2012 Ford Focus Engine

WHEN IDLING - MY FORD FOCUS WILL OFTEN RANDOMLY ACCELERATE, AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT THEN BOTTOMS OUT COMPLETELY, NEARLY STALLING. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I'M BRAKING INSTEAD OF DECELERATING IT WILL ACCELERATE AND JERK THE CAR TERRIBLY STRAINING THE BRAKES MAKING IT HARDER TO STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL, LOST POWER, AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

STALLING DEADING AND SHATTERING POWER LOSE ENGINE LIGHT

MASSIVE STUTTERING ISSUE. WHEN PRESSING GAS, SEEMS TO STUTTER AND FAIL TO GET UP TO SPEED. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND DOESN'T SEEM TO CHANGE IF ENGINE IS COLD OR WARM.

VEHICLE IS READING CODE P0420 INDICATING HAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS OPERATING UNDER THRESHOLD. LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY UNTIL IT FINALLY REMAINED TURNED ON AND SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED STRUGGLING TO DRIVE UP HILLS AND THE GAS MILAGE HAS DECREASED.

MY TRANSMISSION ORE SLIPPING IN FIRST GARE, I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES, AFTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS IT START SLIPPING AGAIN. IT'S DOING IT NOW. PLEASE CHECK FOR ALL OF MY RECALL ARE COMPLETE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. UPON APPROACHING A STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE MOTOR DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTOR FELL ON TOP OF THE AXLE AND KNOCKED THE AXLE LOOSE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ASSESSED THE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR SUPPORT FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE MOTOR TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH MATT BOWERS FORD (3724 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, METAIRIE, LA 70002, 504-887-8410) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

THERE WAS MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THE CLUTCH FOR MY CAR. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN CHANGED 3+ TIMES AND IT IS STILL BROKEN. AND FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WILL SLIP GEAR WHEN DRIVING THEREFORE CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE MOTION AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. THE CAR ALSO WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED DUE TO SLIPPING OF GEAR. THIS UNFIXED ISSUE HAS CAUSED ME END UP WITH NO CAR AND A NEWBORN BABY.

ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, SUDDENLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE RPM'S RACE WITH NO VEHICLE SPEED INCREASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD AND BACKWARDS, AND THEN STALL. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,347.

2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 18S32/ NHTSA RECALL 18V-735. THEY INQUIRE WHEN PARTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR VEHICLE. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REVERSE AND DROVE SLOW WHILE MOVING FORWARD. *JS

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL IN OCTOBER 2018 AND THEN A LETTER IN DECEMBER 2018 FOR A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. AND WAS TOLD WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE I WOULD BE NOTIFIED.NOW HERE WE ARE 7 MONTHS LATER AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS

RECALL NOTICE NUMBER18V735 HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED. I RECEIVED A NOTICE DECEMBER 2018 AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. I'M CONCERNED MY VEHICLE HAS AN OPEN ISSUE THAT HASN'T BEEN REMEDIATED. APPARENTLY, FORD HASN'T IDENTIFIED A SOLUTION. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RESOLVED?

WE BOUGHT THE 2012 FORD FOCUS AS A CAR FOR OUR DAUGHTER. WHEN TEST DRIVING IT, FOR A SHORT PERIOD, WE DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. BUT NOW THAT WE ARE DRIVING IT MORE, THERE IS A SHUDDER WHEN WE ACCELERATE. LIKE DRIVING A STICK SHIFT WHEN YOU TAKE OFF AND DIDN'T DO IT SMOOTHLY. IT LACKS IN POWER AT TIMES WHEN TURNING ONTO THE ROAD, WHICH SCARES ME AT TIMES WHEN OTHER CARS ARE COMING AND WE CAN'T GET IT TO ACCELERATE. THE MORE I'M READING ABOUT THIS CAR, I AM SERIOUSLY SO SCARED FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE IT ALONE. EXTREMELY SCARED!!! AS SOMEONE WHO SAVED TO GET WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A GOOD CAR FOR OUR DAUGHTER, I FEEL WE ARE STUCK WITH IT. I WOULDN'T FEEL RIGHT SELLING THIS TO SOMEONE ELSE, I WISH THE PREVIOUS SELLER HAD FELT THE SAME WAY!! PEOPLE ARE PUTTING THEIR FAMILIES IN THESE CARS, THEIR LOVED ONES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES SO WE CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO GET SAFER CARS TO PROTECT US. I DID TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR IT'S OTHER RECALL REGARDING SOMETHING WITH THE FUEL TANK, WHERE WE HAD TO KEEP IT HALF FULL. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR FOR A DRIVE AND NOTED THE SHUDDERING ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY WANTED $150 TO DIAGNOSE IT. AND COULDN'T TELL ME IF THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IF FORD KNOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THEY WOULD KNOW IF IT'S COVERED. THEIR JUST TRYING TO GET MONEY OUT OF ME.

WHEN PARKED AND GOING INTO REVERSE, THE CONSOLE LIT UP WITH "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW" AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. WE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, BUT A FEW DAYS LATER IT WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO GEAR.

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN DECEMBER 2018 STATING A RECALL ON THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2019. MY CAR HAS STALLED, HAS ISSUES WITH THIS AFFECTED PART AND CANNOT RELY ON MY VEHICLE. THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED AND IT IS NOW MAY29, 2019. I HAVE AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT THAT COMES ON EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. IT'S UNRELIABLE AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH THE LACK OF EXCELERATION.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN A RURAL AREA GOING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND REVING NEAR 6 RPM. THE CAR WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IN REVERSE AND IS UNDRIVABLE.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE SHORTLY AFTER 6AM IN THE POURING RAIN. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT ROUGHLY 65 MILES AN HOUR. AS TWO HIGHWAYS WERE MERGING TOGETHER, HIS VEHICLE LOST POWER. RPM'S WENT HIGH BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HE PUT ON FLASHERS AND PROCEEDED TO COAST INTO RIGHT HAND LANES, BUT ONLY HAD ENOUGH POWER TO LAND IN THE GORE, WHICH IS THE V WHERE TWO HIGHWAYS COME TOGETHER. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. IT TOOK 1 AND 1/2 HOURS FOR RESCUE VEHICLE TO ARRIVE WHILE TRAFFIC SPED BY ON BOTH SIDES OF HIM, LEADING HIM TO BELIEVE HE WAS LIVING HIS LAST MOMENTS. HORRIFYING! COURTESY PATROL GOT MY HUSBAND TO SAFETY, TOW TRUCK RETRIEVED VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT ESSENTIALLY, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AS HE DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD HAVE DONE TO STOP IT. THEY REPLACED THE F MODULE-TRANSMISSION CONTROL AT N/C, AND ALSO PERFORMED UNRELATED PCM UPDATE FOR A RECALL. WE TRADED OFF THE VEHICLE YESTERDAY. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR SHAKING OR STALLING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000(ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED JAMES HODGE FORD LINCOLN (1200 N MAIN ST, MUSKOGEE, OK 74401) AND HENRYETTA FORD (821 E MAIN ST, HENRYETTA, OK 74437, (918) 652-0990) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE PENDING AND NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REQUESTED A LOANER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS DENIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENRYETTA FORD WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THE ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON. THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CAME TO A STOP. WAS SLOW TO START BACK UP AND WAS JERKING/STUTTERING THE REST OF THE WAY. MULTIPLE AUTO BODY SHOPS DIAGNOSED MY 2012 FORD FOCUS WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE

TAKATA RECALL THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING IS ON ON MY CAR AND SLIPS WHILE DRIVING. I AM TRYING TO GET HELP TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER BUT I LOST THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO ME. YOUR ATTENTION AND TIME ON MY CONCERN IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET GOING ~ 40MPH, AND ENGINE CUT OFF.

THE TRANSMISSION IS WINDING UP REAL HIGH WHEN TRYUNG TO SHIFT INTO GEARS WHILE DRIVIG DOWN THE ROAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

THIS CAR WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE ENGINE JUMP OR SKEEP THE CHANGE