Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) at star ford lincoln (located at 1101 s brand blvd, glendale, ca 91204, (818) 956-0977). after the vehicle was retrieved, it failed to start. the dealer was able to recharge the battery. the contact stated she was able to drive to her residence. two days later, while driving 25 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the check engine warning indicator was illuminated. the contact replaced the battery. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but and the contact was unaware of the diagnoses. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 118,834.
I have already had to take my ford focus 2012 se..i have already had my car checked out for the transmission and i feel like it's still running poorly i can hear the transmission still getting stuck and the words transmission failure has appeared on my dashboard... now the fuel gauge is definitely not working...have invested too much for this car already as i am leasing and i have paid 3xs the amount the car is worth...and now afraid anything can go wrong while driving the car....what can i do?? seems no one has anything to help me...i have always trusted ford...now what...am i to die in the car before it will be replaced...i have paid too much to worry like this...my family will not let it go if anything happens to me as a result of these recalls that do not get fixed...i'm going back to the dealer and see if they will honor what you say...i feel like no one is caring about the state of my transmission which is still not right. when i drive on high ways it revs toll hits right gear and pulls constant on regular city streets..please tell me what to do...i don't feel safe in my own vehicle...not anymore..please help i'm 54 and do not have means to start again...please help me.*dt *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. stuart powell ford lincoln mazda (225 s danville bypass, danville, ky 40422, (859) 236-8917) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was notified and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact stated that the vehicle also experienced steering failures several times. the failure mileage was unknown. vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. the contact stated that while at a stop light and making a left turn, the gear shifter failed to shift gears and the vehicle stalled. the transmission warning light illuminated. the contact coasted to the side of the road and powered off the vehicle. the vehicle was restarted but the failure reoccurred. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). the manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to have the vehicle seen by a dealer. the approximate failure mileage was 130,510.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. while driving, the vehicle stalled. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) regarding the canister purge valve. the contact spoke with the manufacturer and was informed that the recall was valid and to have the dealer repair the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to ford of uniontown (1 superior way, uniontown, pa 15401, (724) 425-5980) where it was test driven. the dealer stated that they would call the contact when the part became available. after waiting three weeks, the contact called the manufacturer and was informed that the dealer stated that they did not need to repair the vehicle. the dealer removed the vin from the recall. the failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact's daughter owns a 2012 ford focus. the contact stated that while her daughter was driving at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was unable to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to charlie henderson ford located at: 105 us-90, waveland, ms 39576, (228) 467-9005, to be diagnosed. the contact was informed that a defective purge valve caused the fuel pump to collapse the fuel tank. the contact was informed that the fuel canister, purge valve, fuel pump, and fuel tank needed to be replaced. the vehicle was presently being repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. the contact was provided case number: [xxx]. the approximate failure mileage was 71,000. updated 08/31/17*lj information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. while driving approximately 50 mph, the check engine indicator illuminated, the vehicle stalled and completely shut off. the vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and towed to the contact's residence. the vehicle was later towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump failed to open and caused the fuel tank to collapse. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for a complete diagnostic. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages). the failure mileage was 48,000. vin tool confirms parts not available.
Car was running fine and the vehicle lost power and slowed to a crawl. after sitting awhile it started up again only to loose power again. was told it was the computer, then the battery, then the transmission. now being told that it was the tcm voltage being the problem. the car is in the shop. the service manager has said the part is not available because there are so many of these cars requiring this part. the car is not safe to drive and there has been some recalls on many of these models. in fact there is a recall for a software update on many of them but not mine. why isn't there a recall if the dealer says that it is a common problem on this car. *tr
Attempted to accelerate into merge lane and onto highway but transmission did not respond with engine revving up and slipping. i had to pull off the road to avoid obstructing traffic or being struck by traffic. although this was the most dangerous incident it has happened before and the ford dealer has not resolved the problem. *tr
This ford focus exhibits strange and dangerous shaking and stuttering between gears 1 and 2. it has done this with increasing frequency since we got this car in 2011. it feels like it will stall at any moment. it also has nearly stalled several times when stopped at a light and sometimes rolls backwards while in drive even though it is an automatic. the dealership says these things are normal because it is a 'sporty-model car' and it takes the engine time to adjust to a person's driving style. the ford focus model years affected with this problem should be recalled by ford asap. *tr
Exiting freeway transmission made loud clunk and warning screen popped up saying "transmission malfunction - service now". pulled into nearby shop center parking lot. afraid to drive car. what would have happened if transmission failed at freeway speed? could i have controlled the car??? *tr
Brake light came on ,checked and fluid low in brake fluid container. this is just after i month oil and service done on the car. filled it and tow days later come on again.took to ford dealer in my town and they said it was a leak around the break pumping area. they wonted me to drive the car till the park came in . i insisted the give me a safe vehicle to drive.. . at the time i have also experienced a small jerking after i brake and take off again. i thought this was a break thin where related . but they where not. called them and told them about the jumping has been going on almost within a mouth of purchasing the car. on march 24 they worked on it and said they had to reprogram the gearing in the trans mission. picked the car up and it is better with the jerking but it is still doing it 5 days later now .so now i feel this is something that needs to be taken back to them again and fixed right or i should be given a different transmission,mjs. i also hand a weather striping repaired on rear passenger window at the same time they worked on the transmission. and i november 2013 the cruse stopped working and had to be fixed . i have had this car 6 months and have had all this trouble. *tr
Just purchased a 2012 focus, loving the car until.....three weeks into ownership while driving home from work, i noticed the gas gauge seemed to be erratic....showing 1/2 tank, fluctuating to full, to 1/4, back up to 3/4, down to 1/2 tank and then without any low fuel warning audible or visual warning .... all instrument panel lights come on, car loses power, stalls, i try to start car, it will not start. i begin to coast out of lane and onto the shoulder, again trying to start car and it will not start. i call for roadside assistance and find that i have run out of fuel. how could this be? i am provided with a gallon of gas, car starts up immediately, i go to nearest gas station to fill up. gauge reads full, i've driven 100 plus miles without any movement of the gauge i start to suspect the gauge may be faulty. i google this issue and find i am not the first who has experienced this problem. reading the fordfanatic posts it seems as if dealers make several attempts to resolve issue which leads to several different repairs/replacements before resolution. this is frustrating to the consumer! appears to me, a recall would restore faith in ford and ford service. *tr
Vehicle lost power and was not able to safely accelerate while traveling on the highway. the problem happened when i down shifted a gear to pass someone (manual transmission). the vehicle felt like it had about 30% power. i was forced to pull off of highway. once vehicle was shutoff and turned back on it returned to normal. i had no warning lights on dash or anything. it just happened all of the sudden and was very scary. *tr
Vehicle would not accelerate on freeway, failed to shift into higher gears. *tr
Approached stop light on a road with steep incline. came to complete stop behind several cars without incident, but when pressed gas to move at green light, gear (despite being automatic transmission) slipped and stayed in neutral, revving but not engaging. car began quickly rolling backwards. i was able to yank emergency brake just before hitting the car approaching mine from behind. similar incidences have occurred with regard to incorrect/ dangerous automatic gear changes -- sudden loss of needed gear change to enter highway from ramp (flat land) and all kinds of gear changing problems (stuck in gear several gears too low or too high) in hilly terrain. this can result in lurching as well. dealership claims normal operation and says the car isn't generating helpful codes as a result. *tr
I have been having problems with my car not being able to get the key out of the ignition, not going into park, and shuddering and sputtering when starting from a complete stop pretty much since i have had my car. this week, i couldnt get it out of park at all and then went to drive home from work my shifter would move but the car would not go into gear. *tr
The fuel gauge reads much higher levels than are actually in the tank. the gauge will actually go up from three quarters to full in a 20 mile ride. i do have pictures documenting this. the only time the gauge seems to be correct is upon starting the vehicle first thing in the morning. *tr