2012 Ford Focus: engine knocking or ticking

Filed Feb 28, 2018 · Transmission · 76,000 miles · MO

Issue with automatic transmission knocking and slipping at low speeds. I was made aware that this is a known issue, acknowledged by ford, but was told by dealership, my issue was caused by oil from real seal leaking onto trans. Mechanic said transmission knock may have caused oil leak but it is not covered.

Filed Jan 19, 2017 · Engine · 110 miles · MI

"takata recall" I have a 2012 ford focus, that is knocking loud, I don't know what happen, the delearship did transmission work on it earlier 2016, one morning, when I got into the car, the oil light came on and it knocking, so my husband check to see if, there is oil in there and it was, so I was going to take to have a oil change, but he said, we need to see what's going on first. I will take to delarship this week to see what needs to be done. But would like ford to take care of repair. My focus was bought new and I have had at least 4 recalls on it so far.

Filed Oct 13, 2016 · Transmission · 44,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While driving 55 MPH, there was a knocking noise coming from the transmission. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission bar needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000.

Filed Jun 10, 2016 · Suspension, Transmission · 56,000 miles · CA

We had to have the front suspension repaired 3 times in the first 5,000 miles. There was a major knocking sound and you could feel movement in the steering wheel when the car was transistioning over a speed bump or into a driveway. Right after this was fixed, after the third replacement of the same parts, the transmission had to be repaired 4 times, 3 times the clutch pack failed which happened regularly every 10,000-12,500 miles. The car would jerk violently during start of moving and then the clutch would slip while driving at speed. The clutch pack was replaced 3 times. The last time the transmission just failed to shift into any gear, forward or reverse, this happened while the car was moving in a parking lot. We are afraid this will happen driving on the street, through an intersection, getting on or driving on a freeway. The dealer looked at it, they said the onboard computer showed a failure code, they reset the code and then stated there was no porblem. When asked why the part that the failure code said was bad was not replaced the dealer stated that there was no problem and just drive the car. If it fails again have the car towed in and they will check again.

Filed Jun 17, 2015 · Transmission · 87,000 miles · MI

Car lost total ability to accelerate, as if it slipped into neutral. I was attempting to get into the passing lane. The transmission failed to shift but went into a state that appeared to be neutral. The rpms went through the roof and the car was suddenly decelerating as I was trying to merge into the passing lane, a large truck literally almost collided with my rear end as the event was so spontaneous that I had little ability or experience in dealing with such a situation. Pulled over to collect my wits, shut the car off and proceeded on after a while. The car was taken to ford dealership , russ milne in macomb mi, they told me there was nothing they could do without being able to replicate the event. Its obvious ford knows of this problem yet the dealership sends me back on the road with a known faulty transmission. Would not sell this car to someone else (dont want that on my head) and too little equity to trade-in (who would take it anyways). Ford is playing with a ticking time-bomb.. Someone will get killed because of this. I now stay in the slow lane.. Dont try to pass and just pray. No $$ to buy a new car and I have to drive this thing to keep my job/house/food/clothing. Trapped.

Filed Mar 21, 2015 · Engine · 36,649 miles · CA

I got into my car after work and noticed the check engine light on, as I left the parking lot of my job and headed towards the freeway which is across the street, my car would not accelerate . I could only reach speeds of 40 MPH and the car began to shake and I could hear knocking sounds coming from the engine. I exited the freeway and took streets home, after about 30 minutes the shaking stopped and I was able to pick up speed but the engine light remained on. The very next day there was no engine light on and the car ran smoothly but on the third day as I got in my car once again the engine light was on, and as soon as I pulled out of my driveway, the car started shaking and this time I could only get the car to reach 20 MPH which was once again accompanied by loud rattling and knocking coming from the engine. The engine sounds like it trying to accelerate but the car just doesn't pick up speed.

Filed Dec 10, 2014 · Acceleration · 20 miles · PA

Hesitation when starting shuddered hesitation and lunges forward on occasion . Several tries to fix then finally new clutch now knocking noise when accelerate , very stressful and I do not feel safe in vehicle.also charged when had the noise checked and they did not fix.noise louder now taking back again, garage giving me a hard time. I never ever will buy a ford waiting for lemon law case to end in july and I am trading it. Hoping and praying it does not wreck before then.

Filed Jul 28, 2014 · Steering, Transmission · TX

The transmission is knocking when it shifts gears especially the lower gears. It stutters really bad as well.

Filed Sep 24, 2013 · Transmission · 8,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that while at a stop, the vehicle jerked and failed to accelerate when depressing the accelerator pedal. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle would roll away when parked on a slight incline. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000 and the current mileage was 11,500....updated 11-14-13 *bf the consumer stated she started hearing a knocking noise coming from under the hood, especially when going over a bump or in a parking lot. Around that time, she also started to realize the vehicle was rolling backwards on an incline, when she took her foot off the brake and then started to accelerate. It continue to happen on and off whenever she was on an incline. Also, when the consumer proceeded from a stop light, or stop sign, it felt as though the vehicle wasn't going into to gear. When it did, there was a stutter and the vehicle would hesitate , as if it were going to stall. While merging into traffic on the highway, when she pressed the accelerator, the vehicle wouldn't go into gear. The dealer updated the PCM and twice and replaced a strut bearing.

Filed Sep 2, 2013 · Transmission · 500 miles · ME

We bought our car with only 7 miles on it. Shortly after the car started rolling backwards when sitting on a hill or stop light. Called the dealership and they stated to bring it in. Well it was explained to us that the car had a standard transmission and that this was normal. So we left. Then I was sitting in the driveway and our grandchild got out of the car when I put the car into park and it rolled backwards knocking him over. Called them again, got the same answer. Then the car started to stay running after the key was taken out. Also it was not running well . This was just 2 months later. Took it back got the same answer. Well called the owner with no response. We have since then taken the car back for the same issue and still get the same answers. Now there is a new problem, always finding oil on the motor. So took it back in and they explained to me that someone was driving the car with two feet. That's why the transmission was still skipping. Well I am the only driver of the car and I only use my right foot. They said they put a die into the oil to see where the leak was coming from and when I went another 1000 miles to bring the car back. Then I get a call from them and had an appointment. They put new bolts in our valve cover and cleaned all the oil up. Here it is we have had the car over a year and still are having such trouble with it. So I hope that hopefully soon that this dealership makes good on this car. Just went again this last month for the 12th time and still getting the same answer. But I do not have a standard car, I have an automatic.

Filed Mar 18, 2013 · Transmission · 9,500 miles · GA

I noticed the transmission wasn't shifting correctly and it was hesitating. This happened often and finally I was stuck in the middle of an intersection twice on the same day and the car would not shift into second gear and began shaking and making a knocking noise. This could have caused a huge accident. I don't understand why ford has not done a recall on this car. I was told my transmission has extensive damage and the part that needs to be replaced was on backorder and could take a few months. I was also informed that I am number 1900 on the waiting list for this part in my region. I asked if I could trade my car in for another model of car at the same cost and they said they would only pay me $14,000 for my focus. So basically my car depreciated $10,000 in 4 months and ford will not do what is right and replace the car for me and take the loss. I'm extremely disgusted that ford was even selling these cars when they knew there was a problem with the transmission and even more so that they will not fix the problem.

Filed Oct 18, 2011 · Steering · FL

I just bought my brand new 2012 ford focus less than 2 weeks ago. The first time I drove it on hwy in speeds excess of 60mph, I noticed it was very difficult to keep the car driving straight without constant adjustment to the steering wheel. Since it was storming that night, I assumed it was the wind knocking my little car around. I was very wrong. It happened every time after that...even on clear, sunny days. Several times I almost side-swiped cars in other lanes trying to maintain control of my car. This is extremely unsafe and I'm hoping a recall has been made on the steering issue. I'm taking the car in to the dealership today with printouts of numerous complaints for this exact issue.