The rear drivers side door latch has a broken spring and will not latch at all! My son went out to the car to leave and put my grandson in the back seat and tried to close the door and it wouldn't latch. He called for someone to pick up the 3 year old then used his belt to tie the door shut and took it bill utter ford. Ford has informed us the part is not covered and it is on a major back order with no estimated date of availability. They are not willing to give us a loaner car until part comes in. The focus is not safe to drive with a broken door latch! This car has 70,000 miles and was a certified preowned when we bought it.
2012 Ford Focus body complaints
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Rear passenger door latch stopped latching door bounces shut and open again not closing properly. I had to secure it with a cord anchored to another part of the car interior to drive home. I already had this same issue with the driver rear door latch. The check door light comes no and of as driving while the door is tied shut.
As I started my drive to work on 7/13/16 on my county road and my indicator light came on and said passenger door open. I exited my vehicle to find my rear driver side door open and would not close. This is not the only time this has happened, I had to replace the latch on the rear passenger side less than a year ago. This is a major safety concern for me and my family but also puts a burden on my financial situation, considering I cannot drive my car to work until this problem is fixed.
Car door won't latch. Swung open at random and will not stay closed. Occurred in motion, backing out of my driveway. Similar recall for different ford vehicles but not the ford focus 2012.
Driver rear door latch broken while driving. Leaving a parking garage the rear door suddenly swings open nearly hitting a passing car. After pulling over to close the door it is apparent the door latch is broken and will not latch at all. I have a short video showing the failure of the door to latch if needed.
I have now an issue with my passenger door that will not close. I opened my door and went to close it and it popped back open. Would not latch to close. As a result I had to tie the door closed. My car was in a parked position and I was placing items on the back seat. I was ablebto open the door but as I attempted to close the door would not engage or latch just popped open.
My driver side latch has failed. My car door won't close properly on its own.
The passenger rear driverside door won't close. There was no event that happened to cause this issue, it just stopped functioning all on it's own and just like my 1st report on this same vehicle last month regarding the front passenger door doing the exact same thing and ford motor company knew this problem existed 2-3 years ago and cunsumers were never notified of this potential danger of the doors coming open w/o warning and malfunctioning. Does someone have to get seriously hurt, or worst, die b4 ford is forced to recall these effected vehicles for repair? As a consumer, I want to know why ford isn't forced to take care of this problem? As of now I have 2 doors that won't close so they can't be locked and I have no garage to put the vehicle in, so it's very volnerable to theft if it's noticed these doors are not closed and if it rains, the vehicle will recieve water damage on th enterior. So, how long now b4 another door stops working in this same manner. I was preparing the vehicle 07/09/16 for taking it on 07/11/16 to another repair facility than ford to get an estimate on fixing the 1st door reported on last month to you, in hopes tat it would be a lot cheaper than $600, but now that 2 doors are faulty, it's no way I can afford doing that and as I thought about it, this was ford was hoping people would do probably, I'm not in their heads or meetings. This is their design issue (flaw), they need to fix this, or take this vehicle back and return all our money invested in this vehicle including down payment and monthly payments, which are all on time since day 1.
Door latch failure during driving. I was driving the car, took a right turn and out of nowhere the driver's door came unlatched and opened. I was able to get the car home by holding the door shut and driving basically with 1 hand. After arriving at home, it became evident through multiple attempts to close and latch the door that the latch was malfunctioning. This problem is not only dangerous, it is also leaves my car more vulnerable for thief. Though research of recalls I am aware this is currently under investigation. We were in motion on a 4 lane road in a rural area and turning. This happened on july 8th, 2016
Driver's door latch failure while stationary. Occured at 1315 on 8 july 2016. Unlocked vehicle and entered to drive home. Noticed door did not latch when pulled shut and freely opens. Was forced to tie a strap around front and back doors through open windows to get home. Without presure holding door closed, the door ajar warning sounds. Unable to safely lock vehicle overnight to prevent vandalism. Seems like it should be covered by the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v246000. Called local ford dealer and was told it's not covered by any recall and that they would have to inspect first before giving more info. Since it is extremely inconvenient to get the car dropped off I haven't been able to followup today. Please contact me for more info.
My rear passenger side door will not latch close.
My vehicle had a door malfunction that wouldn't allow proper closure. As this was "after hours" for a typical dealership, I had to leave by car door ajar until we were able to get it into a service station. Once I did, I learned that this was an incredibly common malfunction and was advised that I shouldn't lean from the inside on any of my doors, including the driver door. I plead with ford (both dealership and ford corporate) to replace the necessary parts on all 4 of these defective doors, as this is a factory malfunction; well documented by thousands of ford owners, and was told that it wasn't recalled so I'd have to settle for $600 per door in order to have this problem fixed. I, unable to afford $2400 in charges, now I have to hope that my car doesn't open while I am driving it. Which will only cause severe damage to any vehicle or persons around me if issue causes accident. I also will not be able to put my children in the car, or seated near passenger door, or back seat door that was not fixed - as they could have this situation happen. While always buckled, there is no guarantee that this horrifying factory defect won't cause harm while vehicle is in motion. At this point. I would hope that this issue only assists in getting a factory recall from ford and for reimbursement of the $600 charge; before any further accidents. Not only for my children's sake, for my sake, or the numerous customers of these defective vehicles; but also for the sake of every driver and passenger on the road near an afflicted ford vehicle. I plead for help in getting this fixed. Please.
The front driver's side door latch stopped closing. The part itself no longer closes around the pin causing the door not to shut or lock. Unless physically restrained, the door will swing open while driving causing several potential safety hazards. Thankfully it did not break while I was moving. I drove home from work, parked, and then left to go run errands, but when I went out to run errands the door did not close anymore. Upon visual inspection and comparison to the passenger side I noticed a small plastic piece that appeared to be broken off on the front of the latch.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While driving 60 MPH, the driver side door swung open independently and the door ajar warning light illuminated. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.
In april 2016, the drivers side door latch quit working after I attempted to shut it to go home from work. I was no longer able to shut the door and had to tie it shut to drive it. I had it repaired at a ford dealership for just under 600$. Today, 07 july 2016, my passenger side door latch quit working while I was vacuuming the car. I went to leave and the "door ajar" indicator came on. I attempted to shut it and it would not shut. I called ford and they said that because it isn't recalled they won't fix it.
Passenger side rear door opened while driving on a city street and will not re latch. Appears to be an issue with this vehicle with others reporting similar issues.
This is the second/same issue with this vehicles door latching system. First was in oct 2015, ref #10784961-driver side rear door. This time spouse was driving out of our neighborhood on the city street, car was in motion approximately 10 MPH. She made a right hand turn and the driver door swung open. She stopped and pulled the door closed but it would not latch closed. She returned home and I found that the drive door latching system was not engaging. I am using a small rope attached to the interior door panel handle to keep the door closed when not occupied. I am unable to lock/secure my vehicle and the interior/exterior lights remain on when the door is not pulled closed with the small rope attached to the interior door panel handle on one end and the emergency brake on the other end. No injuries during incident.
Without warning the driver door flew open as car was pulling onto feeder street and would no longer latch after this event. When researching blogs found others who had similar events. Nearby dealer confirmed latch would not operate and was broken. Mechanic stated that this had been seen repeatedly on other ford models but not often on focus model. Was told by dealer that other models have recalls listed to replace all door latches.this could have been a major safety issue including possible ejection from the vehicle.
Got into my focus as I normally do. Went to pull the door shut and it did not latch. Will not latch whether locked or unlocked. Glad it didn't fly open like I've read this happening to other people. Also glad it did not bounce back and hit my neighbors car. Very upsetting to read ford has had this problem in over a half million of their vehicles.
Driver side door flew open when I made a right hand turn on a city street. Door will not close now. Defective latch. Door bounces open when I try to close it. I researched issue and ford has done recalls for other models but not the focus. Dealer said it would be $500 to fix.
Driver side rear door latch stopped working. Door won't stay closed, have to use tow straps to keep door closed or it will fly open while driving. Vehicle was stationary.
I have had *2* of my door latches fail. Driver door, and driver-side passenger door. I have had the driver door latch replaced (april 21st, 2016) and the 2nd latch just failed but not yet replaced (july 2nd, 2016). The first replacement cost me $381.47, and none of it was covered by ford as it is not part of a recall.
I have had *2* of my door latches fail. Driver door, and driver-side passenger door. I have had the driver door latch replaced (april 21st, 2016) and the 2nd latch just failed but not yet replaced (july 2nd, 2016). The first replacement cost me $381.47, and none of it was covered by ford as it is not part of a recall.
My driver side door swung open while driveing home, luckily I wasn't on the freeway just surface streets and not too far from home, the door ajar light came on. When I got home I checked to see if maybe it was stuck in the closed position, it was not, I closed the latch and attepmted to see if it would hold and a simple pull would open it.
The door does not close from one minute to the next the car was not running.
While driving, the rear driver door opened up on it's own. Pulled over to close but it won't stay shut. Had to tie it closed with a bungee cord. Very dangerous. I called my dealer and was told there was a lock recall for a ford fusion but not the focus. It is the same lock! They want $600 to fix it.
Latch of rear driver door will not latched. It was repaired and within 2 weeks the driver's door will not stay latched. According to what I have read, ford is aware of the issue and has issued a recall for other models, but will not issue a recall for the focus
The latch on the drivers side rear door quit latching and the door won't shut. I have seen several complaints and articles online about other people who own the same vehicle having this problem when driving the down the road or pulling into a parking lot and the door just unlatching and opening all of a sudden and no longer closing. Luckily, mine happened to stop latching while I was parked and putting something into the backseat. I have owned my car for a little over a year and it is only a 2012 model and I have had many issues with it, such as the radio system and I have had to have an update installed to the transmission. I think that it isn't right for a card door on a 2012 car to stop latching all of a sudden and it is very dangerous that other people have had the same problem while their car is in motion. I feel this should be a recall on the 2012 ford focus.
While driving and making a turn back drivers side door flew open.
In march of this year, my driver's door latch broke unexpectedly. I went into a restaurant and the door closed fine. However, when I returned to open my door, it would not lock. As a result, I had to take my car to a ford service center to fix it. They told me that it was not covered by the warranty and there was no recall. I had to pay over 600 dollars to get it fixed. Last week, I went to the grocery store and the rear driver's side door latch broke. I talked to ford customer care and they told me that I had to take it in for repairs. This is the second time a door latch broke on my car in less than three months! The car has never been in an accident and the doors were working fine until the door latches suddenly broke. Both times, my car was parked when I experienced the door latch failures. I have never experienced a problem like this with older cars and I am the only owner of this car.
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