71 problems related to door latch have been reported for the 2012 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2012 Focus.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the front passenger door failed to latch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,559.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 6 mph, the front and rear driver side doors failed to latch and caused the door to open while the vehicle was being operated. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred on separate occasions without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the latch needed to be replaced. The front driver side door latch was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,064.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that all four doors failed to latch and remain closed. The contact mentioned that the latches were fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 157,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving 35 mph, the passenger side door flung open. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the latch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 45 mph, the rear passenger side door suddenly opened. After stopping the vehicle, the contact discovered that that door would not lock or remain closed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the door latch mechanism failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified in reference to the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving at an unknown speed, the driver side door opened without warning. The contact mentioned that the door failed to latch and remain close. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving various speeds and attempting to make a left turn, the driver door opened independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the door latch would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the front and rear driver side door failed to latch and open inadvertently while driving. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 118,827.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While attempting to close the front and rear driver doors, both door latches failed. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was not included.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. Prior to owning the vehicle, the dealer replaced the front driver side door latch and the rear passenger side door latch. The failure recurred once the contact purchased the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the driver's side door latch was replaced. Less than a month later, the front passenger and rear driver side latches failed. The doors opened without warning and the contact had to make an adjustment due to the failure. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure again. The contact was waiting to determine a solution from the manufacturer and was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The failure mileage was not available.
2012 Ford Focus. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle rear door latch failure. The consumer stated when his wife tried to close the left rear door, it would not latch. Also, the right front door would not latch either.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the rear driver side and front passenger side doors would not remain closed. The contact attached a rope around the latch in order to tightly secure the doors. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving 65 mph, the front driver side door opened without warning. The door failed to lock. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the front passenger side door opened without warning while in motion. The failure was due to a failed latch. The failure recurred two weeks later. The dealer repaired the vehicle and was taken back to the dealer due to the driver side door opening. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 94,065.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the front and rear driver side door latches failed. The dealer replaced the driver side door latches, but the failure recurred with the rear driver side door latch. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer to replace the door latches and they indicated that there was no manufacturer recall. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 25 mph, the door had to be held shut by a shirt because it failed to latch. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed and repaired. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the driver side door latch failed to secure the door shut. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the latch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the rear driver side door failed to close when shut. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed for the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 50 mph, the driver side door became ajar. In addition, the rear passenger door latch failed without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the latches needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 38,075.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While backing out of the driveway, the driver side door swung open independently and failed to close properly. The door ajar warning light illuminated. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 35 mph, the front passenger side door unlatched and opened independently. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. The contact wrapped the seat belt webbing around the door handle and connected to the seat securely to prevent the door from opening. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving 75 mph, the rear latch failed and caused the trunk of the vehicle to open independently. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred on three separate occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages). The failure mileage was 135,746.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving 50 mph, the driver side door opened without warning. The contact had to hold the door closed in order to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the door latch was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While parked, the rear driver side door latch failed to close the door. The contact stated that the door had to be taped closed just to drive to the dealer for repair. The repairs were covered by the manufacturer because the contact just purchased the vehicle; however, the failure recurred with the rear driver side door. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the latches needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the rear driver side door latch failed. The contact had to make a minor adjustment to get the door to close. The contact notified two dealers who indicated that the door latch would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the rear passenger and front driver side doors failed to lock. While driving 65 mph, the driver's door opened and failed to remain locked. The driver coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and placed the seat belt around the door handle to resume driving. The failure recurred twice on the rear passenger door. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the door latches fractured and warning lights illuminated. The rear and front driver side doors would not latch. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact notified the manufacturer and the vehicle was repaired. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the rear driver side door failed to close. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the door failed and the latch mechanism would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. While driving at various speeds, the driver side door opened independently. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the rear passenger side door failed to latch. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,000. The VIN was not available.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the latch on the rear driver side door failed to close. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where the latch was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,194.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the driver side door latch fractured and prevented the door from closing. This was a recurring issue. The vehicle was taken to be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 71,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the rear driver side door latch fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not available.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving 30 mph, the rear driver side door became ajar. The contact stated that the door did not close correctly nor was it staying closed. The door was being held closed with the vehicle's seat belt. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic and no repairs were made. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While the vehicle was parked, the contact discovered that the rear passenger door latch failed. The contact had to strap the rear door down with the passenger door latch in order to keep the door closed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the door latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,000.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While opening the rear driver side door, the contact attempted to close the door; however, it would not latch and remained closed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear driver side door latch assembly was inoperable and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000.
2012 Ford Focus. Consumer writes seeking reimbursement for vehicle recall repairs.