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.
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contacts owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 10 mph, the front driver side door unlatched independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the door latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. On another occasion, the contact mentioned that the rear liftgate unlatched independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear liftgate latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.
- Heights, TX, USA
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- Heights, TX, USA