Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving 45-60 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle restarted. The vehicle was taken to wray ford (2851 benton rd, bossier city, la 71111, (318) 686-7300) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the purge valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired that however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and stated the fuel tank was replaced but no further assistance was provided. The contact stated that there was a discrepancy with repairs. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired under an unknown recall and that the warranty had expired. The failure mileage was 121,000. *bf consumer stated vehicle dies on the road.
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While driving on the freeway around 6pm and taking an on ramp onto another freeway the ford focus stalled mid-drive and would not accelerate anymore or switch to higher gears when the accelerator was pressed. The ford immediately could not go any faster than first gear and luckily we avoided an accident by pulling to the side of the freeway on ramp into the vegetation since there was no shoulder. There was no noise or indication that something had happened to the vehicle. The engine light came on and the vehicle just stopped driving in the middle of driving at around 50mph. It would not drive backwards when put into reverse and would rev up to extremely high RPM when the driver tried to move forwards or backwards. Towed the car to the mechanic the next day and they ran a diagnostic that came back with 5 error codes including: p0805, p087a, p2831, p2836, and p2861. A pin point test was performed and found that the voltage was at a consistent 5 volts, so they cleared the codes and took the vehicle for a test drive and it was fine again. The vehicle has about 79,000 miles. Attached will be the mechanics form along with what they said are several codes for related recalls that were supposedly already fixed.
The transmission shutters and shakes very frequently. Vehicle also periodically will almost stall while driving. Overall the vehicle just feels incredibly unsafe and unreliable while operating.
There was a recall on the fuel system for this car . The recall work has been done , after much problems with fuel consumption and stalling on the road . This problem has caused a side problem , that of the plugging of the catalytic converter . The catalytic converter now needs replaced .
I bought it off the previous owner that told me when I took it for a test ride the car sputtered on take off the previous owner said she had put it in the shop a few times for the same problem and she got the same response every time which was they did it know what the problem was or the cause I bought the car and looked up any recalls and I called a ford dealership the employee I spoke to told me.yes there was a recall on my car and yes it was covered and for me to take it in the following monday I take inas said to and was told I missed the recall time frame and and I'd have to pay $2500 to replace the clutch the car was always over heating and I replaced the water pump thermostat pulley & belt tune up and still kept marking hot one day I get to a stop sign and the car stalls and never started again I was on the highway going out of town when the car temp over heated pulled over waited 45 min to cool I turned around took the back roads home so I could drive slow it was night by this time came 2 a 4 way stop and that is when my car turned off and never started
Was driving up my street when the engine suddenly shut down. I had to be pushed into my driveway. Very scary.
2012 ford focus. Consumer writes in regards to fuel vapor system safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the check engine light was illuminated. The dealership charged for a recall repair that should have been free. The dealership informed the consumer the repair was previously completely and was tested to be sure it had not failed, which it had not. The consumer requested to be reimbursed for the diagnostic fee.
The check engine light comes on and the car will shudder. Have had times where the car had trouble pulling through a not so steep driveway. Have driven it on streets and highways (not very long). Sometimes it is on for a few days then the next day the light will turn off and drive alright. Was told the TCM (total control module needs to be replaced). Have had issues with the clutch assembly which I needed to completely replace as it was falling apart.
Taki off from stop light car is stalling, turned vehicle off and will not start again
I received a recall for the canister purge valve. I took it in to a dealership last year and was told it was fixed. Now my check engine light is on and it the dealership tells me it was tested and their was no issue, so they cannot do anything now. My vehicle could stall and not crank back and ford refuses to fix a faulty part they had a recall on?
We have a 2012 focus. From day 1, we have had problems with the battery going dead, within just a day. We have had it in numerous dealerships, with no resolve of the problem. After having had enough, we took it to a specialist who hooked it up to a diagnostic machine. The problem was the stereo system draining the battery. But we felt it wasn't our responsibility to have to pay for a new stereo, so we just had it disconnected. Fixed the problem. But the check engine light never goes off. And now it's making a funny noise in the engine and when you come to a stop and accelerate, it sometimes acts like it wants to cut off. I feel like ford ought to replace the stereo free. We have had it in on other numerous occasions for other problems too. Had to have a new dash twice!
My vehicle is constantly telling me my "transmission overheating, please pull over safely" when im on the freeway (no traffic). I pull over and it say "wait 5 minutes," which I do and then it will say "transmission ready". Sometimes even before I pull over to allow transmission to cool down it will flash "transmission ready" before I can pull over to let it cool down.
The car doesn't like to shift to any other gears it drives horribly going down hills or backing out of the road I have took the car to the dealership they said it was my clutch is bad and it is 1200 to fix it .
When you depress the accelerator peddle the rpms max out .it will studder for a few second then the rpms will plummet to zero or one.the engine stalls while in motion.while operating the vehicle on a straight flat road.the rpms are all over the engine looses power surges and cuts out.when driving up hill or an incline the engine will loose up to half its power and the car will derastically loose accelerator power.the steering is irratic .it shakes and causes the vehicle to lurch .it is unsafe to operate on public roadways.since recall service I've had to return the car to the recall service provider.the car now has so many problems it sits in my driveway.since october I've paid full coverage insurance for a car the ford motor company and sub sitiary companies of that company refuse to honor their re-calls and services stemming from those recalls.*dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle would shuddered and hesitated. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer was not notified of the failure. No further information was available. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 20,000.
The vehicle just shuts down on the expressway without warning while in traffic. The transmission has been overheating without any unusual acceleration. If driving over 25 MPH the transmission overheats and will not accelerate. The vehicle radio comes on without the key in the ignition. The vehicle engine light and transmission light continues to come on without warning.
The family has taken all three of our ford vehicles to the same dealership for service since we purchased them and they have not taken recall action. The focus not only has this recall but the shudder recall, that the dealer advised that it would cost us $1,500 because the recall requires clutch replacement. We received notices for the TCM, shudder/shaft seals, and cpv with no actions taken. The family's record is that our maintenance schedule has been consistent visits with the dealer's assigned return dates and nothing less. The family should not have to pay for a recall for that kind of money. That amount should be doubled and submitted to us as a down payment on a new ford vehicle. We are not liking what sexton ford told us though we have been nowhere else for maintenance except them since day one! Now, we are being notified of nothing being done iaw what supposed to had been done already.
I was driving at a speed of 65mph and my ford focus displayed a yellow wrench and a stop safely now triangle, the car lost power and the steering wheel locked up. I was almost rear ended and fought with the car to coast to the side of the road
When I make a stop and try to move the vehicle, I feel vibrations, lost of power. I did not know that ford recalled the vehicle to solve the problem. I just called but ford refuse to fix. The agent to whom I spoke, said that the mileage is above 100 000 miles. The current mileage is 173 000 miles but I have been driving with this problem for long time.
Vehicle purchased august 30, 2012. Two recalls for power shift six speed auto trans,clutch shudder. Taken in both times in accordance with warranty and recall instructions. In both instances vehicle was never fixed based on safety codes and instructions. Contacted ford motor and dealership. In both instances compliance was refused. Last breakdown, jan. 2020, regarding recall was denied due to claims that vehicle was not properly warranted. Took vehicle to dealer for recall issue again, and was told vehicle was not warranted for clutch and unsafe to operate. I believe the vehicle was never safe to drive! Therefore, not only do I not have the funds to fix the original recall, but I do not have any vehicle or access to a vehicle. Recalls are not ever to be the responsibility of the consumer, especially when vehicle was not properly brought up to codes and standards in the first place. All attempts to negotiate a civil outcome have failed, and now ford has completely locked me out of all access to any reps. And/or uppers authority supervisors, thus forcing me to file this complaint, which I hope resolves this issue and prevents me from obtaining legal representation. As a side note, if ford or woltz and wind refuses to make this wrong, right - I will also be moving forward to the atty general as well as consumer affairs. I thought it was only fair to both parties (including yourself) to let you know all copies from this and any other decisions and/or correspondence will be copied and forwarded to said entities named. If that doesn't guarantee me a total resolve, I will then contact an attorney and file a civil suit-which on the commonwealth clearly states .. .I am also eligible to become part of the class action suit against ford. I have until feb.20, 2020 and I am involved in that also.
When idling - my ford focus will often randomly accelerate, after a few moments it then bottoms out completely, nearly stalling. This also happens when I'm braking instead of decelerating it will accelerate and jerk the car terribly straining the brakes making it harder to stop.
High rpms died in flight stalling jerking
My daughter has a used 2012 ford focus that has an outstanding recall for cpv problems. She has had two experiences where the vehicle loses power and she's unable to accelerate no matter how far she presses the gas pedal. Last week, 1/15/2019 the same issue happened on the freeway, while in motion, going approximately 65mph. Very dangerous! Especially with fast moving traffic. She managed to get off the freeway and coast into a parking lot. We had the car towed to camelback ford and we explained the situation and that after some research found there is an open recall on her car for a malfunctioning part/s that can cause the exact problems she's experiencing. They say okay, we'll get on it. Well, they called us today, 1/20/2020, a whole 5 days later, to say that she needs a new battery and other things like a wheel alignment and bearing replaced. No mention of the recall repair being done. When asked they said they couldn't repair because they were unable to replicate the problem or find a code for it. So needless to say, she's been without her car for 5 days and the recall repair wasn't even done, and they come at use for other "repairs". Right now we are more concerned for the safety aspect of the car stalling out while in motion. After chatting with a ford customer service rep., who by the way says repairs should be done whether the issue is detectable or not, we have to take it to a second dealer and hope they make the necessary repairs. We can do a wheel bearings and alignment once the more critical safety repairs are done.
I have had to replace the same part multiple times. The TCM seems like it needs replaced almost every time I get an oil change. Every time my car gets fixed another problem appears. My car will not go in reverse right now, and has a misfire in cylinder 1 which I know the misfires happen often. But there is also a leak in the evap which happened right after my tank was fixed for the deformation of the tank recall. My transmission ticks, and the clutch plate needs replaced. I have an automatic ford focus but the car is constantly shuddering. The vehicle has the clutch shudder when I'm at a complete stop and I press the gas pedal. It doesn't matter if it's light or not.
I purchased a 2012 ford focus 11/2017 since then have had power train /transmission replaced 2 times larest in sept. 2019. I am again experiencing the same types of symtoms leading to same. Called service where work was done in sept. And told wait alittle longer for symtoms to show on the meter. But you can bring in you chose. I am scared to wait and last experience left me in an intersection vehicle wouldnt start and unable to get an ok to tow. Used someone else aaa to tow in. One week without a car no rentals avalilable due to high volume of ford recalls stated at every ford dealer in san diego. I could pay out of pocket but rental requirements and no credit card made it ineligible to do so. Ford okd a one day rental. No vehicles available I was told.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. While the contact's granddaughter was driving 55 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but failed to respond. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to watermark nissan of marion (3209 banterra drive, marion, il 62959) where it was determined that the power train control module needed to be replaced. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (engine), but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. In addition, the front driver's side wheel was wobbling. Furthermore, the engine stalled and the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. The contact had to restart the vehicle and the check engine indicator turned off and on. Thornhill ford lincoln (u.s. 119 north 500 ford fairlane, chapmanville, wv 25508, (304) 855-8300) stated that there was no warranty coverage; therefore, the contact would have to pay for diagnostic testing. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) and took the vehicle to the same dealer for the recall repair. The failure recurred after approximately one month. The dealer wanted to charge for another diagnostic test. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 53,000.
Vehicle would lose motive power in long turning off/on ramps when fuel level got down to just above a 1/4 tank at first then as time progressed the same issue would occur in highway traffic. Narrowly avoided accidents on several occasions due to this. Vehicle never threw a code for anything, it would just stop running. I took vehicle in to dealer to perform manufacturer recall 18s32, they just reporgrammed it and gave it back. Problem got better at first but did not go away. Since the recall work another recall has come out and the level of fuel I need went from above 1/4 to above 1/2 a tank of fuel. When the fuel gauge reads 1/2 a tank the vehicle will take between 7 and 8 gallons of gas (the fuel levels on the gauge are wrong) this morning I lost motive power on the highway in traffic at low speeds with a full tank of fuel and it finally threw the code p00c6 twice, which after looking it up I identified this to be something along the lines of insufficient fuel pressure at the fuel rail. I plan on turning the car in to have the second recall for this issue performed in the next few days and, according to the recall from ford, this should constitute replacement of several components in the fuel system. I want this on record before taking the vehicle in. This issue has been ongoing and has made me late for and miss work on several occasions.
Check engine light on, both on road and highway staling and front end making noise.
The engine light randomly came on. The car stalled while driving. Came to a stop. Was slow to start back up and was jerking/stuttering the rest of the way. Multiple auto body shops diagnosed my 2012 ford focus was transmission failure
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