2012 FORD FOCUS Complaints

MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT A 2012 FORD FOCUS SEL ABOT 2 WEEKS AGO IN 1 WEEK SHE RAN OUT OF GAS AND FUEL GAUGE WAS MARKING A 1/4 QUATER TANK WE FILLED THE GAS TANK AND IT WAS WORKING FINE ON 4/19/21 SAME THING HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY MARKING 1/4 QUATER TANK BUT IT SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING NO 1 GOT HURT OR NO ACCIDENT 1 TIME IT WAS ON CITY STREET THE OTHER ON THE HIGHWAY AT MIDNIGHT

I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SE. 3 DAYS AFTER BUYING IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SAID CATALYST COVERTER IS PLUGGED UP. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS MISSING UP. IT HAS NEVER ONE TIME PASSED THE EMISSIONS CONTROL TEST SINCE OWNING IT. THERE ISN'T A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT THIS CAR HASN'T THROW ME A DIFFERENT CODE FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I GOT SCREWED. THE CAR ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE IDK HOW MANY TIME MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE ALMOST GOT HIT BECAUSE OF THE CAR NOT MOVING WHEN GIVING THE GAS TOO IT. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET ALL MY RECALLS DONE AND THEY ONLY DID 1 RECALL AND THAT WAS THE TCM. THEY SAID THAT WOULD FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IM HAVING. WHAT LIES

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS SON WHO OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED HIS SON WAS DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHARLES GABUS FORD (4545 MERLE HAY RD, DES MOINES, IA 50310) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE SHIFTED TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, RESTARTED, AND DRIVEN TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.*DT

WHENEVER IT RAINS AND I'M USING MY WIPERS THEY WILL JUST SHUT OFF RANDOMLY OR THEY DO A VERY INCONVENIENT DELAY AT THE WORST OF TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S RAINING HARD. IT'S DANGEROUS AND YOU CAN'T SEE. ODDLY ENOUGH MY HORN DON'T WORK EITHER. I GOT THE CAR JANUARY 1ST,2020 OF COURSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED I GOT IT FROM A USED CAR DEALER THE HORN WORKED UNTIL I THINK MARCH, 2020. I HIT A BUMP AND IT'S LIKE IT JUST QUIT AFTER THAT THEN A COUPLE WEEK LATER I GOT A BUMP AGAIN AND IT STARTED WORKIN FOR A LITTLE BIT. THEN A COUPLE DAYS WENT BY AND IT JUST STOPPED NEVER TO WORK AGAIN. CHECKED ALL THE FUSES THEY ALL LOOKED GOOD NONE LOOKED BLOWN. IT'S SCARY BECAUSE SO MANY TIMES PEOPLE WILL EITHER PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME LIKE THEY DON'T SEE ME OR ALMOST HIT ME AND I HAVE NO WAY TO ALERT THEM THAT THEY ALMOST HIM ME AND NEED TO PAY ATTENTION. THEN THERE'S THE WHOLE HAVING TO TAKE OFF SLOWLY IF NOT AND YOU TAKE OFF FAST IT THE CAR WILL JERK AND STALL AND IT DOES IT REALLY WHEN SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING AND NOW THE RPM DROP SO LOW WHEN IDLING IT ALMOST DIES. I JUST REPLACE THE MOTOR A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND IT WAS DOING THIS BEFORE THE NE MOTOR GOT OUT IN JUST NOT AS BAD. AND IT'S LIKE YOU CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND PUSH IT BUT THE CAR. AREN'T BEG JL AND GOES... IT'S SCARY TO ME AND I USUALLY ALWAYS HAVE MY KID WITH ME. IT FREAKS ME OUT BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT STALL OR WHATEVER IT'S DOING I HAVE NO HORN TO LET PEOPLE KNOW TO GO AROUND I KNOW A GIRL I WORK WITH HER DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME CAR AS ME AND STALKING HAS GOTTA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SEAT BELT TO UNLATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE SEAT BELT WAS FINALLY UNLATCHED IT HAS FAILED TO RELATCH.THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.

STEERING AND HILL ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON WHEN WARMING UP THE CAR. WENT TO LEAVE THE PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RE STARTING TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE FOR A FEW DAYS AT FIRST! BUT IT CAME BACK AND DID THE SAME THING. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 200 @80MPH CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LEAVE MY LANE AND HIT A MINI VAN! THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW AND ONLY USED FOR VERY SHORT TRIPS IN TOWN (1 MILE OR LESS!) THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED ISSUE THAT FORD IS REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR! JUST ANOTHER CORPORATION NOT CARING ABOUT THEIR CONSUMERS! ISSUE A RECALL ALREADY!

FOR YEARS MY CAR HAS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND HAS BEEN NEEDED TO BE TOWED TWICE. IT AND HAS HAD 10 RECALLS PERFORMED, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT COASTING ALONG A FLAT ROAD AT 45 MPH SO I DECIDED TO CALL FORD TODAY AND ASK WHAT NEW RECALLS HAVE COME OUT AND THEY STATED MY CAR HAS A FIELD SERVICE ISSUE FOR THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS COMMON BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED IT. WHY? THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE TO LOOK INTO WHETHER OR NOT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RANDALL FORD INC (5500 ROGERS AVE, FORT SMITH, AR 72903) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE FUEL GAUGE READING EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS UNDER OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

VEHICLE STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. STEERING THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED. POWER RETURNED AFTER RESTART.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HAD MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME GETTING THE VEHICLE OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ALL FORD 2012 VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT THE FOCUS.