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
The passenger rear driverside door won't close. There was no event that happened to cause this issue, it just stopped functioning all on it's own and just like my 1st report on this same vehicle last month regarding the front passenger door doing the exact same thing and ford motor company knew this problem existed 2-3 years ago and cunsumers were never notified of this potential danger of the doors coming open w/o…
ODI 10883733
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Door latch failure during driving. I was driving the car, took a right turn and out of nowhere the driver's door came unlatched and opened. I was able to get the car home by holding the door shut and driving basically with 1 hand. After arriving at home, it became evident through multiple attempts to close and latch the door that the latch was malfunctioning. This problem is not only dangerous, it is also leaves my…
ODI 10883710
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Driver's door latch failure while stationary. Occured at 1315 on 8 july 2016. Unlocked vehicle and entered to drive home. Noticed door did not latch when pulled shut and freely opens. Was forced to tie a strap around front and back doors through open windows to get home. Without presure holding door closed, the door ajar warning sounds. Unable to safely lock vehicle overnight to prevent vandalism. Seems like it…
ODI 10883700
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My rear passenger side door will not latch close.
ODI 10883667
Body
My driver side latch has failed. My car door won't close properly on its own.
ODI 10883790
Body
The front driver's side door latch stopped closing. The part itself no longer closes around the pin causing the door not to shut or lock. Unless physically restrained, the door will swing open while driving causing several potential safety hazards. Thankfully it did not break while i was moving. I drove home from work, parked, and then left to go run errands, but when i went out to run errands the door did not close…
ODI 10883570
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In april 2016, the drivers side door latch quit working after i attempted to shut it to go home from work. I was no longer able to shut the door and had to tie it shut to drive it. I had it repaired at a ford dealership for just under 600$. Today, 07 july 2016, my passenger side door latch quit working while i was vacuuming the car. I went to leave and the "door ajar" indicator came on. I attempted to shut it and it…
ODI 10883459
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Rear passenger door latch stopped latching door bounces shut and open again not closing properly. I had to secure it with a cord anchored to another part of the car interior to drive home. I already had this same issue with the driver rear door latch. The check door light comes no and of as driving while the door is tied shut.
ODI 10885233
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My vehicle had a door malfunction that wouldn't allow proper closure. As this was "after hours" for a typical dealership, i had to leave by car door ajar until we were able to get it into a service station. Once i did, i learned that this was an incredibly common malfunction and was advised that i shouldn't lean from the inside on any of my doors, including the driver door. I plead with ford (both dealership and…
ODI 10883644
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Passenger side rear door opened while driving on a city street and will not re latch. Appears to be an issue with this vehicle with others reporting similar issues.
ODI 10883220
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This is the second/same issue with this vehicles door latching system. First was in oct 2015, ref #10784961-driver side rear door. This time spouse was driving out of our neighborhood on the city street, car was in motion approximately 10 mph. She made a right hand turn and the driver door swung open. She stopped and pulled the door closed but it would not latch closed. She returned home and i found that the drive…
ODI 10883215
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Got into my focus as i normally do. Went to pull the door shut and it did not latch. Will not latch whether locked or unlocked. Glad it didn't fly open like i've read this happening to other people. Also glad it did not bounce back and hit my neighbors car. Very upsetting to read ford has had this problem in over a half million of their vehicles.
ODI 10883154
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Driver side door flew open when i made a right hand turn on a city street. Door will not close now. Defective latch. Door bounces open when i try to close it. I researched issue and ford has done recalls for other models but not the focus. Dealer said it would be $500 to fix.
ODI 10883085
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Driver side rear door latch stopped working. Door won't stay closed, have to use tow straps to keep door closed or it will fly open while driving. Vehicle was stationary.
ODI 10882733
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I have had *2* of my door latches fail. Driver door, and driver-side passenger door. I have had the driver door latch replaced (april 21st, 2016) and the 2nd latch just failed but not yet replaced (july 2nd, 2016). The first replacement cost me $381.47, and none of it was covered by ford as it is not part of a recall.
ODI 10882437
Body
The driver door latch fails to catch when closing the door, even when attempting to lock the door. As a result, the door does not secure and swings open while driving, particularly when turning to the right, and does not lock to secure interior and contents. The failure was first discovered while driving. As we turned right at an intersection, after having come to a complete stop, the driver's door flew open, almost…
ODI 10901924
Body
Our vin number is not covered under the current recall. While driving our rear passenger door popped open and will not stay closed. We had to bungee cord closed it for a month and a half until the back ordered part came in. Now we are paint $800 to have it fixed.
ODI 10896503
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Door latch assembly driver side rear door and front passenger door had to be replaced, stop working for no know reason
ODI 10893612
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Without warning the driver door flew open as car was pulling onto feeder street and would no longer latch after this event. When researching blogs found others who had similar events. Nearby dealer confirmed latch would not operate and was broken. Mechanic stated that this had been seen repeatedly on other ford models but not often on focus model. Was told by dealer that other models have recalls listed to replace…
ODI 10883155
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Driver side door swung open amidst driving down a residential street
ODI 10902945
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The door does not close from one minute to the next the car was not running.
ODI 10881644
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Latch of rear driver door will not latched. It was repaired and within 2 weeks the driver's door will not stay latched. According to what i have read, ford is aware of the issue and has issued a recall for other models, but will not issue a recall for the focus
ODI 10876953
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While driving, the rear driver door opened up on it's own. Pulled over to close but it won't stay shut. Had to tie it closed with a bungee cord. Very dangerous. I called my dealer and was told there was a lock recall for a ford fusion but not the focus. It is the same lock! They want $600 to fix it.
ODI 10876975
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My driver side door swung open while driveing home, luckily i wasn't on the freeway just surface streets and not too far from home, the door ajar light came on. When i got home i checked to see if maybe it was stuck in the closed position, it was not, i closed the latch and attepmted to see if it would hold and a simple pull would open it.
ODI 10881766
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The rear driver side door will not latch properly, i have to restrain the door with a seat belt in order for the door to not open while driving, there is no current recall on this model for ford focus but there is on other ford vehicles for the same issue, this is the second time this vehicle has had door latch issues, the first was just under a year prior for the driver door, which opened while i was driving, the…
ODI 10914054