2012 FORD FOCUS Power Train Problems

THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SHUDDERS, SHAKES AND GRINDS. SOMETIMES IT WON'T EVEN GO INTO GEAR. IT FEELS EXTREMELY UNSAFE.

2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PROGRAMMING ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MODULAR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, WHEN HE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *JB

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PIECE OF JUNK. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING, ACCELERATION, LUNGING FORWARD, HESITATION, AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE ISSUES ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE LAST TRANSMISSION ( CLUTCH SYSTEM ) WAS INSTALLED BY PAUL MILLER FORD IN LEXINGTON KY. I REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME ISSUES ON THE TRANSMISSION. EACH TIME I DROPPED MY VEHICLE AT THE SERVICE CENTER, I WAS TOLD "EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD, WE SHOW EVERYTHING IS WITHIN PARAMETERS, NO PROBLEMS FOUND." WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP. I TAKE IT BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND OOPS, "WE ARE SORRY BUT THE TEST WE RAN FAILED." YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE YOUR TRANSMISSION. WHEN I ASKED IT FORD HAS FIGURED OUT HOW IT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, I RECEIVED NO ANSWER, ONLY THAT " WE ARE SO SORRY ABOUT MY...

WAS DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 65MPH. RPMS SHOOT PAST 5 AND CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN UP TO 80MPH. CARS MESSAGE SCREEN READ "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION- SERVICE NOW". I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE LEFT - AS THERE WAS TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY BUT COULD ONLY GET MY CAR TO GET AS FAST AS 30MPH BEFORE THE RPMS WERE PAST 5 AGAIN. FORD REPLACED TRANSMISSION COMPUTER MODULE. DROVE CAR FOR ~HOUR AND A HALF NEXT DAY. CAR IS JERKING FORWARD WORSE THAN BEFORE. SHAKING IN THE TRANSMISSION. WOULD ACCELERATE ~5MPH ON ITS OWN. HAPPENED 5 TIMES DURING THE DURATION. DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY - THIS CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I'M POSITIVE HAD SOMEONE BEEN IN FRONT OF MY ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN IT ACCELERATED TO 80MPH ON ITS OWN, I WOULD HAVE REAR...

02 SENSOR READING WANT GO OUT AFTER 02 REPLACEMENTS AND TRANSMISSION ALL OF A SUDDEN WANT GO IN REVERSE.

I GOT IN MY CAR, BUT IT IN REVERSE AND BEGAN BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE WHEN MY SUDDENLY CAR LOST POWER. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION BUT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT STEER OR STOP MY CAR FROM GOING BACKWARDS AND I HIT A PARKED CAR IN THE PARKING DECK AT SCHOOL AS A RESULT. THE CODE ON MY DASH WAS (I) STEERING ASSIST FAIL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL AND BREAK RELEASED AND I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AGAIN. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 2 WEEKS IT HAS DONE THIS (JAN 28, FEB 2 AND FEB 8). ALL THREE TIMES THE CAR HAS BEEN IN MOTION AND IN REVERSE GEAR. I CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE OFFICES AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED. CARD ROLLS BACKWARD ON ANY TYPE OF HILL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND WAS PASSING A VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGE AND NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AS THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS TO GET BACK INTO THE TRAFFIC LANE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION WORK. THE TCM AND AUTOMATIC CLUTCH REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FAULTY TCM & AUTOMATIC CLUTCH. THIS MODEL OF TRANSMISSION IS A DANGER TO THE DRIVING PUBLIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I'VE HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH ISSUES AND IT CONTINUES NO MATTER WHAT TEMPORARY FIX FORD GIVES. I'VE HAD 2 CLUTCHES PUT IN AND MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SHAKING AND THE CAR JERKING AND ALSO THE CAR WONT SHIFT SOMETIMES AND ACCELERATES OUT OF NOWHERE. TODAY, AND THE REASON I'M COMPLAINING, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP AND THEN MY "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION" LIGHT CAME ON AND AND THE CAR JERKED AND WOULDNT SHIFT AND CAUSED ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. I INLY HAVE ONE PICTURE BUT HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS

VEHICLE DISENGAGES AND LEAVES YOU STRANDED RIGHT WHERE YOU SET, NO MATTER IF THE GEAR SHIFT IS IN DRIVE, PARK, REVERSE, OR SPORT IT DISENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES. ONCE, PULLED INTO GAS STATION TO GET GAS AND PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK, GOT OUT, FILLED TANK THEN GOT BACK INTO CAR AND PUT INTO DRIVE AND, NOTHING. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. ANOTHER TIME, DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND SAME THING, DISENGAGES THEN WOULD LUNGE THEN DISENGAGE COMPLETELY, STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER TIME, AND THIS HAS HAPPEN SO MUCH THAT NOW I TRY TO TIME MYSELF WHILE APPROACHING TRAFFIC SIGNALS AS TO PREPARE MYSELF AS IF IT WHERE GOING TO LOSE POWER EVERY TIME. THESE TIMES YOU WILL BE SETTING IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT OR JUST RUSH HOUR BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THE LIGHT CHANGES OR TRAFFIC STARTS TO MOVE AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION, DISENGAGES....

I PURCHASED MY 2012 FORD FOCUS IN JULY OF 2016 WITH 29,000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHEN PURCHASED. HOWEVER WAS NOT NOTIFY ABOUT MY DOOR LATCHES UNABLE TO CLOSE. APPARENTLY OCTOBER 3, 2016 FORD DECIDED TO SEND OUT A RECALL LETTER CLAIMING THAT MY DOORS WON'T CLOSE WHILE DRIVING OR JUST WON'T CLOSE. ASKED ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. MY BACK DRIVER DOOR JUST STOPPED CLOSING COMPLETELY, I DAMAGED MY SIDE OF THE DOOR FROM STOPPING THE DOOR FROM COMING OPEN. MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE FOR MY CAR AND THAT I'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO GET MY CAR FIXED. I BEGGED THEM TO DO AT LEAST SOMETHING TO KEEP MY CAR DOORS CLOSE AND THEY TIED MY SEATBELT TO MY BACK CAR DOOR TO PREVENT THE...

THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL IN DRIVE; ENGINE STILL RUNNING FINE, TRANSMISSION IS NOT. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHERE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN; HIGHWAY, CITY STREET, TURNING, THE TRANSMISSIONS SIMPLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. YIKES.. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND LOST POWER, YET ENGINE STILL RUNNING. LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL BUT STILL IN DRIVE. ALSO, TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND DID IT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 40 MPH AND WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO THE DRIVE AND/OR REVERSE POSITIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND THE DISPLAY PANEL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND DISPLAYED "HOT HOT PULL OVER". THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ *CN

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME VIA TYPICAL CITY STREETS AND THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CATCH GEAR AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANY VISUAL DAMAGE. NOTHING VISUAL BUT THERE WAS A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. A WARNING APPEARED "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW" I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET DOWN THE STREET TO A SAFE PARKING SPOT AND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP THE "TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING" WARNING APPEARED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS THAT THE CAR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THERE WERE SEVERAL TSB'S ISSUED BY FORD FOR THE TRANSMISSION ON THE...

TAKATA RECALL SO I WAS TOLD AFTER HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE AFTER BOB LOWTH FORD SELLING ME IT THAT SOME PARTS ARE ON RECALL AND I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN I DON'T WANT TO PUT IN RISK IF ANYTHING HAPPENS DURING THE WINTER WEATHER HERE IN MN FOR INSISTENCE MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STARTED FEELING LIKE IT WANTED TO DIE OUT ON US EARLY MORNING AROUND 7:30 AM CENTRAL TIME SO I ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT MY SMALL CHILDREN HAVE BLANKETS IN CASE WE DIE OUT IN -20 WEATHER. *TR

PULLING TO A STOP LIGHT, AS THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED, IT JERKED REALLY HARD TWICE. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, WE DROVE OFF, IT WOULDNT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT HAD NO REVERSE. TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY PLACED A TCM ON IT WITHOUT TESTING IT FIRST, SAID IT WAS FINE, WE DROVE 3.5 HOURS AND WERE NOW A TOTAL OF 6 HOURS FROM HOME WHEN IT STARTED FEELING RESTRITCIVE WHILE DOING 75 ON THE INTERSTATE AT MIDNIGHT IN THE RAIN. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT IT WAS ROAD NOISE, BUT THEN IT WOULDNT PULL THE CAR AT ALL AND WAS SLOWING DOWN. AT THIS POINT, IT HAD NO MOVEMENT FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER IN BOWLING GREEN KY, SPENT 3 DAYS IN A HOTEL FOR THEM TO LEAD US ON THAT THERE WAS POTENTIAL FOR FORD TO FIX THE NOW NOT COVERED TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 47000...

2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING CONTROL MODULE RECALL REPAIR ISSUES, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WINDSHIELD MOTOR MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 12, 2016, A SAFETY WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. WHEN HE TRIED DRIVING ABOUT 12 MILES HOME, HE HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2016 THE CONSUMER STOPPED BY A NON-FORD GARAGE. NO WORK WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, BUT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK, IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THREE WERE NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IN MARCH 2016, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A WEAK BATTERY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN...

LOST POWER STEERING TO VEHICLE, UNABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN DRIVEN OR WHEN GASING FROM A STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECREASED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND HESISTATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. COMPONENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED AND THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

MY FORD FOCUS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING.IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES.THERE HAVE BEEN UPDATES DONE TO THE COMPUTER.IT STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE GRADE ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY REVVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO REV INDEPENDENTLY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2012 FORD FOCUS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, 2 TIMES BY A LETTER SENT TO ME WANTING ME TO BEING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE KAM RESET AND THE PCM REPROGRAM BECAUSE THE SHAKEN AND SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE 3TH TIME THE SAME THING AGAIN. NOW THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN UP TO A SPEED OF ABOUT 20-25 MPH THE SHAKING AND SHUDDERS AND NOISE STOP.

AFTER WE GOT THE RECALL DONE ON THE CAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING A POPPING AND STATIC NOISE COMING FROM THE RADIO AND SPEAKERS WHEN THE CAR IS ON OR SHUT OFF. *TR

MY CAR IS IN THE FOURTH TIME FOR TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES. ALSO THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BILL BROWN FORD IN LIVONIA MI DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILING CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FOCUS, BUT FORD HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'VE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON LINE AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID FORD IS QUITE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TWO YEARS AGO I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED A WARNING. FORD REPLACED THE TCU. THE CAR IS NOW HESITATING AGAIN ALONG WITH SHUTTERING WHEN ACCELERATING.

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SHUDDERS, SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND GRINDS WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE LOSE POWER MUTLIPLE TIMES AS I AM SLOWING TO A STOP AND LOST POWER COMPLETE IN MAY 2016. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AND NOW DECEMBER 2016 SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR, ALTHOUGH SHOULD THE CLUTCH LAST LONGER THAN 7 MONTHS. THESE ALWAYS HAPPENED IN THE CITY ON EITHER TWO LANES OR FOUR LANES AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT EARLY MORNING IN BUSY TRAFFIC. I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE CARE WILL RUN CORRECTLY AND SAFELY.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES THIS YEAR ALONE FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE. EVERY TIME I GO IN THEY ADJUST SOMETHING OR REPLACE A SMALL PART, BUT NEVER COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SHUDDERS, HESITATES, BUCKS, AND KIND OF STALLS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO SHIFT OR MAKING GRINDING NOISES. IT CAN DO IT SPEEDING UP OR SLOWING DOWN OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVE, IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION ALSO OVER HEAT AND TELL ME TO PULL OVER ON LARGE BUSY ROADS AND HAVE A LOSS OF POWER WHEN NOT STOPPING FAST ENOUGH. IT IS SCARY WHEN MY CAR IS SHUDDERING GOING NO WHERE AND I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE CAR. FORDS RESPONSE IS TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR, SOME TIMES THEY SAY IT IS WITHIN SPECS...

MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FROM THE COMPANY. THEY HAVE 3 RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING FOR OVERT TCM FAILURE WARNING TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER / TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT SEAL WARRANTY EXTENSION TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE I CALLED THEM TWICE AND THEY CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND THEY FOUND ME ELIGIBLE TO GET MY CAR FIXED AT ONE OF THEIR DEALERS. I TOOK MY CAR THERE AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE MY CAR HAS A BRANDED(SALVAGE) TITLE. NOW, IF YOU CAN'T BUILD A CAR RIGHT, LEAVE THIS BUSINESS TO SOMEBODY ELSE.WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THESE FAILURES IN THE TRANSMISSION, THIS TELLS ME THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION IS JUST A SCAM AND IT SHOULDN'T BE THERE.IF A CAR GOT A HIT IN THE TRUNK FAR AWAY FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND DIDN'T EVEN...

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS HAS A TRANSMISSION CLUTCH DEFECT.. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN A RATTLE NOISE, DURING LOW GEARS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS OFF AND ON, VEHICLE STALLS AS YOUR DRIVING, SPEEDOMETER GOES UP WHEN YOU ARE IN PARK, AND IT CAUSES THE CAR TO "FLUTTER" IN AND OUT LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE HAD THE DEFECT FIXED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES.. I AM NOW HAVING TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED FOR THE FOURTH TIME. I JUST GOT MY CAR BACK FROM BEING FIXED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. THAT SAME DAY OF PICKING UP MY CAR MY SON AND I STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE THREE TIMES! MY SON IS 19 MONTHS OLD, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE I WAS FEARING FOR OUR LIFE.. CARS GOING 70+ MILES AN HOUR, GOING PAST YOU, WHILE...

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT NOW. IT HAS LACK OF POWER AND IT JERKS AND LUNGES WHILE DRIVING ALSO IT LOST ITS REVERSE GEAR THIS ALL HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME GET ON TO THE FREEWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH SHUDDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL OTHER PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,220.

TRANSMISSION - TRANSMISSION ON LATE MODEL FORD FOCUS IS DANGEROUS. CAR SHAKES, SHUTTERS AND TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN GEAR AT TIME WHEN IN TRAFFIC. CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD THAT VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS WHEN OPERATING AND CONCERNING WHEN CAR HAS MOVEMENT ISSUES IN INTERSECTIONS AND AT STOP LIGHTS. CAR HAS BEEN TO SERVICE CENTER OVER A DOZEN TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMING OVER PAST 4 YEARS, CAR HAS RECEIVED THREE CLUTCHES AND NOW OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS ARE FAILING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. CAR RECENTLY BROKE DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND STARTED MISSING GEARS, LURCHING AND SHAKING ON A ROAD AT 50 MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER. WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL 1 MILE TO GET HOME BUT CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY. CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND HAD TO PUSH OUT OF ROAD UPON ARRIVING HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AFTER THE CLUTCHES BEGAN TO BADLY SLIP. HAD NOTICED THE TRANS SLIP SOME AROUND TOWN BUT CAR WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. ON A WEEKEND TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS IT BEGAN TO SLIP SO BADLY THAT I DID NOT KNOW IF I WOULD MAKE IT BACK TO TOWN. APPARENTLY THE STRAIN ON THE TRANS FROM ALL THE HILLY CITY DRIVING COMPOUNDED THE ALREADY EXISTING PROBLEM THAT WAS OF NO CONCERN BACK HOME ON REGULAR TERRAIN. NOW THE TRANS IS DISPLAYING SOME OF THOSE SLIPPING CHARACTERISTICS AGAIN. I WAS PLANNING ANOTHER MOUNTAIN EXCURSION BUT AM NOW AFRAID TO DO SO. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR NOR CAN I AFFORD TO PUT CONFIDENCE IN MY CAR ON ANY SUCH TRIP OUT OF TOWN. THIS CAR SHOULD LAST ME MANY TROUBLE FREE YEARS OF OPERATION AT LEAST AS FAR AS THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE BECAME OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE WORKLOAD OF THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

RECALL OF PCM/TMC RECALL 15B22 - I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IF A PART IS ON A RECALL TO BE REPLACED WHY IS A MILEAGE RESTRICTION PLACED ON THE VEHICLE? I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR A FAILED RECALLED PART AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PART AND THE INSTALLATION!! I COMMUTE OVER A HUNDRED MILES ROUND TRIP EACH DAY TO WORK BY JULY 2016 I HAD ALREADY REACHED THE 150,000 MILE MARK. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN A FORD OWNER'S FOR OVER 35 YEARS. WE OWN 3 FORD VEHICLES TODAY. INCLUDING THE ONE IN REFERENCE. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THIS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANYTIME AT [XXX]. THANK YOU, [XXX] MAY YOU AND YOURS HAVE A BLESSED THANKSGIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK FORCEFULLY AND THE OVERHEATING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND HESITATING, FORD SAID ITS A DESIGN PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS TRANSMISSION. FORD CAN'T FIX THIS. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO BUY BACK THIS CAR BEFORE I GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE SHUDDERING AND DELAYED ACCELERATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,842.

FORD FOCUS RECALL FOR DUAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY: WE HAVE HAD THE DUAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED 3 TIMES AND CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT SHIFTING INTO THE CORRECT GEAR, DRAGGING, AND SHUTTERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH KIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE PCM WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STUTTER WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,468.

ON A WET PAVEMENT IN THE RAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT TURN OR RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO AN ISLAND CURB BREAKING OFF THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CAUSING OVER $4,300.00 IN DAMAGE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP DURING WET WEATHER WAS CONFIRMED BY THE REPAIR SHOP. FORD MOTOR COMPANY (CUSTOMER SERVICE) WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS ONGOING AS EVERYONE WHO DRIVES THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE STEERING LOCKING UP DURING WET CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A SHUDDERING ISSUE WHERE THE VEHILCLE BUCKS WHEN MOVING FORWARD.

VERY ROUGH IDLING OF ENGINE WHILE PROCEEDING FORWARD AT START OF ACCELERATION. THE "HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL CAME ON, WHILE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO TRANSFER ITSELF FROM A DRIVE POSITION TO A NEUTRAL POSITION. THE CAR REMAINED STATIONARY WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE USING THE FOOT PEDAL. AT THAT POINT, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR BACK INTO A DRIVE GEAR POSITION. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING "HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" MESSAGE, A SECOND WARNING LIGHT "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, SERVICE NOW" CAME ON. DURING THIS MOMENT, AN ADDITIONAL RED EXCLAMATION LIGHT ENGAGED. WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL, MY FOCUS'S RPM IDLE QUICKLY INCREASED CAUSING THE FOCUS TO LUNGE FORWARD A FEW FEET INTO AN ACTIVE TRAFFIC INTERSECTION. AS I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL DISPLAYED NO WARNING SIGNS, THEN SUDDENLY CAME BACK ON AS THE RPM IDLE WENT FROM 2,200 TO...

I PURCHASED THE FOCUS IN AUG. 2016, TOOK CAR TO DEALER RIGHT AWAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I GET A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION WITH WHICH I WAS HAVING ISSUES. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED AND GAVE WARNING. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO NOW SAYS NEEDS TRANSMISSION WORK WORTH 2,200 DOLLARS. WHEN CHECKING, FOUND OUT PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD THE COMPLETE CLUTCH SYSTEM REPLACED ON NOVEMBER, 2ND. 2015, EXACTLY A YEAR AGO. I AM TRYING TO GET APPLE FORD OF COLUMBIA, MA FIX THE VEHICLE AS THE OTHERWISE KNOWN ISSUE OF FORD FOCUS FROM 2011 ON HAS NOT BEEN TOTALLY RESOLVED ON MY VEHICLE. AT THE PRESENT, THE CAR IS WITH SHEEHY FORD IN SPRINGFIELD, VA WAITING RESPONSE FROM APPLE FORD. I APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE I CAN GET SO MY DAUGHTER CAN HAVE HER CAR BACK SO SHE CAN PURSUE HER COLLEGE COURSES W/T HAVING TO...

THE CAR ROLLS FORWARD/BACKWARD WHEN IN PARK. THE CAR SHUDDERS AND SHAKES WHEN YOU TAKE OFF OR WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AND THE ACCELERATE. I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH WORKED, REPLACED AND HAD THE REPLACEMENT'S SOFTWARE UPDATED. IT BEHAVES LIKE IT DID WHEN IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL AND I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR LIKE I STOLE IT WHEN TAKING OFF AND ACCELERATING. I SPEAK THE TRUTH WHEN I TELL YOU THAT....EXACT WORDS...DRIVE IT LIKE I STOLE IT. I HAVE MODIFIED MY DRIVING HABITS BUT IT HAS NOT HELPED AND I FEEL THOSE HABITS ARE DANGEROUS. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS IN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE IT WILL NOT ROLL UP WHEN ROLLED DOWN. THE DOOR LATCH MAY TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS TO BE FIXED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS AND THE CLUTCH STILL STUTTERS AND SHUDDERS AROUND CORNERS...

THE CAR FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILING WHICH IS UNDER REPLACEMENT RECALL. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT COMPLETE THE REPAIR WITHOUT REPLACING THE LOCKED SHIFTER. I EXPLAINED THAT THE SHIFTER ELECTRONICALLY LOCKED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THAT I DID NOT WANT IT REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY REFUSED TO CONTINUE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER FOR $535.00 I WAS FORCED TO AGREE AS THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I NEEDED IT FIXED. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET INCLUDING BY MANY FORD TECHNICIANS THAT A SIDE EFFECT OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILING IS THAT THE SHIFTER ELECTRONICALLY LOCKS IN PLACE, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE DASH NO LONGER SHOWS WHAT POSITION IT IS IN. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A COMPLETELY ISOLATED INCIDENT THAT THE SHIFTER "BROKE" IE...

I OWN A 2012 FORD FOCUS WITH THE MANUAL/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DCT THE CAR NOW HAS 184K HIGHWAY MILES ON IT FORD REPLACED ONE CLUTCH OUT OF THREE REVISIONS. THE CAR SHUDDERS BADLY AND I'M TOLD I NO LONGER QUALIFY FOR REPAIR OF A KNOW ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. COST OF THE NEW CLUTCH AND SEALS WOULD BE @ $1000.00 I'M BEING MONETARILY PUNISHED FOR USING THEIR PRODUCT. THE SHUDDERING WHILE ANNOYING STILL ALLOWS ME TO DRIVE THE CAR FROM A TO B. HOWEVER, NOW THE TCM MODULE IS BAD PER THE DEALER AND WILL REQUIRE $650 TO GET THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD... I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL. ONE OFF THE ROAD I SELECTED ALL AVAILABLE GEARS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I TRIED SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. SO, I HAD IT TOWED TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG HESITATION AND DELAY UPON APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO INCREASE SPEED. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.