CarComplaints.com Notes: You should probably steer clear of the 2012 Focus. Otherwise, you might not be able to steer at all.
The 2012 is the first Focus to offer Electronic Power Assist Steering (EPAS). It's also the first year with massive power steering failure. These things are not mutually exclusive.
driver door flew open while driving, door won't latch
While driving, my driver side door flew open and has not latched since. When I called Ford to report this issue, they said that only there Fusions have been having this issue and have a recall for it, and that I would need to pay $800.... Never again will I purchase a ford product...
MY DRIVER AND DRIVER'S PASSENGER DOOR LATCHES DOES NOT WORK ON MY VEHICLE. I AM UNABLE TO CLOSE AND SECURE MY DOORS AT HOME, WORK, NOR OUT IN PUBLIC. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY UP TO 1400 ON TWO NEW LATCHES. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I PULLED THE HANDLE TO OPEN IT AND WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT NEVER LATCH ONTO THE DOOR FRAME. I HAVE ROPE AND CORDS HOLDING THE DOOR IN PLACE AS I DRIVE AND WHEN MY KIDS TRAVEL TO SCHOOL. MY DOORS ARE UNSECURED DAILY.
MY DRIVER AND DRIVER'S PASSENGER DOOR LATCHES DOES NOT WORK ON MY VEHICLE. I AM UNABLE TO CLOSE AND SECURE MY DOORS AT HOME, WORK, NOR OUT IN PUBLIC. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY UP TO 1400 ON TWO NEW LATCHES. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I PULLED THE HANDLE TO OPEN IT AND WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT NEVER LATCH ONTO THE DOOR FRAME. I HAVE ROPE AND CORDS HOLDING THE DOOR IN PLACE AS I DRIVE AND WHEN MY KIDS TRAVEL TO SCHOOL. MY DOORS ARE UNSECURED DAILY.
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driver door flew open while driving, door won't latch
While driving, my driver side door flew open and has not latched since. When I called Ford to report this issue, they said that only there Fusions have been having this issue and have a recall for it, and that I would need to pay $800.... Never again will I purchase a ford product...
- Shelly S., Fort Worth, TX, US