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
My door latch stopped working on my front driver's side door, seemingly out of nowhere. I noticed the issue when i had parked at work and the door was not staying shut after locking it.
ODI 10898440
Body
Takata recall the door latch on the driver side unexpectedly stop latching shut. Was parking the car in a parking lot and went to close the door and it would not lock or close. The door does not close and when attempting to close the door it bounces back and does not latch shut. Had hold the door shut in order to drive home. Researched ford for recalls and found that the 2012 ford fiesta and the 2012 ford fusion…
ODI 10901998
Body
Today i was going home from work and my door opened and closed way too fast but i thought nothing of it so i just kept driving. As i drove off the door swings open on me. Well i stopped to take a look at all of my doors and then the back drivers door jammed on me and wouldn't close. So i tied a rope to the door to hold it tight and i held the font drivers door as i drove home for 1 hour! I managed to unjam the back…
ODI 10897813
Body
As i was driving my 2012 ford focus the door all of sudden the driver rear side door opened. I pulled over and tried to shut the door but it just bounced back open. This is a big safety hazard and i'm not quite sure why i should to pay for the repair as this vehicle is not that old for this to be happening and i've also heard a lot of complaints from other consumers having the same issue. Good thing no one was in…
ODI 10898670
Body
The door latch is broken, and the door will no longer close properly. When exiting the vehicle, we noticed the door would no longer close.
ODI 10897535
Body
The door latch assembly failed on the driver door, where the latch pawl and spring have broken, identical to the issue with the ford fiesta & ford fusion recalls. Having worked at ford, i know the fiesta & fusion are near identical platforms that in the mindset of commonality of similar parts or the global world car strategy espoused by ford for nearly a decade now, such a device would in all likelihood use the…
ODI 10896935
Body
The front driver's side door latch will not engage. The latch mechanism itself will not stay in the closed position.
ODI 10896830
Body
DOOR FAILS TO LATCH AND OPENS WHILE IN MOTION.
ODI 10902965
Body
The driver side door latch would not latch. I have read that this is a common failure not only in the focus but in many other ford models many of which have already been recalled. The car was luckily stationary when the failure occurred.
ODI 10897971
Body
Was driving down the street when the drivers door came open and would not shut or latch.
ODI 10896876
Body
The driver's side rear door will not latch. The latch looks broken compared to the other rear door latch, but unknown specifically what part is broken. The door latch broke when parked in our driveway. My husband opened the door to get something out of the back and when he closed it, it bounced back slightly and would not close. No injuries as a result of the latch breaking. Ford says (in a call on 8/16/16) our vin…
ODI 10896436
Body
I am an owner of a 2012 ford focus. The driver door latch suddenly gave out and will not securely shut. The door will close, but will flap open. This is extremely dangerous and expensive fix. You can see how this is frustrating when the latch gave out on its own. Thankfully, not while i was driving. Please keep investigating this issue for it should be an issued recall. This is a must to keep all focus owners safe…
ODI 10898920
Body
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.
ODI 10896142
Body
Driver door latch failed while driving on highway, slightly turning right to change lanes. Diver door opened, and latch would not re-engage. Door had to be held shut until it could be safely parked, then tied shut from inside to travel to dealership.
ODI 10898001
Body
Door latch recall my vehicle's driver side door swung open while making a right hand turn on a busy highway street and would not latch back when attempted to close. I took the car into the dealership to be repaired. The same day i researched and found a recall that went into affect on 8/4/16 that describes exactly what happened to me and covers the exact criteria of the recall to include, make, model, year of…
ODI 10898259
Body · Steering
My car's steering wheel got stuck with a notice saying "power steering assist fault". The first time the problem occurred the car was backing up, and the problem went away when i parked and restarted the car. The second time the problem stayed... The cost to fix the problem was estimated at about $2000 (parts and labor) at the dealership. The mileage was around 60,000 at the time. Last week (08/12/2016, at about…
ODI 10896188
Body
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…
ODI 10895788
Body
My drivers side door opened while being operated and would not latch shut. I tried several times to shut it and it would not stay shut. I had to finish my drive to work holding the door shut. Im glad it was a door that i could hold shut because had it been any of the other doors, there could have been a collision. I had to have the door repaired myself since it is not under warrantee. I understand that other models…
ODI 10898216
Body
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…
ODI 10895733
Body
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…
ODI 10895219
Body
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.
ODI 10895168
Body
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.
ODI 10895040
Body
Door latch...specifically drivers side rear door.....failed to latch and still will not latch. Came out from my work location and opened door, placed lunch box in back seat, shut door(i thought), got in and started car and warning system advised rear door not shut. Got out and tried to shut door but would not latch any more. Had to tie door with string to keep it from flying open going down the road.
ODI 10899663
Body
Making a right handed turn into a parking lot and the driver side door came open. After getting stopped and trying to close the door i noticed that it would not stay shut. The door has to be held shut when driving, only was to get it to stay closed is to drive down the road so the auto locking turns on and open and close it several times for the door lock to catch it. Talked to the dealership in ennis, tx on…
ODI 10897027
Body
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…
ODI 10894256