2012 Ford Focus: pulls to one side

Filed Mar 24, 2017 · Steering · 132,686 miles · NC

Pulls to the right. Steering gets hard to turn. I was in ashville n.c traffic when it happen in 3 lanes traffic final was able to get side of the road.scared hell out of me.call ford,they said there is no recall for this

Filed Nov 11, 2015 · Steering · 80,000 miles · OK

After TCM recall replacement the steering would wander. By this I mean loose wheel at high speeds with tough spots. New tires and alignment have been done with no correction of this problem. Ford will not admit an issue and will only diagnose after I agree to pay them for doing so. Not going to happen.

Filed Oct 14, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 4,400 miles · CA

My car only has 4500 miles! The cars transmission is junk! The car is not safe to drive period! There is a recall on the transmission! On the city streets, I have ruined two 700 wheels trying to park on a hill! The car will not hold in drive or reverse! I had a highway patrol car behind me at a light, I was going right, there was a slight upgrade. When I took my foot off the gas the car rolled backwards in drive, and hit the highway patrol car! He pulled me over with his mic. "driver pull to the right and stop! Driver, turn off your car and put your hands out side the window! Had his hand on his gun! Thought I was drunk? I told him that the car rolls in drive and reverse! I tried twice to have ford buy back this dangerous car! The highway patrol officer believed me and told me to report it to ford! He said what if there was a person behind you, and you pined them between us? I told me to report this to you! Now I have a mint car in the garage! I won`t drive it! I won`t sell it and pass the problem to someone else! Beside the price on these cars has crashed because of the recall! Ford can`t fix it! I want my money back! I have a mint top of the line ford focus sitting in my garage! Ford can`t fix it and wont give me my money back! They won`t even tell me why? Please help! These cars are dangerous to drive! I have been ripped off by ford! First and last ford I ever buy! My daughter has owned two of these focuses they both did the same thing! She was afraid to drive them! She left the car at the dealership and left! She now has a 10k charge off on the car! This is bs! I want all my money back! Ford has a dangerous car out there and I am going to expose them! I own wild rods, I am 60, adult driver, no tickets! Why should I have to keep this dangerous car I can`t drive and they can`t fix? Please help me! I have a car that costs me $400 a month, I can`t drive! Thank you!

Filed May 19, 2015 · Steering · 46,000 miles · PA

While driving the car around a slight bend in the road at around 45 miles per hour, I began receiving notifications on my console saying hill assist start was not functioning and that I had a steering issue and to pull over safely. The vehicle had no power steering and was difficult to control on the road because the car wanted to swerve. It was also pulling to the right. After taking the car to the local garage they told me that it needed to go to a dealership to be repaired and that the parts are on back order. After speaking with a ford dealer in kane pennsylvania they notified me that it has happened in numerous other focuses and that it would $1600 to repair it.

Filed Nov 18, 2013 · Steering · 300 miles · MI

While driving this 2012 ford focus sel, the steering has intermittent issues. At highway speeds at 65 MPH the car wanders to both sides of your lane, sometimes almost sideswiping other vehicles. The steering wheel becomes stiff as though the power steering is gone. Other times it feels like it's going through a windstorm and feels out of control. Dealer hasn't been able to "replicate" therefore, no corrections made from ford. This is a dangerous and very scary vehicle. I'm afraid to drive it at highway speeds.please investigate. Lives could be lost because of this.

Filed Sep 28, 2012 · Acceleration, Brakes · 34,750 miles · CA · crash

My boyfriend and I bought a 2012 ford focus se hatchback on september first. After driving the car for a couple of days my boyfriend noticed that the transmission was not right but he thought this was happening just because the car was new. Then, when driving to work I noticed that when I stopped on any incline street between taking the foot off the brake and placing it on the accelerator, the car rolled back quite quickly to the point that I almost hit the car behind me. Days later, I started to feel that the steering required both hands at all times. It was constantly wandering and shaky specially during turns. To top it off on september 27th something terrible happened. I was in the drive way, I shifted from reverse to drive and the car took off at a lurch. The car accelerated so rapidly even with my foot on the brake pedal. I lost complete control of the vehicle. The car failed to slow down hitting two cars and tearing down a fence. I could finally stop the car when I quickly shifted to park. I do not understand how ford sells this car with all these problems risking people's lives. This is a serious issue. How many fatalities are they waiting for? Are they going to do something ever about these malfunctions? This is ridiculous if I have known all these issues with this car, I would have never bought it for sure.

Filed Jul 29, 2012 · Steering · 286 miles · OH

I had an earlier complaint on my first focus purchased in march 2012...incident date june 27 2012...I lost power steering on 3 occasions...service was not able to fix it so they exchanged my car for an identical one on july 25, 2012...the second day I drove the new focus, something strange happened with the steering while on the expressway...I was going about 60 MPH on a straight road and the car started to wander to the right and it also did it to the left...the steering is very tight and was difficult to get the car going straight...I've been to the dealership and they say that is just how it drives..if this true, I'll never be able to drive the expressway...this wandering was difficult to control and tiring to fight the wheel....2 new cars in 4 months time both with steering problems makes me think there are some kinks with the new electric steering on fords....this will be my first and last experience with fords.

Filed Jul 11, 2012 · Steering, Transmission · 250 miles · AR

Since day one of the purchase of my (march ) 2012 ford focus the steering "feels" like it is constantly wandering, after an hour drive time, your arm is give out from the stress. My car also seems to have a flutter in the transmission or engine during take off. The car will also roll back while stopped on an incline. The dealer checked steering the 4th day after purchase and assured me the steering was fine, that it was new & tight. I did recieve a recall on the transmission to upgrade or modify some type of chip. I cannot tell any improvment since the upgrade. My wife & son hate to drive my car because they are afraid of the steering and rolling back....by the way it is an automatic transmission---I have never experienced this on any vehicle that I have owned in the past.

Filed Jun 12, 2012 · Steering · 30 miles · TX

Whenever I drive the car around 60 miles speed, the steering wheel becomes stiff and starts to wander. It becomes really hard to balance the wheels. I noticed this on my brand new ford focus se for the first time on may 25th 2012, when I was driving on a tollway at 60 to 70 miles speed per hour. I bought this car on may 24th 2012. This car is not good for driving on highways especially for driving around the speed 60 miles per hour. Now I am really scared to drive my car on highways. So far, there were no accidents. Going forward if something happens, I would blame ford and sue the company. Ford must fix this issue or recall this model.

Filed Jul 18, 2011 · Steering · 75 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle would pull to the right and she would have to use excessive force to continue steering straight. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the vehicle was operating as intended, and there was no remedy available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 75.