2012 FORD FOCUS Power Train Problems

WHEN I START THE CAR INITIALLY I CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL OF THE CAR. I HAVE TO TUG ON IT TO GET IT TO TURN EVENTUALLY. I'M AFRAID THAT I'LL BE DRIVING IN THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THEY SAY MY CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES TO QUALIFY FOR THE CLUTCH RECALL THAT FORD HAS PUT OUT. I DON'T SEE WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH A MALFUNCTION SAYING I'VE HAD TROUBLES WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE NO MONEY TO REPLACE THIS STUFF. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WON'T WORK WITH PEOPLE ON THIS THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE STEERING AS I SEEN MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. AND THEY NEED TO SUCK IT UP AND TAKE THE EXPENDITURE OF REPLACING ALL OF THESE CRUTCHES...

WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS @ 25 MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING, ROUGH SHIFTING, OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO STOP DRIVING TO COOL DOWN. AFTER PARKED OVERNIGHT, CAR WON'T START. TRIED THREE TIMES AND THEN HOLD KEY AND CAR RESETS AND STARTS. WAITED NEXT DAY, CAR WON'T START. TRIED THREE TIMES AND THEN HOLD KEY AND CAR RESETS AND STARTS. DROVE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. NEED NEW CLUTCH, BATTERY IN TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND OTHER PARTS. CAR HAS ONLY 118K MILES ON IT.

TRANSMISSION FAILING UNSAFE TO DRIVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAIRWAY FORD (2322 LAURENS ROAD GREENVILLE, SC 29607) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE YEAR BEFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER AN UNKNOWN FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE SAME COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,431.

I HAVE 2012 FORD FOCUS WITH ABOUT 85,000 MILES. SINCE 2014, I'VE HAD MY TCM REPROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN REPLACED IN DEC 2015 UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AFTER IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO FORD AGAIN IN JULY 2017 BECAUSE MY STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE EPAS SYSTEM, AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1,800 TO REPLACE SINCE IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AT THEIR INSISTENCE, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I ALSO MADE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AT THAT TIME. SINCE JULY, I'VE HAVE BEEN BACK TO THREE FORD DEALERSHIPS - FIRST TWO TIMES BECAUSE OF A GRINDING NOISE (THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT THEN BUT HAVE SINCE SAID IT IS MY CLUTCH) AND A SECOND TIME THIS PAST TUESDAY (9/12) AFTER MY CAR BASICALLY SHORT CIRCUITED...

SHUDDER WHEN TAKING OFF, SEEMS TO BE FROM 1ST TO 2ND....OR 2ND TO THIRD. I DONT REALLY KNOW. AUTOMATIC GEARBOX. AS WELL, MY RADIO WILL CRACKLE AND POP THEN "FREEZE" NO SOUND OR CONTROL OTHER THAN A VERY LOUD AND DISTRACTING STATIC AND POPPING FROM THE SPEAKERS. THIS HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE.

TAKATA INFLATORS: THIS VEHICLE IN THE "DRIVE GEAR" LUNGES WHEN GAS IS PRESSED AND QUICKLY TAKES OFF AT THE SLIGHTEST PRESS OF GAS MAKING FOR A DANGEROUS TAKE OFF FROM STOP LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNS WHILE ON MAJOR ROADWAYS. THIS VEHICLE WHEN PLACED IN THE "PARK GEAR" JERKS WHEN PLACED IN PARK AND FEELS AS IF IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE IN PARKING LOTS OR HOME DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO FORD DEALER FOR ASSESSMENT AND/OR REPAIR AS "SHAKING" AND "SHIMMIES" WHILE DRIVING, TO PREVENT THIS FEELING, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS USED OFTEN. ONCE, THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY ROLLED BACKWARDS IN THE THE "DRIVE" GEAR BUT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECT AND REPAIRED BY A FORD DEALER. WHEN PLACED IN "DRIVE" AT THAT TIME IT WAS SHOWING ON THE DASH AS IN "PARK". THIS TOO WAS CORRECTED BY FORD DEALER BY REPLACING TCM. ALTHOUGH REPAIRS HAVE BEEN...

ENGINE STARTED GROWLING AND BECAME VERY SLUGGISH. AT STOP LIGHTS OR EVEN IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF CAUSING FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED IN APRIL AND NOW THE SAME TROUBLES ARE STARTING TO APPEAR AGAIN.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF, THE DOOR SENSORS KEEP RINGING, AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AMD ROOLS BACKWARDS WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS, AND DRIVER DOOR OPENS UP WHILE DRIVING.17 YEAR OLD SON DRIVES THIS CAR WORRIED ABOUT HIS SAFETY. SCREEN SHOT THIS DOCUMENT! !!!

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME ON RIGHT AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. KEPT SHUTTING CAR DOWN AND RESTARTING BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE PREVIOUS DAY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IN COMMUTER TRAFFIC DAY THE ONGOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT 2 DIFFERENT LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTERS WORKED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE 1ST TIME I WAS TOLD THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE FOLLOWING TIMES THEY REPLACE A COMPETENT AND RE-PROGRAMED IT. AS SOON AS I LEFT THE SERVICE CENTER I COULD TELL NOTHING WAS DONE. I CALLED THE SERVICE REP BACK AND HE SAID IT WAS "ADAPTIVE" AND I NEEDED TO ALLOW IT TIME TO ADAPT. I WAS TOLD I HAD A CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT. I TOLD HIM IT HAD TO BE CAUSED BY THE VIOLENT JERKING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IN STOP AND GO CITY TRAFFIC I HAVE BEEN CLOSE SEVERAL...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH THE INSPECTION LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE STATING THE POWER ASSIST HAS FAULTED AND REQUIRES MAINTENANCE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OFF AT THE NEXT OFF RAMP THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND I ALMOST WENT OF THE SIDE OF THE RAMP. I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO GET THE CAR HOME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO KEYSTONE FORD LOCATED IN CHAMBERSBURG, PA WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS UPDATED AND THE CONTROL SWITCH OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,798.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, JERKING, AND HESITATION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL AMERICAN FORD WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS SOFTWARE UPDATES AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 128-21707. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,505.

SOMETIMES IT WON'T GO IN REVERSE, IT STUTTERS, SHUDDERS, STALLS (WHICH IS NOT GREAT WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC OR MAKE A TURN) WON'T GO INTO GEAR (SHIFT). BROUGHT IT IN FOR TCM RECALL AND THEY FIXED AND EXTENDED ORIGINAL WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES BUT NOW IT'S PAST THAT, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP. TOOK IT AGAIN TO DEALER BECAUSE OF TRANS AND THEY WANTED $170.00 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I'M ON A FIXED INCOME AND JUST DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA. I HAD IT "FIXED" BY A MECHANIC FRIEND AT HIS SHOP AND HE SAID THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION! IT HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! FORD NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS!

WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREET TO HAVE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CHECKED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT OF GEAR, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLAM BACK INTO 1ST GEAR MOMENTARILY, THEN SHIFT TO A MUCH LOWER GEAR (3RD?), MOVING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED FOR THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, THEN SLAM BACK INTO 1ST GEAR AGAIN BEFORE STARTING THE WHOLE PROCESS OVER AGAIN. MOVING FROM A STOP, THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. NOR WOULD IT ENGAGE REVERSE TO BACK UP TO PARK; IT WOULD ONLY REV UP. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE! FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION ASAP, AT NO COST & PERMANENTLY FIX THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH IT, NOT JUST BANDAID FIXES.

GOT CAR ON 05/15//17, DRIVING CAR STOPPED CAR GEARS WOULDN'T WORK CAR WOULDN'T MOVE, HAD CAR IN FOR THIS REPROGRAMMED MODULE, CAR DID THE SAME THING. CAR HAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT CAN'T BE FIXED. I TOLD MY BROTHER IF I AND MY DAD END UP DEAD IN IT HE'S TO SUE FORD.

TRANSMISSION STALLS. VEHICLE.JERKS & GRINDS.WONT SHIFT INTO REVERSE.CAUSED MY WIFE TO ALMOST HAVE ACCIDENT ON FREEWAY. CLASS ACTION IN PROGRESS.WIFE HAS CANSER & CANT GET TO DR.

5/4/16 CAR WOULD NOT START IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY TCM FSA 14M02 7/22/17 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY CAR ABRUPTLY JERKED, RPMS SHOT UP FROM ABOUT 2500 TO 5000 LOSS OF POWER. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT CAR IN PARK AND THEN BACK IN DRIVE, & TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGED. 7/24/17 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY CAR ABRUPTLY JERKED, RPMS SHOT UP AGAIN. LOSS OF POWER. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT CAR IN PARK AND BACK IN DRIVE, NO RE-ENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, PUT CAR BACK IN PARKED, TURNED IT OFF, RESTARTED CAR, TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGED. 7/25/17 DROVE TO DEALER, WHILE DRIVING SHIFTING BECAME INCREASINGLY HARD/HARSH, SHIFTING BECAME MORE DELAYED AS WELL. DEALER REPORTED FAULTY TCM AND DAMAGED CLUTCH. BOTH ARE TO BE REPLACED ON 7/26/17 FSA 14M01 FSA 14M02

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING DRIVING UP AN INCLINE OR FROM A STOP. BEGAN AS A SHUTTER WHICH THEN EVOLVED INTO GRINDING AND VIOLENT SHUTTER BEFORE REPLACING FAULTY CLUTCH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES IN THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR FOR THE SAME REPAIR WITHOUT IT BEING RESOLVED. VEHICLE WILL SLIP AND SHUTTER CONSISTENTLY FROM STOP, INCLINE, OR HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH ENGINE RPM AROUND 1200 - 1800 RPM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

PURCHASED CAR USED AND FINANCED IT AND THE SECOND DAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHUDDERING,GETTING STUCK IN LOW GEAR AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WOULDNT GO.TOOK CAR BACK AND HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND THE CAR DOES THE EXACT SAME THINGS IT DID BEFORE GOING OUT FIRST TIME.

MY CAR IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND LOSES POWER AND HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING SOMETIMES. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE AT ONE TIME AND LOST THE PAPERWORK, AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO LOOK UP THE RECALL AND SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE PAPERWORK TO GET IT LOOKED AT.

CAR ALWAYS SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STATIONARY ZERO MPH. THIS CAR HAS A SEL OPTION AND IS DRIVEN ONLY IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NEVER USED THE SEL OPTION! THE SHUDDER CAUSES SLOPPY ACCELERATION DELAYS FROM ZERO STARTS, LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS, JUST LIKE A MANUAL SHIFT BEING DRIVEN BY A DRIVER UNSKILLED CLUTCH/SHIFT COORDINATION. THE SAME THING OCCURS WHEN BRAKING FOR A LIGHT, THEN AT LOW SPEED, THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND YOU CHANGE TO ACCELERATING INSTEAD OF COMPLETELY BECOMING STATIONARY.

ON LONG TRIPS (OVER 160 MILES) WITH CONSISTENTLY HIGH SPEEDS, THE ENGINE TORQUE AND TACHOMETER GAUGE LEVEL RISES/WHINES, INDICATING A SHIFT SHOULD BE MADE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LAGS BEHIND, CAUSING THE HOVER/FORWARD STALL DUE TO ENGINE TORQUE, MUCH LIKE WHEN YOU INCREASE THE TORQUE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO "ROAR" BEFORE SHIFTING IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING ON HIGHER SPEED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, USUALLY 40-70 MPH RANGE AND MOSTLY WHEN ON A LONG TRIP W/O STOPPING, EXCEPT FOR GAS. CAR IS ALWAYS IN MOTION AND THERE IS NO CHANGE IN ENGINE TEMP AND NO WARNING LIGHTS LIT.THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. THE DATE INDICATED WAS THE MOST RECENT DATE.

CAR SHUDDERS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES TAKEN TO FORD DEALER FOR RECALLS CLOTHES REPLACED FLASHED TCM MODULE MULTIPLE REPAIRS BY DEALER AND SERVICED BY DEALER ALSO PURCHASED SERVICE PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE ALL DOCUMENTED HAD TO GET TOWED TO DELEARSHIP BECAUSE OF STATIONARY FAILURE SAID NOT TO DRIVE

CAR JERKS AND BUCKS WHEN PROCEEDING FROM STOP TO ACCELERATING. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE ONLY 25000 MILES ON THE CAR.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 FORD FOCUS OUT OF TOWN WHILE I WAS AWAY FOR WORK AND THE CLUTCH WENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD.

STOP SAFELY NOW - FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC I HAVE HAD THIS FORD FOCUS SINCE NEW AND HAVE HAD AT LEAST 5 INCIDENTS OF "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING WHICH RENDERS THE CAR POWERLESS FOR AT LEAST A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN SITUATIONS SUCH AS IN LEFT HAND TURN LANES WHICH IS A HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER CARS. FORD DID A RECALL -- CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 15N03 AND 15B23 WHICH WAS AN INSPECTION OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE WIRE HARNESS. THIS INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON 10/26/2016. THERE WAS ANOTHER OCCURRENCE ON MAY 1, 2017, AFTER THIS INSPECTION. MY WIFE WAS TURNING LEFT ON A BUSY STREET AND GOT THE MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW". SHE COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I DON'T FEEL SAFE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE AND MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE RPMS ACCELERATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (FORD OF CLERMONT LOCATED AT 1101 E HIGHWAY 50 CLERMONT, FL 34711 800-313-9787) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, AND CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED CASE NUMBER: CAS12559345 AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,691.

HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY THE NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED A RECALL CONCERNING THE MAJOR ISSUES FOUND WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS? HAS FORD PULLED THE WOOL OVER THE EYES OF NHTSA JUST AS THEY HAVE WITH THEIR VERY OWN CUSTOMERS? MY CAR SITS AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IM NOT CONVINCED THE MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE TRANS TO CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20-25MPH THE TRANS SEEMED TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL BUT WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PED THE ENGINE WOULDNT REV NOR WOULD THE CAR GO ANY FASTER. I WAS 1/4 MILE FROM MY HOUSE & TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK, I SHUT THE CAR OFF & BACK ON, THE ENGINE REVVED & BACK TO IDLE, I PUT IN REVERSE & IT HESITATED TO MOVE BUT DID, I PUT IN FORWARD & IT REVVED UP 2X AGAIN WHILE I TO COAST TO MY DRIVEWAY....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ACADEMY FORD (13401 BALTIMORE AVE, LAUREL, MD 20707) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MODULE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CLUTCH WAS NOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS "IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RECALLED" AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT DIRECTLY TO NHTSA FOR A "STATUS UPDATE." THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,500.

2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, SUNROOF LEAKAGE AND REQUESTS A REPURCHASE. *LD THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE VEHICLE FOR REPURCHASE OR REPLACEMENT. *JS

TRANSMISSION CONTINUALLY FALTERS AND SENSORS GIVE OUT. LITERALLY GAVE OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS FALTERED, BUT IT WAS THE MOST SEVERE INSTANCE. OTHER INSTANCES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ALSO. OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL: HTTP://WWW.WTAE.COM/ARTICLE/INVESTIGATION-FINDS-HUNDREDS-OF-COMPLAINTS-ABOUT-FORD-TRANSMISSIONS-1/7464893 HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FOCUS/2012/TRANSMISSION/ HTTP://WWW.FOCUSFANATICS.COM/FORUM/MK3-TSB-RECALL-PROBLEMS-ARCHIVE/411722-2012-TRANSMISSION-SHUDDER-ISSUE-EXPLAINED.HTML HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAW.COM/WORDPRESS/FORD-FOCUS-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEM/

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP THERE IS A SLIGHT SHUTTER FEELING. I PROCEDED TO GOOGLE THIS ISSUE AND ITS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL. THE DEALERSHP TOLD ME ITS A BAD CLUTCH IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHY WOULD THAT BE THE CONSUMERS FAULT? I HAVE A RECEIPT FROM THEM STATING THAT WITH A CHARGE OF 50.00 I HAD TO PAY ALSO.

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR SPEED DROPPED SUDDENLY FROM 70 M/H TO 30 M/H. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME.MY KIDS AND I WERE VERY CLOSE TO DIE. CALLED FORD AND TOLD ME THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY CAR IS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY DON'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT'S A SALVAGE TITLE. THEY SAID THIS RECALL PROGRAM DOESN'T FIX SALVAGED VEHICLES. FEW WEEKS BEFORE THEY FIXED THE DOOR LATCH BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. THEY NEVER MENTIONED SALVAGED VEHICLES. WHAT SALVAGE TITLE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I UNDERSTAND IF THE CAR WAS HIT AT THE TRANSMISSION SITE, THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT. HOWEVER, IF A CAR WAS HIT AT THE DOOR OR HAD HAIL DAMAGES AND THE INSURANCE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE KEY WAS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT APPROPRIATELY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON DUE TO THE FAILURE. THERE WAS ALSO A SUDDEN LOSS OF EPS AND THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER (DAVE KNAPP FORD LINCOLN, 500 WAGNER AVE, GREENVILLE, OH 45331, (800) 717-3673) WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND TWO MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS (TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER/TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT SEAL - 14M01, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE EXTENDED COVERAGE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/03/17*LJ

THE CAR WOULD GET SHAKY AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING, AND THEN YESTERDAY, IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. LATER, I TRIED TO START IT, AND IT WOULDN'T START. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTED IT, THEN THE CAR STARTED AND WENT INTO REVERSE. LATER, IT WENT INTO REVERSE, AND THEN IT WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE. IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED FIVE TIMES PER THE SAME RECALL FOR THE CLUTCH PACK ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

OUR FAMILY TOOK PART IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN THAT WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS FORD SOLD PREVIOUSLY. (THIS CAMPAIGN WAS NOT EASY TO DISCOVER). THE CAR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC RANDOMLY, AND STILL DOES AFTER THE DEALERSHIP APPLIED THE FIXES FORD SUGGESTED. MY MOTHER EXPERIENCED TOTAL POWER LOSS TWICE AND WAS ALMOST IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THAT. (THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS). THERE ARE ONLY 54,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT IS IN GREAT PHYSICAL CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY REVERSED WHILE BEING OPERATED IN THE DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

CAR WAS PARKED. STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO PULL OUT OF PARKING SPOT. THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD, THE STEERING LOCKED AND ALL BRAKES BECAME DISABLED. HAD TO OPEN DOOR AND ROLL OUT OF THE MOVING CAR BECAUSE IT WAS HEADED FOR A LAKE. THE GROUND FLATTENED OUT AND CAR STOPPED.. STARTED CAR AND EVERYTHING WORKED NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. FORD: DO THE RIGHT THING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

1 THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND HARD TO STEER 2. THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AFTER GETTING IT REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME

ON 10/23/2015 AT 51,289 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE CAR INTERMITTERLY WOULD NOT START & WHEN TAKING OFF FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, IT WAS JERKY. I WOULD HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS. I ALSO EXPERIENCED A RUBBING & SCRAPING SOUND THAT I FOUND OUT IS WHAT THEY SAID WAS THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDERING. THE CLUTCH & TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) WERE REPLACED UNDER THE FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TSB15-0120 & TSB-15-0121. ON 10/12/2016 AT 71,906 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR BACK INTO THE SAME LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR SHUDDERING AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH AGAIN & REPROGRAMMED THE PCM/TCM & PREFORMED AN ADAPTIVE LEARN PROCEDURE. I STILL EXPERIENCE A GRINDING SOUND MAINLY WHILE TURNING, BUT HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT IT IS NORMAL & NOT AN ISSUE. MY MOST RECENT ISSUE IS MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON STATIONARY (NO FLASHING). I CURRENTLY HAVE LESS THAN 80,000...

I'M CURRENTLY ON MY 4TH POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION. I GET A NEW ONE INSTALLED YEARLY DUE TO UNSAFE DRIVING HAZARDS IT CAUSES. JERKING, HESITATION, ROLLING BACKWARDS ON SLIGHT INCLINES. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND I HAD NO SPEED CONTROL. VERY SCARY! FORD KEEPS INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT, IT NEVER FIXES THE PROBLEM. THEY DID INCREASE MY WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. I INTENDED TO KEEP THIS CAR FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WHEN SHE STARTS TO DRIVE BUT, I WOULD NEVER TRUST HER LIFE WITH THIS CAR. I CAN'T TRADE IT IN BECAUSE ALL DEALERS KNOW THIS CAR IS A LEMON.

2012 FORD FOCUS SE 65K MILES: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPS SUDDENLY LOOSING POWER AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN YOU GO ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON BUSY STREET. SHIFT GEAR GET LOST AND SPEED, VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION DECREASE. WHEEL BEARINGS MAKE A LOT OF NOISE ON THE REAR TIRES LIKE IF THEY GOING TO FLY OUT OF THE CAR. RADIATOR HAVE A HAIR LINE CRACK SO IS LEAKING COOLANT. NOTE: THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE MADE ON TIME. NO ABUSIVE DRIVING. WHAT HAPPEN FORD???😡 NO QUALITY AT ALL!!!

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON. STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND THE CAR STARTED BEEPING AND PRESENTED THE WARNING "SYSTEM CHECK STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED." THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND NOT IN MOTION. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ABOVE ISSUE, I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THEN THE STEERING WOULD UNLOCK.

MY FIRST ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE IS A MALFUNCTIONING HORN AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. FORD REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ALSO FIXED THE HORN. BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THE HORN IS STILL NOT WORKING. I DON'T USE THE HORN MUCH, BUT I REALIZED HOW DANGEROUS NOT HAVING ONE CAN BE LAST WEEK. I HAD TO SIGNAL A VEHICLE BACKING UP INTO THE MAIN ROAD IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. SINCE MY HORN WAS NOT WORKING, I HAD TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THERE FOR 3 DAYS AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT UPDATED ME ON THE STATUS OF MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A GREEN AND RED LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE'S DOWNHILL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE REVVED AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO NORMAL. OTHER TIMES, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT A FEW TIMES UNTIL IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

RECENTLY, ON MARCH 18, 2017 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AGAIN ON MAJOR ROADWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE 'ENGINE LIGHT' COMES ON IN THE CAR AND THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING IN WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT OUT OF MY CONTROL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND SAT WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. I RESTART THE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE 'ENGINE LIGHT' WAS STILL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY MOVING UPON ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTOCARE LOCATED AT 7320 ELGIN ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE WITH MY VEHICLE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE APPEARED TO BE FAILING AGAIN AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE PAST...