general problems of the 2012 Ford Focus - part 2

Major electronic component issue. Dealing with the Ford stereo system. Had the car for roughly 3 years now, and about a year ago, I could be listening to music, or having the radio turned off. And at random times, if I was listening to music, the music would cut off and then all I hear is a bunch of popping and crackling coming from the speakers. This happens even when I have the radio off! it has recently gotten so bad, that I was so close to get into a accident when the radio decided to terrorize me with the obnoxious crackling and popping, I ended up jerking the wheel because it scared the living daylights out of me. It recently has been doing it non stop, and now it has gotten to the point that it will be doing this, when the key is not even in the ignition. I ended up pulling the fuse for the radio because it is a major safety issue. There should be no reason a radio should cut out, and start popping and crackling at the loudest volume possible. It happens even with the radio off. It is a serious safety hazard. I have almost been in a few accidents because of this radio/electrical iusse. I have done research. And it is a very very common problem. This radio, car, or electrical that is causing this needs to be remedied, recalled, fixed. It is a life threatening issue. When this issue first started, I had roughly 78,000 miles on the car. I am now at 100,200 and it is gotten so bad. It needs to be recalled,fixed,remedied. There have been so many people complaining about the Ford radio systems.

I purchased my vehicle October 14,2020 from day one every time, I put gas in it, it stalled to crank and you could smell a rotten egg smell. I would have to sit and wait and press the gas numerous of times before the car started. My driver side back door came flying open the same day and would not latch back to close. Here it is November 28, 2020 my car starts smoking really bad and now won't even crank up to drive. I paid 4,056 cash for a car I can't even enjoy.

I was driving home and it started to shift incorrectly and luckily I was closer to home. By the time I had to turn into my driveway it quit shifting all together. My door locks do not lock, I've had to bungee the rear doors together. My mirrors do not work. Also the fuel gauge doesn't read correctly.

My car is shutting off when I stop the car.

Received a message of power steering assistt failure then wheel would not turn and got very hard I was almost in an accident . It was in motion on the highway.

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! ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

Intermittent, now constant epas (electronic power assisted steering) failure. My 20 year old daughter went to eat with friends after work and when she tried to leave to come home (after midnight), she found that the epas had failed. She did manage to drive the vehicle home since traffic was light, and luckily, the epas did not fail while she was driving or in heavy traffic. Without the epas working, the steering wheel is very hard to turn when the vehicle is in motion and nearly impossible to turn while stationary.

I had just put the car into reverse and the steering assist came up as a malfunction and the car would not move and the steering wheel would not move. Through an internet search I have found this a major safety issue with very high repair costs that needs to be addressed by the Ford motor company.

I began to notice my vehicle having lighting issues, including dimmer inside dome lights, flickering license plate lights, and it was pointed out to me that my back up lights weren't functional at all. I was parked parallel with other vehicles in a parking lot. Then after starting my vehicle, I shifted my automatic transmission into reverse going only about 2 mph when the vehicle began to beep, along with a warning that my luggage compartment door was open. In the situation, the beeping was very distracting and could have increased the risk of crashing. I immediately re-parked my vehicle so that I could investigate. I opened , then firmly closed all 4 of my doors, then tired to open the trunk , only to find that my trunk wouldn't open. The beeping persisted until I pressed the ok button on my steering wheel. I was able to drive my vehicle home safely, although the warning remained on my display the entire drive home. My trunk wouldn't open when pressing on the trunk release button on my Smart-key either. I drove the vehicle in that condition for approximately 3 months before I was able to located the source of the problem. After doing ample research on other 2012 Ford Focus drivers that complained of the same symptoms. So I accessed my trunk by folding my back seats down, then pulling the emergency trunk release lever. I then located the faulty wires that were causing all of my symptoms. I had the wires repaired by a professional. That solution worked for about 3 months before reoccurring.

Wires in the trunk completely broken. Symptoms: trunk won't unlatch, renders the trunk useless. My license plate light flickers. Also, I have to manually turn off my parking lights. They should turn off once locking my doors with my key fob, but they remain on, so I turn them off manually otherwise they'll stay on this draining my battery. Each time I turn on the car, as soon as I shift into drive/reverse, the car begins to beep at me and the dash lights up saying �luggage compartment lid open� which is very distracting. This happens every time I turn the engine on after shifting into gear. After researching my problem, I've found that many other drivers with similar years of Ford Focus have had the same issue. After I fixed the wires myself, all of these symptoms went away. I'm surprised how many issues those broken wires have caused.

The check engine light comes on and the car will shudder. Have had times where the car had trouble pulling through a not so steep driveway. Have driven it on streets and highways (not very long). Sometimes it is on for a few days then the next day the light will turn off and drive alright. Was told the tcm (total control module needs to be replaced). Have had issues with the clutch assembly which I needed to completely replace as it was falling apart.

Ford Focus famous steering assist fault ,light on no steering and u3000 codes well im ase certified retired and Ford is yanking customers and dealerships lie . For a brief moment you may aslo have a hidden code u140 ,running scan shows malfuntion light deactivated not sure if this is tied to reflashing ecm or some cover up I will find what was done . The code u3000 Ford says differant after investigating the entire car grounds ,grounds to aluminum,some shield to protect the pscm what ,,,,that will be fixed my way it all comes to heat and voltage also many hours of searching and calling module builders mine was a u3300:53 deactivated period dead no good ,all the same and the units are on the fusions as well . I dealt with dealership just wipe my nose is all on and off the assist fail happened many times and as close as the pscm is to the hot ,hot pipe I can see heat and the pump poorly built . Sitting in a parking lot for doctorand come out and assist stayed on no cycle would fix . Anyone with mechanic skills download forscan run test but save your profile trust me also look up as built calibrations and may want look at etis. Ford . . . . Recalls that dealership failed to fix good luck.

I was on the freeway when my door (driver side) open by it self, I pulled over and checked that the door lock stopped locking. Now my car is parked on the street with the driver's door open.

The vehicle just shuts down on the expressway without warning while in traffic. The transmission has been overheating without any unusual acceleration. If driving over 25 mph the transmission overheats and will not accelerate. The vehicle radio comes on without the key in the ignition. The vehicle engine light and transmission light continues to come on without warning.

While driving at approximately 50mph on a country road the vehicle suddenly became unresponsive and numerous warning lights illuminated. A transmission failure warning appeared and the car immediately stopped accelerating. The electric steering became inoperative and steered the vehicle into oncoming traffic. Avoidance and stopping on the side of the road required an estimated 60-80lbs of force to regain minimal steering and bring the car to a stop. Once stopped numerous electrical systems on the car including lights, wipers, and other electrical components began to activate and deactivate in a seemingly random fashion. This car is absolutely unsafe!.

The radio on the stock Focus is dangerous. The random static and loud noises coming from the radio is a safety hazard it can sound like an explosion. I got anxiety so bad I had to remove my stock radio harness from the back of the radio.

The car stalled while driving. The engine shut off and unable to restart. Had it towed to autonation in tustin and are refusing to fix it because part of the power module is broken. They are trying to say it has been tampered with. Reprogramming the power module is part of the recall. We have been without a vehicle for 3 weeks now, as this happened on 11/22. It stopped while driving on the highway which could have caused an accident. The car is not drivable.

Loss of power steering while driving, my speed was 60mph, no warning all of sudden I couldn't turn or maneuver the steering wheel. Very dangerous.

Vehicle makes extremely loud static sounds, cracking, popping. Radio cannot be controlled. First time this happened, I almost crashed from the erratic and sudden noise. Radio does not work as of now, mileage is 80,000 approx. This needs to be fixed.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speed, the vehicle stopped. The �service malfunction engine light� illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the legacy Ford Lincoln dealer (606-528-1904, located at 13305 us-25e scenic, corbin, ky 40701) where it was diagnosed that unknown wires (codes p060d and p02138) needed to be replaced. The technician replaced the wires. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000. Fe.

My car turns off while driving.

We took the car in to get fixed because the check engine light was on. When I turn on the car and start driving the car feels like it loses its speed and it feels like the car is being pulled back every time its driven forward. The car feels as if its being forced to drive and it happens every time the car is being driven. We took it in to star Ford Lincoln glendale on 1101 s brand blvd glendale, CA 91204, phone number (818)502-1901 where they told us they fixed the car but the car remained with the same problems with no evidence of fixed difference. When we picked up the car after dropping it of at star Ford Lincoln we had to jump start the car because it no longer turned even though the car would turn on before we dropped it off. The car also started leaking water from the radiator even though that was not one of the reasons we left the car there. After picking up the car fro there it has been remained park because we can not move it.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving there was a abnormal winding noise detected. There were no warning lights illuminated, the vehicle was taken to uptown Ford Lincoln 2111 n mayfair rd, milwaukee, WI 53226 (414) 771-9000 who diagnosed that the transmission module /transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted who provided case 24766803 but did not assist. The failure mileage was 94,000. Ap.

We bought our daughter a 2012 Ford Focus and the power windows worked intermittently for awhile before they completely stopped working. I did some online research wondering if there has been a recall and noticed several complaints about the same issue. We did buy the car used and it's out of warranty but the power windows should not be malfunctioning on a car that is 7 years old. She can't even use a drive through or escape from her window if she needed to in an emergency! there were complaints of this issue from owners who brought the car new and were still under warranty as well. I am going to write to Ford as well about the issue because it seems to be a faulty part from what I've gathered. This should not be a repair the owner should have to pay for when there is evidence that this issue has been a problem since the car left the assembly lines.

Radio has went out and now lights have become dim on the dashboard. Radio is completely off but still hearing static noise through the speakers.

When you go to pull out the car wants to jump an stall then u be going down the road some an the engine light will come on an the transmission dont want to go out of gear the way it should I have a 7 month old grand baby an it scares me to drive something thats so defective. Please respond to this. Had it check at fors an they still ant fixed it.

Most ability to steer. Wheel locked while driving.

Steering wheel wouldn't turn after starting up my 2012 Ford Focus se. I turned the car off and back on again, and the steering wheel turned as it should. However, the next day it did it again. I immediately took it into the dealership and was informed the electronic rack and pinion needed to be replaced. This is apparently a very common issue (there are hundreds of complaints on the NHTSA website), yet no recall from Ford. Discouraging.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving 65 mph, the instrument panel lighting turned off and the battery saving warning message illuminated. Shortly after, the check engine and abs warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle seized in the middle of the street and was unable to be driven. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline), but the part was not available. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 155,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While the contact was attempting to make a left turn, the vehicle seized. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to shift into park, restart the vehicle, and drive to her destination. Later the same day, while driving up a hill, the vehicle began to hesitate. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 14v212000 (power train) and NHTSA campaign number: 14v614000 (electrical system). The vehicle was taken to Lexus of dayton (located at 1777 lyons rd, dayton, OH 45458, (937) 438-7455), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 42,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The vehicle stopped abruptly while driving and lost electrical function the contact was almost involved in a crash when the vehicle became immobile the contact was concerned for her safety while driving at 70 mph, the transmission not in park warning light illuminated and the vehicle came to an abrupt stop. The contact also stated that the vehicle lost all electrical function. The vehicle was towed to knox Ford located at 461 s dixie blvd, radcliff, ky 40160, (888) 433-4805 to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the body control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred three times. The manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Ah.

Just a week after buying my car, the stereo started to make a very loud scratching and popping noise and then it would cut off and no sound would work. I tried to master reset it a few times and it is still having the issue. Now the noise it has been making is so loud and piercing that it makes me feel like my ears are going to bleed. I have looked up ways to stop this problem and I noticed that many people with the same care as me, have reported this exact same issue.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving 25 mph, the check engine indicator illuminated and the vehicle shut off. The contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition. After several attempts, the contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive home. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer and the manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 101,329.

My car just started flickering in and out. All these errors showed up on the dashboard. And now it wont start.

Started car and dash light indicated the following message, "transmission malfunction. Service now"like many others I have seen online. It also states engine needs service.