2012 Ford Focus Body Problems
- 277
- 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 277 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 6 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- door latch · 66 records
- side door · 36 records
- rear door · 31 records
- door close · 18 records
- close door · 18 records
- flew open · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 105 |
| 60–100k mi | 99 |
| 100–150k mi | 24 |
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
This car is relatively new. All of a sudden and with any notice, both doors on the driver side stopped working properly. They close but do not lock. I have had to drive the car with the doors tied as the ford dealership wants to charge me a large amount of money to repair the situation. This is a major safety issue. I contacted the ford dealership and the ford motor company. I was told that they are not responsible…
ODI 10735820
Body
Right-side passenger door latch failed while driving on freeway. Door flew open and would not re-close. My child injured her arm when the door bounced back. This is the second door latch to fail in less than a week.
1 injury
ODI 10734889
Body
Door would not stay closed....updated 09/03/15 *bf updated 11/27/2017*cn
ODI 10734416
Body
Driver door latch failed and flew open while driving. Door would not stay closed.
ODI 10734886
Body
Cornering at 10-15 mph and front driver door latch made a popping noise and door flew open. Door will no longer latch and lock.
ODI 10733739
Body
Opened the driver's rear door. Put the child in the car seat. Closed the door and it slammed open. Thinking i might have locked the doors hit unlock, but it did it again. Luckily, i had a bungee and my wife drove home while i held the door shut.
ODI 10904879
Body
While driving to a store, took a right hand turn and driver side door flew wide open. I held the door shut while driving with one arm. My brother who had a 2013 ford fiesta had the same problem with both rear doors, and his passenger door. This issue i have heard of thousands of times and yet no recall? It's going to take someone falling out of their car and the car hitting innocent bystanders for this to become…
ODI 10731732
Body · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the driver side door opened independently without warning. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle lost speed and then stalled as the instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was repaired under an unknown manufacturer recall. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle…
ODI 10821418
Body · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
I have a ford focus 2012 it has power lock on the doors. 3 doors lock with the remote just fine the door behind the drivers seat wont even close. It opens when i turn corners. This is a safety issues especially when i have small children, this car has had two recall fixes one with car rolling back even though it is an automatic and a transmission failure all due to electrical issues. I feel that the this is another…
ODI 10725062
Body
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…
ODI 10886212
Body · Seat Belts · Unknown Or Other
Three of my 4 door latches stopped functioning completely. They did not work whether the car was stationary, in motion, driving, or turning. We had to tie the door handles to each other from the inside to keep them from flying open while driving. When you pushed them shut from the outside, they would bounce back open. This also caused constant warning lights/sounds from the dash. Ford stated there was a recall, but…
1 injury
ODI 10837894
Body
The rear driver side door latch will not close the door just bounces back open if you attempt to close it. I have to use a cord or rope to tie the door handle closed or it would swing open during vehicle operation.
ODI 10723813
Body · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Car lost power and engine light came on while traveling southbound on i-95. Underneath parts and lower body panels caught fire and melted. Vehicle was towed to the paul clark ford dealership in yulee, fl. Where it was discovered the engine had experienced a catastrophic engine failure. There was a hole a little smaller than a basketball blown out of the bottom of the crankcase with the oil pump and pieces of the…
Fire reported
ODI 10692736
Body
Driving to get the mail.our mail box is at the end of our road about half a mile from the house. There is a drainage ditch that must be crossed parallel too the road that has the mail boxes on it. This is a t intersection. Just before the ditch the car slowed so i pressed the throttle to regain speed and nothing happened i pressed the throttle again and it acted as if it had been floored and did not return. The car…
Crash reported
ODI 10669111
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
Air Bags · Body · Exterior Lighting
I turned onto a two lane street (one lane in each direction). The oncoming traffic was stopped due a red light. An suv pulled out of a parking lot between two of the cars waiting for the light to turn green and tried to cut across my lane also, but hit my car instead. I drive a ford focus, a small car. I was hit on my driver's side front fender and door. The front driver's side fender and mirror were torn completely…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10629126
Body
Two of the doors on my 2012 ford focus flew open when driving in separate incidents. I had to get each fixed individually for $500 each.
ODI 10874491
Body · Engine · Seats
The vehicle was parked with the engine off. A fire spontaneously began in the engine compartment. The vehicle was in service for 14 months, bought new and under a maintenance contract. No previous issues. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10534746
Body · Power Train
Transmission shutters causing whole car to shake. Acts as if the fly wheel is glazed over and clutch can not engage properly, this is turn caused a body vibration making a loud vibration noise. Ford knows of this problem and has yet to have a recall to make a permanent fix. Ford replaced a clutch pack in my car but the design is flawed - this will happen again and at my expense. Ford agreed to extend my warranty…
ODI 10557248
Air Bags · Body · Power Train · Service Brakes
I was driving a nearly brand new 2012 ford focus at approximately 45-50 mph when collided with another car traveling at least equivalent if not higher speed. I saw the other car attempting pulling in front of me after failing to stop at a stop sign and i tried to stop the car by braking, but the car was not able to slow down or stop in time. I t-boned the other car and my car was dragged by the other car and rested…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10607201
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that whenever there was sun shining on the dashboard, the reflection would blind her visibility of the roadway. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 5,000. The vin was unavailable.
ODI 10482378
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that there was no trunk release in the vehicle. The contact stated that her son entered the trunk of the vehicle and was unable to get out because it did not come equipped with a trunk release. The dealer was notified and stated that there were no recalls for the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired .the manufacturer was notified and provided no assistance.…
ODI 10477312
Air Bags · Body
I was leave an appointment when i came to a stop sign at an intersection. I stopped short of the faded white line on the road but a little past the position in which the stop sign was posted so i assumed i would be good to go from this spot. I then looked both ways did not see any on coming traffic from either direction so i proceeded to cross the intersection. It wasn't until i was have way into the road that i…
Crash reported
ODI 10472023
Air Bags · Body · Steering · Tires
In june 2012, my daughter was driving and her front passenger tire exploded. This was the 3rd set of new tires we had placed on this vehicle (by 30,000 miles - averaging 10,000 miles per set of tires). Then in july 2012, she was driving home and started to skid. She was not able to recover from the skid and hit a tree head-on. The front of her car was destroyed. The tree centered her car and the front end looked…
Crash reported
ODI 10475687
Body · Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Vehicle central locking system locked the car while parked with the keys in the ignition. Locksmith was called to force entry. Alarm did not activate when door was opened. *tr
ODI 10469601