2012 FORD FOCUS Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING GEARS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH PLATE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SELECTSHIFT TRANSMISSION STILL HAS PROBLEMS. FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR SELECT FORD FOCUSES AND FIESTA WITH NO FIX. THEY EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR 10 YEARS ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS BUT REPLACE WITH FAULTY PARTS. MY CAR HAS HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE TO IT AND EACH TIME I GET IT BACK THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. IT'S A HUGE KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD ISN'T WILLING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO. WHEN DRIVING IT THE TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO FIND A GEAR AND KEPT SLIPPING MAKING ME GO 30 MPH MAXIMUM WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55MPH THROUGH A VERY BUSY TOWN. NOW IT HUNTS FOR GEARS AND SHOT UP THE RPM'S THEN SHOT DOWN AND DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT HAS NEAR THE POWER AFTER THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS AND ACCELERATING FROM THE STOP POSITION, THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD NOISES. THE VEHICLE JERKED EACH TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ALSO ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN IN PARK AND WHEN THE CONTACT WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND MADE A GRINDING CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,116.

RECALLED VEHICLE FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM. DEFECT CAUSES BREAKS TO WEAR EARLY, SHUDDERING IN TRANSMISSION, AND EVENTUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AS I SEE FROM MANY OTHER INTERNET COMPLAINTS.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN BY ITS SELF. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND COAST TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE, THE ENGINES RPM'S WOULD GO UP, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISENGAGED WITH THE ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES NOW FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE THE BUCKING, SLIPPING AND ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. THE RPM REV UP WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AS I'M CONCERNED DRIVING MY VEHICLE NOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2013. PLUS A FEW MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSION MODULE IN THE COMPUTER WENT AND I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] PURCHASED 2012 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK IN NORTH CAROLING PARKWAY FORD VIN: [XXX] IN THE PAST RECEIVED SEVERAL SAFETY RECALL. 1) CLUTCH GRINDING 2) CAR ROLLING BACK WHEN ON INCLINE 3) SYSTEM UPGRADE 4) LATCH ISSUE I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 4 - AWAITING PART. MY CONCERN SAFETY - MY CAR STILL ROLLS BACK ON INCLINE AND CLUTCH MAKES GRINDING NOISE AND CAR JERKS. I TOOK INTO DEALER TO ASK FOR A REVIEW OF THIS CONTINUED ISSUE. HOWEVER I WAS TOLD MY CAR EXCEED THE 100,000 MILES MY CAR HAS 138,000 MILES. FORD WILL NOT REVIEW MY CAR UNLESS I PAY. ALL THE ABOVE NOTED ARE FOR KNOWN SAFETY RECALLS WHICH MY THOUGHTS ARE FORD SHOULD WANT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS TYPE...

VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM TRANSMISSION SHUDDER ISSUES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IT BUT THE FORD TECHNICIANS STATED THE SHUDDER WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR A FULL REPAIR AND INSTEAD PERFORMED A MINOR FIX WHICH HAS DONE NOTHING TO ELIMINATE THE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE EXISTS ON A WIDE RANGE FOR FORD VEHICLES WITH A COMMON TRANSMISSION. THE SHUDDER HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, TYPICALLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND ALSO CAN HAPPEN WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO JERK EACH TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. UPON COMING TO A STOP, THE GEAR SHIFT RANDOMLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE GEAR SELECTOR SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PARTS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING ISSUES. IT HAS BEEN "FIXED" NOW SEVERAL TIMES. CURRENTLY AT TIMES WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE RPMS WILL JUMP AND THE ENTIRE CAR WILL HESITATE AND VIBRATE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CLUTCH PACKS A FEW TIMES AND THE TCM AND REPROGRAMMED THINGS SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ISSUE KEEPS RECURRING. AT TIMES IM NOT SURE IF THE CAR IS GOING TO ACCELERATE. THE DATE I STATED THIS HAPPENED IS THE MOST RECENT DATE THAT THE ISSUE OCCURRED IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I GOT THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO. WHAT A TERRIBLE FIRST BRAND NEW CAR EVER.

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2012 FORD FOCUS WITH ITS "DUAL CLUTCH" AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. IT JERKS, HESITATES, HAS REAL TROUBLE SHIFTING IN THE FIRST 3 GEARS. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO 150,000 MILES, MAYBE THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED 10 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MOSTLY, THEY RESET THE COMPUTER OR PUT IN THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS EACH TIME. NO REAL SOLUTION HAS EVER BEEN PRESENTED TO ACTUALLY FIX THE CAR. THE CAR JERKS, DOWNSHIFTS, UPSHIFTS HORRIBLY. THIS HAPPENS FROM 1ST GEAR THRU 3RD GEAR. THIS CAR IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE DRIVEN AND I AM STUCK WITH IT BECAUSE FORD WILL NOT HELP. PLEASE HELP NHTSA TO BRING THIS HUGE PROBLEM TO LIGHT. I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO GET LAWYERS INVOLVED TO GET FORD'S ATTENTION...

TAKATA RECALL.CHRONIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE POWERPOINT TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH; SERVICES 6 PLUS TIMES IN 2 YEARS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINTS, THE DEALER UPDATES THE TRANSMISSION OR REPLACES THE CLUTCH THEN 3 OR SO MONTHS LATER THE SAME ISSUES ARISE. WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR CAR IS SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR INTO 3RD THERE IS ERRATIC SHIFTING, BUCKING, HER KING, LURCHING FORWARD, HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. THIS CAR IS CHRONICALLY UNSAFE!

TAKATA RECALL. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) FORD RECALL FSA 15B22. MY VEHICLE WOULD STRUGGLE TO SHIFT INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR WHENEVER I WAS DRIVING, SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE TCM TO GET REPROGRAMMED, AS PER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL IN JUNE 2016. IT SEEMED TO HELP WITH THE HARSHNESS OF THE VEHICLE'S SHIFTING, UNTIL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2016 WHENEVER I TRIED TO GET MY CAR TO REVERSE AND IT ACTED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN NEUTRAL. IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW ON. THE SHIFTER WAS IN REVERSE CORRECTLY, AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS CAME ON BUT THE CAR WENT NOWHERE. MY FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, SO I DID. IT OVERHEATED THREE TIMES IN THE 45 MINUTE DRIVE UP, DESPITE...

WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND I ACCELERATE IT JUMPS, JERKS AND SHAKES. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT MANY TIMES. IT CAN'T BE FIX. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR.

I TOOK MY 2012 FORD FOCUS TO GET FIXED AT WAYNE ACKERS FORD IN LAKE WORTH FLORIDA UPON DROPPING MY CAR OFF THE GENTLEMAN STARTED TELLING ME MY CAR ISN'T AFFECTED WHEN IT IS AND LATER ON SAYS I HAVE TO SEE IF IT'S UNDER WARRANTY THEN TELLS ME IT NEEDS TO BE AT 150K MILES THAT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL THE CAR IS STILL THERE I'M WATIING ON A RESPONSE.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHUDDERED AND SLIPPED FROM NEW. FORD HAS REPLACED THE CLUTCH TWICE, MADE PROGRAM MODULE ADJUSTMENTS NUMEROUS TIMES. NOTHING THEY HAVE DONE HAS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER AND CONSTANTLY AM CONCERNED THAT SHE DRIVES A CAR THAT DOES NOTHING BUT HESITATE AND SHUDDER

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, DOWNHILL, WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. THIS NORMALLY WOULD BE A GREAT CONDITION TO COAST DOWNHILL WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES OR GAS. MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THEN KEPT TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT, IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY GEAR SELECTED AND STARTED PULLING ITSELF TO A STOP. DURING RUSH HOUR THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR QUICKLY SHUT OFF AS SOON AS I GOT DOWN TO 5 MPH. ONCE THE CAR WAS BACK ON IT WOULDN'T GO OVER 20 MPH, VERY DANGEROUS AS THE TO GET TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH ANY WAY I WOULD GO. ONCE I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK TO GET IN ON APPOINTMENT, AND THERE WERE NO...

MY WIFE TRADED IN HER 2009 TAURUS FOR A NEW 2012 FOCUS SEDAN BACK IN APRIL 2012 AT GREEN FORD. A MONTH OR SO AFTER GETTING THE FOCUS, IT HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. GREEN FORD FIXED THE PROBLEM. IN MID-2015 WE STARTED TO NOTICE TRANSMISSION ISSUES LIKE ERRATICALLY SHIFTING IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, VERY SLUGGISH SHIFT BETWEEN LOW GEARS AND THAT THE UPSHIFT BAGS DOWN LIKE THE VEHICLE MIGHT STALL, BUCKING, KICKING, JERKING, HARSH ENGAGEMENT, DELAYED ACCELERATION AND LURCHING FORWARD INTO INTERSECTIONS AT RED LIGHTS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THEIR BRAKING EFFORTS TO STOP THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO GREEN FORD ON 9/18/2015. THEY STATING THAT IT WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. HOWEVER, FOR A PRECAUTION, THEY SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). HOWEVER, IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE FOR THAT STATED PROBLEM/S. IN THE OFFICIAL SERVICE HISTORY FOR...

LURCHING AND UNCONTROLLED SHIFTING OCCURS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS LEFT ME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. NOW I RAN OFF THE ROAD WHILE EXITING A FREEWAY BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 6 TIMES RANDOMLY. IT GIVES ME A POWER STEERING FAULT. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING THE CAUSE OF 3 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THESE TWO ISSUES.

AT 58,000. HORN STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENT, NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. WHAT NEXT? ALREADY HAD WORK DONE ON TRANNY. EVERY THING SEEMS TO BE COMPUTER RELATED. IT ALSO SURGES AT START UP AT STOP.

WHILE DRIVING ON A FEEDER ROAD IN TEXAS, TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN DUE TO A LATCH FAILURE. NO INJURIES, AND A RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED. THE CAR ALSO HAS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN "REPAIRED" ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HAS STARTED SHOWING THE SAME ISSUES FOR A SECOND TIME. CURRENTLY WITH DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE RPMS REVVED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANS CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SWITCHED TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE SHUTTERED WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITING FIVE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY SON AND I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED. WE HAD NO PREVIOUS INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD. THE CARS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT AROUND 98,067 MILES. 07/20/16. WELL EXACTLY 600 MILES AND $2400 DOLLARS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. FORD HAS TOLD US THAT THEY WILL NOT PURCHASE THE CAR BACK OR PAY TO FIX IT PROPERLY. MY SON IS TO LEAVE NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE DRIVING FROM INDIANA TO SEATTLE. IF AND WHEN THE DEALERSHIP IS DONE FIXING A SECOND TIME I'M ABSOLUTELY AFRAID TO EVEN LET HIM DRIVE IT THAT FAR. THIS IS VERY UNFAIR TO US TO LET THIS PROBLEM NOT BE RECALLED. IT IS NOT ONLY US BUT MANY OTHER FOCUS OWNERS THAT ARE STUCK WITH THESE HORRIBLE CARS. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY SON ON HIS WAY TO SEATTLE THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY!!

I HAVE NO CLUE WHY THESE VEHICLES (INCLUDING THE 2011 FOCUS, AND 2011 & 2012 FIESTAS) HAVE NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY RECALLED. I HAVE NOW TAKEN MY CAR IN 8 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCHED REPLACED TWICE (25K MILES APART BETWEEN 2 AMD 3) AND HAD THE COMPUTER REBOOTED 3 TIMES. THE CARS SHUTTER, SHAKE, STALL, HAVE A POOR RESPONSE (ESPECIALLY IF YOU NEED TO FLOOR IT FOR SAFETY) AND NOTHING! I CONTACTED FORD AND PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME TOUGH, IT IS WHAT IT IS. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AS A NEW SYSTEM CANNOT BE INSTALLED AND REALLY CRAPPY PARTS ARE BEING USED AS A CHEAP ALTERNATIVE. MY CAR IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT.

MY SON AND I WERE LEAVING A STORE IN MY 2012 FORD FOCUS AND HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD JUST AN INCH AND LUNGED FORWARD AND WE FELT A "BUMP". GOT OUT OF THE CAR AT THAT POINT TO SEE IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING OR IF SOMETHING WAS UNDER THE CAR-THERE WAS NOTHING. GOT BACK IN, BUCKLED UP AND TRIED TO GO AND THE DASH LIT UP WITH "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION" I BELIEVE IT SAID AND WOULDN'T GO AT ALL. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND FROM THAT POINT THE CAR DASH SCREEN SAID "SERVICE TRANSMISSION NOW." I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND IN TEARS TO COME AND GET US. I JUST GOT THIS CAR A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND I ENDED UP WITH A LEMON. AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STUTTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

WE BOUGHT MY WIFES FOCUS WITH ABOUT 22K MILES ON IT IN JUNE 2013. SINCE THEN WE'VE BROUGHT IT IN 4 TIMES TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION "SHUTTER" FIXED. AS OF TODAY THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS BUT IT ISN'T BAD ENOUGH FOR THEM TO FIX IT AGAIN. IT MOSTLY SHUTTERS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR REACHING UPWARDS OF 2800 RPM. JUST SHY OF THEIR 3000 RPM REQUIREMENT. THE CAR WILL SHAKE AND SOMETIMES MAKE A CLUNK AND WE'RE TOLD TO KEEP DRIVING IT.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT A VERY HIGH SPEED, THE VEHICLE DIED SUDDENLY, AND SHE WAS FORCED TO "GLIDE" INTO THE MEDIAN. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THE TRANS MODULE IS ON A "REPLACEMENT PROGRAM", AND THAT THE MODULE IS ON BACK ORDER. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD RENT A CAR BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING I COULD DO. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHEN I REMINDED THE GENTLEMAN THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THAT ITS REALLY NOT A CONCERN.

WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK, MY CAR STALLED BRIEFLY ON MAIN STREET. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE STREET. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND RESUMED DRIVING. I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION AND GOT IN THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULD RUN GO ANYWHERE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID TO BRING IT TO THEIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I WAS ON THE WAY TO TAKE MY 2012 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT EMPIRE FORD IN ABINGDON, VA. THEY STATED THE CAR WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE IF I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO GO FORWARDS. I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR FUEL AND BEGAN PRESSING THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. SPEED LIMIT IS 70 AND...

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION IN MY FORD HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND LEFT ME SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE MANY TIMES. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY IN THAT I HAVE ONLY BEEN STRANDED IN A TRAFFIC LANE ONCE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD AND GONE THROUGH THE SAME THINGS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY STATED: FIRST THEY BLAMED IT ON INSUFFICIENT ELECTRICAL GROUNDS, THEN THEY CHARGED ME $200 TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE TRANSMISSION THEN FAILED IN THE DEALERS LOT. I FINALLY HAD THE TCM REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN FENRUARY 2015 AND HAVE BEEN LUCKY WHEN COMPARED TO MANY OTHERS. THE VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY BEGUN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, LURCHING FORWARD, AND SOMETIMES NOT MOVING FORWARD AT ALL. I NEVER KNOW WHAT GEAR I WILL GET WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR OR IF I WILL GET A FORWARD GEAR AT ALL. THE MOST DANGEROUS...

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN MAY OF 2015.. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE CAR RUNNING SHAKY AND ATTRIBUTED THAT TO BAD FUEL. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND WOULD COME AND GO. MAY 2016, MY HUSBAND, SON AND I ARE TRAVELING TO HIS TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP AND WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND MY HUSBAND STEPPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKED US ALL FORWARD HARD AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITH CARS HONKING BEHIND US. WE HAD A MESSAGE 'TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW'. HE CALLED A FORD SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER TWO SEPARATE RECALLSCAR FAX REPORT SHOWN AT THE DEALERSHIP). WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE THREE STEPS TO TRY TO GET THIS CORRECTED. THEY PERFORMED THE FIRST STEP WHICH WAS TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK...

TRANSMISSION DANGEROUSLY ERRATIC, UNDERPOWERED, BUCKING, LURCHING,FADING OUT ON ACCELERATION FROM STAND STILL. WORSE WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 70 DEGREES F. AMBIENT TEMP. HAVE HAD ALL THE SERVICE DONE AS PER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS FROM FORD. HAVE HAD IT SERVICES FOR TRANSMISSION CHATTER ISSUES AT 46K, 54K, 59K, 77K. AT 59K FORD SERVICE REPLACED CLUTCH WITH "F ASY". CLUTCH WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED AT 30K. DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP TO ENTER TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CIRCLES, OR AVOID CONTACT WITH OTHER VEHICLES. TURNING CAUSES A GREAT DEAL OF SHIFTING VIBRATIONS. REGULAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODE IS LAGGING AND UNRESPONSIVE IN NORMAL DRIVING AND LAGGING IN CITY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. FROM STANDSTILL I HAVE HAD THE CAR LURCH AND BUCK FORWARD. ALSO THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARD IN DRIVE ON A HILL. THIS FORD HAD MARKETED AS A FEATURE TO NOT HAPPEN. FORD ANNOUNCED THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION AS " POWERSHIFT WILL DELIVER THE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF...

AT 9829 MILES (11/2013) NOTICED TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, JERKING, CRUNCHING AND CLUTCH PAC AND SEALS REPLACED AND TCM RECALIBRATED. AT 16839 MILES (8/2014) BROUGHT IN FOR HESITATION AND SHUDDER AND TOLD NOTHING WRONG. AT 29324 MILES (2/2016) BROUGHT IN FOR LOSING POWER AND SURGING FORWARD AND CLUTCH PACK REPLACED AGAIN. AT 33K MILES CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD IN MIDDLE OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON CORONADO BRIDGE. FINALLY DID MOVE AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THEN FLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND DRIVING TERRIBLY. AFRAID TO DRIVE. BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY ARE REPLACING TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT PERIOD. I LIMIT MY DRIVING NOW AND WOULD NEVER TAKE IT ON A LONG DISTANCE DRIVE.

FORD HAS A TRANSMISSION WITH DRY CLUTCHES. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS STRANDED MANY PEOPLE IN VERY UNSAFE SITUATIONS. THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE PEOPLE LEFT IN THE TRAFFIC LANES AND THE CARS SIMPLY WILL NOT MOVE. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY, BUT ON THE FEEDER TO THE FREEWAY, AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. THE ENGINE RPM'S DROPPED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THEN THE ENGINE RPMS PICKED UP BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE. TRIED PUTTING IT IN REVERSE AND STILL WOULDN'T MOVE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD TOWED THIS VERY SAME CAR TO THE DEALER 8 MONTHS AGO. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OF SUCH POOR QUALITY THAT THE VEHICLES ARE IN THE SHOP ON A REGULAR BASIS, COSTING US HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO FIX. I BOUGHT THE CAR 7 MONTHS AGO WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE...

TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED. CAR WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO GAS PEDAL. WOULD NOT RELIABLY ACCELERATE, WOULD NOT RELIABLY BRAKE.

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET TRAVELLING 50 MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO STALL. I HIT THE GAS AND MY CAR JERKED AND STALLED AGAIN. THEN MY CAR READ A MESSAGE THAT SAID "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW." ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION, I PARKED MY CAR AND IT MADE SOME FUNNY SOUND ALMOST LIKE A CLUNKING NOISE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT AND HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE THIRD TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR AND BEEN SCARED OUT OF MY MIND DUE TO MY CAR STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PROVIDE POWER UPON ACCELERATION

I PURCHASED A USED 2012 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK IN OCTOBER 2012 THAT HAD 29,000 MILE ON IT AT THE TIME. I DROVE THE VEHICLE UP TO 39,000 AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS INITIATING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ERROR MESSAGE. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THAT POINT, AND I WAS OUT 2,000$ IN REPAIRS. I HAVE SEEN THAT FORD HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, JUST NOT THE 2012 FOCUS YET. IN OCTOBER 2014, I FOUND THE HARD STUTTERING UPON ACCELERATING AND THEN I RECEIVED MY FIRST RECALL NOTICE. A NEW TCM WAS INSTALLED, REPROGRAMMED, ALONG WITH A NEW CLUTCH. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND I HAD TO BRING IT BACK IN FOR REPAIRS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70 MPH...

I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM FORD DEALER USED.TRANSMISSION ACTED UP AFTER A MONTH TOOK IN IN AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME 200.00 TO LOOK AT IT.I PURCHASED THE 2 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY,BUT WOULD STILL COST ME THAT .I LEFT ,A FEW MONTH LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON .MY INSURANCE TOWED THE CAR AT THAT TIME THE DEALER KEPT MY CAR FOR A WEEK ,CHARGED ME 500.00 FOR CABLES TO THE BATTERY.1 WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM ARIZONA TO NEVADA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT AND THE CAR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN CAR WAS SHUTTERING LOSING POWER THANK GOD I MADE IT HOME.NOW ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND TURNED MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN..THANK GOD I WASN'T CLOSE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAD SEAT BELT ON.HOWEVER NOW MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT...

TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN, SHAKE, AND SHUDDER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THE RPMS WILL INCREASE TO 5000-6000. THIS HAPPENS IN CITY DRIVING AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WILL SLOW FROM 65MPH TO 40MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. VERY UNSAFE!!!! THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME THEY SAY THE CAR IS FIXED ONLY TO BE BACK WITH IN A WEEK OR TWO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I DONT WANT THE CAR BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED DRIVING THIS UNSAFE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PCM, TCM, AND SHAFT SEALS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER THE MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL IN WHICH THE CLUTCH AND THE TCM WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER CHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE COMPUTER CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,312.

I BOUGHT A 2012 FOCUS IN 2015 WITH 14,690 MILES ON IT. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS I NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT TRIED TO THINK POSITIVE AND SAY IT CAN'T BE. AS THE DAYS AND WEEKS WENT ON IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE THE CRANKING NOISE THE LACK OF ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, THE SHUDDERING, ETC.. THEN I GET A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR STATING THERE'S A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND IF AFFECTED HAVE DEALER TAKE CARE OF IT, SO I CALLED THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY COULD GIVE ME A LOANER SINCE I HAVE A SEVERELY DISABLED 8 YR OLD DAUGHTER THAT I MUST HAVE TRANSPORTATION IN CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY THEY TOLD ME NO LOANERS, SO I CALLED FORD MOTOR TOLD THEM MY ISSUE AND THEY ALSO SAID NO LOANERS. I TOOK THE CAR AND I GOT IT BACK THE SAME DAY THEY TOLD...

2 MAJOR ISSUES: TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDEN DROP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. SEVERAL TIMES I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WOULD DROP INTO NEUTRAL, LEAVING ME NO WAY TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. THIS WAS FIXED WITH A FORD WARRANTY EXTENSION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). NOW, AT 74000 MILES, I AM HAVING A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS). USUALLY RIGHT WHEN I START THE VEHICLE AND AM BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE, BUT OCCASIONALLY ALSO WHILE DRIVING, A WARNING CODE APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING "MALFUNCTION: POWER STEERING" AND THE WHEEL LOCKS IN PLACE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE 2012 FOCUS SEEMS TO HAVE LOTS OF MAJOR ISSUES.

TCM RECALL, I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE SHOP GOING ON 3 TIMES NOW FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS LOOSING POWER, HESITATING TO GO INTO GEAR, AND SHUDDERING WHILE DRIVING. MY RADIO IS ALSO TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND DOES NOT FIX UNTIL I TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF. MY TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE ITS DRIVING. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE STARTED THE STEPS TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD. I WANT TO DRIVE A SAFER CAR I FEEL LIKE IM RISKING ME AND MY PASSENGERS LIVES WHEN I DRIVE THIS CAR. I LOVE IT BUT I JUST WANT TO FEEL SAFE AND WANT TO FEEL LIKE MY AUTO COMPANY CARES ABOUT ITS DRIVERS. ONCE WHEN THEY FIRST FIXED THE TCM I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND GOT A TRANSMISSION ERROR MESSAGE AND THEY HAD TO COME TAKE IT...

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS AUTO MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION AND WHEN I HAVE EXPLAINED WHAT IT DOES THEY SAID THAT IS HOW IT SHOULD BE. IT HAS ACTED LIKE IT WON'T GO AND IT HAS ROLLED BACK ON HILLS. IT HAS SHUTTERED AND STUTTERED TO CHANGE GEARS. FINALLY IT DIDN'T AND IT WAS IN TRAFFIC ON A 70 MPH HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC - NOT STOP AND GO - JUST MORNING TRAFFIC WITH SEVERAL OTHER DRIVERS ON A 70 MPH THE FORD FOCUS STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 40-45MPH. I HAD TO TURN MY HAZARDS ON AND TRY TO KEEP GOING AND WORK MY WAY OVER TO THE SHOULDER. IT WAS DIFFICULT AND VERY DANGEROUS. I COULDN'T GET OVER AS QUICK AS I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER. WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVERSE A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WERE REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 01/05/17*LJ *JS