Rear driver's side door latch failed-- door will not stay closed as a result.
2012 Ford Focus body complaints
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Driver door latch would not latch door closed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that the rear driver and passenger doors failed to latch and open independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000. The VIN was not provided.
I have a 2012 ford focus sel sedan. I was removing some items from the back seat and upon closing the right-hand rear door the door would not latch. Tried locking the door remotely before closing. No effect. Tried jogging the door latch mechanism to see if it was stuck somehow. No effect. I have to tie a string to the door handle from the inside around the front passenger headrest in order to keep the door closed! To add insult to injury, the front-passenger door latch mechanism failed less than a week ago! A replacement part is on order for it from my local ford dealer. Fortunately, the front door will stay closed if it is locked before closing it, but this is still a ridiculous component failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While parked, the latch on the front passenger side door lock failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000.
2012 ford focus sel front passenger-side door is failing to latch closed. Latch mechanism can only be actuated through directly holding the affected door closed and locking the door remotely. Door stays closed if locked.
Driver door latch failed preventing door from latching closed. Door could open while vehicle in motion
Driver side door latch is broken. When shutting the door it will not latch and can come open when driving. I took it to the dealer and it is not part of the door latch recall.
Discovered drivers side door will not close, stay shut, latch, or lock properly. Door may be pulled or pushed open when parked or at any speed and latching mechanism will not keep door in place. This is a highly concerning safety issue as this resulted in recalls for the explorer, 2011-2014 fiesta, 2013-2014 fusion, and 2013-2014 mkz with the same exact mechanism.
Driver's side car door swung open in parking lot. Door will not close or latch at all. Could have caused injuy or damage.
I was driving to an early morning meeting (5:30am) when the driver side door suddenly opened without warning. Once the door opened, it would no longer latch. The car door had to be manually held firmly closed for the duration of the trip. With every turn, the door would attempt to fly open.
My 2012 ford focus has a faulty back driver side door that will not close. Had to take to dealer and pay $503.00 to repair this problem. According to ford the fiesta has displayed this same problem; however, my particular VIN number has not been included in this recall. "the door latch in these vehicles may experience a broken pawl spring tab, which typically results in a condition where the door will not latch," the company said in a statement. "if a customer is then able to latch the door, there is potential the door may unlatch while driving, increasing the risk of injury." "ford is aware of two allegations of soreness resulting from an unlatched door bouncing back when the customer attempted to close it, and one accident allegation when an unlatched door swung open and struck an adjacent vehicle as the driver was pulling into a parking space," the company said. No information about the recall has been posted on the web site of the national highway traffic safety adminstration, which oversees vehicle safety in the u.s. "in response to a thorough the federal safety agency investigation that demonstrated a clear risk to safety, ford is taking important action to protect its customers," said the federal safety agency administrator mark rosekind in a statement sent to edmunds. "we are pleased that ford is taking this proactive step for safety." last month, the federal safety agency upgraded a probe into the 2011-'13 ford fiesta for door-latch problems. "ford identified the issue and we have been investigating it through our normal process," wrote ford spokeswoman kelli felker in response to a query from edmunds. "ford is working cooperatively with the agency and has discussed this recall with the federal safety agency." the recall includes 336,873 vehicles in the u.s. And federalized territories, 30,198 in canada and 22,514 in mexico.
On may 18, 2015, when I was pulling out of my work parking lot and turning onto the main street, the passenger front door flew open for no reason. I pulled over and tried to close the door, but it would not latch closed at all. I tried several times and ended up "seat-belting" the door shut. I feel this is an extremely serious safety issue. When I took it to the dealership, I had a pay $100 deductible for this to be fixed, but again, I feel this is a safety issue and deserves due investigation. There was absolutely no reason for the car door to come open when I was driving. As I am writing this complaint on july 31, 2015, my back passenger door did the same thing, except my daughter was in the backseat!! (tracking issue #: 10745475) I sincerely hope consumer affairs looks into why ford focus 2012 car doors are not latching closed!
This car is relatively new. All of a sudden and with any notice, both doors on the driver side stopped working properly. They close but do not lock. I have had to drive the car with the doors tied as the ford dealership wants to charge me a large amount of money to repair the situation. This is a major safety issue. I contacted the ford dealership and the ford motor company. I was told that they are not responsible for the problem and that I had to repair the car myself. Very irresponsible because they have recalled the fiesta and the fusion for exactly the same problem.
Right-side passenger door latch failed while driving on freeway. Door flew open and would not re-close. My child injured her arm when the door bounced back. This is the second door latch to fail in less than a week.
Driver door latch failed and flew open while driving. Door would not stay closed.
Door would not stay closed....updated 09/03/15 *bf updated 11/27/2017
Cornering at 10-15 MPH and front driver door latch made a popping noise and door flew open. Door will no longer latch and lock.
While driving to a store, took a right hand turn and driver side door flew wide open. I held the door shut while driving with one arm. My brother who had a 2013 ford fiesta had the same problem with both rear doors, and his passenger door. This issue I have heard of thousands of times and yet no recall? It's going to take someone falling out of their car and the car hitting innocent bystanders for this to become serious for ford to fix. The dealership wants $500 for this fix despite its a known manufacturer defect, and terrible design. 2010+ ford cars in my opinion are all garbage, and ford service does not care.
I have a ford focus 2012 it has power lock on the doors. 3 doors lock with the remote just fine the door behind the drivers seat wont even close. It opens when I turn corners. This is a safety issues especially when I have small children, this car has had two recall fixes one with car rolling back even though it is an automatic and a transmission failure all due to electrical issues. I feel that the this is another one given that my passenger left rear door cant even be manually locked its only locked and unlocked electrically, there is nothing blocking the door to make it not close only the lock itself.
The rear driver side door latch will not close the door just bounces back open if you attempt to close it. I have to use a cord or rope to tie the door handle closed or it would swing open during vehicle operation.
Car lost power and engine light came on while traveling southbound on I-95. Underneath parts and lower body panels caught fire and melted. Vehicle was towed to the paul clark ford dealership in yulee, fl. Where it was discovered the engine had experienced a catastrophic engine failure. There was a hole a little smaller than a basketball blown out of the bottom of the crankcase with the oil pump and pieces of the engine laying on the shield covering the oil pan. The car had just been fully serviced with it's routine oil change, recommended service routine, etc by same dealer. Even though the vehicle is under full warranty, nothing has been done to repair the vehicle as of yet. Ford is conducting an internal review and said it could take up to 90 days before a determination is made. They also have not offered a loaner vehicle or a rental car to the owner while this process is taking place.
Driving to get the mail.our mail box is at the end of our road about half a mile from the house. There is a drainage ditch that must be crossed parallel too the road that has the mail boxes on it. This is a t intersection. Just before the ditch the car slowed so I pressed the throttle to regain speed and nothing happened I pressed the throttle again and it acted as if it had been floored and did not return. The car sped up and went into the ditch even though I was pushing on the break.it flew out of the ditch and through the mail boxes, taking out three boxes and trapping me in the car with boxes on each side preventing the doors from opening. The car received a lot of body damage and had to go to the shop.
Was parking car when suddenly it lunged forward at a fast speed, I lost control and hit car in front of me plus 3 other cars then crashed into cement wall. I hit my head and left side of body on the door, I bruised my rib cage front & back plus my left leg very bruised. I was very lucky I didn't get killed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that the driver side door opened independently and failed to shut properly. The dealer stated that the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.
I turned onto a two lane street (one lane in each direction). The oncoming traffic was stopped due a red light. An SUV pulled out of a parking lot between two of the cars waiting for the light to turn green and tried to cut across my lane also, but hit my car instead. I drive a ford focus, a small car. I was hit on my driver's side front fender and door. The front driver's side fender and mirror were torn completely off of the car. The front driver's side tire was damaged, and something was bent, so that the tire could no longer be set in a straight position. The hood was bent, and the driver's side headlight was hanging from the car. The interior portion of the driver's side foot well caved inward and hit my legs. The driver's door was hit so hard that the door would not open, and I had to untangle my feet, and exit the car from the passenger side. My tiny car was hit by an SUV that had "punched" the gas to try and cross in front of me- but hit my driver's side door instead. There was a great deal of damage done to my car, but my airbag never deployed. I've heard of airbags going off when someone barely hit something with their bumper, yet I got hit directly in my door, at a decent rate of speed by an automobile twice the size of mine, and my airbag did not deploy. Not my front airbag, nor my side impact airbags. I have to believe this is some type of defect.
Drivers door latch failed to latch closed. Parts were unavailable in inventory. We were told that the part was not under factory warranty and no safety recall issued. Three weeks later rear door on drivers side failed. Door will not latch closed. Car is at dealer awaiting repairs. We were given the same information, the parts are not under factory warranty.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While driving 15 MPH and attempting to make a right turn, the front driver side door ajar warning indicator illuminated. The contact attempted to close the door, but it failed to properly close. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000.
2012 ford focus. Consumer writes in regards to water leakage on the inside passenger side. *smd the consumer stated two after the vehicle was supposedly fixed, water leaked inside again. The consumer continued to drive the vehicle. Then at 13,000 miles, the vehicle started to shudder and shake when she accelerated. The consumer then traded the vehicle for another a 2014 ford focus and she experienced the same shudder problems. The consumer was informed, the automatic transmission, also had a clutch.
Noticed after rain I had water in my car.after careful inspection by my son, he noticed the sunroof, was rotting out.I called ford in claremont, nh and they said bring it in. Finally got it in and said nothing was wrong,it continued to have water in every time it rained.finally after a rain storm, I had a hail ding and found over 2 inches of water in the 2 cup holders in the console.called ford,said bring it in,after I took pictures of the rotting seal, I took the car in, this time I have about 4500 miles on the car & it's 2 yrs old.they finally admitted to a problem and would have to get an ok from the mfg to replace under warranty, I have bumper to bumper & extented.took over 2 weeks for ok then they had to order the part.it has now been over 7 weeks and my car isn't fixed.more rain due tonight,lastnight I covered her with a tarp. Today, I dropped off the car after return. From vacation and my car sustained 3 feet of water inside from storms and my son tried in vain to protect my car, he covered it in plastic, cleaned out the water, ect... Called ford, he had the car and my poa...they had the part before I left july 1, never called me,worried now how much electrical damage could be since water reached the radio,gear shift,speakers,interior electric window & controls, ect...my car just now has 7500 miles on it.only because I let my son drive it while I was away for 2 weeks .my car was purchased new 3/24/2012 it's just now 27 months old! As you can see I don't drive far, I live in a small town and work in the same area,if I have to commute,it's in a company vehicle not mine.
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