2012 Ford Focus Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 139
- 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 139 stored complaint records:
- 11 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 13 records
- control module · 10 records
- check engine · 9 records
- complete stop · 9 records
- transmission control · 9 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 52 |
| 60–100k mi | 33 |
| 30–60k mi | 29 |
| 100–150k mi | 11 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving in stop and go traffic, my cars engine light came on, as i was accelerating to move forward in line a warning stating the transmission is overheating pull over safely for 8 minutes. This is the fourth time something has went wrong with the transmission since buying this car in september of 2012. The first time this happened i was driving on the interstate going 70 miles per hour and i didn't have…
ODI 10714795
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While driving at unknown speeds with the cruise control activated, the rpms accelerated. Additionally, the clutch was slipping without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (ford of clermont located at 1101 e highway 50 clermont, fl 3471[redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module, electronic control module, and clutch needed to be…
ODI 11000385
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving at a steady speed of 40 mph on a flat road. I was gradually slowing down as i was coming towards an intersection and gradually applying the brake. The car was going at about 10 mph and then i attempted to accelerate as i was about to drive on pass the intersection. However, the car suddenly lost power completely and it could not accelerate at all. I was stuck on the road. I repeatedly pressed on the…
ODI 10705989
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility/Wiper
Purchased 2012 ford focus used, 04-14-15. I test drove the car it jerked a little. The rep stated it was normal. The next 4 months it continued to jerk, skip, hesitate and just not move when you accelerated. In 08-2015 i rec'd a letter from ford, my car needed a tcm-software update. 09-09-15 i took the vehicle back to the dealership it took an hour to re-program the tcm. The dealership handed a printed copy of the…
ODI 10945394
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving the vehicle down the highway and it all of a sudden lost power and would not shift and slowed down to around 40mph automatically and almost caused me to be hit from the vehicle behind me and had to immediately pull of to the shoulder. A message came up on the hud/display and said transmission malfunction service now!. I then shut the car off at a parking lot and let the car sit for over an hour and…
ODI 10705428
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My granddaughter and i were returning home from out of town where we had been on tollways throughout the day. Fortunately, we were only a mile from home and out of the big city and off the tollways, when the car began to shudder and shake and completely stalled in the roadway as i was slowing to approach an intersection. It just seemed to lock up and shook violently and lights flashed and i immediately looked at the…
ODI 10701851
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I am filing a complaint against a 2012 ford focus se. The car has been making transmission noises that cannot be resolved for quite some time now and while driving on the 101 freeway, all of the instrument panel lights came on and the entire car completely shut off and no controls were working at all almost causing an intense pile up that could have killed my mother and i instantly. We were left in the middle of the…
ODI 10669229
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that while attempting to merge lanes with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. The contact mentioned that due to the failure, there was almost a crash involved. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
ODI 10664758
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
At first i reported issues with dealership regarding car moving backwards at time when i release brakes to go forward and my car is automatic. Also informed them after a red light i press the gas but car would not move immediately they said it was normal due to dual transmission. Car was not put in service. I had same incident and a month later i received an alert regarding a clutch recall and took it in for service…
ODI 10661548
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on a very busy expressway and my car lost the ability to accelerate. I was almost hit from behind. The car now has no power. It will not accelerate the way it is supposed to. I received a "courtesy fix" notice from ford for the transmission problems that have been reported. The problem that i had is directly related to the faulty transmission in these cars. I was told by the dealership that my car…
ODI 10659375
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2012 ford focus. Only a year after buying this car i began to notice issues with shifting while driving and even complained about transmission issues to my dealer. I was told this was "normal operating condition". Before the implementation of the fors customer service program happened, there was a minor recall to reduce instances of rolling back on hills. I took my car in to have that fixed only to have…
ODI 10725153
Body · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Was parking car when suddenly it lunged forward at a fast speed, i lost control and hit car in front of me plus 3 other cars then crashed into cement wall. I hit my head and left side of body on the door, i bruised my rib cage front & back plus my left leg very bruised. I was very lucky i didn't get killed. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10648492
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The car was driving fine and all of a sudden the power train quit working despite the fact that the engine was operating correctly. Because of the loss of power, i was endanger of getting hit by other cars. The sudden loss of power is a hazard. The manufacturer said the resulting loss of power train was due to a transmission control module. This particular model has been plagued by transmission problems throughout…
ODI 10694953
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The engine light came on while driving, saying check transmission. The transmission is not shifting the car shakes or vibrate when the peed change. *tr
ODI 10637150
Vehicle Speed Control
When you take off the vehicle shudders during acceleration. We have taken the car into plano five star ford twice now and they still say they cannot get it to act up. My husband drives 150 miles a day in this car and on september 26th we did not think we would make it home in it. He took in to plano five star ford on monday the 29th and they said they have driven it 90 miles this week and cannot get it to act up and…
ODI 10641268
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on freeway, friday light traffic. Accelerating and cannot go past 1000rpm. Check engine light came on. Could not go any faster. Lucky no one rear-ended me on the fwy. (previous to this incident, car routinely (many times a day) shudders upon acceleration (car shakes) and seems to have trouble shifting gears). Took to dealer who said they had to reset the computer, kept car over labor day weekend and…
ODI 10637420
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The car stopped accelerating while i was driving on 1-95 in new jersey at rush hour . I was able to pull over safely, resumed driving and the car repeated this over the next day. After a service by a ford dealer, the car ran smoothly for 10 miles then the problem re occurred and engine light went back on. Would not accelerate in reverse or drive. Definitely was not fixed. This is in addition to the constant…
ODI 10629703
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling from the route 128 highway exit ramp onto the interstate 95 going approximately 50-55 mph, as i rounded the top of the ramp i went to accelerate onto i-95 when i found i was slowing in speed/decelerating and found that i had no pick up with the vehicle. I was actually coasting ,the engine appeared to be on but i was unable to accelerate. As i coasted to the break down lane the check engine light…
ODI 10629505
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The car goes into neautral with no warning loose all power and three months later it does not go into reverse and lost gears we had to pay out of pocket someone going to get hurt this car needs a recall on transmission before someone gets hurt bad there is so many complaints on transmission. *tr
ODI 10660689
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was leaving from the bp gas station from wayne sullivan dr in paducah, ky i had drove from ledbetter which is 10 mins outside of paducah and when i started my car to leave gas station pulling out into busy intersection i went to accelerate and my car would not go any faster than 10mph with oncoming traffic behind me and my 5 year old child in the car with me. I had reported transmission problems before they put…
ODI 10621122
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Without warning, (no lights on dash-board - no unusual noises - no problems starting etc), there were no gears and i was left in neutral. It required coming to a stop, putting it into park and starting again to limp along to get to a safe point to park the car and call for help. Luckily i was not yet onto the freeway! The ford dealership mechanic was able to replicate these circumstances and he too found himself…
ODI 10626847
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Car stutters and does not shift. Severe shaking and loss of cruise speed is effected. The car does not accelerate properly and seems to lose speed while driving. I am scared to let my daughter drive this car and only have owning it for several months it has been in the shop once and going back again. There is no apparent fix for this problem and they will not do anything about it. The clutch was replaced and…
ODI 10638220
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down a road and all of a sudden my car wouldn't go i kept stepping on the gas and there was no throttle power. I turned of the main street and let the car glide to a complete stop. Praying that the garbage truck would stop cause my car was barely moving. I turned it off and then it made a weird noise.... I tried turning it on but it didn't so i called roadside assistance but while i was talking to them…
ODI 10621027
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving (at multiple speeds, on multiple occasions), transmission disengages for absolutely no reason and car must be parked and restarted to move again. The engine does not stall, and you can rev the engine, but transmission will not engage (like being in neutral) to move vehicle. Took ford dealership multiple times to fix the issue because they needed an error code to work from, even though anecdotal…
ODI 10725624
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
At random times the car will just shut off leaving a coasting vehicle down the highway, or leave you stalled out in the middle of an intersection. If you leave it sit for 30min-1hour it may restart. If you press the accelerator it was not respond. After a couple minutes the vehicle will recover from a rough idle and try to lunge forward even when vehicle is in park. Problem: transmission control module. *tr
ODI 10633469