Ford Focus owners have experienced multiple problems with the vehicle including jerking, vibration, and transmission malfunction. Here are some typical reported complaints.
JERKING AND
VIBRATING OF VEHICLE; CONTINUED COMPLAINTS THAT THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD RACE UP
AND DOWN AND THE ENGINE WOULD REVVED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING INTO
GEAR; MAY 2013 50K MILES -- WHILE IN COLUMBIA, MD WAS STILL HAVING THE JERKING
AND "SHIFTING" ISSUES THAT THE DEALERSHIP "COULD NOT" AND I
RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE VEHICLE THAT SAID TRANSMISSION FAILURE SERVICE
IMMEDIATELY. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS
UNTIL I ARRIVED AT A FRIEND'S. DROVE HOME HOURS LATER; TRANSMISSION/POWERTRAIN
SYSTEM "FIXED"; MAY 2014 74K MILES --
JERKING/VIBRATING/GRINDING SOUNDS; ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF (NOT FLASHING);
VEHICLE NOT GETTING INTO GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP AND ABOVE 50 MPH; AUTOZONE
PLUGGED INTO VEHICLE SYSTEM AND RECEIVED FOLLOWING MESSAGE/CODE P2862
Date Complaint
Filed: 05/26/2014
Component(s):
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN , UNKNOWN OR OTHER Date of Incident:
06/06/2011
NHTSA ID Number:
10594141
Vehicle Make Model Model Year(s)
FORD FOCUS 2012
Manufacturer:
Ford Motor Company
Vehicle
Identification No. (VIN):
1FAHP3J28CL...
SUMMARY:
APRIL 2011 --
ISSUES BEGAN WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. COMPLETE ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM SHUTDOWN (CAUSING AIR/RADIO/SYNC SYSTEM TO BE OF NO USE). BROUGHT VEHICLE
IN BECAUSE I WAS SCHEDULED TO GO ON ROAD TRIP TO MASS. (SYNC SYSTEM SHUT DOWN
IN ROUTE TO MASS.). SOON THEREAFTER, THE JERKING AND SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE.
EACH TIME I CALLED OR BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN, I WAS TOLD "WE CANNOT REPLICATE
THE PROBLEM". BACK AND FORTH MEETING WITH MANAGEMENT AT WALDORF FORD DEALERSHIP
AND PHONE CALLS WITH FORD IN DETROIT. CONTINUED ISSUES WITH THE JERKING AND
VIBRATING OF VEHICLE; CONTINUED COMPLAINTS THAT THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD RACE UP
AND DOWN AND THE ENGINE WOULD REVVED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING
INTO GEAR; MAY
2013 50K MILES -- WHILE IN COLUMBIA, MD WAS STILL HAVING THE JERKING AND
"SHIFTING" ISSUES THAT THE DEALERSHIP "COULD NOT" AND I
RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE VEHICLE THAT SAID TRANSMISSION FAILURE SERVICE
IMMEDIATELY. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS
UNTIL I ARRIVED AT A FRIEND'S. DROVE HOME HOURS LATER; TRANSMISSION/POWERTRAIN
SYSTEM "FIXED"; MAY 2014 74K MILES -- JERKING/VIBRATING/GRINDING
SOUNDS; ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF
(NOT FLASHING);
VEHICLE NOT GETTING INTO GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP AND ABOVE 50 MPH;
AUTOZONE PLUGGED
INTO VEHICLE SYSTEM AND RECEIVED FOLLOWING MESSAGE/CODE P2862 "SHIFT FORK
'B' ACUATOR CIRCUIT HIGH" UNABLE TO ACCESS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM;
AN ISSUE WHICH FORD CONSIDERS A "COMMON FAILURE" WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOTHING
LIKE PUTTING A DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AT RISK AS WELL AS CAUSING
ACCIDENTS. WHY
ARE THESE VEHICLES STILL ON THE ROAD WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE??
Date Complaint
Filed: 05/22/2014
Component(s):
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ENGINE , POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident:
05/22/2014
NHTSA ID Number:
10593388
Vehicle
MakeModelModel Year(s)
FORD FOCUS 2012
Manufacturer:
Ford Motor Company
Vehicle
Identification No. (VIN):
1FAHP3F25CL...
SUMMARY:
DRIVING DOWN
HIGHWAY, CAR LOST POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT
CAME ON. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY TO STOP. WHEN I
FINALLY GOT THE CAR STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT NEXT TO MY PLACE OF BUSINESS, THE CAR
WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN, AND WHEN IT DID, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR.
SAT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR 30 MINUTES TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO START UP AND GO
INTO GEAR. WHEN IT FINALLY DID GO INTO GEAR, I GOT IT TO MY
PLACE OF BUSINESS
2 BLOCKS DOWN AND PARKED IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AS
IT IS A MAJOR
SAFETY ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE ELECTRIC VERSION OF THIS CAR, BUT NOT
THE GASOLINE VERSIONS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE MODELS AS
THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. FORD WILL
NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES UNLESS THE CAR IS TAKEN TO ONE OF THEIR
DEALERSHIPS, WHICH IN PAST EXPERIENCE, THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING AT
THE DEALERSHIP
EXCEPT OVERCHARGE FOR DIAGNOSING THE CAR, AND FOR THEM TO TELL YOU NOTHING IS
WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THEY KNOW THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE CARS, BUT THEY DO NOT
HAVE A FIX FOR THEM AND THEY CAN CHANGE THE PARTS, HOWEVER THAT WILL NOT SOLVE
THE PROBLEM AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS BY THE MANAGER AT A
DEALERSHIP AND HE HAS STATED THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO CHANGE THE
SITUATION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO FORD FOR THE
SAME ISSUES GM IS HAVING WITH THEIR SMALL CARS.
Date Complaint
Filed: 05/21/2014
Component(s):
POWER TRAIN , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Date
of Incident: 05/21/2014
NHTSA ID Number:
10593245
Vehicle
Make Model Model Year(s)FORD FOCUS 2012
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Vehicle
Identification No. (VIN):
1FAHP3J20CL...
SUMMARY:
TL- THE CONTACT
OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO
PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ENGINE AND GEAR SWITCH
LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DOOR CHIME SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE STARTED NEARLY 15 MINUTES
LATER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS
CONTACTED AND NOT REMEDY WAS OFFERED. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE
VEHICLE AS A COMPUTER FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 THE
CURRENT MILEAGE
WAS 53,000.
