2012 FORD FOCUS Power Train Problems

2012 FORD FOCUS, AUTOMATIC TRANS. THE CLUTCHES DISENGAGED DURING ACCELERATION, THIS TIME WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE CAR HAS ERRATIC SHIFTING, CLUTCHES ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING WHILE DRIVING, HIGH RPMS. THIS TIME TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SAME ISSUE .DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE CONTROL MODULE AGAIN. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANS ON FOCUSFANATICS.COM. *TR

I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND IT WAS HESITATING. THIS HAPPENED OFTEN AND FINALLY I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TWICE ON THE SAME DAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND BEGAN SHAKING AND MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND THE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WAS ON BACKORDER AND COULD TAKE A FEW MONTHS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT I AM NUMBER 1900 ON THE WAITING LIST FOR THIS PART IN MY REGION. I ASKED IF I COULD TRADE MY CAR IN FOR ANOTHER MODEL OF CAR AT THE SAME COST AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PAY ME $14,000 FOR MY FOCUS. SO BASICALLY MY CAR DEPRECIATED $10,000 IN 4 MONTHS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE GEAR SHIFTER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *TR...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPROGRAMMED TWICE AND THE FAILURE WAS STILL NOT CORRECTED. THE CONSUMER TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. *JS

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

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

I HAVE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE JERKING AND STALLING WHEN I TAKE OFF AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE, BUT IT STILL DOES IT. *TR

JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, THE CAR STUTTERS AND HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE "REPROGRAMMED" THE TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID IT COULD TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS FOR THE CAR TO RELEARN MY DRIVING HABITS. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS, AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO STUTTER AND SHAKE. *TR

MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS REFLASHED AT THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO HESITATION, STUTTERING, AND OTHER ISSUES AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER ABOUT 1000 MILES (DEALER SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO RE-LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS). I WAS TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION AND CAR ALMOST STALLED OUT, BUCKED, AND BARELY MADE IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE IS STILL HAVE ISSUES AT SLOW SPEEDS AND INITIAL ACCELERATION. I TOOK VEHICLE IN AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD THAT IS JUST THE WAY THESE CARS WORK AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE CAFE BY MY HOME. WHEN I HAD A CHANCE TO PULL OUT I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE STALLED THEN TOOK OFF LIKE A BAT OUT OF[XXX]. EVEN LEAVING TIRE MARKS. I ALMOST HIT TWO ON COMING CARS DUE TO THE HESITATION THEN THE LIFT OFF. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE NEW VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 9/3/12. CALLS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEGAN ON 9/5/12 FOR COMPLAINTS OF 'BUCKING AND JERKING' OF THE CAR IN LOW SPEED SHIFTING. THE CAR WAS ACCEPTED ON 9/8/12 FOR REPAIR OF MULTIPLE PAINT CHIPS ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND FOR EVALUATION OF THE SHIFTING IRREGULARITIES. UPON DELIVERY OF THE CAR (53 ODOMETER MILES) THE CUSTOMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PAINT CHIPS HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER WAS RESET. THE COMPUTER RESET WAS NOT RECORDED ON THE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THAT DATE. ON 12/5/12, THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND METAL GRINDING PREVENTED USE. THE CAR WAS HELD FROM 12/5/12 UNTIL 1/8/13 (35 DAYS, ODOMETER READING 7,068 MILES) FOR REPAIR OF A BROKEN REAR WINDOW CHANNEL, REPAIR OF TRANSMISSION WITH REPLACED CLUTCH. ON 1/23/13 THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN DUE TO NOT STARTING DURING MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BY THE OWNERS AND THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ACCELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION STUTTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE MOTOR THAT CONTROLLED THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

THE VEHICLE HAS A LACK OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT CLUTCH SLIPPAGE FROM A STOP AND FREQUENT SHUTTERING DURING TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. THIS, IN TURN MAKES THE FORD FOCUS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHILE MERGING OR CROSSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES.

ON 1/23/2013 AT APPOX AT 10:15 AM I WAS DRIVING TO WORK! I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND 10 FWY! I WAS GOING ABOUT 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SPEED DROPS TO 30 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, I RIGHT AWAY TURN ON MY HAZARDS! BUT DO TO THE FACT THAT I WAS` IN THE FAST LANE IT WAS VERY HARD TO GET OVER SAFETY AS THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF. I WAS VERY SCARED AND AFRAID FOR MY LIFE I HONESTLY THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT AND END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.THE THOUGHT OF NOT MAKING IT DID CROSS MY MIND. I TRIED PUSHING THE GAS PETAL TO REGAIN SPEED AS THE CAR DID NOT ALLOW ME TO DO SO. THE RPM CAGE WAS GOING FROM 0 TO 7 WITH IN SECONDS. I...

HAVE A 2012 FOCUS SE. PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2010. SINCE JULY OF 2010, I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE COMPLAINING THAT THE CAR WAS SURGING, SHUDDERING, AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL, IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR STALLS, GETS NO GAS, OR HAS TROUBLE GETTING INTO GEAR. OF COURSE, THERE ARE NO KNOWN ISSUES UNTIL A RECALL. FINALLY, THE PROBLEM CAN BE ADDRESSED. I TAKE IT IN, THEY "FIX IT" IT STILL SHUDDERS, AND FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL OUT IN THE INTERSECTION. NEXT THING, MY CAR OVERHEATS AND DIES AT 11PM ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I TAKE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY, WELL THE CLUTCH IS BAD AND THE COOLING SYSTEM IS BAD. GREAT 2012 CAR AND TWO ITEMS HAVE ALREADY WENT OUT. THEY CHANGE THE CLUTCH AND COOLING SYSTEM, NOW WHEN I BACK...

THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. LIKE MOST EVERYBODY ELSE, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME HESITATION AND SHUDDERING FROM A STOP AND THE SAME "CLUNKING" SOUNDS IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, WOODY ANDERSON FORD, FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, THEY SAID THAT IS A NORMAL DRIVING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE NEW-STYLE TRANSMISSION. WHILE I INITIALLY ACCEPTED THAT RESPONSE, I HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY UNCONVINCED OF THEIR ASSESSMENT AS WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE PARKWAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO A DOWNSHIFT AND LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS. IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WHEN I MOVED THE GEARSHIFT LEVER INTO THE MANUAL POSITION, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR I SELECTED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STEER OFF TO THE HARD SHOULDER, PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN BACK IN DRIVE...

I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW (12 MILES ON IT) AND FROM THE BEGINNING IT WOULD MAKE WEIRD NOISES WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF OR ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DROVE IT AND ALSO HEARD THE NOISE BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT UNLESS IT GOT WORSE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK WHEN IT GOT WORSE AND LEFT IT FOR AN ENTIRE DAY BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT HIM. THE CAR THEN STARTED SHAKING AND STALLING OUT WHEN I TOOK OFF FROM LIGHTS AND WHEN GOING UP HILL. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND SAID THEY HAD TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND WORK ON IT AND IT SHOULD BE FINE. THEY SAID THEY ARE FULLY EXPECTING FORD TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS. MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW...

I ORDERED THE CAR FROM FORD IN 2011 AS SOON AS THEY ALLOWED ORDERS. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 27,800MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE YET TO GET THE FUEL ECONOMY THAT FORD STATED. I DO BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY EVERYDAY AND MY COMBINED FUEL HAS NOT GONE OVER 27 MILES PER GALLON SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE EVEN HAD IT RUN OUT OF GAS ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR WAS REGISTERING 30 AND 34 MILES TO EMPTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OFF THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE GEARS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I'VE EXPERIENCED SHUDDER AT TAKE OFF, WHILE PULLING ONTO ROAD TRANSMISSION CAN'T FIND GEAR LEAVES ME IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, RPM SPIKE AND DROP WHILE SHIFTING AND A VIOLENT SHUDDER AT SAME TIME, CHATTER NOISE WHEN SHIFTING, LIST GOES ON.....AFTER THE FOURTH VISIT TO ANOTHER DEALER PARTS FIXED WERE CLUTCH BECAUSE IT WAS BEING STRIPPED, CLUTCH SLAVE, AND A WHOLE OTHER LIST OF PARTS. WEEK LATER PROBLEM CAME BACK PARTS FIXED WERE CLUTCH, CLUTCH FORKS, CLUTCH MOTOR AND MORE. WEEK LATER AND SIXTH VISIT FOR SAME PROBLEMS TOOK THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE. HE EXPERIENCED MY PROBLEMS AND WERE NOW GETTING A FIELD SERVICE TECH ON IT. SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME IF I'M ON A DECLINE WITH THE NOSE DOWN AND GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS I WILL ALWAYS GET THE SHUTTER AND IT'S STRIPPING THE CLUTCH, THAT'S A CHARACTERISTIC. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING AT...

ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER TO DELIVER THE CAR FOR SHUDDERING FROM STOP TO FIRST GEAR, THE CAR FAILED TO ENGAGE IN GEAR WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR HARDER AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED INTO GEAR, AND COMMENCED UP THE HILL FROM MY HOUSE - THE CAR THEN APPEARED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN, THUS NO PROPULSION, THEN ON ITS OWN SLIPPED BACK INTO GEAR. AS I MADE MY WAY ONTO THE MAIN ROAD, I PROCEEDED CAUTIOUSLY UNSURE IF THE CAR WOULD STALL OUT OR IF I WOULD EVEN MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DID MAKE IT, BUT ALONG THE WAY THE CAR SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR INDISCRIMINATELY SEVERAL TIMES, LEAVING ME WITHOUT POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AT A TIME. WHAT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH? I DROVE IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITH MY FLASHERS...

I PURCHASED MY 2012 FORD FOCUS IN MAY OF 2011 - A FAIRLY EARLY BUILD OF THE REMODELED VEHICLE. AT AROUND 20K MILES, THE CAR STARTED EXHIBITING SOME UNUSUAL NOISES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WERE "NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS" OF THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE THEN, SEVERAL OTHER FOCUS OWNERS (FOCUSFANATICS.COM) HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. MY CAR NOW MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, 2ND, 4TH, AND OCCASIONALLY 6TH GEAR. WHEN CLIMBING HILLS, THE CAR APPEARS TO HAVE LITTLE-TO-NO POWER AND MAKES A HORRID RATTLING NOISE THAT I AM NOW AWARE IS THE CLUTCH SLIPPING. WHILE IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC, THE CAR BUCKS AND JERKS. THE CAR HAS AN "AUTOMATIC" DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION, SO THERE IS NO WAY THAT I CAN CHANGE THE SHIFTING PATTERNS. IT TURNS OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE CAUSED BY A LEAKING SEAL CONTAMINATING THE CLUTCH WITH OIL, BUT CONSUMERS ARE NEEDING TO FIGHT THE DEALERS TO...

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FOCUS IN MAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, TO REPORT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE FIRST THING THE REPAIR PERSON DID WAS GIVE ME A PRINT OUT OF WHAT THE CAR DOES. THIS CAR HAS NO POWER, IT SHAKES, AND WILL NOT GO,. I FEEL THAT CAR IS TRYING TO STALL OUT. IT IS WORST THAN MY OLD 1998 FORD CONTOUR. IT RIDES BETTER THAN THIS CAR AND IT IS 14 YEARS OLD. I AM VERY CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY WITH THE CAR. IN ADDITION, EVERYONE ELSE AND INCLUDING MYSELF, WHICH IS EMBARRASSING, NOTICES THAT THIS CAR DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS. IT APPEARS THAT IT IS STUCK IN ONE GEAR AT THE SPEED OF 60 MPH. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND AFRAID THAT THIS CAR MAY CAUSE ME TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. I NEED HELP. WHAT SHOULD I DO?...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THE HILL ASSIST FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION PROGRAM WAS UPDATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN THE MANNER IN WHICH IT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

THESE VEHICLES HAVE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSE TWO SEPARATE SAFETY ISSUES. ONE IS THAT IT ROLLS BACK WHEN YOU ARE MOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST YOU MOVE IT. THE SECOND IS THAT, WHILE THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, IT HAS ANOTHER SORT OF PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS A DUAL ONE THAT ACTS AS A STANDARD AND CAUSES IT TO "STUTTER AS IT MOVES DOWN THE ROAD". WHEN YOU PULL OUT IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO. *TR

ON MAY 25, 2012, COMPUTER IN CAR WAS REPROGRAMMED PER RECALL 12B37B.6 AND REPAIRED PER RECALL 12S29C.6. I HAD NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT AS SMOOTH AS IT WAS WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR THE YEAR BEFORE. AFTER THIS, THINGS REALLY BEGAN TO GO DOWNHILL. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS A TOTAL TRAIN WRECK. THE CAR ROLLS BACK ON INCLINES. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS AND SHUDDERS IN LOW GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING AND SLOWING DOWN OR WHEN STARTING OUT AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, I HAVE PRESSED THE PEDAL DOWN TO ACCELERATE AND GOTTEN NOTHING. THE CAR WON'T GO. GOING UP HILL THE CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS AS THOUGH IT IS ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN, LIKE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE CLUTCH AND THE GAS AT THE RIGHT PLACE. AT THESE TIMES, THE CAR...

THE CAR SHUDDERS AND HESITATES ON TAKE OFF TO THE POINT OF STALLING. HAPPENS ALWAYS FROM STOP TO RUNNING. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR NOTHING HAPPENS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL GRAB AND I HAVE ACTUALLY MADE THE TIRES SQUEAL AND ALMOST ATE THE BACK OF SOMEONE'S CAR. ANOTHER THING I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT WHEN PARKING ON AN INCLINE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND LET OFF OF THE BRAKE AND A HORRIBLE NOISE COMES FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA - THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD SET MY PARKING BRAKE FIRST BEFORE TURNING THE CAR OFF??? TODAY THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE 6TH TIME AND IT IS LESS THAN 8 MONTHS OLD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I-8 TOWARD SAN DIEGO I HEARD A ENGINE REVVING UP THEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY. ENGINE LOST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF POWER/TORQUE EVER SINCE. FOR EXAMPLE I CAN NOT ACCELERATE IN 6 GEAR @ HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SHIFT TIMES SOMETIMES ARE MORE THEN 2 SEC APART WHICH PRESENTS AN ENORMOUS RISK WHEN DRIVING IN ANY TRAFFIC. CAR HAS BEEN TO KEARNY FORD FOR REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE WITH NEITHER FORD NOR DEALER PROVIDING ANY FIX AND TELLING ME THAT 'IT'S OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS'. I AM DRIVING A RENTAL FORD FOCUS WITH APPROXIMATELY SAME MILEAGE AS MY CAR NOW AND IT DOES NOT EXHIBIT ANY OF THE ISSUES I HAVE. AT THIS POINT I FEEL THAT MY OWN SAFETY AND MY FAMILY SAFETY ARE BEING PUT AT RISK. I CAN NOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS CAR ON ANYTHING BUT EMPTY OR ALMOST EMPTY ROADS. *TR

WHEN ROLLING DOWN HILL FROM A STOP THE CAR JERKS HARD WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. WHEN BACKING UP UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE THE CAR JERKS AND TRANSMISSION IS ROUGH. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD WHILE MERGING ONTO FREEWAY AND CAUSED A NECK STRAIN. *TR

CAR LUNGES WHEN ACCELERATING OR ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THRU AUTOMATIC OR SPORT MODE OF THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION ALSO TEMPORARILY PAUSES DURING SHIFTING ROUTINE AT ALL SPEEDS, MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IS LIKE THE CPU IS OVERRIDING WHAT THE DRIVER IS PROMPTING THRU TOUCHING OF THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL. WE'VE HAD IT IN TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE CONDITIONS, THEY INSIST THE CAR IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. IF SO, FORD IS IN DENIAL AND MOST CERTAINLY APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. I DESCRIBE THESE CONCERNS AS IF I WAS HAVING TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE, ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE EVERYONE'S NUMBER CONCERN. DITTO, THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE EITHER. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FROM FORD TO ADMIT AND RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AN INJURY ACCIDENT? I HOPE NOT. THEN, TOP THAT OFF, WE...

MY BOYFRIEND AND I BOUGHT A 2012 FORD FOCUS SE HATCHBACK ON SEPTEMBER FIRST. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS MY BOYFRIEND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RIGHT BUT HE THOUGHT THIS WAS HAPPENING JUST BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NEW. THEN, WHEN DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THAT WHEN I STOPPED ON ANY INCLINE STREET BETWEEN TAKING THE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PLACING IT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR ROLLED BACK QUITE QUICKLY TO THE POINT THAT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. DAYS LATER, I STARTED TO FEEL THAT THE STEERING REQUIRED BOTH HANDS AT ALL TIMES. IT WAS CONSTANTLY WANDERING AND SHAKY SPECIALLY DURING TURNS. TO TOP IT OFF ON SEPTEMBER 27TH SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED. I WAS IN THE DRIVE WAY, I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AT A LURCH. THE CAR ACCELERATED SO RAPIDLY EVEN WITH...

THE ROLLING BACK PROBLEM CAME FIRST. WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED ON ANY INCLINE, BETWEEN TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND PLACING IT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR ROLLS BACK QUITE QUICKLY, AND I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE STEERING PROBLEMS CAME A LITTLE LATER. THE STEERING REQUIRES BOTH HANDS AT ALL TIMES, AND EVEN THEN IT IS QUITE SHAKY. I FEEL CAR SICK WHEN I AM THE PASSENGER BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT. DURING TURNS, THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS CUTTING OUT, IT LOSES SO MUCH POWER, AND I HAVE TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR EXTREMELY HARD JUST TO GET ENOUGH POWER TO FINISH THE TURN. THE SCARIEST OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (60-70MPH) AND I BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN, THE STEERING GETS...

3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED IN MY 2012 FORD FOCUS ALL RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 25, 2012 WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, I SUDDENLY LOST POWER BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR ITSELF. THE RPM'S CONTINUED TO CLIMB BUT THE CAR WAS NO LONGER MOVING. TOOK TO FORD DEALER TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE NEXT INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 - NOT NECESSARILY A SAFETY CONCERN BUT CONTRIBUTES TO OVERALL PROBLEM - PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, PLACED CAR IN REVERSE, IT DID NOT MOVE. TOOK TO FORD DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS "REPROGRAMMED". THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2012, I PULLED OUT INTO 35 MPH TRAFFIC, MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, GOING 10 MPH AND "REVVING" BUT NOT ACCELERATING FAST ENOUGH TO STAY AHEAD OF...

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

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALY JERK FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,954.

ON 8/27/2012 I DROVE OFF THE CAR LOT WITH 7 MILES ON MY NEW CAR. I NOTICED A LITTLE BIT OF ROUGH SHIFTING AS THE DAY PASSED. ON 8/28 THE CAR STARTED BUCKING AND JERKING DURING ACCELERATION. THERE WAS LITTLE POWER ON INCLINES. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE THROUGH THE DAY. I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO DROP OFF FOR SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE ON 8/29 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD 187 MILES ON IT. ON 8/30 I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FIXED AND I PICKED UP MY CAR. WITHIN A FEW MILES THE PROBLEM WAS BACK, BUT WORSE THIS TIME. I HAD SOME SLIGHT NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN THE CAR WAS BUCKING AND JERKING. IT ALMOST STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON MY WAY BACK TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE HE SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR IT HESITATED AND MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND INDEPENDENTLY REVERTED BACK TO 1ST GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS BEHAVIOR WAS NORMAL AND PROVIDED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTING THE DEALERS NOT TO REPAIR THOSE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

RECALL DONE --NOT FIXED ABC CONTROL SYSTEM. STILL ROLLS BACK AT INCLINE. ACCIDENT PARKING LOT STOPPED SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK (THOUGHT) OPEN DOOR STEPPED OUT CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK JUMPED BACK IN NOT TO GET RUN OVER TO HIT BRAKE PEDAL. FRONT DOOR OPEN HIT PARKED TRUCK (ACCIDENT) DESTROYED MY DRIVERS DOOR WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO DOOR AND SOME DAMAGED TO PARKED TRUCK. HAD FRIEND IN THE PASSENGER SIT AND SAW WHAT HAPPENED. VIN# [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO STALL WHEN STOPPING OR WHEN, FROM A STANDING POSITION, ATTEMPTS TO STALL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHEN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT TURNS ON AND I MEAN IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WILL FAIL TO TURN ON IN THE MORNINGS AT TIMES. IT WILL TAKE A FEW TURNS OF THE KEY AND THEN IT WILL START. *TR

VEHICLE ROLLS BACK AFTER I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE THAT HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM LISTED. VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 4700 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY FIXED IT BUT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS FOR THE "ADJUSTMENT" TO TAKE PLACE. THIS DID NOT SOUND REASONABLE TO ME BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE IN A JERKING MOTION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME. IN ADDITION, ON A SEPARATE OCCASSION THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER EIGHT TIMES FOR THE SAME MALFUNCTION. A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED IN WHICH A TROUBLE CODE WAS NOT DETECTED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, ABS, AND DRIVE TRAIN WERE REPROGRAMMED MORE THAN ONE TIME. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350.

I AM AN OWNER OF 2012 FORD FOCUS. MY CAR ROLLS BACK EVERY TIME I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE ON A HILL. IT ROLLS SO FAST! IT'S REALLY UNSAFE AND SCARY; ESPECIALLY I HAVE MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER RIDING AT THE BACK SEAT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST MONTH BUT THE ISSUE WAS NEVER SOLVED. THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO ROLL BACK WHEN YOU'RE UP THE HILL. I NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF ISSUE WITH MY OTHER CARS BEFORE. I HOPE FORD WILL DO A RECALL FOR ALL 2012 FOCUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE SPEED BEING DRIVEN WHEN APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM REGARDING THE UNINTENDED ROLLING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD WHENEVER HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ONCE ROLLED BACKWARD AS MUCH AS FIFTY FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THAT ADDRESSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

PURCHASED A NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN APRIL, 2012. IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED LOW SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND ALSO DISCOVERED COMPLETE FREE ROLL BACKWARD, UNENDING, UNTIL HITTING LEVEL GROUND AND/OR HITTING AN OBJECT WHILE ROLLING BACKWARDS ON AN INCLINE, EVEN WHILE IN GEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND DRIVER LIABILITY ISSUE . DEALERSHIP HAS RE-PROGRAMMED TRANSMISSION ON A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WITHOUT SUCCESS. DEALERSHIP HAD ME TEST DRIVE ANOTHER 2012 FOCUS THINKING IT WOULD NOT DEMONSTRATE THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM...AND TO THEIR SURPRISE..THE TEST DRIVE VEHICLE THEY GAVE ME ALSO PERFORMED THE SAME WAY ON THE FREE ROLLBACK WHILE IN GEAR. I BELIEVE THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM HERE IS THAT FORD HAS DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE 2012 FOCUS LINE A STANDARD/MANUAL TRANSMISSION (POORLY SHIFTED BY SOFTWARE AND DYSFUNCTIONAL ON THE FREE ROLL BACK ISSUE) AND IS MARKETING IT TO ALL CONSUMERS AS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE DEPARTMENT...

THE TRUNK LID IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT ACCELERATION MAJOR SUSPENSION WORK REQUIRED DO TO ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION ENGINE SHUDDERS AND CLUNKS WHEN SHUTTING OFF ROUGH IDLE AND ENGINE MISSES. PROBLEMS ARE INCONSISTENT . *TR

THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY FOCUS. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE FOCUS'S AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION (IN D) WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE FUEL CONSUMPTION. DURING A STOPPED TURN AT A INTERSECTION THIS LEADS TO A UNSAFE CONDITION WHERE COMMANDED ACCELERATION TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO HAPPEN. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS LIKE THIS: THE CAR ACCELERATES AT A STOP SIGN OR PARKING LOT. THE CAR ACCELERATES TO 10-15 MILES PER HOUR. THE DRIVER LETS OFF THE GAS DURING THE "TURN" PART. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO SECOND OR A HIGHER GEAR. THE DRIVER THEN COMMANDS A LARGE ACCELERATION - SAY DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC - AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE DSG TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO SHIFT SEQUENTIALLY INTO FIRST AND THIS TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS. ALSO IT APPEARS THAT THE POWERTRAIN IS DISCONNECTED WHILE THIS SHIFTING TAKES PLACE. WHEN THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND NEARLY CAUSED CRASHES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4,800.