT TOO! I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR THAT WITNESSED THIS EVENT, I WANT TO AVOID ANY LEGAL ACTION, BUT I AM DOCUMENTING EVERYTHING IN THE EVENT I HAVE TO. I TYPICALLY DRIVE ON THE TURNPIKE/HIGHWAY AND I AM GRATEFUL THIS DID NOT OCCUR DURING RUSH HOUR ON THE TURNPIKE/HIGHWAY. I CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE AND THEY WERE VERY SELECTIVE WITH THEIR...

THIS FORD FOCUS EXHIBITS STRANGE AND DANGEROUS SHAKING AND STUTTERING BETWEEN GEARS 1 AND 2. IT HAS DONE THIS WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY SINCE WE GOT THIS CAR IN 2011. IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL AT ANY MOMENT. IT ALSO HAS NEARLY STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND SOMETIMES ROLLS BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THESE THINGS ARE NORMAL BECAUSE IT IS A 'SPORTY-MODEL CAR' AND IT TAKES THE ENGINE TIME TO ADJUST TO A PERSON'S DRIVING STYLE. THE FORD FOCUS MODEL YEARS AFFECTED WITH THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BY FORD ASAP. *TR

2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ONGOING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME VISITED THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED IT WAS ONLY A PROGRAMMING ADJUSTMENT. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 10 TIMES, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNPREDICTABLE. NOT ONLY DID THE CLUTCH SLIP BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATED WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, THE ENGINE WOULD SHAKE AT 55 MPH AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE EVEN AT 70 MPH. *JB

ON MARCH 13TH, I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. ALL OF THE SUDDEN I LOST COMPLETE POWER IN MY CAR. THE RPMS REVVED UP EXTREMELY HIGH AND I GAINED NO POWER WHEN PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I LOST ALL SPEED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. STEERING BECAME HARD AND IT TOOK MORE EFFORT TO BREAK AND SLOW THE CAR. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AS SOON AS I CAME TO REST. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO FORD. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). THE PART WAS COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY ACCORDING TO FORD. I WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A METAL TO METAL RATTLING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WITH HESITATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE WHERE EACH TIME THE COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

DURING A TIGHT TURN ON A BENDY ROAD GOING ABOUT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. AS IF SOMEONE TURNED THEY KEY OFF. LIGHTS, INFOTAINMENT, STEERING, BRAKES, EVERYTHING WAS EFFECTED. LUCKILY STEERING DOESN'T LOCKUP ON A FORD FOCUS. AND CAN BE STEERED BUT WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR COULD BE RESTARTED WITH NO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ON, AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. *TR

SHUTTERING AND STALLING UPON ACCELERATION.CAR TENDS TO ROLL BACKWARDS FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON SLIGHT INCLINE. SPEED ACCELERATION AND SPEED DECELERATION AT RANDOM TIMES. CAR HESITATES BADLY WHEN ACCELERATING ON TO ON RAMP TO MERGE WITH INTERSTATE TRAFFIC OR TO PASS A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT'S LUCK OF THE DAY IF YOU ACCELERATE AND ACTUALLY LIVE OR GET HIT WHEN CAR SHUTTERS AND HESITATES. GOOD LUCK FOCUS OWNERS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION "SKIPS, FLUTTERS OR JUST NOT KICK IN" WHEN MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO AN ACCELERATED SPEED. SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION STALLS OUT AND THEN GRABS. IT DOES IT QUITE OFTEN AND I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SO FAR BY THIS HICK-UP IN THE TRANSMISSION. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT BACK TO BAXTER FORD IN OMAHA AND SEE IF THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED OR NOT. THEY MAY GET THE CAR BACK. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON MARCH 21, 2012 AND FIRST TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP APRIL 4, 2012 BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION BOGGS FOR THE STARTUP 0 TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN PULLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION. PASSING VEHICLES WAS UNSAFE IF YOU WERE IN THE LOWER GEARS OF THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO LACK OF POWER. ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD IS THAT THE VEHICLE DRIFTS BACKWARDS WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, AS IF IT WAS A STANDARD SHIFT TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON A HILL OR A GRADE . THIS VEHICLE ALSO DRIFTS BACKWARDS WHEN YOU PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK AND RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING DANGER TO PEDESTRIAN OR VEHICLES BEHIND YOU. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE BACK NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT FOR THE SAME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS SE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY SHUDDER AND SHAKE, A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND A NEW SEAL WAS INSTALLED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DEFECT; HOWEVER, A DAY AFTER PICKING UP HER VEHICLE THE FAILURES PERSISTED. WHILE DRIVING SHE ALSO HEARD A "CLUCKING" NOISE IN THE SAME PLACE SHE PREVIOUSLY HEARD THE GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS SHE "JUST HAVE TO GET USE TO HER VEHICLE". WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME THE TRANSMISSION OVER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE...

MY CAR HAS ALMOST GOTTEN ME IN 3 ACCIDENTS AND IT ROLLS BACK ON HILLS I WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVE WAY AND IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK THEN IT SLOWED DOWN AND THERE WAS A LOAD NOISE AND WE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS IT WAS JUST A DRIVE WAY. THE CAR HAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER AT ALL IT STUTTERS AND WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN BUSY PLACES AND YOUR CAR WONT PICK UP ENOUGH TON ENTER ON THE HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY ITS SCARY AND ITS UNSAFE IT WILL SHAKE THE WHOLE CAR WHEN IT PULLS BACK AND STUTTERS. IT IS AWFUL AND I WENT ON A 3 HOUR DRIVE TO GO ON VACATION I ACTUALLY RENTED A CAR INSTEAD OF TAKING MY BRAND NEW CAR THAT I GOT TO LAST ME YEARS FRO NOW WAS THE PLAN IF IT MAKES IT ANOTHER 1 YEAR I WILL BE SURPRISED VERY DANGEROUS...

AFTER ABOUT 30-45 MINS OF DRIVING THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO SHUDDER GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT OCCURS MOST NOTICEABLY DRIVING FROM A STOP. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NUMEROUS EXCUSES. AT THIS TIME IT IS GETTING ANNOYING, HOWEVER IT BECOMES A CONCERN WHEN TURNING ONTO ROADS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY POWER DURING THIS TIME. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A ACCIDENT OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2012 FORD FOCUS. UPDATED 03/25/14*LJ ALSO, AN OIL LEAK WAS FOUND, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER IN REVERSE AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS ENGAGING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE PARKING AID MALFUNCTION, CHECK ENGINE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,300.

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM!!!! MY VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IT HESITATES AND DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AND IT APPEARS TO NOT WANT TO SHIFT GEARS. DOES THE SAME THING AT LOW SPEEDS AS WELL.WHEN PULLING OF FROM A STOP POSITION SOUNDS LIKE A RATTLING OR SOMETHING MAKING A CRANKING NOISE. ALSO CAR STALLS AT TIMES. TAKING OFF FROM STOP SIGN CAR STALLS WHEN GAS IS PRESSED. MY CAR ROLLS BACK WHEN TAKING OFF FROM AN INCLINE AND A FLAT SURFACE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE PRESSING THE GAS AND HESITATION WHEN POWER FINALLY RETURNED. *TR

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELARATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. HESITATES AND DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELARATE. APPEARS TO NOT WANT TO SHIFT GEARS. DOES THE SAME THING AT LOW SPEEDS AS WELL. *TR

CLUTCH QUIT AT APPROX. 26,000MI. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY HEAVY SHUDDERING AND VIBRATIONS (FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS). THE MANUFACTURER, FOMOCO, DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TWO WEEKS AGO BUT WAS UNABLE (OR UNWILLING) TO IMMEDIATELY REPLACE THE PART, PUTTING ME IN A LONG, "BACKORDER" QUEUE. MY PERSONAL FEELING IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. *TR

CAR STOPS DEAD AND THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS 2012 FORD FOCUS FOR APPROX. 6 WEEKS. IT HAS BEEN HESITATING, SPUTTERING, AND JERKING UPON ACCELERATION AND WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS SINCE THE FIRST DAY I OWNED IT. AT FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT BUT NOW IT HAPPENS MOST ALL THE TIME. WHEN I STOP AND TAKE OFF IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT. WHEN ON AN INTERSTATE RAMP I FEEL I CANNOT GET UP TO A HIGHER SPEED FAST ENOUGH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DROP THE ENGINE, REPLACE THE SEALS (THERE IS LEAKING AROUND THE SEALS) AND REPLACE THE CLUTCH. AND, THE SEALS ARE ON BACK-ORDER FOR 2 TO 3 WEEKS! THEY SAY IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND TO LET THEM KNOW IF IT WORSENS (HOW CAN IT GET WORSE). THEY MAY SAY IT IS SAFE, BUT I...

WHILE DRIVING APPROX 30 MILES PER HOUR ON A B ROAD, JUST AFTER TURNING RIGHT THE CAR DISPLAYED A "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN AND THE CAR LITERALLY STOPPED MOVING. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME WHEN THE FAULT OCCURRED. I POWER CYCLED THE CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR UNTIL LAST NIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, THE CAR GAVE A "STOP SAFELY NOW" ALERT AND THE CAR LOST POWER. IT COASTED ENOUGH TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN DIED. I COULD NOT GET THE WARNING FLASHERS TO WORK. I TRIED FOR ABOUT 7 MINUTES TO GET THE CAR TO TURN OFF, EVERY COMBINATION I KNEW. AFTER THAT, THE CAR 'RESET' AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO START. I DROVE AWAY AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. IT'S NOT COOL TO HAVE THE CAR QUIT IN TRAFFIC LIKE THAT. I THINK THE BATTERY CONTROL COMPUTER PICKED UP A RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE. *TR

THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN FRONT OF THE CALDECOTT TUNNEL THAT SEPARATES THE EAST BAY TO CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC DURING COMMUTE TIME. ALSO RESULTED IN A TERRIBLE BACKUP ON THE HIGHWAY. SPENT OVER 3 HOURS DEALING WITH THIS BREAK DOWN THAT INCLUDED FINDING CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FINDING SOMEONE TO PICK HER UP AT DEALERSHIP AS IT WAS AFTER HOURS. *TR

THE FORD FOCUS 2012 IS A TRUE LEMON! IT RUNS ROUGH JERKING MOVEMENTS ESP IN LOW GEAR. IT HAS LACK OF ACCELERATION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD ITS ALL NORMAL FOR THE 2012. HOWEVER I FEEL ITS NOT NORMAL! MY LAST VISIT I WAS HANDED A SHEET FILLED WITH '' NORMAL'' THINGS TO EXPECT! THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO TRADE IT BACK IN. I WROTE TO THE FORD MOTOR CO AND I ONLY GOT A VERY NICE LADY WHO JUST KEPT SAYING OH I AM SO SORRY. THEY ALONG WITH THE WILLIS FORD DEALER IN SMYRNA DE ACTED LIKE IT WAS JUST ME WITH THIS COMPLAINT. AFTER VIEWING THE PAGES AND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS MOST LIKE MYSELF I CAN SEE I AM FAR FROM ALONG. WHAT CAN BE DONE ? SO FAR I SEE NOTHING...

I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS EV ON JUNE 7, 2013. TWICE (STILL IN JUNE), WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. I MADE SURE TO NOTE ALL THE INDICATORS TO PROVIDE THE FORD SERVICE TECHS AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED, THE TECHNICIANS PROFESSED NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE AND CONTACTED FORD FOR SUPPORT. THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE ISSUE AND THE CAR HAD NO LOG OF THE EVENTS. FINALLY, I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTED POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM). UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER FOR 6 WEEKS (PROBABLY AS A RESULT OF THE KNOWN PROBLEMS). AFTER THE PART WAS FINALLY REPLACED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PCM WOULD...

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 8/28/13 AS I TRIED TO PULL ONTO THE BUSY INTERSECTION. MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO CHANGE GEARS AND HAD NO POWER AT ALL. I HAD TO BE TOWED SINCE I WAS OVER AN HOUR AWAY FROM MY HOME. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE THIS DATE. I CALLED ON 8/30/13 AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS OK FOR ME TO TAKE MY CAR AND DRIVE IT OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. I ASKED IF IT WOULD HURT THE CAR TO DRIVE IT AND ALSO IF IT WOULD BE SAFE. THE TECHNICIANS ASSURED ME THAT IT WOULD BE PERFECTLY FINE AND THAT I WAS TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 9/3/13 AND WHEN THE PART CAME IN, THE CAR WOULD BE REPAIRED. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT HOME. APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE DOWN THE...

SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMED TO STUTTER WHEN TRYING TO GO FROM A STOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. BUT ON AUGUST 24TH, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HAVE EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. FIRST THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME ACCELERATING PAST 20 MPH. THEN IT STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH, LUNGING TO AND FRO. IT WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE, AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL, SO COMPLAINANT HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND ALLOW FAST MOVING TRAFFIC TO PASS. AFTER TRAFFIC HAD PASSED, COMPLAINANT TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK HOME, JERKING AND LUNGING THE WHOLE TIME GOING LESS THAN 20 MPH. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AGAIN, AND SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. HOWEVER NOW THE VEHICLE IS HAVING A HARDER TIME GOING UP HILLS, AND...

WE FIRST NOTICED WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR THAT IT WAS JERKY WHEN ACCELERATING, WAS TOLD THAT IS THE WAY THE CAR DRIVES. WENT ON A ROAD TRIP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO EXPRESSWAY WOULDN'T GO JUST REVVED THEN JERKED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, WE ALMOST GOT KILLED AND HAD TO GO TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. WE GOT TO THE POINT WE WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, CAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WOULD JUST REV AND JERK OR IF IT WOULD ACTUALLY WORK PROPERLY. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF YOU JUST STARTED AND TRIED BACKING OUT OR WERE ON THE ROAD, THE PROBLEM WAS CONSTANT. THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. TOOK TO DEALER ON JULY 6TH AND MY CAR HAS BEEN THERE SINCE, IT IS NOW 6 WEEKS AND THEY ARE...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 35 MPH ROAD, TRYING TO PUSH THE GAS TO GET TO 35 MPH, BUT IT FAILED AND REVVED THE ENGINE AND RPM WITHOUT INCREASING MY SPEED. I WAS GOING 20 MPH AND WORRIED THAT MY SPEED WOULD AFFECT OTHER CARS BEHIND ME TO POSSIBLY HIT ME. THERE IS SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN LESS THAN A MILE SO I PULLED OVER OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK AND STILL UNSURE. THE CAR IS STILL BRAND NEW AND ONLY AT ALMOST 16,000 MILES. *TR

WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AFTER LEAVING WORK AND THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER SEVERAL CYCLES OF TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, OPENING AND CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE CAR, IT MANAGED TO RESET ITSELF AND WORK AGAIN, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RECUR ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, REQUIRING THE SAME STEPS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CAR WORKED NORMALLY THE REST OF THE DAY AFTER I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION. *TR

THIS IS REGARDING FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC 2012. I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY OFFICE PARKING LOT AND DRIVING AT ABOUT 5 MPH. I GOT THE 'STOP SAFELY NOW' WARNING AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE CAR STOPPED AND I COULD NOT DRIVE ANY MORE. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS THE INTERNAL STREET AND AROUND 3 PM WHEN THE TRAFFIC IS VERY LOW. I AM GLAD THIS INCIDENT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY IN THE LEFT LANE (CARPOOL LANE IN CALIFORNIA). I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER(FREMONT FORD) BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TRAINED EV TECHNICIANS TO LOOK AT THE CAR. ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON MONDAY(8/19/20013). NOW THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER. THIS IS SECOND TIME I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME I HAD WAS WHEN I WAS PULLING THE CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE...

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF. A FIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BEGAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE FOR 14 MONTHS, BOUGHT NEW AND UNDER A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. *TR

I SEE HERE THAT SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS COMPLAINING HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS THAT I DO, THE INCLINE PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE SOUNDING LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE ON YOU. THE PROBLEMS WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD THAT PROBLEM FROM THE TIME WE PURCHASED IT. I AM THINKING IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GUIDE ME. I STILL HAVE YEARS ON THE NOTE AND IT IS NOT FAIR TO PAY ON SOMETHING THAT IS AS MENTIONED BY SOMEONE HERE, IS "EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE WITH A PASSENGER". THE SPEED DOES NOT MATTER IT KEEPS MAKING THIS RATTLING NOISE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SAFELY ACCELERATE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN I DOWN SHIFTED A GEAR TO PASS SOMEONE (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT HAD ABOUT 30% POWER. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF OF HIGHWAY. ONCE VEHICLE WAS SHUTOFF AND TURNED BACK ON IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH OR ANYTHING. IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND WAS VERY SCARY. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO PASS, MEANING SPEEDING, MY ENGINE WOULD CUT OUT OR LOOSE POWER WHICH WOULD LAST ABOUT 10 SECONDS. I AM BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I READ ABOUT OTHER FORD OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. NOW FORD SAID THAT IT WAS EASILY FIXED BY REPROGRAMMING THE TRANSMISSION, THIS FIX HAS ALLEVIATED SOME OF THE ENGINE POWER LOSS BUT NOT ALL. IN FACT THIS FIX MAKES MY TRANSMISSION ACT LIKE IT IS SLIPPING AND THE SHIFTS POINTS ARE WAY OUT OF RANGE. IT IS BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES I CAN'T STAND DRIVING IT, PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE SINCE MY FACTORY WARRANTY RAN OUT. *TR

UPDATE 05/20/2013 THIS VEHICLE KEEPS GETTING WORSE: ?REVERSE DOES NOT WORK VERY WELL AS IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO FUNCTION. ON A SLIGHT DECLINE THE CAR ROLLS FORWARD AND REVERSE HAS DIFFICULTY ENGAGING. ?FROM A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, THE CAR WILL ATTEMPT TO LUNGE FORWARD SOMETIMES. ?FROM A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, THE CAR WILL OFTEN NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. ?AT ANY GIVEN TIME (FULL STOP OR IN MOTION) THE ACCELERATOR MUST BE PRESSED HALF WAY OR MORE TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. ?THE CAR LUNGES A LOT AND MISSES-THEN LUNGES WHILE DRIVING. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WHERE I WILL PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. AT SOME POINTS, WHERE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE CAR SHAKES A LOT! THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING MUCH WORSE! I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED YESTERDAY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE AN ENGINEER WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A COMPLETE STOP CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO PUSH GAS PEDAL ALMOST TO FLOOR TO GET CAR TO GO, THAT LEAD TO A BUCKING ACCELERATION, CAR JUMPING FORWARD AND ALMOST BEING REAR ENDED. TOOK CAR TO SHOP FIRST TOLD THAT'S HOW THE CAR DRIVES, THEN TOLD BY TRANSMISSION "SPECIALIST" I WAS NOT DRIVING MY CAR AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH. AFTER A 2 WEEK STAY THE SHAFT SEAL AND CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. DID NOT CORRECT ISSUE CALLED FORD CORP AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THIS IS HOW THE CAR DRIVES BASICALLY TELLING ME I WAS AT FAULT. CAR HAS SINCE BEEN BACK 2 TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON, EVEN TOOK FOR A SECOND OPINION PER FORD REQUEST AND CAR STALLED ON THE SERVICE MANAGER ON A HILL AND YET I WAS TOLD THAT'S HOW THE CAR IS SUPPOSE TO PERFORM!!! NOT HAPPY. TOMORROW APRIL 15TH 2013 CAR IS...

MY FOCUS SHUTTERS WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH FIRST GEAR. BEFORE SECOND GEAR ENGAGES, FIRST GEARS FEELS AS IF IT WAS SLIPPING. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH AND THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDED TO BRAKE IN. AFTER BRINGING IT IN SEVERAL TIMES, THEY PERFORMED A 12B37 UPDATE, A FULL PCM RE PROGRAM AND ENDED HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GEAR BOX BECAUSE A SEAL RUPTURED. ALL OF THIS IN THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THIS LAST ATTEMPT FIXED IT, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. I ISSUED FORD A LAST ATTEMPT REQUEST AND JUST PICKED UP MY CAR. THE FIELD SUPERVISOR STATES THAT HE NOTICED THE SHUTTERING, BUT THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR MY VEHICLE. WELL, IF THE SAME ISSUE PERSISTS AND IT WAS FIXED LAST TIME BY REPLACING SEALS AND THE GEAR BOX, HOW COULD THIS BE NORMAL FOR MY CAR? I WILL BE SEEKING...

MY CAR STALLS OUT AND HESITATES WHEN PULLING OUT FROM INTERSECTIONS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENS REGULARLY AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO CORRECT IT. MY 2012 FORD FOCUS IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CAR. *TR

THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A 6-SPEED DUAL CLUTCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE UNDER HEAVY BRAKING THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL. THE RESULT WAS THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSING POWER ASSIST FROM THE ENGINE. THEN BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE NEAR STALL, I WAS UNABLE ACCELERATE TO AVOID AN ONCOMING CAR. THE ENGINE DID RECOVER, BUT IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS (AND A LOT OF BUCKING AND SPUTTERING) BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE WEEK PRIOR, I HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE, BUT LESS NOTICEABLE THAN BEFORE BEING SERVICED. THIS NEW ISSUE WITH STALLING UNDER HEAVING BRAKING DID NOT OCCUR PRIOR TO THE SERVICING. AFTER THE NEAR ACCIDENT, I WANTED TO KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WAS A...