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
Driver's door latch failed and door would not close. Car was parked and i had it locked it with the remote control. Had it repaired by my mechanic. Concerned other doors will have the same problem.
ODI 10894345
Body
The driver side door will not latch closed. I cannot lock the car because of this. Only 33k miles on the vehicle. It will bounce back when it is shut and will open if not held closed while driving. Initial incident occurred when trying to close the door and it bounced back open.
ODI 10889327
Body
I was driving down the street and my rear driver side door just opened as i was making a turn! Luckily my work laptop did not fall out of the car or the door didn't hit the car next to me! I pulled over to shut the door but it would not stay shut. After further investigation it appears that something must be broken inside the door because it will not latch! As such i had to go buy some rope to tie the door handle to…
ODI 10888859
Body
Left rear door latch broke. The door latch will not latch and the door will not stay closed. A bungee cord was needed to hold the door close and had to acknowledge that the door was open on the car warning system. Potential of someone falling out of car without bungee cords holding it closed. Vehicle was stationary when the latch failed.
ODI 10888603
Body
My rear driver side door latch is not catching. I was driving less than 25 mph and the door flung open with a 7 year old child in the back seat. I have attempted to close the door and it has not closed. I called to see if this was covered under the recall and the ford customer service rep states that my car was not built in the ford plant with the recall. This is a concern of mine because no matter what plant my car…
ODI 10888545
Body
Driver side door latches/unlatches whenever it wants while driving. Door won't latch shut when entering or exiting car. Driver door opened on its own driving down freeway today 7/23/16 and wouldn't latch back when i tried to shut the door. This has been going on for several months and has happened on multiple occasions. My car is less than 4 years old i shouldn't be having these problems. It is highly dangerous and…
ODI 10887964
Body
Driver side rear door will not latch closed. It happened when i arrived home and removed items from the back seat. Have to use seat belt to secure the door closed because the local ford dealer wants to charge over 500 dollars to install a new latch assembly. When i drive the warning light on the instrument panel when come on every few minutes saying the rear door in open. This issue is very unsafe because i have a…
ODI 10888463
Body
Doors left side (both) latch failure-front and rear door will not stay closed-tech found latch is internally faulted stationary-doors would not latch, entering vehicle
ODI 10889292
Body
The driver's side door latch has failed and the door will not hold itself closed. When i attempt to lock the doors, it tries and immediately unlocks them. The latch mechanism itself can be pushed closed with your finger when the door is open however it doesn't actually stay closed. A spring forces it back open. The latch failed in the parking lot. When i got in to come home from work, the door would not latch…
ODI 10887614
Body
The rear driver's side door latch failed. This is the second latch that i have has failed on the car. The driver's side door latch failed in november 2015. I was pulling out of a parking spot (going in reverse) when the door open warning light came on. I had just put my dog in the car and closed the door. The door latch failed suddenly and the door will not close.
ODI 10886096
Body
The driver door will no longer latch. The door will close completely but the latch does not engage to hold the door closed.
ODI 10896097
Body
Driver door latch has failed. Will not keep the door closed. Same problem as ford fusion and ford fiesta. Please make ford add the focus for a door latch recall. Car was stationary when defect occurred. Went to closed the door and it would latch.
ODI 10885719
Body
The door latch on my rear passenger door failed and the door flew open while the car was in motion. When i turned right out of my complex was when it opened. Ford issued a recall on vehicles including 2012 ford focuses regarding this issue but did not include vehicles bought and registered in the state of tennessee, where i live. I believe that because my car has demonstrated the problem that the recall addresses,…
ODI 10896569
Body
Driver side door will not stay closed. Worked fine then would not latch close. The door now will swing open unless held in place.
ODI 10885528
Body
My drivers side latch failed on me one day, while i was driving and an alarm went off saying the door was open. I made a right hand turn, when my door began to swing open. Luckily, i was at a complete stop before turning. My car had about 70,000 miles on it, when the incident ocurred. I took it to a mechanic and they said the latch rod was broken and had to be replaced. They told me to go to ford and see if there…
ODI 10898401
Body
Driver's side back door opened while vehicle was being driven. Spring forcing latch to secure is evidently broken. Vehicle was going straight at approximately 30 mph.
ODI 10894499
Body
With 65300 miles on my vehicle, the drivers door latch failed. The door will not latch .i must secure the door with a bungee cord. My dealer informed me that my vehicle vin is not part of any recall and that the repair of the single door is $600. No accommodation of any kind was offered.
ODI 10885851
Body
When i approached my vehicle parked in a private parking lot i noticed the driver door was ajar. I tried to shut it multiple times with no success. I ended up manually holding the door closed, which was very unsafe, and took my vehicle to the nearest ford service center for repairs. I was eventually determined that it was a faulty door latch that was extremely expensive to have replaced. Ugh!
ODI 10886270
Body
As i started my drive to work on 7/13/16 on my county road and my indicator light came on and said passenger door open. I exited my vehicle to find my rear driver side door open and would not close. This is not the only time this has happened, i had to replace the latch on the rear passenger side less than a year ago. This is a major safety concern for me and my family but also puts a burden on my financial…
ODI 10884728
Body
The rear drivers side door latch has a broken spring and will not latch at all! My son went out to the car to leave and put my grandson in the back seat and tried to close the door and it wouldn't latch. He called for someone to pick up the 3 year old then used his belt to tie the door shut and took it bill utter ford. Ford has informed us the part is not covered and it is on a major back order with no estimated…
ODI 10885520
Body
My son's 2012 ford focus left rear door flung open on its own while driving on the freeway. Thankful no one was injured, and when he pulled to the shoulder he realized that he could not get the to engage to close or lock. He struggled with it for a few minutes, and realized it was useless. He then had to drive home holding rear door closed while trying to safely drive the car. Ford needs to recall the door latches…
ODI 10887424
Body
Driver side door came open while car was in motion, being driven on a city street. Driver side door will not stay closed. Door latch has failed.
ODI 10886089
Body
Car door won't latch. Swung open at random and will not stay closed. Occurred in motion, backing out of my driveway. Similar recall for different ford vehicles but not the ford focus 2012.
ODI 10884483
Body
I have now an issue with my passenger door that will not close. I opened my door and went to close it and it popped back open. Would not latch to close. As a result i had to tie the door closed. My car was in a parked position and i was placing items on the back seat. I was ablebto open the door but as i attempted to close the door would not engage or latch just popped open.
ODI 10883870
Body
Driver rear door latch broken while driving. Leaving a parking garage the rear door suddenly swings open nearly hitting a passing car. After pulling over to close the door it is apparent the door latch is broken and will not latch at all. I have a short video showing the failure of the door to latch if needed.
ODI 10884016