What 3,789 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford Focus RS

HAVE TAKEN MY FOCUS FOUR TIMES TO FORD. TWICE FOR THE SHUDDERING THE CAR WAS DOING TO TUCKER FORD IN BRUNSWICK ME. AND NOW TWICE TO ROWE FORD IN AUBURN, ME. WHERE A NEW CLUTCH WAS PUT IN AND NOW THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND FORD WILL NOT COVER. THEY WANT 950.00 TO DO THE WORK AND I MAY GET MY MONEY BACK IN THE SETTLEMENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK AND A HALF. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE CODE FROM THE CAR AND ALL REPAIR RECORDS SINCE I FILED WITH THE SETTLEMENT GROUP. FORD IS MAKING THINGS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH ANY CLUTCH ISSUES. THEY EVEN ADMIT THE ISSUES AND DO NOTHING AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE CUSTOMER TOP GET MADE AND JUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR SO THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE TO COVER IT IN THE END. THE CODE THAT CAME UP IS TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW AND NO HILL ASST.. I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD.

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I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO TAKE MY FORD FOCUS 2012 SE..I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY CAR CHECKED OUT FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S STILL RUNNING POORLY I CAN HEAR THE TRANSMISSION STILL GETTING STUCK AND THE WORDS TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD... NOW THE FUEL GAUGE IS DEFINITELY NOT WORKING...HAVE INVESTED TOO MUCH FOR THIS CAR ALREADY AS I AM LEASING AND I HAVE PAID 3XS THE AMOUNT THE CAR IS WORTH...AND NOW AFRAID ANYTHING CAN GO WRONG WHILE DRIVING THE CAR....WHAT CAN I DO?? SEEMS NO ONE HAS ANYTHING TO HELP ME...I HAVE ALWAYS TRUSTED FORD...NOW WHAT...AM I TO DIE IN THE CAR BEFORE IT WILL BE REPLACED...I HAVE PAID TOO MUCH TO WORRY LIKE THIS...MY FAMILY WILL NOT LET IT GO IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME AS A RESULT OF THESE RECALLS THAT DO NOT GET FIXED...I'M GOING BACK TO THE DEALER AND SEE IF THEY WILL HONOR WHAT YOU SAY...I FEEL LIKE NO ONE IS CARING ABOUT THE STATE OF MY TRANSMISSION WHICH IS STILL NOT RIGHT. WHEN I DRIVE ON HIGH WAYS IT REVS TOLL HITS RIGHT GEAR AND PULLS CONSTANT ON REGULAR CITY STREETS..PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO...I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN VEHICLE...NOT ANYMORE..PLEASE HELP I'M 54 AND DO NOT HAVE MEANS TO START AGAIN...PLEASE HELP ME.*DT *TR

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AFTER MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION VISITS THE VEHICLE IS GUZZLING GAS, STILL SHUDDERING WITH A LACK OF POWER. WE PRIMARILY ONLY DRIVE MY WIFE'S TRUCK SO WE DON'T GET STRANDED.

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THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHILE ACCELERATING AND ONCE IT IS HOT, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS REALLY BAD AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL

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2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED DAYS AFTER HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR 19S22 COMPLETED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER. *JS

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CANISTER PURGE VALVE RECALL (CPV) AND PRIOR POWERTRAIN AND PCM RECALL ISSUES. HISTORY INVOLVING POWERTRAIN, PCM AND CPV. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) CAME ON A FEW YEARS AGO AND THE CAR COULD NOT RESTART. COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. RECENTLY, IN THE SUMMER 2019, CEL ON AND GAVE A CODE ABOUT FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHEN I SPENT $106 AT GREEN FORD TO READ AND DIAGNOSIS THE CODE. THE LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF AND ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2019, THE CAR STALLED AND/OR WOULD NOT START BACK UP MANY TIMES WHEN THE CEL WAS ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK THE NEXT MORNING, TWICE, ON THE WAY TO GREEN FORD, AND WAITING ON RECALL TO BE PERFORMED. THE CAR HAS 151,000 MILES AND IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN, PCM AND THIS CURRENT ISSUE HAS BEEN THE ONLY ISSUES THAT SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED.

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THE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING AND NOW WILL CRANK BUT WON'T START. THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A START.

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THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SLIPS ON ACCELERATION FROM STOPS. THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT. VEHICLE JERKS WHEN SHIFTING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AT THE STOP LIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED GANLEY FORD WEST AT 216-941-9800 (LOCATED AT 16100 LORAIN AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44111) AND WAS INFORMED THAT LETTERS WERE SENT OUT APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AGO AND THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COVERED THE FAILURE AT THAT TIME. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS CURRENTLY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT CONFIRM THAT A LETTER WAS SENT TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

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TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, ESPECIALLY ON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ME RECENTLY; IT TOOK ME ABOUT 10 TRIES BEFORE IT FINALLY LET ME MOVE IT OUT OF REVERSE AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE

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VEHICLE STALLS DURING ACCELERATION, WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, SKIPPING AND SHIFTING HARD WHEN DRIVING, CUTS OFF DURING DRIVING (ESPECIALLY UPON DOWNSHIFT) VEHICLE HAS A FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS TO REPLACE THE TCM. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NOT A RECALL.

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CAR HESITATES AND SHUDDERS BEFORE PULLING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP. CREATE A TIN RATTLING NOICE WHEN MAKE TURNS TOO FAST. THE HESITATION IS TOO DANGEROUS.

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HESITATION ON ACCELERATION; TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND HAS NO POWER

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EXCESSIVE SHUDDERING ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. TE ENGINE WILL NOT START SOMETIMES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATCHINSON FORD (LOCATED AT 9800 BELLEVILLE RD, BELLEVILLE, MI 48111, (734) 697-9161) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

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MY 2012 FORD FOCUS HAS RECENTLY BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING, RATTLING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION, AND SOMETIMES SHUDDERS OR JERKS ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WHITE DRIVING. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE MOST SEVERE WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP OR TRANSITIONING FROM CITY STREET TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CURRENT SYMPTOMS CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO BEHAVE UNPREDICTABLY IN TRAFFIC. MY FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED THIS AS A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH, COMMON IN POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSIONS FROM THIS ERA. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVEN MORE DANGEROUS SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS VEHICLES SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON HIGHWAYS.DESPITE WIDELY-REPORTED DEFECTS IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS, FORD IS NOT WILLING TO COVER ANY REPAIRS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE.

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TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH SHUDDER ON ACCELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT READS TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. MULTIPLE RECALL REPROGRAMMINGS OF PCM AND TCM

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TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATIONS AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO GEARS. THERE IS A SCRAPING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AFTER DRIVING A LONG TIME.

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MY CAR IS CURRENTLY SHUDDERING AND NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING SOME DAYS IT DRIVES AND SOME DAYS IT WON'T MOVE AT ALL. IT ALL STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED DUE TO IT SHUDDERING, THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND CAME TOO A COMPLETE STOP AND DASH READ TRANSMISSION IS TOO HOT WAIT 8 MINS. I AM GUESSING ONCE IT COOLED IT WOULD BE BETTER BUT IT KEPT SHUDDERING SOME DAYS IT DRIVES FINE AND MOST OF THE TIME IT'S DRAGGING RPM HIGH AND SHUDDERING WHEN PULLING OFF FROM LIGHT OR STOP SIGN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE CHANGED INTO SECOND GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOMASTON FORD, INC (2230, 1011 US-19, THOMASTON, GA 30286, (706) 648-2191) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SPEAK WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

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"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I PUT MY CAR IN THE REVERSE GEAR HOWEVER NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY BACK UP SLIGHTLY. AFTER SOME TIME I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY BACK OUT AND SHIFT INTO DRIVE. WHEN I WAS IN DRIVE, THE CAR WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY AND JERKING AS I WAS IN MOTION. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. THE GARAGE COMMUNICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO DRIVE AT ALL. THEY TRIED DRIVING IT IN REVERSE AS WELL AS FORWARD.

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2012 FORD FOCUS REPEATEDLY JERKS UPON ACCELERATION. STALLS ON HOT DAYS AFTER EXTENDED OPERATION, DASH WARNING SAYS "TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING, PULL OVER FOR FIVE MINUTES". WILL NOT CLIMB HILLS WITHOUT ENGINE RACING, OFTEN QUITS ON UPHILL ROADS, OR WILL NOT KEEP UP SPEED. TRANSMISSION QUIT ENTIRELY ON MAY 20, 2019 IN TOWN OF EAGER, AZ, WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING IT ON HER WAY HOME FROM COLLEGE. WAS ABLE TO HAVE HER FOLLOW ME BACK TO EL PASO. CAR HAS CONTINUED TO STOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUE JUST DRIVING AROUND EL PASO CITY LIMITS. CAR TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED TWICE IN 2016 AT FORD DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.

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CAR WILL START TO SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMING TO A STOP (EX. STOP SIGN/LIGHT). VEHICLE WONT START AFTER PUMPING GAS. FUEL GAUGE SEEMS TO BE OFF EVEN AFTER A RECALL WAS DONE. WHEN ACCELERATING RPM WILL GO UP BUT THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE.

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AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, IT STARED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP. THEY REWORKED THE FRONT END AND TRANSMISSION. THE COMPUTERS ON BOTH THE FRONT END AND TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SYNC TOGETHER. THIS CAUSED A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE IT FAIL FOUR MONTHS LATER. THE CAR STARTED TO JERK, JUMP FORWARD AND THEN STOPPED MOVING. THE ENGINE WAS RACING BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT WORK. I WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THANKFULLY HAD PEOPLE HELP ME PUSH IT OUT OF THE ROAD. IT'S BACK AT THE REPAIR SHOP, AGAIN ITS THE TRANSMISSION MODULE AND TRANSMISSION. !

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WAS DRIVING HOME ON A FAIRLY BUSY STREET THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE RANDOMLY STARTED TO JERK AND KICK WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN ACCELERATING IN DRIVE, THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SUDDENLY JOLTED AND WENT TO FIRST GEAR THEN SECOND AND THEN BACK TO FIRST ALL IN A SPAN OF 20 SECONDS. THE RPM WAS ERRADICT AND RISED AND DROPPED DRAMATICALLY. COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD DESPITE BRAKING SO I HAD TO KEEP A WIDE DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD UPON ACCELERATING OR TRYING TO STOP. I HAD TO DRIVE LESS THAN 20 MPH, ANY HIGHER AND THE CAR WAS KICKING AND JOLTING.

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