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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.

And while you wait for your steering to disappear, you'll be greeted with a transmission that shudders, vibrates or won't shift at all.

5.3

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
29,400 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
  2. replaced apim (1 reports)
2012 Ford Focus accessories - interior problems

accessories - interior problem

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2012 Ford Focus Owner Comments

problem #3

Jun 182013

Focus SE

  • Automatic transmission
  • 8,343 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Voice Commands were unresponsive or slow to respond.

- Dave W., Decatur, IL, US

problem #2

Aug 012013

Focus SE

  • Automatic transmission
  • 9,719 miles

Second time I brought the car in for this issue, they finally fixed it.

- Dave W., Decatur, IL, US

problem #1

Apr 102017

Focus Titanium

  • Automatic transmission
  • 70,000 miles

Sync overheats then crashes, USB connection doesn't work unless you play on the phone first then SYNC, I brought it to Ford last week paid for labour all I got was you need a need cause the one in your car isn't good. The plug they found was on my floor broken and meant for the garbage. After getting my car (4 days later) the SYNC is broken: doesn't recognise my iphone, can't connect to Bluetooth, the whole system freezes for 10-20 mins with nothing working, the SD Navigation all of a sudden pops up and says it doesn't work, I'm about to punch my screen!!!!

- lolad87, Montreal, QC, Canada

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