Fail To Accelerate problems of the 2012 Ford Focus

Three problems related to fail to accelerate 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.

1 Fail To Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 10/06/2015

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while at a stop sign the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,000. Aw.

2 Fail To Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 07/10/2015

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle jerked and the battery and tire pressure warning lights illuminated continuously. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the diagnosis was unknown. The technician stated that there was a recall on the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired according to the unknown manufacturer recall; however, the failure recurred a week later. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

3 Fail To Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 09/02/2014

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle would shake, jerk and rev up but failed to accelerate. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the clutch b needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 60,100. Ne.


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