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Poor reliability and performance
samc, 12/22/2015
2012 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
108 of 113 people found this review helpful
2012 Focus spent $22K new, has 37,000 miles and the transmission needs to be rebuilt, Ford is covering the repair. Passenger window motor is gone and needs to be replaced. the Passenger front seat adjustment mechanism is broke. I would not by a Ford their reliability is terrible . Big mistake on my part.
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Two thumbs down for ford!
David, 05/19/2016
updated 12/10/2018
2012 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
109 of 115 people found this review helpful
Been sent in for transmission issues 4 times since first purchased new in 2012. Everything from grinding slipping and rolling backwards no repairs every worked just told that's how it works , now at 56k miles the transmission quit completely! Radio repairs multiple times now it just flashes " indexing " car should have been recalled. Nobody in their right mind would own or purchase this unit.
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ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE
Mad woman, 07/25/2017
2012 Ford Focus S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
20 of 20 people found this review helpful
I bought this car March of 2015 at 57k. I guess I was so excited I ignored a lot of things. This car is absolutely horrible!! Transmission malfunction 3 months later. Ford service fixed for free which was great! Very very poor acceleration, studders, and hesitation when time to take off. I'm sitting in it right now after being at 3 different shops because no one can figure out why it will not start, even the freaking ford service. This car has stop right in the middle of an intersection, I mean just cut off! Why? Still trying to figure it out. This has been a nightmare. My car will only start if I jump it, that means where ever I go, I have to jump start it from A to B. My pride will not allow my to sell it under these conditions. Every single thing you read about in those bad reviews are absolutely 100% right, I kid you not. I have been left stranded sooo many times. Was always afraid to drive in the rain and snow because this car is noooo match for that. What they should do is give everyone who purchased one of these cars, a new car. I will never buy ford again. I always heard bad things an I should have listen. Single parent of two and no car, fired from my job because I couldn't make it to work everyday. Total disappointment!!!!!!!
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2012 Ford Focus- don't buy.
Christie Andryc, 04/06/2016
2012 Ford Focus SEL 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
54 of 57 people found this review helpful
My car has transmission problems. Every single time I start and stop the car shudders and hesitates. The car is unsafe to drive. Also the car's cruise control broke within 3 months of owning the car, it was fixed and then broke again a month later. And hasn't worked in 2 years. This car is junk. I have taken it to three different ford dealerships and they refused to fix the problem. They would tell me there was nothing wrong with the transmission it was the way I drive. Every time I took it in for the cruise control Ford would tell me that they were unable to fix the problem because the cruise was working that day, when it never worked for me. They refused to fix the problems and I finally ran out of a warranty and gave up. I don't have the money to pay to have this car fixed when I bought a brand new car I college to not have to worry about getting work done to a car. This has been the biggest disappointment and I just want them to be recalled. Ford owes it to all the customers that are currently stuck with this car and paying big money for a car that doesn't work. I don't not feel safe allowing my family in the car because it is too dangerous to drive. It stresses me out on a daily basis having to drive this car and never knowing when it's going to stop working. I have been having these problems since I bought the car in July of 2012.
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HEADACHE!!!
Elizabeth, 10/04/2015
updated 04/05/2018
2012 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
16 of 16 people found this review helpful
I purchased this vehicle in May of 2015 the first month I had it it was great then started shifting hard. On Saturday September 26 I was drving on i44 through springfield and my car slammed itself in to park while I was going 70. I drove my car 3 hours to get it fixed due to my town refused to fix it. The car has a recall on the tcm. I got my car back on october 1 the car was in for 4 days and my check engine light just came on saying " transmission malfunction service now" I have the biggest headache with this vehicle right now I hwve to get the rpms up to 4 grand just for it to shift out of 1st gear. I am so sick of Ford dealerships saying "thats just how the Focus is made" "its going to do that for the life of the vehicle"...... Love the gas millage just not the headache
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