2012 Ford Focus complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR UNLATCHED AND OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WRAPPED THE SEAT BELT WEBBING AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE AND CONNECTED TO THE SEAT SECURELY TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM OPENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK BECAME UNLOCKED AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE IN A JERKING MOTION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT HESITATION AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR EXTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ THE CONSUMER ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, PASSENGER HAD A DIFFICULT TIME EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCKS WERE DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE DOOR LOCK REPEATEDLY BEFORE THEY WOULD UNLOCK. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT TIMES AT INTERSECTIONS. UPDATED 04/14/16

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AND WILL NO LONGER CLOSE.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON COMING HOME FROM WORK MONDAY NIGHT AND WENSDAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PURGE VALVE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND HAS COLLAPSED MY GAS TANK AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, GAS TANK, FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLY. ALL COST $2000. THE SERVICE TECH STATED THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND FORD REFUSES TO HELP

WHEN BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, A WARNING APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY INDICATING DOOR OPEN. AS I PULLED ONTO THE STREET, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SWUNG OPEN ON IT'S OWN. I TRIED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT LATCH. AS OF THIS DATE, I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED IN NOVEMBER 2015. THE CAR PARKED AND LOCKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. WE NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WAS ON. WE FOUND THAT WE COULD NO LONGER CLOSE OR LOCK THE DOOR. WE HAD TO USE BUNGIE CORDS TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BY ATTACHING THE CORDS TO THE DOOR HANDLE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANIC TO REPAIR. WE NOTICED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER FOCUS OWNERS AND THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A RECALL AND WANT TO INCLUDE OUR EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF THE INVOICE FROM OUR MECHANIC WHICH LISTS THE PART NUMBER. DO WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PART OR THE LATCHES ON THE REMAINING CAR DOORS? IT IS CONCERNING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO PEOPLE WHILE DRIVING! I CONSIDER US FORTUNATE THAT THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

I CAME OUT OF A STORE AND GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE OVER TO MY JOB IN THE SAME SHOPPING CENTER. AT THE TIME, MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCHED PROPERLY BUT UPON GETTING OUT OF MY VEHICLE AT WORK, 30 SECONDS LATER, MY DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT LATCH. IN ORDER TO LEAVE WORK THAT NIGHT, I HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT WITH A ROPE. THANK GOD MY YOUNG SON WAS NOT WITH ME AND THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION AT THE TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE MORE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. FORD HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL ON SOME OTHER MODELS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE WE HAVE COME ACROSS YET ANOTHER MODEL WITH FAULTY DOOR LATCHES. I HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE FIXED YET DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FUNDS BUT WILL BE FIXING IT SOON. ONCE I DO GET IT FIXED I WILL STILL FEAR FOR MY SAFETY, MY SON'S SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF ANY OTHER 2012 FORD FOCUS OWNERS. I HOPE AND PRAY WE CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE QUICKLY BEFORE ANYONE ELSE GETS HURT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE CORDS TO SECURE THE DOORS IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM FAILURE IN WHICH THE VARIOUS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION TO THE DEALER FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. DAYS AFTER THE FAILURE, THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION AND THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED AND THEN STALLED AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ *CN

DRIVERS DOOR LATCH DID NOT LATCH WHILE PARKED. I PULLED. INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN I GOT OUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AS IF THE SPRING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX IT THE NEXT DAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKED AND OPENED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT RETURNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES FRACTURED AND WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE REAR AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FRACTURED AND PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. THIS WAS A RECURRING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGH AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. RESTARTED AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM HAD PULLED A VACUUM ON THE FUEL TANK CAUSING RAW FUEL TO ENTER THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE CAUSING THE ISSUES. THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO COLLAPSE AND THE EVAP TANK, TUBING, CONTROL VALVE AND FUEL PUMP. PER FORD TSB 11-09-03. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL?

CLUTCH SLIPPING; 60200 MILES ON THE CAR. CLUTCH IS SLIPPING AS WAS CONFIRMED BY MY MECHANIC. THE CLUTCH HAS TO REPLACED AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT. NO REASON THE CLUTCH SHOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED THIS SOON. I HAVE HAD OTHER MANUAL VEHICLES WHERE THE CLUTCH LASTED 150K OR EVEN 190K MILES. CLEARLY A FAULTY DESIGN AND OR PRODUCT. BUYER BEWARE

TRANSMISSION IS ERRATIC, YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT MIGHT DO. IT HAS A SHUTTERING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING 20-40 MILES PER HOUR. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN AND HAVE 'INFORMATION' LIGHT IS ON FOR LOW PRESSURE ON TIRES AND AREN'T CURRENTLY LOW. BRAKES ARE MAKING A GROWLING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP.

SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHUDDLERS, AND SHAKES VIOLENLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES, DEACCELERATES OR EVEN IN REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY LOUD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE AS WELL. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO FOUR DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS AT FIVE DIFFERENT FOR THIS ISSUE AND YET THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT REPAIRED. SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014 TO PRESENT THE VEHICLE ISSUES HAS WORSEN BY INCREASED EXCESSIVE NOISE LEVELS AND THE DRIVABILITY AS WELL.

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND SLIPS WHEN HOT OR WHEN GOING UP STEEP HILLS. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN PRESSING HARDER ON GAS PEDAL.

I DRIVE A 2012 FORD FOCUS. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN JANUARY 2015. IN THE FALL OF 2015 MY CAR BEGAN JOLTING EVERY TIME I PUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS, THIS WAS ALARMING. WHEN IT BECAME WORSE, I BOUGHT THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, AND CAME TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED. TO FIX THIS FORD HAD A STRICT PROTOCOL TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION IN A 3 STEP PROCESS. THE MECHANICS ARE ONLY TOLD TO DO STEP 1, AND THEN IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, CONTINUE WITH STEP 2 AND SO ON. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JOLTING AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER, THIS TIME WORSE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING A MONTH FOR THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET THAT PART THAT WILL "FIX" MY PROBLEM, WHILE I WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT GET WORSE. IN THAT TIME A PIECE IN THE EXHAUST HAS ALSO BEEN RECALLED, NEITHER ONE OF MY WINDOWS IN THE FRONT TWO SEATS WILL GO DOWN, AND THE JOLTING HAS BECOME INCREDIBLY UNSAFE. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OCCASIONS WHERE MY CAR HAS JUST COME TO A COMPLETELY ALARMING STOP WHILE DRIVING UP TO 20 MPH, ON A BUSY TWO LANE STREET. I TAKE THIS STREET EVERYDAY TO AND FROM WORK. THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION. I AVOID THE HIGHWAY COMPLETELY NOW. I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND ON GUARD AT ALL TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE WTH THIS CAR IN ONLY A YEAR I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A FORD VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. I REGRET EVER DRIVING IT OFF OF THE LOT. I AM ONLY 25 YEARS OLD, AND CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE THIS IN RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS ALL I WANT TO DO. IT IS NOT A NICE FEELING TO HAVE A

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JUNE 2012. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH THREE TIMES DUE TO ISSUES. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROOF LINER REINSTALLED AS IT HAD COME LOOSE. NOW, ONLY A MONTH AFTER THE $700 REPAIR FOR THE ROOF, I AM NOW TOLD TO PAY $950 TO REPAIR MY BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH AS BROKEN AND MESSED UP THE PRIMARY SHAFT. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY 3.5 YEARS OLD, YET SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED IF I HAD DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE BRAKE BOOSTER TO FAIL, AND WAS TOLD "NO, IT IS JUST A MECHANICAL FAILURE," THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THE MECHANICS COULD HAVE SEEN THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH IT MYSTERIOUSLY STARTED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER I HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK. AFTER GETTING THE ROOF LINER AND CLUTCH REINSTALLED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD ALSO UPDATED ALL OF THE SOFTWARE IN MY CAR. A LITTLE OVER A WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A SOFTWARE GLITCH AS THE LIGHT TURNED OFF WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. IT HAPPENED ONCE MORE ABOUT A WEEK OR SO LATER, BUT IT WAS AT THE SAME STOPLIGHT, SO I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE PARTICULAR ANGLE OF THE CAR AT THAT LIGHT OR SOMETHING, BUT RESOLVED TO TAKE IT IN IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS GONE FOR 2 WEEKS FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK, THEN WHEN I CAME BACK THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON EVERY TIME I WAS STOPPED FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS. I STOPPED DRIVING MY CAR UNTIL I

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 30 DAYS NOW WAITING TO HAVE IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION SINCE BIRTH. IT HAS HAD TWO REPROGRAMS OF THE MODULE AS WELL. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT SHUDDERS AND SHIFTS TERRIBLY. IT SEEMS TO WANT TO START IN THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR MANY TIMES, EXPOSING ME TO DANGER WHEN PULLING OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE BOUGHT BACK. I HAD THE TRANS REPLACED IN OCT OF 14 AND IT MADE IT A WHOLE 14 MONTHS BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BUT "EXPEDITE" PARTS THAT ARE ALREADY ON BACKORDER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT OUR DEALERSHIP SAYS ARE FAULTY ANYWAY. FORD CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE THIS WORK AND I AM PAYING THE PRICE. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES ON THIS MAKE OF CAR BY MULTIPLE OWNERS. IT'S TIME THEY WERE FORCED TO BUT THESE PIECES OF JUNK BACK.

MY ISSUE APPEARS TO BE REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE WITH RECALL NUMBER 12V149000, THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL AS IT APPEARS IT WAS MANUFACTURED A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE LATEST MANUFACTURE DATE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN THAT RECALL. MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. I BELIEVE RECALL NUMBER 12V149000 SHOULD BE EXPANDED, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE MORE MODELS ARE AFFECTED BY THE MISSING SEAL IN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OUTSIDE OF REPLACING THEM EVERY 1-2 YEARS AS THEY WEAR OUT.

FOCUS HAS BEEN UNDER MANY RECALLS AND AT FORD FOR REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION. EVERY 6 MONTHS ISSUES OCCUR CAUSING ME TO TAKE BACK INTO FORD. LAST COUPLE WEEKS I NOTICED INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN I TAKE FOOT OFF ACCELORATOR, RPMS CONTINUE TO INCREASE, AND CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN, CAUSING ME TO PUMP BREAKS MULTIPLE TIMES TO BE ABLE TO STOP. YESTERDAY DURING A SNOW STORM, I AGAIN TOOK FOOR OFF ACCELERATOR, THIS TIME THE CAR AGAIN WOULD STILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT MY CONTROL, CAUSING ME TO SPIN OUT, NOT ONCE BUT THREE TIMES. I DID NOT GET HIT BY OTHER CARS AS EVERYONE WAS GOING SLOW, BUT I DID HAVE TO CALL INTO WORK AS MY CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS NOW A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FOCUS, AND MYSELF, AND MY PAYCHECK. SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE AS FORD, HAS OFFERED NOTHING BUT TO KEEP BRINGING IT BACK WHEN ISSUES OCCUR. THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND I FEEL THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN WARNING MESSAGE THAT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. ...UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE EPAS SYSTEM WENT OFFLINE. AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE EPAS SYSTEM RETURNED. THE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB A SNOW COVERED ROAD. UPDATED 11/2/2017*JS

I CAN SPEND THE REMAINDER OF MY DAY REGURGITATING ALL THE ISSUES THOSE THAT HAVE PROCEEDED ME HAVE DETAILED OR SAY THIS. I PURCHASED THE 2012 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM (WITH EVERYTHING) IT'S A GREAT CAR ON THE INSIDE AND THE ENGINE FOR A 4 CYLINDER KICKS @$$ SINCE 2012 IT HAS HAD MAJOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT (NOT JUST SOFTWARE UPDATES X3) 4 TIMES.... THAT'S RIGHT 4 MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES, 1 NEW TRANSMISSION AND SEVERAL REBUILDS. THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WILL ENSURE I NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN...!!!! FINAL STRAW CHRISTMAS 2015 DRIVING DOWN THE STREET LOOKING AT THE LIGHTS ENJOYING THE COLD WEATHER, HOLIDAYS, ETC. CAR SLAMS (I MEAN LITERALLY WE WERE THROWN FORWARD AND OUR SEAT-BELTS LOCKED IN PLACE) AND THE AWESOME SYNC SCREEN DISPLAYED "SEEK IMMEDIATE TRANSMISSION REPAIR"... FAMILY AND I SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY IN A RENTAL. ONLY TO BE TOLD "GLAD THAT DID NOT HAPPEN TO YA ON THE HIGHWAY HUH, IT WAS ONLY THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED" IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY!!! WTF?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 02/26/16*LJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE VACUUM CYLINDER. HOWEVER, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. UPDATED 02/29/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AND THE DOOR OPEN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE VIN AND MODEL WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FOCUS SEL LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. WHEN TAKING OFF (SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR), THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A SHUDDERING NOISE, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE, AND THE CAR BOUNCES AS IT STRUGGLES TO SHIFT GEARS. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO FORD SINCE NUMEROUS CONSUMER WEBSITES HAVE CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SOON AFTER PURCHASE, I HAD IT BACK IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAD A TECHNICIAN DRIVE AROUND WITH ME. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AND THAT THE CLUTCH PLATE JUST GETS DIRTY BY TOO "GINGERLY" ACCELERATING. HE WALKED ME THROUGH HOW TO POWER BRAKE (HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE, FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL, AND THEN RELEASING THE BRAKE TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE THROUGH THE FIRST 3 GEARS). THIS APPEARED TO HELP FOR A DAY OR TWO, BUT I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE SOLUTION FOR A $12,000 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CLAIMING THAT THE TCM SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WOULD BE EXTENDED. I HAD THIS UPGRADE COMPLETED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT TO THE SITUATION. THE TECHNICIAN THAT I SPOKE WITH SAID THE UPGRADE WILL PROBABLY NOT HELP THE SHUTTERING. HE SUGGESTED AGAIN THAT I GIVE IT MORE GAS WHEN ACCELERATING. HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEING SIMILAR TO A STICK SHIFT STALLING WHEN NOT ENOUGH GAS IS APPLIED. THIS DOES NOT WORK. I GIVE IT MORE GAS TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE ALSO REC

I PURCHASED A 2012 FOCUS IN 2012 IN DALLAS WITH 7,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS UPON LEAVING A RED LIGHT. I TOOK IT BACK AND FORD TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT MODEL UNTIL THEY CAME UP WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION PROGRAMMING. IT WAS VERY ALARMING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO FORD 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE. THEN IN MARCH 2015 THEY CAME UP WITH THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT ANOTHER 3 TIMES FOR THEM TO FINALLY DECIDE TO REPROGRAM IT ON MY CAR ALTHOUGH IT WAS A RECALL. FINALLY, WHEN WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING THE WEEK THAT THEY PERFORMED THE UPDATE. NOW THEY ARE QUOTING US WITH $2,200 FOR A NEW CLUTCH TO BE PUT IN A FAULTY TRANSMISSION BY DESIGN. THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS OUT THERE FOR THAT TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO TOLD US IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SUPPOSEDLY SENT A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" FOR THE CLUTCH IN AUGUST 2014 TO FIX THE ISSUE THAT NOW HIT US DUE TO THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THIS LETTER WAS NEVER SENT TO US. WE HAVE RECEIVED EVERY SINGLE LETTER FROM THEM BUT THAT ONE AND NOW THE CAR IS OVER THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT OF THAT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. WE WOULD THINK THAT UPON OUR 7 VISITS FOR THAT ISSUE THAT SOMEONE IN SERVICE WOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT THEY CAN FIX IT FOR FREE. FORD HAS BEEN IN COMPLETE DENIAL OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WILL NOT FIX THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY CREATED ALTHOUGH

THE CAR JUST STARTS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND THE GEARS SLIP OUT OF PLACE

POWTER TRAIN TCM MODULE; REPLACED ON 8/4/15 WITH 49427 MILES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. ALONG WITH HESITATION WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE TCM WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. MODULE WAS REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED TO LATEST "STANDARDS" .ON 1/4/2015 POWER TRAIN TCM MODULE REPLACED WITH 55488 MILES. CAR WORKED FINE THE DAY PRIOR THEN WOULD NOT START THE FOLLOWING MORNING IN GARAGE. REMOVED BATTERY AND HAD IT TESTED AT AUTO STORE AND IT TESTED GOOD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED TO START. THEN WARNING CAME ON DASH SHOWED TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAVE SERVICE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT TCM MODULE WAS BAD. SERVICE DEPT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BAD CELL. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND FOUND TO BE PROPERLY CHARGED. OK'D THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT THEN WAS NOTIFIED THE STARTER WAS NOW BAD. SERVICE ATTENDANT DID NOT DIRECTLY ADMIT TO THE TCM MODULE CAUSING THESE OTHER ISSUES BUT ADVISED TO KEEP ALL RECEIPTS DUE TO CLASS ACTION AGAINST FORD. ATTENDANT ALSO STATED THAT SOME VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE TCM REPLACED 3-5 TIMES. WARRANTY HAS ONLY BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,00 MILES

I HAD STARTED MY CAR AND WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT HEB AND I NOTICED THAT I DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING, THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS BACK, NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE DEAD.

TCM FAILURE, UPHILL ASSIST FAILURE, NO START.

TAKATA RECALL FORD FOCUS 2012 PASSENGER REAR DOOR NO LONGER CLOSES AS LATCH WILL NOT ENGAGE, THIS HAPPENED WHILST STATIONARY LUCKILY, THE REAR DOORS ARE RARELY USED AND FOR A 3 YEAR OLD CAR THIS IS A POOR FAILURE. HAD TO USE ROPE TO BIND DOOR TO DRIVERS REAR DOOR AS I HAD TO GET VEHICLE BACK HOME. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND AM GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILST DRIVING OR BRAKING. CONTACTED CLOVIS FORD DEALERSHIP AND BASICALLY THEIR RESPONSE WAS IT'S NOT IN WARRANTY SO YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. REGARDLESS OF ALL THE FIESTA AND FUSION RECALLS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES YOU THINK THEY WOULD BE AT LEAST SLIGHTLY INTERESTED IN HELPING WITH THIS MATTER. POORLY CONSTRUCTED SAFETY LOCKS IN MY MIND. POOR SHOW FORD AMERICA. *JS

MY PROBLEM FIRST STARTED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP UPON START OF VEHICLE AT RANDOM TIMES. I COULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE AND DRIVE BUT THE WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON TO GET THE WHEEL TO FINALLY START TURNING. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF THAT, I STARTED NOTICING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY I WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING A STRAIGHT PATH. I WOULD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE MICRO ADJUSTMENTS TO CORRECT MY PATH. THEN I STARTED NOTICING THAT AT CERTAIN POINTS WHILE DRIVING 65+ MPH THAT MY WHEEL WOULD HAVE SPOTS THAT WERE DIFFICULT TO TURN. FOR EXAMPLE TO MERGE FROM LEFT LANE TO RIGHT LANE WOULD REQUIRE EXCESSIVE FORCE AND THEN WOULD GET EASY AGAIN. THIS IS NOT SAFE, IT WAS SNOWING OUT AND THE JOLT OF THE VEHICLE THAT RESULTS IN MY CORRECTIONS CAUSED ME TO SLIDE AND ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL AT TIMES. IF A WEAKER PERSON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE STEERING ISSUES. I CANT TAKE THE CAR ON 55+ MPH ROADS ANYMORE BECAUSE THE STEERING IS SO BAD I AM CONSTANTLY CORRECTING AND FIGHTING THE POWER STEERING. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE FORD SHOP AND THEY SAID ITS A $1700 FIX WITH NO RECALL/WARRANTY FROM FORD. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS AN AWFUL LOT OF ISSUES WITH THIS STEERING SYSTEM THAT ALL SOUND THE SIMILAR. *JS

I JUST STARTED TO HAVE AND ISSUE WITH A POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION ON MY 2012 CAR THE WHEEL LOCKED MAKING DIFFICULT TO MOVE IT OR MAKE IT TURN VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR THE PUBLICS SAFETY FORD NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT

THE TRUNK LID OPENS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 7 TIMES DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER TO CHECK FOR PROBLEMS. NO PROBLEM IS EVER FOUND BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. NOTE THE ONLY WAY TO NORMALLY OPEN THE TRUNK IS WITH THE REMOTE. I HAVE TRIED USING THE SPARE KEY TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS THE REMOTE SENDING A SIGNAL WHILE DRIVING BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH BOTH KEYS. MY SUSPICION IS THERE IS SOME RF SIGNAL WHICH IS CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR. THE LATCH IS FINE AND FORD CONFORMED NO ISSUES WITH THE LATCH.

MY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR STARTED THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND HAVE NOT STOPPED. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FAN THAT MADE MY ENGINE SOUND LIKE IT WAS CHEWING ROCKS WHENEVER THE AIR/HEAT WAS ON - THIS HAS BEEN FIXED. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND FROM DAY ONE IT HAS BEEN GRINDING, SHUDDERING AND NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE RPM'S SKYROCKETING WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPM'S SKYROCKETING WHEN I'M TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR ISN'T MOVING. I'VE HAD THE CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THEN "WAKE UP" AND LURCH FORWARD...MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, MY CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE. ONCE I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION AND ONCE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CLUTCH I HAVE NOW IS THE SAME ONE BEING USED IN THE 2015 FOCUS'S, AND THOUGH IT'S "BETTER", IT'S STILL OFF...IT'S JUST OFF SO SPORADICALLY THAT I CAN'T BRING IT IN BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE TOLD IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD AGAIN. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. IT IS NOT A CAR THAT I'M COMFORTABLE PASSING ON TO MY CHILD WHEN SHE STARTS DRIVING NEXT YEAR AND IT'S NOT A CAR THAT I WOULD DRIVE DAY TO DAY IF I HAD TO DRIVE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT'S TOO BAD, TOO, BECAUSE THE DESIGN OF THE CAR IS WONDERFUL - IT'S COMFORTABLE, IT'S GOT THE RIGHT SET UP, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND DOESN'T OPERATE PROPERLY.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED (EVEN THOUGH I HAD PLENTY OF FLUID). LUCKILY I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS MATTER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A GEAR ASY - STE AND IT WAS A $1142.15 FIX. THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND I ONLY HAVE $50K MILES ON IT. PLUS I NEEDED BRAKES.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH FAILED AND THE DOOR WOULDN'T STAY SHUT. DEALERSHIP SAID DEFECT IN DOOR LATCH. SAID THERE IS A RECALL BUT ONLY FOR FUSION & FIESTA MODELS. 2 MONTHS LATER SAME HAPPENED TO DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR. AGAIN TOLD BY FORD NOT COVERED, HOWEVER THEY DID REIMBURSE 2 OTHER 2012 FORD FOCUS OWNERS FOR SAME ISSUE. WHEN I PRESENTED FORD WITH THIS INFO, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO COVER THIS SAFETY DEFECT AT THIS TIME....

TODAY, WHILE PUTTING SEVERAL THINGS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVES SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS THAT THE LATCH OF THE DOOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE DOOR IS NOT ABLE TO BE CLOSED. IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING, UNDRIVEABLE, IN THE GARAGE. THIS VEHICLE IS MY DAILY DRIVER. LUCKILY, I AM ABLE TO DRIVE MY WIFES CAR THIS WEEK AS SHE IS STILL OFF FOR THE HOLIDAY. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN, THE FAILURE OF THE LATCH IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

CAR HAS CONTINUOUSLY SHUDDERED WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. AT TIMES THE CAR WILL ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS IF IT CAN NOT FIND WHAT GEAR IT NEEDS TO BE IN TO MOVE FORWARD. HAPPENS IN ALL SCENARIOS, COLD WEATHER, WARM WEATHER, AND AT ALL SPEEDS. MORE RECENTLY CAR HAS FAILED TO START AND SHUDDERS HAVE BECOME MORE VIOLENT WHEN DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION, WHICH DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY TO REPAIR THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES BEFORE NOTIFICATION OF THE MANUFACTURERS RECALLS AND THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE CLUTCH FAILING TO CHANGE OVER INTO THIRD GEAR AND THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG HESITATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO RANDOMLY STALLED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PARKING AID MALFUNCTION ERROR: WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A 3 LANE HWY, THE PARKING AID MALFUNCTION ERROR APPEARED WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES WITHOUT ENGINE POWER. PAM MESSAGE KEPT APPEARING AND CAR WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIXED THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY VIA TSB# 15-0101 3068 W40. FORD EVEN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO 10 YEARS 150,000 MILES. TO HAVE A CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. ESPECIALLY ON A HIGHWAY WITH CARS WHIZZING BY AT 60-70 MPH. WHY ISN'T THIS TCM PROBLEM UNDER RECALL? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN?