2012 Ford Focus Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 205
- 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 205 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- fuel tank · 31 records
- purge valve · 22 records
- check engine · 22 records
- engine light · 19 records
- fuel gauge · 15 records
- fuel system · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 63 |
| 100–150k mi | 40 |
| 1–30k mi | 34 |
| 30–60k mi | 25 |
| 150–400k mi | 15 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
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…
ODI 11308280
Fuel/Propulsion System
Recall 18s32 was done 08/2019 no problem found 12/2019 fuel tank become deformed ford will not honor the recall
ODI 11300426
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My daughter has a used 2012 ford focus that has an outstanding recall for cpv problems. She has had two experiences where the vehicle loses power and she's unable to accelerate no matter how far she presses the gas pedal. Last week, 1/15/2019 the same issue happened on the freeway, while in motion, going approximately 65mph. Very dangerous! Especially with fast moving traffic. She managed to get off the freeway and…
ODI 11300463
Fuel/Propulsion System
On january 3, 2020 i had my car serviced by beau townsend ford in vandalia, oh for recall number 18v735000. They replaced the canister purge valve. On january 10, 2020; while driving on the highway to nashville, tn my car stalled out which almost caused an accident. I then had to call for a tow truck to tow the car to my friends house. I then call the ford company who told me to take the car to wyatt johnson in…
ODI 11299369
Fuel/Propulsion System
My wife received a recall notice notice (19s22) in january 2019. Concerned, she took the vehicle in for inspection on 1/10/19 to prater ford even though the vehicle was not experiencing any issue at the time. Prater for said nothing was wrong but insisted on reprogramming the pcm. As of recently, we are experiencing near stall during driving and trouble cranking and remaining cranked when refueling. Today (1/2/20)…
ODI 11296710
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to (al packer lincoln 1550 n military trl, west palm beach, fl 33409) where the vehicle was partially repaired under warranty. The contact was informed that the vehicle was over the mileage for the completion, because the vehicle had exceeded 100,000 miles. The…
ODI 11308705
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle would lose motive power in long turning off/on ramps when fuel level got down to just above a 1/4 tank at first then as time progressed the same issue would occur in highway traffic. Narrowly avoided accidents on several occasions due to this. Vehicle never threw a code for anything, it would just stop running. I took vehicle in to dealer to perform manufacturer recall 18s32, they just reporgrammed it and…
ODI 11289218
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
The car stalled while driving. The engine shut off and unable to restart. Had it towed to autonation in tustin and are refusing to fix it because part of the power module is broken. They are trying to say it has been tampered with. Reprogramming the power module is part of the recall. We have been without a vehicle for 3 weeks now, as this happened on 11/22. It stopped while driving on the highway which could have…
ODI 11288633
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While in columbus, ohio, caught in heavy traffic, uphill, a red "transmission malfunction!" light went on, and the car immediately started shuddering and lurching forward. I was only going 5 - 10 mph in traffic, but the car was also shaking and when i came to a full stop the rpms would go up and down
ODI 11278804
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While the contact's granddaughter was driving 55 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but failed to respond. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to watermark nissan of marion ([redacted], marion, il 62959) where it was determined that the power train control module needed to be replaced. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign…
ODI 11297416
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Car shutters and stalls. Not much power. Had tcm repaired and the dual clutch multiple times.
ODI 11277803
Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While driving approximately 20 mph, the power steering suddenly failed. The contact was able to pull into a parking lot and park the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle remained in the parking lot. In order to move it, the vehicle would need to be towed. The contact called a certified mechanic who informed the contact that the repair was no longer covered under…
ODI 11278510
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
After going to my ford dealer for the last 2 recalls that effect fuel system (last one was recall #19s22) my car was ok for a few months. Now that temps have dropped below 50 the same thing is happening. When accelerating, the car shakes and sputters as it tries to go and i get about 18mpg instead of my usual 27mpg.
ODI 11278594
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While driving approximately 60-65 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vehicle was out of fuel even though the fuel gauge read 1/4 tank of fuel. The contact was also informed that the fuel…
ODI 11270446
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My purge valve is not working properly which has thrown my engine light to come on and when i put gas in it and start it up it stalls out on me.
ODI 11268431
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Recall 18s32. Brought the vehicle in to dealership on 9-8-19 when i received the recall notice. I was told that software needed to be updated. At that point, we had not experienced any of the symptoms of the recall. I was told that there was a check to see if the software needed to be updated and it did not. On 10-9-19 while my daughter was driving the vehicle, the gas gauge went up to full (it was only 1/2 full)…
ODI 11269151
Fuel/Propulsion System
On oct.4, 2019, our 2012 focus suddenly had a hard start and smelt of gas fumes in car. Took car in and had repair done which consisted of sender(bv6z-9h307-av) and gasket(4l3z-9276-aa) and paid out of pocket. Just under 2 years ago, had an issue where fuel tank got sucked up. Tank(bv6z-9002-e) was replaced along with same sender and gasket as listed above plus tube as(bv6z-9d289-b) paid out of pocket in dec. 2017…
ODI 11266758
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
After being stopped at a traffic light on the highway, my vehicle began acting as if it did not want to get up to speed and would not go above 35mph without dramatically jolting forward. It did this a couple of times before swerving a bit and finally stalling completely, pressing the gas would do nothing to get the car to speed up. I did manage to get it to a side road before having it towed to the dealer.
ODI 11266913
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
MY CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING
ODI 11258608
Fuel/Propulsion System
Nhtsa safety recall notice 18s32/nhtsa recall 18v-735 i tried to take my car into the local pocatello,idaho 83201 dealer courtesy ford to get these defective parts replaced. They had my car for 5hrs, just started to reprogram the computer system and refused to replace the parts. I had approx. 1yr ago a stall problem when i was driving this car from pocatello to burley approx. 120mi. The car functioned fine on the…
ODI 11255949
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
19s22 recall. I was driving home from port huron to clinton township. My car went from 70 mph hour on the freeway to 35 mph. Absolutely no warning. I cannot accelerate more than 35 mph. The very next morning i brought my car into the ford dealership at 9 mile in harper because the same problem had occurred months before in may. I told her that same thing happened before my car is not accelerating my rpm shot up and…
ODI 11256845
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Still having issues with the transmission, shuddering in lower gears, jerks and lunges. Sometimes the rpm's fluctuate. Also need to bring back in for service for the fuel gauge.
ODI 11256731
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Canister purge valve recall (cpv) and prior powertrain and pcm recall issues. History involving powertrain, pcm and cpv. Check engine light (cel) came on a few years ago and the car could not restart. Could have had an accident. Recently, in the summer 2019, cel on and gave a code about faulty catalytic converter when i spent $106 at green ford to read and diagnosis the code. The light went on and off and on…
Crash reported
ODI 11254200
Fuel/Propulsion System
My check engingie light came on,took it to mechanic,he said it was a safety recall on the evaporative emissions purge valve,evaporative emissions canister,fuel pump module,fuel tank. Heartland forf in heber springs ark.,said they coded this car last december and now all of this is wrong with the car.what can i do? I can't pay for this and now its wrong with my car! It was a recall and nothing has been fixed on my…
ODI 11254419
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
We purchased a 2012 focus for our 18 year old daughter as her first car. The check engine light is illuminated and the car shudders as you accelerate like its shifting gears but it's a very aggressive jerk. Once it reaches certain speed it drives smoothly but if you stop at a red light or stop sign and accelerate again it does the same thing. The fault code for the check engine light states it's a catalytic…
ODI 11266448