2012 Ford Focus: key fob or push-button start problems

Filed Jan 13, 2022 · Locks · 153,000 miles · KS

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the doors of the vehicle would intermittently fail to lock when engaged with the key fob. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 20V331000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and diagnosed that no issues were found. The contact stated that sometime later, she noticed that the key fob and the vehicle master power door lock window switch would no longer lock or unlock the doors of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that she would lock each door manually in order to secure the vehicle. The contact also stated that the doors would make an abnormal clicking sound and unlock while driving. The door lock indicator on the instrument cluster would not indicate that the doors were locked while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that the OBD reader was not reading any codes. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring increasingly. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 153,000.

Filed Jul 22, 2020 · Electrical · 174,000 miles · WA

Wires in the trunk completely broken. Symptoms: trunk won't unlatch, renders the trunk useless. My license plate light flickers. Also, I have to manually turn off my parking lights. They should turn off once locking my doors with my key fob, but they remain on, so I turn them off manually otherwise they'll stay on this draining my battery. Each time I turn on the car, as soon as I shift into drive/reverse, the car begins to beep at me and the dash lights up saying 'luggage compartment lid open' which is very distracting. This happens every time I turn the engine on after shifting into gear. After researching my problem, I've found that many other drivers with similar years of ford focus have had the same issue. After I fixed the wires myself, all of these symptoms went away. I'm surprised how many issues those broken wires have caused.

Filed Jul 31, 2019 · Electrical · 99,500 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While driving 15 MPH, the horn failed to sound. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact also stated that the key fob failed to work. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 99,500.

Filed Aug 8, 2016 · Body · 35,980 miles · PR

This is the second time it happens to my ford focus 2012 hatchback. First it was the back door at the drivers side, the second one was the driver door. I get out of the car and when pressed the key fob the horn sound twice. Go back to check if I let a door open, and the door would not close. Call the dealer and they told me that they know they have problem with the door latches but they could not do anything because ford did not have a recall for my car.

Filed Sep 8, 2015 · 51,560 miles · VA

The car sat for about 2 hours in my driveway and when I went to start it back up, it wouldn't start. Lights came on, but the engine would not turn over. Upon further research, it looks as if it is a problem with the key fob programming, and not the alternator like people have been trying to say. This car is only 3 years old. It should not be having alternator issues. I've also seen many other cases of this same issue in this same model.

Filed Nov 23, 2013 · Electrical, Transmission · KY

I have had numerous issues with transmission and electrical problems with my vehicle. I have had it in for service about 6 times in the past year. Car shifts hard, when driving, sputters, and even once stalled out in the middle of a intersection. I had these issues from day one with the vehicle but was told the cars computer has to "learn" how you drive. Electrical, the locks sometimes works, or the doors lock when they aren't supposed to. Key fob doesn't work sometimes. This is something that is ridiculous and ford motor co. Should do something about it. My car has 27500 miles on it and runs like it is 15 years old! My warranty is up at 36000, so then all these issues become the consumer problem even though ford is aware this is an issue they are having and won't recall until someone gets hurt or killed.