2012 FORD FOCUS Structurebody Problems

THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NO LONGER LATCH. THE DOOR WILL CLOSE COMPLETELY BUT THE LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED.

MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND BEGINNING TO PULL OFF AND THE DRIVER DOOR JUST FLEW OPEN. THE LATCH WILL NOT SECURE THE DOOR. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER IS HUB CITY FORD IN CRESTVIEW FL. AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE REAR DRIVING DOOR FLEW OPEN. CAR TO THE LEFT OF US HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID TAKING THE DOOR OFF. MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE DOOR. AND WAS TRYING TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER SAFELY. THIS IS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE!! TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID YES THEY ARE BACKED UP WITH CARS WITH SAME PROBLEM. WHAT THE HECK?! AND THESE ARE THE SAME LATCHES RECALLED IN OTHER VEHICLES!!

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A DOOR LATCH FAILURE. THE RIGHT REAR DOOR OPEN DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DOOR LATCH & THIS TIME THE DOOR HIT A SUPPORT COLUMN IN A PARKING GARAGE AT THE MALL & DAMAGE THE DOOR. I FILLED A COMPLAINT TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE HERE. NOW I NEED TO ORDER A NEW LATCH FOR THIS DOOR SO THAT IT CAN BE SECURED. THE CAR IS PARKED AGAIN WAITING FOR THE PART & THEN IT WILL HAVE TO GO TO BODY SHOP TO FIX THE DAMAGE TO THE DOOR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LATCHES ON THESE CARS. I KNOW THAT FORD HAS RECALL'S FOR OTHER VEHICLES WITH DOOR LATCH PROBLEMS. I AM SURE THAT THE DOOR LATCHES ON THIS VEHICLE IS MORE THEN LIKELY MADE TO THE SAME SPEC AS THE ONE'S WITH...

FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED THIS DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE (HTTPS://MEDIA.FORD.COM/CONTENT/FORDMEDIA/FNA/US/EN/NEWS/2016/08/04/REGIONAL-SAFETY-RECALL.HTML) BUT MY VIN ISN'T ONE OF THE AFFECTED NUMBERS.

MY FAMILY AND I WERE PREPARING TO DRIVE FROM OUR HOME WHEN MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME THE REAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH SOME MODELS OF FORD CARS. I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS IN FACT THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART DESCRIBED IN A RECALL, MY VEHICLES'S VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED AS A RECALL. MY DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED AND I CAN'T RISK TRANSPORTING MY CHILDREN AS A RESULT. FORD SAYS IT WILL COST ME FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE PART THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE AND IS BEING FIXED AT NO CHARGE IN OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT VIN NUMBERS.

I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. I GOT OUT TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING IN THE BACK SEAT. I FOUND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, CLOSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR AND GOT BACK IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS I WAS BACKING OUT TO LEAVE, THE BACK DOOR THAT I HAD OPENED FLEW OPEN AND THE WARNING LIGHT THAT A DOOR WAS AJAR CAME ON. I COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED. I HAD TO TIE IT TO SOMETHING IN THE BACK SEAT WITH PLASTIC BAGS WHICH WAS THE ONLY THING I HAD. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS ON "BACK ORDER" AND IT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2016 AND WOULD COST ME $400 TO FIX BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED A RECALL....YET. SO I HAVE TO FIGURE A WAY TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED, NOT...

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR NOT LATCHING. OPENED IT TO GET PERSONAL STUFF OUT AND WENT TO CLOSE IT AND THE DOOR JUST BOUNCED BACK. LOOKED AT THE LATCH AND IT DOESN'T STAY UP.

THE DOOR LOCK LATCH/ACTUATOR BROKE NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SHUT AND LATCH. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM MANY MODELS OF FORD VEHICLES HAVE HAD AND BEEN RECALLED. BUT THE RECALLED MODELS DON'T COVER ALL MODELS AFFECTED WITH THIS DEFECTIVE LATCH. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FORTUNATELY.

THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IMMEDIATELY SWUNG OPEN WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I WAS UNABLE TO EVER CLOSE IT AGAIN AFTER THAT. IT JUST LEANS IN PLACE, BUT IT NEVER LATCHES.

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH FAILED AND DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. CAR WAS PARKED AND I HAD IT LOCKED IT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. HAD IT REPAIRED BY MY MECHANIC. CONCERNED OTHER DOORS WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

AS OF AUGUST 7, 2016 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILS TO LATCH IN THE CLOSED POSITION. MALFUNCTION WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I RETURNED TO THE PARKED VEHICLE AT THE GROCERY STORE. PRIOR TO THIS THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE LATCH FUNCTION WAS FAILING. OBVIOUSLY THIS MALFUNCTION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND THEFT CONCERN.

DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR OPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. SPRING FORCING LATCH TO SECURE IS EVIDENTLY BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS GOING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH.

THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED AND WILL NOT CLOSE THE DOOR ANYMORE. DEALER SAYS THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO 2012 FORD FOCUS

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE AND DOOR DOES NOT REMAIN CLOSED/LATCHED WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL. CANNOT SECURE MY CAR NOR CAN I SAFELY OPERATE MY CAR SINCE THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. THIS IS THE SECOND DOOR LATCH THAT IS DEFECTIVE IN MY VEHICLE. NOW BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WILL NOT REMAIN CLOSED. FRONT AND REAR DOOR LATCHES ARE DEFECTIVE.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENS TO MY FORD FOCUS 2012 HATCHBACK. FIRST IT WAS THE BACK DOOR AT THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE SECOND ONE WAS THE DRIVER DOOR. I GET OUT OF THE CAR AND WHEN PRESSED THE KEY FOB THE HORN SOUND TWICE. GO BACK TO CHECK IF I LET A DOOR OPEN, AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. CALL THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LATCHES BUT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE FORD DID NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR MY CAR.

MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOORS LATCH BROKE/MALFUNCTIONED LEADING TO MY REAR DOOR SWINGING OPEN FREELY WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. THE DOOR IT'S SELF WILL NOW NO LONGER STAY CLOSED. IT APPEARS THE PLASTIC/RUBBER LATCH WAS POSSIBLY WARPED FROM THE HEAT.

FAULTY DOOR LATCH. FORD WILL NOT HONOR ITS OWN RECALL NOTICE PUBLISHED IN NEWS PAPERS THROUGHOUT US. COST FOR REPLACE IS OVER $500. DOOR LATCHES HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. MY LATCH FAILED WHILE IN PARK, BUT DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. FROM ABC NEWS ARTICLE "FORD IS RECALLING ABOUT 830,000 VEHICLES IN THE U.S. AND MEXICO BECAUSE PARTS IN THE SIDE DOOR LATCHES CAN BREAK AND THE DOORS CAN OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLES ARE MOVING. THE RECALL ANNOUNCED THURSDAY COVERS CERTAIN 2013 TO 2015 FORD ESCAPE SUVS AND C-MAX CARS, AND 2012 TO 2015 FOCUS CARS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE 2014 TO 2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT VANS, AND FORD MUSTANG SPORTS CARS AND LINCOLN MKC SUVS FROM 2015." FORD SAYS A FAULTY SPRING PART CAN BREAK, STOPPING THE DOORS FROM LATCHING. THE COMPANY SAYS THE RATE OF PROBLEMS IS HIGHER IN STATES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AND SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE, SO THE RECALL IS...

THE BACK DOOR LATCH DOES NOT CLOSE AND THE DOOR OPENED IN ON ITS OWN NOW WILL NOT STAY SHUT SAFETY BIG TIME I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING WITH SOMEONE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT NOW I HAVE TO PAY 430 TO FORD TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND SAFETY CONCERN

DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, STOP WORKING FOR NO KNOW REASON

THE DOOR OF MY 2012 FORD FOCUS FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT LATCH TO CLOSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOOR HAD TO BE TIED IN ORDER TO REMAIN SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. ...UPDATED 09/12/16 *BF *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY DRIVER DOOR JUST FLEW OPEN. NOW IT WON'T SHUT UNLESS I LOCK THE DOOR FIRST IN THE SLOT IN THE DOOR JAM THEN CLOSE IT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR ON THE FIESTA, FUSION, AND LINCOLN MKZ. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, LUCKY I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON LIKE YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BUT THE DOOR COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM LUCKY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN....

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. I HAVE TO USE A PIECE OF WIRE TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED SO THAT IT WILL NOT FLY OPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING. I NOTICED THE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE WHEN I TRIED TO SET THE ALARM. THE CAR HAD BEEN STATIONARY FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS. A CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY TOLD ME THAT MY FORD FOCUS WAS NOT LISTED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER?

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON 08/03/2016 AT APPROX. 8PM, MY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR OPENED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE DOME LIGHT CAME ON, AND A WARNING APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. I MANAGED TO PULL THE DOOR CLOSED. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING, I REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. IT WOULD NOT LATCH. THIS LEAVES MY CAR UNDRIVABLE AND UNSECURED (EVEN WHEN MY VEHICLE IS LOCKED, THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK, AS IT WILL NOT LATCH).

THE DOOR LATCH ON MY DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED JUST AFTER I GOT IN IT AND BEGAN DRIVING UP MY STREET. THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED AND AN ALERT SOUNDED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE LATCH AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO SECURE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THEN WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING BY HOLDING THE DOOR HANDLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THE REAR DOOR LATCH WILL NOT LATCH. THE DOOR JUST SUDDENLY FLEW OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND NOW WILL NOT LATCH SHUT. I WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT HAPPENED.

IN MARCH 2016 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE. AS WE WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE HOME I OPENED THE CAR DOOR, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WOULD NOT LATCH. AT THIS TIME, WE WERE LUCKY THAT THE CAR WAS IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND NOT IN MOTION OR AWAY FROM HOME. WE HAD TO TIE THE DOOR CLOSED TO GET IT TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE DEALER DECIDED THE LATCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS COST ALMOST $500. THEN, IN JULY 2016 THE LATCH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED. IN THIS INSTANCE, WHILE MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING, THE PASSENGER DOOR SWUNG OPEN. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AS IT SWUNG OPEN. HE SLOWED DOWN FOR HIS PASSENGER TO CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT JUST LIKE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. MY...

PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. DROVE FOR +/- 200 FEET ACTIVATING AUTO-LOCK WHILE PULLING ON DOOR TO CLOSE IT HELPED AND IT FINALLY LATCHED. LATER I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING 65-70 IT POPPED OPEN AGAIN. AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND STRUGGLING TO HOLD THE DOOR SHUT, I MANAGED TO GET IT TO CLOSE AGAIN BECAUSE THE AUTO-LOCK KEPT CLICKING.

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ONCE I GOT INTO THE CAR. I HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR WHILE HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT. THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD! I TOOK THE CAR DIRECTLY TO SAN TAN FORD IN GILBERT, AZ. SAN TAN FORD EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE FORD FOCUS YET, ONLY ON THE FUSION AND THE FIESTA. I AM FURIOUS TO FIND OUT THERE HAS BEEN OVER 73 FORD FOCUS VEHICLES REPORTED WITH THIS LATCH ISSUE AND A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE. I AM ALSO AWARE THAT THESE MALFUNCTIONING LATCHES CAN BREAK ON ANY OF THE DOORS IN THESE VEHICLES AT ANYTIME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE HAVING ANY FAMILY MEMBERS INCLUDING GRANDCHILDREN RIDE WITH ME IN MY CAR. SAN TAN FORD GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $529.00 TO FIX ONE LATCH. IN ORDER FOR ALL OF MY LATCHES TO...

WHILE DRIVING MY FOCUS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN MY DRIVER DOOR OPENED IN MID TURN AND FLEW OPEN. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. AFTER LOOKING AT THE DOOR THE LOCKING MECH WOULD NOT GO BACK UP IT STAYED DOWN.

CLOSED MY DRIVERS DOOR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE DOOR WOULDN'T LATCH CLOSED.

DOORS LEFT SIDE (BOTH) LATCH FAILURE-FRONT AND REAR DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED-TECH FOUND LATCH IS INTERNALLY FAULTED STATIONARY-DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH, ENTERING VEHICLE

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. I CANNOT LOCK THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. ONLY 33K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT WILL BOUNCE BACK WHEN IT IS SHUT AND WILL OPEN IF NOT HELD CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. INITIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT BOUNCED BACK OPEN.

MY REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH IS NOT CATCHING. I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MPH AND THE DOOR FLUNG OPEN WITH A 7 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT HAS NOT CLOSED. I CALLED TO SEE IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REP STATES THAT MY CAR WAS NOT BUILT IN THE FORD PLANT WITH THE RECALL. THIS IS A CONCERN OF MINE BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT PLANT MY CAR WAS BUILT IN NO MATTER WHAT PLANT IT SHOULD BE COVERED. THIS IS CLEARLY A PART DEFECT CONCERN.

LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE. THE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT LATCH AND THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. A BUNGEE CORD WAS NEEDED TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSE AND HAD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN ON THE CAR WARNING SYSTEM. POTENTIAL OF SOMEONE FALLING OUT OF CAR WITHOUT BUNGEE CORDS HOLDING IT CLOSED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE LATCH FAILED.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR JUST OPENED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN! LUCKILY MY WORK LAPTOP DID NOT FALL OUT OF THE CAR OR THE DOOR DIDN'T HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME! I PULLED OVER TO SHUT THE DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY SHUT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING MUST BE BROKEN INSIDE THE DOOR BECAUSE IT WILL NOT LATCH! AS SUCH I HAD TO GO BUY SOME ROPE TO TIE THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED SO I COULD DRIVE HOME SAFELY.

DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. IT HAPPENED WHEN I ARRIVED HOME AND REMOVED ITEMS FROM THE BACK SEAT. HAVE TO USE SEAT BELT TO SECURE THE DOOR CLOSED BECAUSE THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER 500 DOLLARS TO INSTALL A NEW LATCH ASSEMBLY. WHEN I DRIVE THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN COME ON EVERY FEW MINUTES SAYING THE REAR DOOR IN OPEN. THIS ISSUE IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE I HAVE A 19 MONTH OLD THAT STILL HAS TO RIDE IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCHES/UNLATCHES WHENEVER IT WANTS WHILE DRIVING. DOOR WON'T LATCH SHUT WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING CAR. DRIVER DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY TODAY 7/23/16 AND WOULDN'T LATCH BACK WHEN I TRIED TO SHUT THE DOOR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. MY CAR IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS.

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS HAS HAD TWO DOORS BREAK DURING OPERATION AS IS DESCRIBED IN YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATION TITLED "NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16001". THE FIRST DOOR THAT MALFUNCTIONED WAS THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE SECOND WAS THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. IN BOTH CASES, I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PARKED, THEN UPON ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WOULD NO LONGER LATCH. FROM THAT POINT ON IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO LATCH THE DOOR CLOSED. IN THE CASE OF THE SECOND/REAR PASSENGER DOOR, MY GIRLFRIENDS' 9 YEAR OLD SISTER WAS IN THAT SEAT...WHEN I WENT TO OPEN IT FOR HER TO GET OUT I DISCOVERED THE DOOR WAS OPEN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, OBVIOUSLY. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO SPEND APPROXIMATELY $1000 REPAIRING THESE DOORS AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, AS THE CAR ISN'T OPERABLE IN THAT CONDITION AND FORD DENIED MY REQUESTS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM AWARE...

MY SON'S 2012 FORD FOCUS LEFT REAR DOOR FLUNG OPEN ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THANKFUL NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND WHEN HE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT GET THE TO ENGAGE TO CLOSE OR LOCK. HE STRUGGLED WITH IT FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND REALIZED IT WAS USELESS. HE THEN HAD TO DRIVE HOME HOLDING REAR DOOR CLOSED WHILE TRYING TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE DOOR LATCHES ON THESE VEHICLES. DRIVERS RISK DEATH AND INJURY.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED AND THE DOOR WILL NOT HOLD ITSELF CLOSED. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE DOORS, IT TRIES AND IMMEDIATELY UNLOCKS THEM. THE LATCH MECHANISM ITSELF CAN BE PUSHED CLOSED WITH YOUR FINGER WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN HOWEVER IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY STAY CLOSED. A SPRING FORCES IT BACK OPEN. THE LATCH FAILED IN THE PARKING LOT. WHEN I GOT IN TO COME HOME FROM WORK, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE SEAT BELT OR SOME OTHER OBJECT GOT CAUGHT IN IT HOWEVER THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. IN ORDER TO DRIVE HOME, I HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED AS BEST AS I COULD WITH ONE HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER AND OPERATE TURN SIGNALS WHICH IS EXTRAORDINARILY UNSAFE AND DISTRACTING.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION, BEING DRIVEN ON A CITY STREET. DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED.

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND LATCH THAT I HAVE HAS FAILED ON THE CAR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED IN NOVEMBER 2015. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT (GOING IN REVERSE) WHEN THE DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD JUST PUT MY DOG IN THE CAR AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE DOOR LATCH FAILED SUDDENLY AND THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE.

DOOR LATCHES ON THE FORD FOCUSES HAVE A TENDENCY TO BREAK WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I OPENED MY REAR LEFT DOOR TO DEPOSIT SOMETHING IN THE BACKSEAT, TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, AND I REALIZED IT WOULDN'T SHUT BECAUSE THE DOOR LATCH HAD BROKEN. LUCKILY, I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, BUT I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED THE ENTIRE WAY BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY WAY TO WIRE IT SHUT. IT POSED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

WHEN I APPROACHED MY VEHICLE PARKED IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR DOOR WAS AJAR. I TRIED TO SHUT IT MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. I ENDED UP USING A STRAP TO KEEP MY DOOR CLOSED, WHICH SEEMED VERY UNSAFE, AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS. I WAS EVENTUALLY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY DOOR LATCH THAT WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE REPLACED. UGH!

WHEN I APPROACHED MY VEHICLE PARKED IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT I NOTICED THE DRIVER DOOR WAS AJAR. I TRIED TO SHUT IT MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. I ENDED UP MANUALLY HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED, WHICH WAS VERY UNSAFE, AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS. I WAS EVENTUALLY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY DOOR LATCH THAT WAS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE REPLACED. UGH!

WITH 65300 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, THE DRIVERS DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH .I MUST SECURE THE DOOR WITH A BUNGEE CORD. MY DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE VIN IS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL AND THAT THE REPAIR OF THE SINGLE DOOR IS $600. NO ACCOMMODATION OF ANY KIND WAS OFFERED.

THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH HAS A BROKEN SPRING AND WILL NOT LATCH AT ALL! MY SON WENT OUT TO THE CAR TO LEAVE AND PUT MY GRANDSON IN THE BACK SEAT AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT WOULDN'T LATCH. HE CALLED FOR SOMEONE TO PICK UP THE 3 YEAR OLD THEN USED HIS BELT TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT AND TOOK IT BILL UTTER FORD. FORD HAS INFORMED US THE PART IS NOT COVERED AND IT IS ON A MAJOR BACK ORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED DATE OF AVAILABILITY. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO GIVE US A LOANER CAR UNTIL PART COMES IN. THE FOCUS IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH A BROKEN DOOR LATCH! THIS CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND WAS A CERTIFIED PREOWNED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT.