While sitting still my gas hand went from 1/2 a tank of gas to the full mark. Filled it up even though the gas hand was on full mark. It took $20 to fill it up and for it to kick off. Then when I started to start my car I hand to turn the key twice to get the motor started and then after I took my hand off the key it kept on cranking as if trying to start although it was already running. I drove it to lexington and could feel it revving the motor up without me doing anything. I turned around and drove back to frankfort and took it to big o's. They put a handheld tester on it and said it was either the oxygen sensor or converter for the engine light that was on. I informed them that I had replaced the o2 sensor just 3 weeks ago. He test drove it and said it revved up on him also which he said something was going wrong in the transmission. When I left from there the lights came on by themselves, the check engine light was on, and the gas hand was still past the full mark. On 9/7/2018 although it said the tank was full my fuel light came on. It also quit on me on 9/7/2018 going down a hill and I had to pull over for a while before it would start back up so I could get home. There was a recall on the TCM valve which has been replaced twice and the clutches in the transmission which has been replaced twice.
2012 Ford Focus electrical complaints
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Ran out of fuel in this vehicle, once when my daughter was driving on a highway, even though the fuel gauge would say there was between 75-100 miles before empty. The last time this happened the interior of the vehicle had a strong smell of gas. I then proceeded to take it to the dealership and after diagnosis the service manager said some valve remained open causing the gas tank to crack and in turn gas flowed back into the intake manifold. The cost to fix would be approximately $3100. The problem has been a known issue with this vehicle for quite some time, but ford refuses to recall or even pay for the work. I even had an extended warranty and they wouldn't cover it either.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that the horn failed to sound when depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called quirk ford of augusta at (888) 468-2307 (located at 7 water st, hallowell, me 04347), but the vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 50,000.
When entering the car I hear a static sound , check radio and it's off. When I turn off motor and go out and then come back in as a static sound from the radio like it's on
Most of the entertainment console has stopped working. There is also a static noise that comes around whenever it wants. I can use the menu button and when it's pressed the other two things that show are the clock menu and the display menu. I can not use any other functions on the console, I can put in and take out a cd but I can not play anything on the cd because nothing happens when I press the cd button. I looked online and it seems to be happening to a lot of people. Checked the battery and the fuse that is associated with it based on the owners manual and the problem got worse. It now makes the static noise even when I turn off the car and take out the keys. Goes away once I close the door. I do not know what is happening but I would like it to be fix please.
Takata recall: ok so I was driving the other day and all of a sudden my speakers made this thunder like noise and my stereo randomly went out and stopped working. It was a rather loud "boom" which startled me and almost got me a swerve into another car. When I got to my destination I turned off the car, and then tried to start it back up again to see if maybe it would turn on , well it did, but now my car randomly does this like everyday! And it startled me every time!!!!!! Which is dangerous because it could cause a serious accident!!!!!
First problem is with the radio. This began when my car had 37000 miles and the radio would make a loud thumping sound. The car would seem to shake and I did not realize it was the radio until the other issues began. A loud screeching and popping started which would come out of nowhere. This can cause a big disturbance since you are not expecting it to happen and it is extremely loud. Eventually the sound always occurred and even after turning the car off it would still continue - doors open and keys out of ignition. It finally stopped and there is no sound, but after six months it started making the sound again, and again out of nowhere. This is extremely distracting because there is absolutely no sound coming from the radio, off or on and it will suddenly start to shriek or pop. It stopped again, but I am waiting for it to begin again. I have taken it in to the dealer several times only to be told there is nothing that can be done and they have not seen this issue before. My next issue is with the wiper blades. This began recently and I have around 45000 miles on my vehicle. At first the wiper on the driver's side flew off while in use. I thought that I had possibly put tr he wipes on incorrectly even though it had been working fine for a month or so. I had the auto parts store put new blades on and again about two weeks later it flew off. Luckily I hadn't driven off and was able to retrieve the wiper and put it back on this time. Three months later the drivers side wiper will just stop working midway through the window. I can flip the wipers on and off several times and it will work for a second, but continues to get stuck in the middle of the windshield. The passengers side gets stuck as well, but will fix itself.
Intermittant starting..new transciever..keys reprogrammed...new battery mau start two or three conse utive times then nothing
Factory radio system no longer working. Before going completely out, made loud noises graduating from popcorn popping sounds to thundering booms.
Stereo will work for about 30 seconds and then there will be a loud popping and high pitched frequency of static, even with rhe radio volume on 0 or with the radio off. Could cause a driver to swerve off the road resulting in a crash or a fire to start from faulty wiring.
First time was on 15 march. Took focus in for wipers not working driver side stops. Ford replaced motor for wiper on driver side. On or about march 27 while driving to work wipers quit working. It was raining out.I drove about 20 miles with the wipers stopping 30 plus times. Drove to ford dealership and left car there for over a week. They replaced both motors.picked up car 5 of april.now april 14 raining out driving home from work and wipers stopped 6 times.
2012 ford focus. Consumer writes in regards to parts being unavailable for transmission/TCM safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the dashboard illuminated "parking aid malfunction-service required". The dealer advised this was a recall and to contact the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start while attempting to drive. The vehicle was towed to malloy ford of charlottesville (located at 1300 richmond rd, charlottesville, va 22911, (434) 977-7960), but a failure code could not be found with the transmission and alternator. The dealer repaired the connector of the bcm. While driving approximately 50 MPH and approaching a stop light, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to decelerate. The vehicle also failed to accelerate appropriately. The contact drove to her home. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to determine the cause of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Steering assist failure notice appeared on and off for nearly a year. Notice would disappear after turning vehicle off and straightening steering wheel. At 77000 miles, warning came on again and would not clear. This is a serious safety hazard especially if it happens while driving on the road. I was lucky it was just in my driveway. Ford has recalled several cars of similar make and model for this same issue yet have not recalled the ford focus. This is a serious safety hazard especially if it happens while driving on the road. Ford needs to own up to their mistake and send a recall and fix the problem on all vehicles. I should not have to pay for a manufacturing defect. The car is now out of commission because I can't afford the repair and I am to scared to drive it as is.
Power steering electrical rack.I prepared to leave work,check engine light showed issue with electronic steering.two weeks prior to this event,my radio system(loud crackling)failed.with no power steering assist,drove home,two miles.I called ford dealer to have car tower to their shop.
My car constantly smells like gas when I start it up after filling the gas tank up, the car dies when driving down road I have to pull over to start it because it dies while I am on the road so I have to pull over since last year the fuel reader stopped working causing me to die on side of road because of running out of gas. The car still has transmission issues it jerks from time to time and the half shaft bearing and wheel bearings are currently going out in this car. I bought the car brand new at the ford dealership. This is car is a lemon I have owned over 15 used cars and never had a problem as much I have had with this new car.
I have had my ford focus for 4 years now and I have recently started having problems with the radio/sync. Load noises will interrupt the radio or come on even if radio is off. This has happened to me a number of times while driving down the road and scared the living daylight out of me causing me to swerve in to the other lane or caused me to slam on my breaks with cars behind me. I have noticed that many other for focus owners have experienced the same issues and don't understand why this hasn't been recalled! It is very unsafe and won't stop when car is turned off and key removed. Please help! It is getting worse!
On multiple occasions my 2012 ford focus got stuck in park and would not shift into drive. The steering wheel would not turn. The shift stick would not move from park back into drive. The electrical lights 'p n d s' turned off on the dash. When I pushed on the brake the car would not shift back into drive. Last night it happened in the middle of rush hour traffic at a red light. I turned the car on and off several times. The dash board lights would come on , but 'p n d s' remained unlit and the car would not shift back into drive. After 4 or 5 times of turning car on and off and opening and closing the door (this affects dash board lights some how). The lights came back on and the car would allow me to shift back into drive while pushing on the brake.
Connector for airbags keep coming undone. We took in after seeing notification on dash showing airbag issue. Paid 170 for them to put a new connector in. Less than a year later it is loose again. We cannot keep paying $170 for them to fix this. The switch just hangs under the driver's seat and we have made a point of not putting anything under there in case this was the problem. I have seen online where airbags are not deploying. Could be a faulty switch underneath causing this to happen. Http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2012/ford/focus/air_bags/problem.aspx
On many different occasions my steering wheel will completely lock up. Today was not the first day - just now knowing I can report this. Happens frequently and randomly since getting the vehicle. This is dangerous when driving, and it seems to be a common issue on these fords. When the wheel locks up - you have to stop the vehicle. If I turn the car off/back on 4 or 5 times it usually unlocks it. As far as the electrical goes - the car is possessed. If you turn the car off and remove the keys - the radio continues to play even after getting out of the car. The keyless entry will not lock the doors. Windshield wipers will go off randomly without keys in the ignition. Sometimes the radio will randomly turn itself all the way up and if you try to turn the whole thing off, it does not respond. Many issues with this car!
Driving on a city street when it just would not go after a red light. When I did get it to move off of the city street to a parking lot it was hard to steer. All the lights started flashing. I could not lock the doors with my remote, would not start. I had to have it towed to my house. The next morning I put my code reader on the vehicle and found about 13 fault codes which I reset since then I have had multiple instances of my vehicle shutting down, hard steering and transmission not shifting or going into gear. Displays transmission overheating, transmission malfunction service now. Wont,t go into gear. Horn stopped working and withut doing anything it suddenly started working.
Radio don't work make a loud squeeking noise while driving when off
Was driving car and randomly a warning came up ' power steering assist fault service required' then power steering turned off. Turn car off turn back on fix the problem. Then problem came back and has not gone away. I have no power steering. Radio has been acting strange since purchased car
Twice in the last month this car has stopped running, all the dash lights come on and it will not accelerate. The most recent time, my daughter was driving back to school in lubbock, tx going 80 MPH when it shutdown. She tried to pull over but almost wrecked due to the fact she had no power brakes. I have seen many reports on the internet and youtube videos documenting the same thing she had happen to her. When she took it into the ford dealership they of course could not find an issue and they would not give her a loaner or rental car during the time it took them to look at it. This is obviously a safety issue with ford not having a fix. At this point, if I wasn't upside down on the car, I would trade it in on something different and it wouldn't be a ford. I digress.
Horn has stopped working. Radio crackling when car on and off, in motion and when still, does not work.
Sync module failed. Costing $1000 to fix. A smog part failure resulted in ford wanting 2000 to repair and replace the fuel tank. The clutch fails to engage on low speed turns creating a loss of control. Ford fixed with the recall. Steering fault detected making it near impossible to steer the car. Recall is available on other models but not focus. Another 1000 to fix it. Ford is unsafe!
I have 2012 ford focus with about 85,000 miles. Since 2014, I've had my TCM reprogrammed several times and then replaced in dec 2015 under the extended warranty after it completely stopped working. I brought my car to ford again in july 2017 because my steering locked up while I was attempting to back up in a parking lot. I was told it was the epas system, and it would cost about $1,800 to replace since it's not covered under warranty. At their insistence, I paid for the replacement. I also made a complaint with the federal safety agency at that time. Since july, I've have been back to three ford dealerships - first two times because of a grinding noise (they couldn't diagnose it then but have since said it is my clutch) and a second time this past tuesday (9/12) after my car basically short circuited in a parking lot on monday and it started lurching forward while trying to reverse...simultaneously my breaks locked up and my steering locked up again (my sound/radio display/front buttons were also intermittently not working). Jc ford did some "reprogramming" but said they couldn't duplicate the issues and told me my clutch would need replaced eventually but ford would not cover it until it got worse. They told me these problems were unrelated despite me insisting they all felt similar while driving the vehicle. Yesterday (weds, 9/13), while attempting to turn onto a highway, my car again "stalled"/short-circuited (not sure what exactly happened - but the same thing as the previous times) and my breaks locked up and I couldn't move the vehicle from the middle of the road. Fortunately, I was able to get it out of the road after turning it off and on several times. I immediately took it to a ford nearby and am waiting to hear if they find anything else. I am now scared to drive my vehicle despite ford looking at it and "fixing" it several times.
Shudder when taking off, seems to be from 1st to 2nd....or 2nd to third. I dont really know. Automatic gearbox. As well, my radio will crackle and pop then "freeze" no sound or control other than a very loud and distracting static and popping from the speakers. This has gotten much worse.
At 48,000 miles my horn stopped working
The electrical power steering malfunction light will illuminate, when this happens this is a sudden complete loss of power steering making it impossible to steer vehicle. This occurred when the vehicle was in park stationary and also while in drive moving. It occasionally would happen. After the third or fourth time, the malfunction light remained illuminated and power steering loss remained despite try to restart car, this final time it did not shut off problem. Took vehicle into ford where I had to pay for a complete new steering rack and cbm. Cost $2,000 at ford dealership.
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