2012 Ford Focus Unknown Or Other Problems
- 268
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 268 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 6 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- door latch · 17 records
- side door · 10 records
- control module · 7 records
- passenger door · 7 records
- check engine · 6 records
- engine light · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 87 |
| 30–60k mi | 71 |
| 100–150k mi | 35 |
| 1–30k mi | 24 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Unknown Or Other
I own a 2012 ford focus i brought it brand new and drove it off the lot. This car has been in the dealership 3 times for the transmission but it is still worse than driving a manual!!! I was notified months and months ago that there is a recall for the door latches. I have called several times trying to find out the latest info on the recall. Not to my surprise no one from ford has bothered to call me back!!! I have…
ODI 11001888
Unknown Or Other
Car stopped completely while driving on a city street. Low fuel light did not come on. Fuel gauge was showing close to empty but not all the way. Check engine light was not on. When started at garage the low fuel light came on, but would not stay running after multiple tries. I think, and the mechanic agreed, that the fuel gauge sensor is defective. I feel unsafe now when driving for extended lengths of time, and am…
ODI 11006759
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
On long trips (over 160 miles) with consistently high speeds, the engine torque and tachometer gauge level rises/whines, indicating a shift should be made in the automatic transmission, but the automatic transmission lags behind, causing the hover/forward stall due to engine torque, much like when you increase the torque causing the engine to "roar" before shifting in a manual transmission. This usually happens…
ODI 11003832
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Driving (straight) on a highway going 55. Car slows down to crawl, making grinding noise, error message appears "parking aid malfunction". Was able to pull to side of road, put in park and cut off ignition. Would not restart. Dashboard still says car is in drive.
ODI 10995275
Unknown Or Other
Transmission bucking, popping and revving high with no acceleration while in motion in 1st gear changing to 2nd gear and 2nd to 3rd gear. The vehicle had total loss of acceleration while turning onto a road by my house from a full stop. The sport mode on the gearshift lever does not light up and is not able to use. Transmission problems are mostly in lower gears. This vehicle always had small transmission problems…
ODI 10994591
Unknown Or Other
I am receiving "electric power steering assist system" error messages as my power steering completely disappears. Fortunately, each time it has been when i first start my vehicle and prepare to move. According to what i have read, ford has been aware of this issue, but i have never been notified. I have less than 50,000 miles on my car and this is just another in an ongoing "recall" situations. I have had starter…
ODI 10983830
Body · Engine · Unknown Or Other
I went to get my oil changed someplace other than my ford dealership and since, the car has been running oddly. Mostly issues with accelerating after sitting at a red light on roads where the speed is anywhere from 35 to 45 mph. It doesn't happen all the time, but i noticed it about a week after the oil change. The other issue, that is more cause for alarm, is that the doors will not close completely. First it was…
ODI 10991711
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Our family took part in the recall campaign that was due to defective transmissions ford sold previously. (this campaign was not easy to discover). The car would stop in the middle of traffic randomly, and still does after the dealership applied the fixes ford suggested. My mother experienced total power loss twice and was almost in two accidents because of that. (the problem still persists). There are only 54,000…
ODI 10983463
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The transmission constantly shudders, shakes and grinds. Sometimes it won't even go into gear. It feels extremely unsafe.
ODI 10967396
Unknown Or Other
The hands-free phone system (sync) malfunctions and stops working causing unexpected distraction to the driver. Warranty is expired, although ford extended the warranty for this issue on other ford vehicles.
ODI 11003978
Unknown Or Other
Recall--transmission clutch shudder/transmission input shaft seal warranty extension---field service action number = 14m01 i took my vehicle to homer skelton ford in olive branch, ms on 2/27/17 for a transmission control module recall. This recall goes up to 150,000 miles which my car has 135,000 miles so it was still in effect. The service guy told me that there was another recall regarding the transmission (i…
ODI 10957865
Unknown Or Other
Upon driving on the highway, the transmission overheated. While driving the car on a road or highway - the transmission will randomly not shift causing the car to rev up high while other times the car will simply refuse to accelerate when the gas is being pressed. The transmission will shake, shudder, and make noise upon accelerating and changing gears. When at a stop light/stop sign and the car is at a complete…
ODI 10970529
Seat Belts · Steering · Unknown Or Other
I could handle the studder and handle the being held hostage by my seat belt, but now i have to pay $1,800 to get my steering fix after almost hitting a tree with my family in the car. I was just about to upgrade to a escape, i will never buy ford again after this because i have 89000 on my car they will help with nothing. Nor do they care about the safety of me and my family or the other people around me ! I have…
ODI 10935498
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
My 2012 ford focus has a transmission clutch defect.. My experience with the problem has been a rattle noise, during low gears, check engine light appears off and on, vehicle stalls as your driving, speedometer goes up when you are in park, and it causes the car to "flutter" in and out like it's about to shut off. I have had the defect fixed by the ford dealership three times.. I am now having take the car back to…
ODI 10929931
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Takata recall. The car will die in the middle of driving. Doesn't matter the speed you are going the lights on the dashboard will light up and you cant accelerate or decelerate the car will just die.
ODI 10925110
Unknown Or Other
The steering wheel has sharp edges in the aluminum trim in the center of the steering wheel, covering the horn & airbags. This trim is flaking & has very jagged edges. My husband & i have both cut our fingers, drawing blood on numerous occasions. What a feeling it is to flinch after being nicked while turning into a busy intersection, how dangerous..hurts like hell!!
2 injuries
ODI 11078211
Unknown Or Other
Transmission shutters and hesitates while driving. There is a grinding noise when you give gas after turning a corner. Dealership just reprograms and says it has to adjust to driver but it never fixes the issue. I worry a wreck may happen if the i can't make the car respond timely because of the hesitation. Now they want to charge and i refuse! Love the car but hate the transmission. You required a date below that…
ODI 10915410
Unknown Or Other
I was driving on a street and my door flung open and now it doesn't close.
ODI 10910246
Unknown Or Other
The back door on the drivers side the outside handle on the back door is broken an the door wont shut. The outside handle to the door is not broken. On the inside of the door. After i took the door paniel of were the window go up and down. The tracker that lets the window down bye the latch were open the a peace of the white plastic handle is broken right bye the children's safty latches on the door. Ms. Virginia…
ODI 10946907
Unknown Or Other
I was out running some errands. I had driven 15 miles to my destination. When i got back to my car, my passenger noticed that the door did not lock. I checked it and noticed that the latch did not activate to close. We had to drive home, through the street, holding the door. The car's system did not register the door opened.
ODI 10907490
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
While driving on a feeder road in texas, taking a right hand turn, the drivers side door opened on its own due to a latch failure. No injuries, and a recall has already been issued. The car also has an ongoing issue with the transmission causing the car to lunge forward at both high and low speeds. The transmission has already been "repaired" once under warranty, but has started showing the same issues for a second…
ODI 10905773
Body · Unknown Or Other
The door on the front passenger side of my 2012 ford focus suddenly opened while the vehicle was in motion nearly causing an accident. I was travelling on the highway at approx. 50 mph when the front passenger side door sprung open causing the vehicle travelling next to me to swerve away. The week before the front driver side door open unexpectedly.
ODI 10906135
Unknown Or Other
I was driving vehicle and turned a corner into a [redacted] and right passenger door flew open at the same time the passenger door ajar warning came on pulled the vehicle over and tried to shut door and the door latch would not catch and close. I had to secure the door with a bungee cord to secure door but door still tried to come open. Door latch will not engage to be locked.
ODI 10903870
Unknown Or Other
Door latch failure. One by one the door latches failed. When this happens the doors open and will not stay closed. First the drivers door latch, then the passenger door and most recently the passenger rear.
ODI 10903500
Unknown Or Other
Door latch failure: driver's side door swung open while driving.
ODI 10903916