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.
2012 Ford Focus was in the driveway on a cold day with the defroster running. A couple of minutes after I got in I heard a pop and noticed a crack in the windshield. It runs along most of the bottom from side to side, about an inch and a half from the top of the dashboard. I feel like the glass must be faulty, never had this before and I've had many cars over many years. I'll let you know if Ford covers this, but I doubt they will.
Car was stared on a cold morning. Windshield defrost was on. No ice on windshield, just very cold as the temp was -22c outside. After approximately five minutes, my wife heard a snap, and the windshield cracked just above the defrost vents in the dash - straight across.
- osnap,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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2012 Ford Focus was in the driveway on a cold day with the defroster running. A couple of minutes after I got in I heard a pop and noticed a crack in the windshield. It runs along most of the bottom from side to side, about an inch and a half from the top of the dashboard. I feel like the glass must be faulty, never had this before and I've had many cars over many years. I'll let you know if Ford covers this, but I doubt they will.
- then crack, Bayport, NY, US