2012 FORD FOCUS Power Train Problems

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH ON A NARROW WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND DISPLAYED THE "TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SERVICE NO" MESSAGE. I COASTED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. MOVING THE SNIFTER DID NOT GET BACK IN GEAR. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. I THEN HAD CONTROL OF THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO INTO HIGH GEAR. IT WOULD GO NEUTRAL TO FIRST WITH A JERK, THEN SHIFT SMOOTHLY INTO 2ND BUT NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR AT ALL. I DROVE IT HOME AT 3300 RPM AT 55 MPH. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40000 MILES ON IT. HAD I BEEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. LIKE RALF NADER SAID ABOUT THE CORVAIR.... "UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED". I HAVE READ THE HORROR STORY...

THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND SHAKES VERY FREQUENTLY. VEHICLE ALSO PERIODICALLY WILL ALMOST STALL WHILE DRIVING. OVERALL THE VEHICLE JUST FEELS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE WHILE OPERATING. *TR

WHEN I SHIFT THE GEAR FROM N TO D AND START TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE VIBRATE IRREGULAR, JERK, SHUDDER, TREMBLE, OR THRILL FOR 5 SECONDS. I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT WORD TO DESCRIBE THE SITUATION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND SHAKES VERY FREQUENTLY. VEHICLE ALSO PERIODICALLY WILL ALMOST STALL WHILE DRIVING. OVERALL THE VEHICLE JUST FEELS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE WHILE OPERATING. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING WEIRD SINCE GETTING THE CAR. BUT AROUND 60,000 MILE MARK, THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HAD REPLACED PART OF THE TRANSMISSION THE MODULE. BUT NOW MY CAR HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AGAIN. *TR

CURRENT RECALL FOR 14M01 AND 14M02 BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATES THAT THE FACTORY MILEAGE LIMITATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM IS 10YR 150,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE IS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. IT HAS BEEN THE DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONS, THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED, RECALIBRATED AND REPROGRAMMED. IT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE UNDER THIS RECALL ONCE SINCE I HAVE FINANCED THE VEHICLE. NOW THE SAME MANUFACTURER ISSUE HAS ARISEN AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT, BUT I DO NOT QUALIFY ANYMORE DUE TO MILEAGE OF 163,000 PLUS MILEAGE. I CANNOT SEE HOW A FACTORY DEFECT IS NOT COVERED OR VEHICLE BOUGHT BACK BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR RECURRENT ISSUES THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO DEAL WITH. PEOPLE WHO USE THESE VEHICLES EVERY DAY WILL PUT MILES UPON THE VEHICLE, BUT WITH THE MILEAGE LIMITATIONS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CURRIE FORD LOCATED AT 2052 W MORTHLAND DR, VALPARAISO, IN 46385 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *BF*JB

I BOUGHT IT OFF THE PREVIOUS OWNER THAT TOLD ME WHEN I TOOK IT FOR A TEST RIDE THE CAR SPUTTERED ON TAKE OFF THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID SHE HAD PUT IT IN THE SHOP A FEW TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHE GOT THE SAME RESPONSE EVERY TIME WHICH WAS THEY DID IT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS OR THE CAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND LOOKED UP ANY RECALLS AND I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP THE EMPLOYEE I SPOKE TO TOLD ME.YES THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR AND YES IT WAS COVERED AND FOR ME TO TAKE IT IN THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I TAKE INAS SAID TO AND WAS TOLD I MISSED THE RECALL TIME FRAME AND AND I'D HAVE TO PAY $2500 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH THE CAR WAS ALWAYS OVER HEATING AND I REPLACED THE WATER PUMP THERMOSTAT PULLEY & BELT TUNE UP...

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DPS6 I TRIED TO GET IT REPAIRED TWICE IN SEPT 2019 WHEN I RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT THEY HAD TO REIMBURSE ME ME FOR THE TCM THEY MAKE ME PAY FOR EVEN THOUGH FORD WAS AT FAULT AND KNEW IT. OF COURSE THE TWO TIMES I TOOK IT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH/SHUTTER IT WAS TO BE FIXED NO CHARGE UNTIL FEB 29 2020 BUT NOW OF COURSE THE CAR IS STALLING OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOP IT ACTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO INSTEAD ROLLS BACK. THEN IT WILL DECIDE TO GO THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS THE A CAR IS MY TEENAGE DAUGHTERS. FORD EXPECTS TO ME PAY 2600 TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH ARE BROKEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER, LOCATED IN WINSTON-SALEM, NC, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

EXTREME TRANSMISSION SHUDDER TO THE POINT OF TIRES LOSING TRACTION WHILE TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STANDSTILL. INCLUDED SHUDDERING AT RANDOM FROM STANDSTILL AND WHEN SHIFTING. LACK OF ANY CONSISTENCY IN ACCELERATION DURING SOME SHIFTS. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS AS WE'VE OWNED THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. HAS ALREADY HAD THE MODULE REFLASHED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JANNELL MOTORS INC LOCATED AT (2000 WASHINGTON ST, HANOVER, MA 02339) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL FORD LOCATED AT (919 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS NO GUARANTEES THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE FORD STORE MORGAN HILL LOCATED AT (17045 CONDIT RD, MORGAN HILL, CA 95037) AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V515000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING SLOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE...

2102 FORD FOCUS - HAVE TRANSMISSION SKIPPING AND ALSO COULD NOT GET THE GEAR SHIFT TO GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE . WAS STICK FOR 2 HOURS IN THE WINTER MONTHS UNTIL TOW ARRIVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, A MESSAGE DISPLAYED STATING; TRANSMISSION HOT, WAIT 5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE WARNING LIGHT DIRECTIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000(POWER TRAIN) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.*DT*JB

WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE THE RPMS MAX OUT .IT WILL STUDDER FOR A FEW SECOND THEN THE RPMS WILL PLUMMET TO ZERO OR ONE.THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION.WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A STRAIGHT FLAT ROAD.THE RPMS ARE ALL OVER THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER SURGES AND CUTS OUT.WHEN DRIVING UP HILL OR AN INCLINE THE ENGINE WILL LOOSE UP TO HALF ITS POWER AND THE CAR WILL DERASTICALLY LOOSE ACCELERATOR POWER.THE STEERING IS IRRATIC .IT SHAKES AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH .IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS.SINCE RECALL SERVICE I'VE HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE RECALL SERVICE PROVIDER.THE CAR NOW HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY.SINCE OCTOBER I'VE PAID FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE FOR A CAR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SUB SITIARY COMPANIES OF THAT COMPANY REFUSE TO HONOR THEIR RE-CALLS AND SERVICES STEMMING FROM THOSE RECALLS.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDERED AND HESITATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I WENT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION ISSUE, UNCOMFORTABLE GEAR SHIFTS AND ACCELERATION LAG, THAT I HAVE WITH MY 2012 FORD FOCUS IN 9/13/2019. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD A FIELD SERVICE ACTION (TECHNICALLY IS NOT A RECALL) THAT HAD EXPIRED COUPLE MONTHS AGO, AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY PROVIDED ME SOME PAPERS THAT EXPLAINS OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. IN SIX MONTHS TO THIS DATE, MY ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOT WORSE. AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING, MY ENTIRE CAR STARTS SHAKING IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, AND BECOMES UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT SOMETIMES TAKES DANGEROUSLY LONG TIME TO SPEED UP. TODAY I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. MY MECHANIC ESTIMATES THE COSTS OF REPAIR TO BE $1500, AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ONLY TELLS ME THAT THEIR FIELD SERVICE ACTION (14M01) HAS EXPIRED AND...

MY TRANSMISSION IS SLOW ON TAKE OFF SLIPS IN CORNERING HAS A VIBRATION WHILE RUNNING. IT HESITATES AND LUNGES. IN TOWN AND ON HIGHWAY RUNNING.THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION.

I WAS LEAVING WORK WHEN I GOT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CENTER OF THE CAR MAINLY THE TRANSMISSION START TO SHAKE AND THE CAR WOULD STOP MOVE, THE MORE I PRESS ON THE PEDAL THE LOUDER THE SHAKING GET AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT FOR 15 MINUTES THEN START IT AGAIN TRY TO MOVE IT BUT IT WAS MOVING SLOWLY I EVENTUALLY REACH HOME.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, I USED THE SHIFT LEVER TO PLACE THE VEHICLE ON REVERSE. HOWEVER, EACH TIME THE SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED ON REVERSE IT WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON DRIVE IT WOULD SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR IN A ROUGH MANNER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK BEFORE ENGAGING THE NEXT GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARSHAL MIZE FORD LOCATED AT (5348 TN-153, HIXSON, TN 37343) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A PLATE CYLINDER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

2012 FORD FOCUS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION! HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO ATTEND COLLEGE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VEHICLE IT LOSES POWER SUDDENDLY SHUDDERS AND SHAKES CAN BARELY GET PULLED OVER TO KEEP FROM BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. LAST REPAIR BY FORD DEALER WAS 8-15-2018. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN!. I COULD SAY MORE BUT DO NOT FEEL THAT ANYONE IS LISTENING TO HOW DANGEROUS THIS VEHICLE REALLY IS AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE. REALLY FEEL FORD GOT AWAY WITH A MAJOR SCREWUP AND HAVE NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY ANYONE! GOING TO HAVE TO TRADE THIS IN AND IT SHOULD NEVER BE SOLD AGAIN BUT THEY WILL SELL IT TO SOME POOR SOUL JUST LAS IT WAS SOLD TO ME! 1ST REPAIR11-2012 BY PREVIOUS OWNER 2ND REPAIR 7-16-2014 3RD REPAIR8-25-17 4TH REPAIR 8-15-2018

POWER ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL PROPERLY. CAR STARTED SHAKING AND SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FAIL. ONLY 108,000 MILES

THE FAMILY HAS TAKEN ALL THREE OF OUR FORD VEHICLES TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE SINCE WE PURCHASED THEM AND THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN RECALL ACTION. THE FOCUS NOT ONLY HAS THIS RECALL BUT THE SHUDDER RECALL, THAT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IT WOULD COST US $1,500 BECAUSE THE RECALL REQUIRES CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. WE RECEIVED NOTICES FOR THE TCM, SHUDDER/SHAFT SEALS, AND CPV WITH NO ACTIONS TAKEN. THE FAMILY'S RECORD IS THAT OUR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT VISITS WITH THE DEALER'S ASSIGNED RETURN DATES AND NOTHING LESS. THE FAMILY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A RECALL FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY. THAT AMOUNT SHOULD BE DOUBLED AND SUBMITTED TO US AS A DOWN PAYMENT ON A NEW FORD VEHICLE. WE ARE NOT LIKING WHAT SEXTON FORD TOLD US THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN NOWHERE ELSE FOR MAINTENANCE EXCEPT THEM SINCE DAY ONE! NOW, WE ARE BEING NOTIFIED OF...

THE CAR BEGAN HAVING TROUBLES SHIFTING AROUND 10-15 MPH. IT WOULD SHAKE/RATTLE AND WOULD STRUGGLE GETTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. AROUND 20 MPH, THERE WOULD BE A GRINDING SOUND. THIS OCCURRED FOR ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE I HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. THEY INFORMED ME THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION ARE GOING OUT AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE AND YOU TAKE OFF THERE IS A LOT OF SHUDDERING IN AS MUCH AS THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE SO MUCH THAT NOW THAT THE HESITATION ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK; SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD GURGLING SOUND GOING ON IN THIS PROCESS. SUPPOSEDLY A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT WHO WAS ONCE A FORD MECHANIC WHERE HE STATED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR TRANSMISSION. THEY WERE MADE LIKE THIS. THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE!

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH AND MY FORD FOCUS DISPLAYED A YELLOW WRENCH AND A STOP SAFELY NOW TRIANGLE, THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AND FOUGHT WITH THE CAR TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION JERKY - MORE NOTICEABLE A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE FROM FORD DEALERSHIP VA BEACH FORD APRIL/MAY 2016. DEALER SAID IT HAD TO LEARN DRIVING STYLE, THEY ALSO UPDATED SOME SOFTWARE IN 2016 - PROVIDED NO DOCUMENTATION FOR UPDATE - AFTER UPDATE CAR SEEMED QUIETER. ALMOST 1.5YEARS LATER THE VEHICLE CUT OFF ON A BACK ROAD WITH MY HUSBAND AND 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHILST IN MOTION. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER OVERSEAS WHERE WE ARE STATIONED. IN OCTOBER 2017 THEY SWITCHED THE TCM BOX, CAR WORKED WAY BETTER. AS OF JANUARY 2020, THE SHUDDER/JERKING HAS RETURNED AND WE ALSO NOW HAVE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE, WE HAD ONE BEFORE WE FOUND OUT IT WAS A WARRANTY REPAIR ISSUE AND HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIR ONE OF THE REAR ONES. WAS DRIVING AND FOR SOME REASON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK WOULD NOT HOLD TO CAR FRAME. DEALER HAD...

I HAVE ABOUT 98000 MILES ON MY 2012 FOCUS AND I JUST HAS A MESSAGE WARNING ME OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES. BEFORE THE WARNING THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS SHIFTING BUT AS SOON AS THE WARNING CAME ON IT HAS A HESITATION IN THE GEAR SHIFTS. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT HAD NO ISSUES SO I CHANGED IT TO MANUAL SHIFT AND I HAD NO MORE ISSUES FOR THE TIME BEING BUT I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THERE IS A VERY LIGHT DRIP AROUND THE POINT THAT THE TRANSMISSION MEATS THE ENGINE SO IM GUESSING IT IS THE COMMON ISSUE OF BAD SEALS AND A CONTAMINATED CLUTCH.

I HAVE HAD NOUMOROUS ISSUES REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, LOSING ALL POWER TRYING TO ACCELERATE, SHUTTERS REALLY BAD WHEN SHIFTING, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COME ON RANDOMLY AND SHUTS OFF BEFORE I CAN GET IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, AND WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT THEY TELL ME IF THE LIGHT ISN'T ON THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE IT. NOW MY WARRANTY IS UP I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND REFUSE TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED ON A CAR THAT IS WORTH ALMOST NOTHING BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURER ISSUES DRIVING THE VALUE DOWN DUE TO THERE NEGLIGENCE AND NOT WANTING TO REALLY FIX THE ISSUES THAT HAVE PLAGUED THIS VEHICLE. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS AND ARE CONTINUING TO THIS DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE AND SPUTTER. THE POWER TRAIN CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSON. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE GEAR COULD COULD NOT BE SWITCH AND MESSAGE "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" HAD DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER HEISER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP(1700 W. SILVER SPRING DR. GLENDALE WI) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CLUTCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16.

VEHICLE PURCHASED AUGUST 30, 2012. TWO RECALLS FOR POWER SHIFT SIX SPEED AUTO TRANS,CLUTCH SHUDDER. TAKEN IN BOTH TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH WARRANTY AND RECALL INSTRUCTIONS. IN BOTH INSTANCES VEHICLE WAS NEVER FIXED BASED ON SAFETY CODES AND INSTRUCTIONS. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR AND DEALERSHIP. IN BOTH INSTANCES COMPLIANCE WAS REFUSED. LAST BREAKDOWN, JAN. 2020, REGARDING RECALL WAS DENIED DUE TO CLAIMS THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY WARRANTED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL ISSUE AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS NOT WARRANTED FOR CLUTCH AND UNSAFE TO OPERATE. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE! THEREFORE, NOT ONLY DO I NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO FIX THE ORIGINAL RECALL, BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANY VEHICLE OR ACCESS TO A VEHICLE. RECALLS ARE NOT EVER TO BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER, ESPECIALLY WHEN VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY BROUGHT UP TO CODES AND STANDARDS IN THE FIRST PLACE....

THE ISSUE I HAVE IS WITH COMMUNICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. FORD HAS COMPLIED WITH THE LAW AND SENT ME A HARD COPY LETTER IN THE MAIL. HOWEVER, THEIR ONLINE COMMUNICATION IS NOT AS GOOD AND IS DOWNRIGHT MISLEADING. WHILE LOGGED INTO THEIR WEBSITE, YOU CAN ACCESS A RECALL PORTAL AND SEE IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS ANY OPEN RECALLS. CURRENTLY, THE INFORMATION ON THIS PART OF THEIR WEBSITE IS FALSE. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE FIRST PHOTO, THE FORD WEBSITE CLAIMS I HAVE NO OPEN RECALLS. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT CORRECT AND IS CONTRADICTED BY FORD'S OWN HARD COPY LETTER THEY MAILED TO ME. IN THE SECOND PHOTO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE NHTSA WEBSITE ALSO CONTRADICTS THE FORD WEBSITE. CONSIDERING THAT MOST PEOPLE USE ONLINE AND DIGITAL SERVICES MORE FREQUENTLY THAN PHYSICAL MAIL, IT IS VERY IMPORTATION THIS INFORMATION IS UP-TO-DATE. AS I SAID BEFORE, FORD DID COMPLY WITH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEARS, SHAKING AND SHORTER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EL CAJON FORD DEALER, (1595 E MAIN ST, EL CAJON, CA 92021, (619) 312-4107) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DPS 6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JORGENSEN FORD SALES (8333 MICHIGAN AVE, DETROIT, MI 48210 ). THE DEALER INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO (PARRISH FORD DEALER, (2900 RIVER RD W, GOOCHLAND, VA 23063, (804) 556-4444) AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE REPRESENTED A FAILURE WITH THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATED UNDER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 15B22-19N07 WAS COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS NOT REPLACED AFTER CONTINUE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS AUTHORIZED BY FORD DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

WHEN YOU GO TO PULL OUT THE CAR WANTS TO JUMP AN STALL THEN U BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD SOME AN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AN THE TRANSMISSION DONT WANT TO GO OUT OF GEAR THE WAY IT SHOULD I HAVE A 7 MONTH OLD GRAND BABY AN IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE SOMETHING THATS SO DEFECTIVE. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS. HAD IT CHECK AT FORS AN THEY STILL ANT FIXED IT

WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING FROM 0 MPH, THE CAR WILL STRUGGLE TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT CONSTANTLY JUMPS AND JERKS BETWEEN 10-20 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE WHO IS NEWLY LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT IS SHIFTING THE CAR. AS AN AUTOMATIC, IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE NOISE RETURNED AND A TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING, PLEASE PULL OVER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND ANOTHER WARNING LIGHT STATED WAIT 5 MINUTES TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING AFTER 5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANDERSON FORD OF ST. JOSEPH 2207 N BELT HWY, ST JOSEPH, MO 64506 BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

I HAVE A FIELD SERVICE ACTION FOR MY TCM TO BE REPAIRED, I'VE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT SO IT WAS NEVER FIXED, MY CAR RECENTLY ROLLED OVER 151,000 MILES AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TCM I TALKED TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE FIELD SERVICE ACTION WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 150,000 MILES. I THINK IT'S VERY ODD TIMING SINCE I JUST RECENTLY BARELY WENT OVER 150,000 MILES,. MY CAR HAS BEEN STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT FOR 3 WEEKS NOW UNABLE TO START

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WARNING APPEARED AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE ELECTRIC STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE AND STEERED THE VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AVOIDANCE AND STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD REQUIRED AN ESTIMATED 60-80LBS OF FORCE TO REGAIN MINIMAL STEERING AND BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. ONCE STOPPED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ON THE CAR INCLUDING LIGHTS, WIPERS, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BEGAN TO ACTIVATE AND DEACTIVATE IN A SEEMINGLY RANDOM FASHION. THIS CAR IS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE!

MY VEHICLE IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF A CLUTCH ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY FORD. DEALER SAID THIS IS EXACTLY THE ISSUE BUT CANT COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE ITS PAST 7 YEAR. THE CAR IS UNDER 100K MILES SO I FEEL THIS SHOULD STILL BE ADDRESSED.

I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FOCUS 11/2017 SINCE THEN HAVE HAD POWER TRAIN /TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2 TIMES LAREST IN SEPT. 2019. I AM AGAIN EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPES OF SYMTOMS LEADING TO SAME. CALLED SERVICE WHERE WORK WAS DONE IN SEPT. AND TOLD WAIT ALITTLE LONGER FOR SYMTOMS TO SHOW ON THE METER. BUT YOU CAN BRING IN YOU CHOSE. I AM SCARED TO WAIT AND LAST EXPERIENCE LEFT ME IN AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE WOULDNT START AND UNABLE TO GET AN OK TO TOW. USED SOMEONE ELSE AAA TO TOW IN. ONE WEEK WITHOUT A CAR NO RENTALS AVALILABLE DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF FORD RECALLS STATED AT EVERY FORD DEALER IN SAN DIEGO. I COULD PAY OUT OF POCKET BUT RENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND NO CREDIT CARD MADE IT INELIGIBLE TO DO SO. FORD OKD A ONE DAY RENTAL. NO VEHICLES AVAILABLE I WAS TOLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE. HAGERSTOWN FORD (1714 MASSEY BLVD, HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740, (301) 733-3673) CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FAILED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THREE YEARS. FOR THIS FAILURE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST SINCE THE WARRANTIES WERE EXPIRED FOR BOTH THE VEHICLE AND THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER, AFTER BEING INFORMED OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD WILLINGLY AND KNOWINGLY SOLD CARS WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND A CLASS ACTION , FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES UNDER 14M01 (7YEARS/100,000 MILES) AND 14M02(10 YEARS/ 150,000) MILES . MY CAR , ALONG WITH MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE,IS EXPERIENCING SAME SHUDDERING ISSUES AT LOW SPEEDS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE 14M01 EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS AT 110,000 MILES AND PER FORD AND DEALER ARE NOT COVERED. THE ISSUES ARE CLEARLY RELATED TO A DESIGN FLAW FROM FORD, AND NOT AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE MILAGE/AGE. I AM REQUESTING THAT FORD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO SAME AS 14M02 AS IT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW FROM THE FACTORY. THE SHAFT SEAL LEAKS FLUID IN THE CLUTCH, AND FORD HAS ADMITTED THIS FLAW , AND IT DOESN'T MATTER OF THIS HAPPENED UNDER 100,000 MILES OR OVER 100,000 MILES,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE CLUTCH SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOB FERRANDO FORD LINCOLN (8868 W RIDGE RD, GIRARD, PA 16417), BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

SHUDDERING SHAKING FROM TAKE OFF THROUGH 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND ALSO TAKES A WHILE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER, SEIZE, AND THE POWER TRAIN ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S SON MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ASHEVILLE FORD LINCOLN (611 BREVARD RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806, (828) 276-1075) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.