2012 FORD FOCUS Complaints

FORD RECALL 20530, NHTSA RECALL 16V-643. CAR WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL BUT HAS EXHIBITED ISSUE WITH DOOR OPENING SINCE RECALL SERVICE. WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS THE CAR WILL GIVE A WARNING THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR WHILE DRIVING. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT BUT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY AND IT WAS STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR CAR UNDER THE RECALL. THE "WARRANTY FOR THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED" ALL REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED "OUT OF WARRANY". THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. A CAR DOOR SHOULD NOT OPEN WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH

MY CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT SHUDDERING EVEN AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AND COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. IT FIRST STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHEN IT HAD ONLY AROUND 60,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS AROUND FIVE YEARS OLD. EVEN AFTER BEING FIXED, MY CARS TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND IT COASTED TO A STOP AT THE SIDE OF A BUSY ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT AT JARRINGLY LOUD LOW GEAR HOME. BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THE SECOND TIME, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO RESET THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME HE SUSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF IS BAD. IT DRIVE OK, BUT WITH ASTONISHINGLY LOW POWER AND DANGEROUS FREEWAY MERGES FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. NOW THE SHUDDERING IS BAD AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION GROANING IN BETWEEN LOW GEAR CHANGES. ADDITIONALLY THE CPV ON THIS CAR WAS BAD ONCE, AND IT WARPED THE GAS PAN. THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE COMPUTER CODES CONTROLLING THE VALVE BUT NOW THE ENGINE CODE FOR THAT PROBLEM IS ON AGAIN TOO. THIS CAR FEELS UNSAFE, BUT I HAVE LITTLE ALTERNATIVES. I HAVE NOW WAY TO GET TO WORK WITHOUT IT.

WOW!!!! 874 PLUS COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE STEERING I'M LOST FOR WORDS WHEN OR WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE NHTSA .. YA I TOLD FORD AND THE DEALER WHAT I FELT AND I CAN PROMISE YOU I GOT MY POINT ACROSS NOTHING WILL EVER BE DONE BECAUSE FORD HAS SOME SMACK AND PEOPLE BELIVE IT EVEN OR GOVERNMENT . I SPOKE WITH A ENGINEER IN DETROIT AND WAS LIKE TALKING TO A BRICK WALL .I FIXED MY STEERING FAULT AND FOUND SEVERAL FACTORS TO BLAME I WILL TELL YOU LOOK INTO A SOFTWARE CALLED FORSCAN IF YOU HAVE ISSUES AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY AND HAVE NOT GET A BETTER HEAT SHIELD MADE THAT TISSUE THIN TIN THAT IS ON TOP THE RACK AND 5 POINTS OF GROUND TO PAINT REDO GRIND PAINT OFF AND USE THAT RED COATING ALSO A GROUND ON ALUMINUM DAAAAAAAA MOVE IT

THIS IS A PROBLEM RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL 18S32. FORD FOCUS 2012 STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT CAR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE PURGE VALVE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE GAS TANK TO DEFORM. I CALLED MY FORD DEALER AND REQUESTED THEM TO REPLACE THE PARTS BECAUSE IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM FROM THE 2018 RECALL. THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE BUT SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE PARTS FOR FREE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY CLOSED THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY CLOSED THE RECALL FOR ME IN 2019, THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THAT THEY ONLY REPROGRAMMED AND DIDN'T ACTUALLY REPLACE THE PARTS. IF THEY HAD REPLACED THE PARTS IN 2019, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE MALFUNCTIONED NOW. OBVIOUSLY THE FORD DEALER MUST HAVE MADE A MISTAKE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR MY CAR AND DIDN'T ACTUALLY FIX IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR FORD CARS BECAUSE THE CAR CAN STALL AND TURN OFF AT ANY TIME. EVEN IF THEY FIXED IT BACK IN 2019 (WHICH OBVIOUSLY THEY DIDN'T), IT'S NOT WORKING NOW, MEANING THEY NEED TO DO ANOTHER RECALL AND ACTUALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I'M NOW STUCK DRIVING MY CAR WITH A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OR UNTIL THEY REOPEN THE RECALL.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY CAR SLIDE ACROSS A HIGHWAY, HIT A MEDIAN, AND CAME TO A STOP HITTING A TREE HEAD ON. IT DEMOLISHED THE DRIVERS SIDE AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I UNHOOKED MY SEAT BELT AND MERELY LEANED AGAINST THE DOOR. TO MY SURPRISE, IT OPENED BY ITSELF AND I FELL OUT. CONSEQUENTLY I WAS LAYING IN THE SNOW AND MUD FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE A GOOD SAMARITAN PULLED ME OUT OF THE MUD. I SUBMITTED MY CAR TO A FORD DEALER/BODYSHOP TO CORRECT ANY RECALLS LAST YEAR, AND I HAVE PROOF THAT THIS WASN'T DONE PROPERLY. NOW I HAVE I HURT DISK IN MY BACK AS WELL AS LITTLE MOBILITY IN MY LEFT LEG.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GIBBES FORD (2840 ST MATTHEWS RD, ORANGEBURG, SC 29118) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AT THE DEALER AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT HILBISH FORD (2600 S CANNON BLVD, KANNAPOLIS, NC 28083) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,919.

WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT JUST AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF AS IF IT WAS LOCKED. POWER STEERING FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO USE ALL MY MIGHT TO KEEP IT IN A STRAIGHT LINE JUST SO I CAN MAKE IT HOME.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN A PARKING LOT, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING FAULTY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE'S REAR THAT WAS PARKED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS CONTACTED. NO DAMAGES WERE MADE TO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13031(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER NO RECALL WAS MADE TO DETERMINE VIN INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE RACK IN PINON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER EL CAJON FORD (1595 E MAIN ST, EL CAJON, CA 92021(619) 579-8888) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH FORD MANUFACTURER TO DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

THE CAR HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SOMETHING EVERY COMMON IN THIS MAKE. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET IN SOME ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE SKID CREATED BY THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS VERY JUMPY AND WILL SKID WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ACTS UP. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, ON THE MOVE OR WHEN I START TO MOVE AFTER BEING STATIONARY FOR A FEW MOMENTS.