2012 FORD FOCUS Power Train Problems

THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, HESITATES, AND LURCHES WHEN STARTING OUT OR ACCELERATING. IT CAN TEMPORARILY STRAND THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGE THE VEHICLE AHEAD FROM A STOP AND I AM CONCERNED OVER THE POTENTIAL FOR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ALL PASSENGERS AND ALL DRIVERS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. IT HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE INITIAL BRAND-NEW DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE (I AM NOW OVER 20,000 MILES). ONLINE RESEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER, DESCRIBED THE SYMPTOMS, AND ASKED FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. HE STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, IS EXPECTED IN THIS UNIQUE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION, AND I NEED TO ACCEPT IT. HE DID NOT FEEL I NEEDED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR A SERVICE EVALUATION BUT I PERSISTED AND BROUGHT IT IN. WHEN...

PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION INDICATOR CAME ON WITH MESSAGE. CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 10 MPH AND THE TACHOMETER WOULD FLIP FROM ONE SIDE OF THE DIAL TO THE OTHER. PULLED INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT AND PUT CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN STARTING THE CAR AGAIN TO SEE IF IT WOULD CLEAR THE ERROR. SAME ERROR AND WILL NOT MOVE ABOVE 10 MPH. HAD CAR TOWED. *JS

TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING, GRINDING AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 6-8 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE LATEST ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WAS BASICALLY FEELING LIKE IT WENT OUT OF GEAR AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER. DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH AND IN TRAFFIC. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUED AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. FROM WHAT I SEE ONLINE THE IS HAPPENING WITH MANY, MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE 2012-2013 FOCUS WITH THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IF THEY DON'T RECALL THIS CAR OR MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE CURRENT ONE. *JS

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITH EXTREME HESITATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT FOR DIAGNOSIS. AN UNKNOWN TROUBLE CODE WAS DETECTED AND THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. ADDITIONALLY, THE MOTOR MOUNTS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AFTER PARKING IN HER RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD, CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO STANDARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

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

ON-GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SHUDDERING/SHIFTING PROBLEMS THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WERE "NORMAL" AND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ADJUSTMENT PERIOD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD SMOOTH OUT ONCE IT GOT USED TO MY DRIVING PATTERN. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL IT GOT SO BAD THAT I TOOK IT BACK IN DECEMBER 2013 AND THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPAIR. IT WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2014 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND SEVERAL SEALS. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS BADLY, ON TAKE OFF, AND HAS BOGGED DOWN TO THE POINT THAT I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED, I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ROLLBACK ON HILLS AND PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE UPHILL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING TURNS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

WHEN LIGHTLY ACCELERATING FROM A STATE OF REST, THE CAR HESITATES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED, EVEN WHEN A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE IS APPLIED. THEN IT UNPREDICTABLY "KICKS" INTO GEAR, FORCING ME TO HIT THE BRAKES TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THE SUDDEN JOLT. IT ALSO SLIDES BACKWARD WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE ON HILLS. NONE OF THESE ISSUES OCCURRED SEVERELY IN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR NEW. THE SYMPTOMS BECAME NOTICEABLE AROUND OCTOBER 2013, AND HAS OCCURRED SINCE, MOST OFTEN IN THE LOWEST GEARS -- SLOWLY BACKING OUT FROM A PARKING SPOTS, STOP & GO TRAFFIC, ETC. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY THREE TIMES, AND TAKEN TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THREE DAYS FROM RECEIVING MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE THIRD SERVICE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHUDDER AND HESITATE WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS. ONLY THIS TIME I...

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

I HAVE A 2012 FORD FOCUS SEL. I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR. I PURCHASED IT AS A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED. IT HAD ROUGHLY 30,000 MILES ON IT WHEN RECEIVED. IT HAS BEEN 18 MONTHS SINCE DATE I RECEIVED THE CAR. I HAVE HAD IT FOUR TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION. ALL FOR THE SAME THING WITCH IS GRINDING OF GEARS, SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND OTHER SERVICES ON IT. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO ALL OF THE STUFF I HAD IT FOR. *TR

AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A STALL-LIKE CONDITION. SHIFTING GEARS LOCK UP. HAVE TO SHUT OFF CAR, LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART IT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATES IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T GET INTO PROPER GEAR. WHEN SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF SOMETIMES LURCHES . WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL, IN GEAR, IF YOU TAKE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL HAVE RETURNED 3 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP STILL NOT FIXED NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

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...

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS HAD THE CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) TRANSMISSION THAT JERKS IN LOW GEAR. I WAS NOT TOLD AT TIME OF PURCHASE ABOUT THE DUAL TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THE CAR AUGUST 2012. *TR

4 TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 25K MILES STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, JUMPING, LURCHING HESITATES GRINDING AND SHUTTERS, WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS FROM A STOP IT SOMETIMES JERKS YOU INTO MOVEMENT OR IF YOU PRESS THE GAS A BIT HARDER IT WILL SHUTTER, THE MORE WE DRIVE THE WORST IT JUST UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING POORLY, THEN LIKE AN ENGINE MISS, POWER LOSS, STEP ON GAS IT SLOWED DOWN, TURNED CORNER AT INTERSECTION AND ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT THRU INTERSECTION. VERY LIGHT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WOULD ALLOW IT TO GAIN SPEED. MISSED 1ST GEAR ON STOP AT STOPSIGN, TOOK OFF IN 2ND OR 3RD (AUTOMATIC)/ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON UNTIL I GOT HOME, SHUT IT OFF. STARTED BACK UP AND RAN FAIRLY WELL TO DEALERSHIP. THIS IS SECOND TIME IN A WEEK I'VE HAD TO DEALER. THEY DID A TSB ELECTRIC RESET OF SHIFT POINTS AND SAID IT WAS ALL RELATED. I WAS CHARGED FOR THAT EVEN THO THERE WAS A TSB PERFORMED. ALSO MY RF WINDOW MOTOR IS OUT. IT WAS RARELY USED AS I COMMUTE ABOUT 55 MILES A DAY SOLO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CLUTCH WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

APRIL 2011 -- ISSUES BEGAN WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTDOWN (CAUSING AIR/RADIO/SYNC SYSTEM TO BE OF NO USE). BROUGHT VEHICLE IN BECAUSE I WAS SCHEDULED TO GO ON ROAD TRIP TO MASS. (SYNC SYSTEM SHUT DOWN IN ROUTE TO MASS.). SOON THEREAFTER, THE JERKING AND SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME I CALLED OR BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN, I WAS TOLD "WE CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM". BACK AND FORTH MEETING WITH MANAGEMENT AT WALDORF FORD DEALERSHIP AND PHONE CALLS WITH FORD IN DETROIT. CONTINUED ISSUES WITH THE JERKING AND VIBRATING OF VEHICLE; CONTINUED COMPLAINTS THAT THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD RACE UP AND DOWN AND THE ENGINE WOULD REVVED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING INTO GEAR; MAY 2013 50K MILES -- WHILE IN COLUMBIA, MD WAS STILL HAVING THE JERKING AND "SHIFTING" ISSUES THAT THE DEALERSHIP "COULD NOT" AND I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON...

MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO THE CORRECT GEAR WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN A CORNER. COMING OUT OF THE TURN IT STALLED INTO NEUTRAL . MY CAR HAS A RATTLE AND JERKING WHEN I'M GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH SOMETIMES. THIS CAR DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS SMOOTHLY! I RECENTLY RENTED A 2013 FOCUS AND IT DRIVES GREAT. MY 2012 FORD FOCUS IS HORRIBLE. *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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE RESUMING TO NORMAL ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

I HAVE A FORD FOCUS 2012 SE WITH WINTER AND COMFORT PACKAGES. MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWAPPED UP FROM 79 MPH TO 81 MPH WHEN I PRESSED THE DOWN BUTTON TO SLOW THE CAR. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE FORD FOCUS LATELY THAT INVOLVE THE TRANSMISSION AND I AM INCLUDED IN THOSE COMPLAINING. MY AUTOMATIC CAR EITHER WON'T SWITCH GEARS AND SOUNDS LIKE I'M PRESSING THE GAS WHILE IN PARK THEN VIOLENTLY LUNGES FORWARD OR WHILE DRIVING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED LIKE 40 IT'S JUST STOPS COMPLETELY IN THE ROAD. IT ALSO WILL NOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO MERGE ON TO A FREEWAY. LIVING IN LOS ANGELES THIS POSES A HUGE THREAT TO GETTING IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. AFTER 3 NEAR AND SEVERELY CLOSE BUT AVOIDED ACCIDENTS I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A 3-5 WEEK WAITING LIST TO HAVE MY CAR EVEN LOOKED AT TO PROVE THAT IT WAS IN FACT THE PROBLEM ALL OTHER FORDS WERE ENCOUNTERING. AFTER CALLING ROUND TO SEVERAL DEALERS IN A 30 MILE RADIUS I...

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2012 AND BY MAY OF 2013, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR MONTHS. THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE WAS AN ISSUE WITH SPEED CONTROL IN THE CAR WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. AT ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR THE CAR WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY GOING UP TO 40MPH, BUT WOULD THEN JERK UP TO HIGHER SPEEDS AFTERWARD. THE CLUTCH SYSTEM WAS REPLACED IN THE CAR ON MAY 24, 2013 AND SEEMED TO BE FINE, BUT I STILL FILED A CLAIM WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. LAST WEEK ON MAY 14, 2014 THE BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I CONTACTED FORD AGAIN AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT IN, AS IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 12 MONTHS/12000 MILES EXTENDED PARTS WARRANTY. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE SHOP AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL NOT BE RESOLVED....

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

THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE HESITATES AND SHUTTERS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS NORMAL, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, AS IT DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST TEN THOUSAND MILES. IN MY OPINION IT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE BECAUSE OF HESITATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALSO FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON A SMALL INCLINE THE CAR WILL SHAKE SOMEWHAT VIOLENTLY DURING TAKE OFF. THE SHAKING IS BAD ENOUGH TO MAKE ME BELIEVE THAT IT COULD BE DOING DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS TO THE DRIVE TRAIN AND COMPONENTS OF ANY OTHER SYSTEMS. ALSO WHO WANTS TO SPEND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND UP FOR A VEHICLE THAT ACCELERATES AND SHIFTS NO BETTER THAN A CAR FROM THE 80'S. I HAVE LOST ALL FAITH IN QUALITY CONTROL. THANK YOU. *TR

SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWELVE TIMES. I BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, JUMPING, LURCHING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE ISSUES PLUS ISSUES WITH THE RADIO CONSTANTLY RESETTING ITSELF SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO ME THAT THE REASON MY CAR TIMES BACKWARDS AFTER COMING TO A STOP WAS TO SAVE FUEL, THEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED TO STOP IT. I HAD THIS DONE, BUT IT STILL OCCURS WITH MY CAR. *TR

I BOUGHT THE FOCUS NEW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. AT FIRST IT SEEMED TO DO WELL BUT FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND MORE OFTEN RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHUTTERING AND I HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED IT ONLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS(BELOW 15MPH) WHEN IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS FROM A STOP IT SOMETIMES JERKS YOU INTO MOVEMENT OR IF YOU PRESS THE GAS A BIT HARDER IT WILL SHUTTER THROUGH 1ST GEAR AND JUMP INTO 2ND GEAR. I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE A PROBLEM DRIVING AROUND TOWN OR WHEN MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY WHERE SOME ACCELERATION IS NEEDED TO GET TO SPEED. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE INTO MERGE LANE AND ONTO HIGHWAY BUT TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND WITH ENGINE REVVING UP AND SLIPPING. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC OR BEING STRUCK BY TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND THE FORD DEALER HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AND COME TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AND CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 DAYS. THE DEALER SAYS IT THE WAY I DRIVE. *TR

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

GOING FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO ACCELERATION MY CAR IS SHUTTERING & JERKING AS IF IT IS STALLING OUT. IT IS LIKE THE CAR ISN'T TAKING THE GAS AND MY CAR IS STRUGGLING TO GET IN GEAR. I CAN HEAR THE GEAR GRINDING AS THEY SHIFT. THEY HAVE A RECALL ON CERTAIN 2012 FORD FOCUS WITH SAME ISSUE; HOWEVER, MINE IS NOT IN THAT RECALL. THE DEALER SAYS "IT IS THE WAY IT IS MADE". WELL WHY IS THERE A RECALL ON CERTAIN VINS THAT ARE DOING THE SAME THING???? *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SINCE NEW, I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY FRIDAY 4/25/14 CRUISING ALONG AT OR AROUND 60 MPH, I WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MY WIFE AND MY INLAWS. AS I WAS CRUISING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF SUNRISE HIGHWAY BUT MANAGED TO AVOID TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND ME AND MANEUVERED THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE BUT DID NOT MOVE. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO HEAD TO THE OFFRAMP, THIS ISSUE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER UNTIL I FINALLY REACHED THE OFF- RAMP. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 15 MIN THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE LOCAL ROADS HOME AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO MAKE...

CAR TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY, WAS REPAIRED BY FORD BUT STILL DEFECTIVE, HAVE BROUGHT IN FOR MULTIPLE REPAIRS BUT STILL, NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. IM PERSONALLY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND DO NOT TRUST IT WHILE PULLING INTO ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,815 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 86,000 MILES.

THE CAR TEND TO MOVE BACKWARDS WHENEVER I STOP AT A STOPLIGHT WITH A SLIGHT ELEVATION. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS, JERKS, ROLLS BACK IN PARK, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT GOING TO WORK OR JUST LEAVE YOU SITTING. A PIECE OF JUNK!!! DEALER WORKS ON IT AND IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE!! THEY SAY ITS PART OF THE DESIGN. I BET NO FORD EMPLOYEES DRIVE ONE!! *TR

2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE "POWER SHIFT" TRANSMISSION STALLING ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WOULD LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, AND A METAL NOISE WAS HEARD, AS THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND HESITATED. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE ON A 30-DAY BACK ORDER. THE CONSUMER STATED 2 MONTHS HAVE PASSED, AND SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OR COMMUNICATION ADDRESSING THE ISSUE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, I HAVE NOTICED A SHUDDERING WHEN I ACCELERATE. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR, BRAND NEW, IT HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT HAD SOME KIND OF SPECIAL TRANSMISSION THAT HAD TO GET USE TO MY DRIVING STYLE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE 2012 FORD FOCUS AND NOW WHEN I ACCELERATE, THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING TROUBLE GRABBING THE NEXT GEAR AND A SHUDDERING/SHAKING SENSATION WHEN EVER I TRY TO GO UP ANY KIND OF INCLINE. IS THERE SOME KIND OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THE 2012 FORD FOCUS? *TT

ROAD AS PASSENGER IN THE CAR. GOING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE CAR HAD HORRIBLE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH. DIDN'T KNOW AN AUTOMATIC HAD A CLUTCH. IT WAS SOLD TO ME AS AN AUTOMATIC. TO ME THAT MEANS YOU STEP ON THE GAS ON THE GEARS MOVE THE CAR FORWARD SO YOU CAN SAFELY GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SERVICE MANAGER CALLED. BASICALLY STATED (ACCORDING TO WHAT I RECALL),THE CAR ISN'T SHUDDERING BUT HESITATING SOME STILL. TRADED THE CAR YESTERDAY. CAN'T SEND MY DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE WITH A CAR THAT HAS SUCH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HERE IS THE DEAL : WOULD LIKE TO INVOKE THE LEMON LAW. CAN'T PLAY AROUND THOUGH WITH THE SAFETY OF MY DAUGHTER OR ANYONE ELSE. NOT GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. TAKING THE CAR BACK 3 MORE TIMES,IN MY OPINION, MAKES NO SINCE BECAUSE IT IS SUCH...

INTERMITTENT AND SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE HESITATION AND STUTTERING DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION, AND ON HILLS THAT CAUSE SAFETY CONCERN OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND FOR DRIVER. FROM COMPLETE STOP THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION IN RPM 1500 - 2800 WITH LOW PEDAL PRESSURE CREATING STUTTERING AND HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION. AUDIBLE METAL GRINDING IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT. ENGINE LOADS GOING UP HILLS CREATES SIMILAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS. DEALER INDICATES THAT THIS THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION OPERATES STATING SOFTWARE MANAGES THE SHIFTING DECISIONS. FORD UPDATES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 15000. THE ISSUE WAS NOT EVIDENT IN TEST DRIVE. AT THIS POINT I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED BUT PREVALENT AMONG CURRENT FOCUS MODEL. *JS

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING ENGINE REVVING VERY HIGH UPON PULLING AWAY CAR FELT IT WAS STALLING OR JUST LOSING POWER, UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THE CAR I WOULD HAVE CLEARLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OUT OF INTERSECTION BUT BECAUSE IT WASN'T GOING FORWARD AS IT SHOULD IT FELT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DO NOT FEEL THIS TRANSMISSION OPERATES IN A SAFE WAY. *TR

THIS IS THE FIRST OF 2 ACCIDENTS, BOTH CAUSED BY VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THIS FORM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PUT BUT 1 ACCIDENT DATE. SECOND MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT, DATE 02/08/2014, WILL BE LISTED SEPARATELY. AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD MOUNTING THE CONCRETE PARKING STOP AND ENDED UP AGAINST A TREE IN THE MEDIAN. FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. DAMAGE TO UNDER SIDE OF CAR TOTALED $3494. FORD DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND ENGINE OVERSPEED CODE PO219. COULD NOT DUPLICATE INCIDENT AND GAVE CAR BACK TO ME. 3384 MILES LATER THE 2012 FORD FOCUS REPEATED THE LURCHING WITH MORE DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT CAUSED BY CAR SUDDENLY SURGING FORWARD. THERE WAS ONLY 3384 MILES BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND ACCIDENT. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD SLAMMING INTO A BRICK WALL APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 FEET BEYOND CURB. MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE TOTALING $6,127 IN REPAIRS AND OVER $16,000 IN HOSPITAL COSTS TO MYSELF. FORD DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LAMPS AND GAVE THE CAR BACK TO ME. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN AND PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE DEFECTIVE 2012 FORD FOCUS FOR SALE ON THEIR LOT, WHICH WORRIES ME THAT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT GET HURT DRIVING THAT CAR.. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON 3/26/2014 REGARDING THE ISSUES THAT I HAD AND AM AWAITING A REPLY FROM THEIR GENERAL COUNSEL. *TR

WE WERE PULLING OUT ONTO STATE HIGHWAY, MY WIFE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR, IT BEGAN SHAKING AND SHUDDERING AS IT WAS ACCELERATING. THE CAR HAD 12000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK MULTIPLE TIMES THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, HOWEVER IT DID NOT WORK. EVENTUALLY. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH PACKS AND IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. AT 28000 MILES THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *TR

THIS VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. FORD HAS SAID THAT THIS IS A COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ISSUE. THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE CAR, BUT THERE STILL HAS NOT BEEN ANY FIX. THE CAR CONTINUES TO SHUDDER UPON ACCELERATION. THIS IS TRULY CONCERNING AND I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE ISSUES IN THE FUTURE. *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