Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Ford focus has 53 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
53
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Transmission over heating stop safely light comes on transmission hot stop wait 5 second I do the re... |
| Apr 8, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE ACCELERATING OUT OF A PARKING LOT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, ACCELERATING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AROUND 6PM AND TAKING AN ON RAMP ONTO ANOTHER FREEWAY THE FORD FOCUS ST... |
| May 4, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | TAKI OFF FROM STOP LIGHT CAR IS STALLING, TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND WILL NOT START AGAIN |
| Nov 2, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | HIGH RPMS DIED IN FLIGHT STALLING JERKING |
| Oct 20, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | AFTER GOING TO MY FORD DEALER FOR THE LAST 2 RECALLS THAT EFFECT FUEL SYSTEM (LAST ONE WAS RECALL #1... |
| Aug 29, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WE PURCHASED A 2012 FOCUS FOR OUR 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AS HER FIRST CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS I... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER TO BE REPA... |
| Jul 24, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHEN I PUT MY GEAR IN REVERSE, SOMETIMES MY CAR JERKS AND REVERSE FASTER THAN IT SHOULD OR OTHER TIM... |
| Jul 5, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER | I HAVE A 2012 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM HATCHBACK. I TOOK MY CAR INTO BOB TOMES FORD FOR A SHUTTERING PROB... |
| May 9, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE ON I-495 FROM MD INTO VA, ABOUT TO GET TO THE EZ PASS CAME... |
| Feb 19, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TAKATA RECALL I'LL BE DRIVING AND MY CAR STALLED OFTEN AND HAS CUT OFF ON TWO OCCASION .THEN MY ENGI... |
| Jun 5, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | THE FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC HAS TWO "DRIVE" MODES: "D" AND "L". THE LATTER IS MORE AGGRESSIVE IN REGENER... |
| Nov 5, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLOWING DOWN THE CAR. WON'T GET UP TO SPEED, CANNOT EXCEED 25MPH. |
| Jul 2, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING AND TH... |
| Apr 12, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | HAVING PROBLEMS MAINTAINING SPEED ! WHEN I EXCELERATED IT DOESN'T WANT TO PICK UP SPEED THEN SUDD... |
| Sep 2, 2016 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. TH... |
| May 16, 2016 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM FORD OF KIRKLAND IN WASHINGTON STATE IN 2016, AND NOTICED DRIVING ISSU... |
| Jul 12, 2015 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | (AUTOMATIC HATCHBACK) THE CAR ROLLS BACK WHEN IN GEAR, ON A STEEP HILL. SHIFTING GEARS, IT WILL HESI... |
| May 29, 2015 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, T... |