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Original record summaries, dates and identifiers for this model-year. Records 101–127 of 127, ordered newest first. Dated records on this page: May 4, 2011–Feb 1, 2014.
Back to 2012 Ford FOCUS problems & recallsThis archive includes service bulletins, warranty notices, software instructions and other communications. Records may repeat or supersede earlier instructions. A model-year association is not proof that a document covers every engine, trim, VIN or reported symptom, or that a repair is free.
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NHTSA communication ID: 10055572
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FORD: DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) 01594 IS SET IN BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) AND NO OTHER CODES, AFTER REMOTE STARTING AND WITH A START STALL SYMPTOM, WITHIN 20 SECONDS. MODEL 2012-2014 FOCUS, 2013-2014 ESCAPE, C-MAX. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY · ENGINE.
Source record 10055572 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10055019
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FORD: WITHIN 20 SECONDS AFTER REMOTE STARTING VEHICLE, THERE IS A START STALL ISSUE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1594 IS SET IN BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). MODEL 2012-2014 FOCUS, 2013-2014 ESCAPE, C-MAX. *PE
Source components: ENGINE.
Source record 10055019 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054364
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FORD: AN INACCURATE DISTANCE TO EMPTY OR INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE INDICATION, ON SOME VEHICLES, AND ALSO THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) WITH ILLUMINATION OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MODEL 2012-2014 FOCUS. *PE
Source components: ENGINE · FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM.
Source record 10054364 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053657
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FORD: THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS, ON SOME VEHICLES, WHERE NO CRANK, NO START, HARD START, INTERMITTENT START, NOISE DURING START AND/OR VARIOUS OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, NO ENGAGEMENT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK, DELAYED OR INTERMITTENT ENGAGEMENT. MODELS 2012-2013 FOCUS. *PE
Source components: ENGINE · POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
Source record 10053657 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053655
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FORD: THE CRUISE CONTROL, ON SOME VEHICLES, MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO STEERING WHEEL WIRING HARNESS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B112B.07. MODELS 2012-2013 FOCUS, ESCAPE. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING · VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL.
Source record 10053655 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054548
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FORD: DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, AND AT LIGHT ACCELERATION OR COASTING, A GRINDING, SCRAPING NOISE IS HEARD, BETWEEN 20-50 MPH. MODEL 2012-2013 FIESTA, FOCUS. *PE
Source components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
Source record 10054548 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054965
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FORD: WHEN OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) ARE SET, VEHICLES WILL CONCURRENTLY SET A P060D (INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION PERFORMANCE) MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL). MODEL 2012-2014 FOCUS. *PE
Source components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Source record 10054965 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054875
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FORD: A MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION OVER HEATING, DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) AND MESSAGE CAN BE DISPLAY WITHOUT OVERHEATING OF TRANSMISSION. MODEL 2011-2014 FIESTA, FOCUS.
Source components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
Source record 10054875 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054341
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FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ILLUMINATION OF ABS WARNING LAMP, MESSAGE DISPLAY OF STOP SAFELY NOW, RED TRIANGLE WARNING LAMP OR ILLUMINATION OF WRENCH LAMP WITH MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) AND LOW STATE OF CHARGE OF 12 VOLT BATTERY WHEN NOT CONNECTED. MODEL 2012-2014 FOCUS. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE.
Source record 10054341 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10054371
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FORD: TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED ON CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND BY USING METAL PARTS CLEANER, CONTAINING 60% ACETONE OR 60% HEPTANE, EFFECTIVELY, WILL CLEAN FLUID. MODEL 2011-2014 FIESTA, FOCUS. *PE
Source components: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT.
Source record 10054371 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053066
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FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS TO OPERATE AND POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPROGRAM TO LATEST CALIBRATION. MODEL 2011-2012 FOCUS. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL.
Source record 10053066 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053471
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FORD:LINCOLN: ON SOME VEHICLES, THERE ARE VARIOUS RELATED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SYNC FEATURES, SUCH AS SYNC FEATURES INOPERATIVE, LACK OF OR SLOW RESPONSE TO PHONE AND VOICE BUTTON OPERATION. MODELS 2012-2013 FOCUS, E-SERIES, EDGE, EXPEDITION, FUSION, EXPLORER, F-150, F-250, NAVIGATOR, 2013-2014 FLEX, 2012-2014 FIESTA, MUSTANG, 2013 ESCAPE, C-MAX, TAURUS, 2012 MKZ. *PE
Source components: EQUIPMENT · EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY · EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL.
Source record 10053471 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10052773
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FORD: WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS, SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SOME NOISES FROM FRONT SUSPENSION, LIKE CREAKING OR CRUNCHING TYPE. MODEL 2012-2013 FOCUS, ESCAPE. *PE
Source components: SUSPENSION:FRONT.
Source record 10052773 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10044851
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LINCOLN/FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A SOFTWARE PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO IMPROVE RESPONSE TO TOUCH, SCREEN REFRESH RATES, OVERALL SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY, AND VOICE RECOGNITION. *PE UPDATED 4/5/13. *PE UPDATED 10/22/13. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE.
Source record 10044851 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053414
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FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATION MUST BE PERFORMED AFTER APIM PROGRAMMING, REPLACEMENT OR DISCONNECT FROM FRONT DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FDIM). MODEL 2012-2013 FOCUS. *PE
Source components: EQUIPMENT · EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL.
Source record 10053414 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10053408
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FORD: ON VARIOUS VEHICLES WITH MY TOUCH,AFTER ANY APIM PROGRAMMING, REPLACEMENT OR DISCONNECT FROM FRONT DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FDIM), TOUCHSCREEN CALIBRATION MUST BE PERFORMED. MODEL YEARS 2011-2013. NO MODELS LISTED. *PE
Source components: EQUIPMENT · EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.
Source record 10053408 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10052069
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FORD/LINCOLN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR COVERING ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. MODELS 2011-2013 EDGE, EXPLORER, MKX, FOCUS, ESCAPE, FLEX, FUSION, TAURUS, MKS, MKT, MKZ, F-150, F-SUPER DUTY. *PE
Source components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY · EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL.
Source record 10052069 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10051743
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FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A SOFTWARE UPGRADE IS AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. MODELS 2012-2013 EDGE, EXPLORER, MKX, FOCUS, ESCAPE, FLEX, FUSION, TAURUS, MKS, MKT, F-150. *PE UPDATED 5/10/13. *PE UPDATED 9/17/13. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE.
Source record 10051743 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10045083
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FORD/LINCOLN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING IMPROVE OVERALL SOFTWARE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY UPGRADE ON VOICE RECOGNITION, RESPONSE TO TOUCH, SIMPLIFY SCREENS FOR EASY USE, AND SCREEN REFRESH RATES. *PE UPDATED 4/5/13. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE.
Source record 10045083 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10044853
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FORD/LINCOLN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING UPGRADE OF TOUCH SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE OVERALL SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY AND TO SIMPLIFY SCREENS. *PE UPDATED 8/3/12. *PE UPDATED 8/17/12. *PE UPDATED 4/5/13. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE.
Source record 10044853 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10048139
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FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. DURING TESTING, ACTIVE GRILLE SHUTTER (AGS) WIRE HARNESS ELECTRICAL TERMINALS WAS DAMAGED, AND CAUSES ENGINE TEMPERATURE TO RISE, IF LOUVERS ARE CLOSED AND OPEN CIRCUIT OCCURS, WHEREBY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, CHIME WILL SOUND AND HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE, STOP SAFELY MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. MODEL 2012 FOCUS. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING · ENGINE.
Source record 10048139 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10045086
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FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. VEHICLE EXPERIENCE ROLL BACK WHEN TRANSITIONING TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM BRAKE PEDAL WHILE ON INCLINE. TRANSMISSION WOULD BE JERKY OR ROUGH WHEN SHIFTING. PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE · POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) · SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE.
Source record 10045086 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10044905
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FORD/LINCOLN: WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES WITH ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE (APIM OR SYNC MODULE) TO 4 (FOUR) YEARS ON FORD AND 5 (FIVE) YEARS ON LINCOLN VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AND SUBSEQUENT OWNERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY COVERED. *PE
Source components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL.
Source record 10044905 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10043323
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FORD: IN THE MESSAGE CENTER, ON SOME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, THERE ARE DARK HORIZONTAL LINES SHOWING IN INSTRUMENT PANEL AND/OR MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY ERRATIC GAUGE OR STICKING, INTERMITTENTLY. *PE
Source components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL · FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM.
Source record 10043323 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10043326
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FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES HAVE AN IMPROPERLY BALANCED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THIS WILL CAUSE A VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE SEAT AND/OR STEERING WILL WHILE IN PARK, FIRST GEAR AND NEUTRAL POSITION. *PE
Source components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.
Source record 10043326 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10044119
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FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A STEERING WANDER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 72 KM/H (45 MPH). CUSTOMERS MAY INDICATE THEY HAVE TO FREQUENTLY ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO MAINTAIN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. *JS
Source components: STEERING.
Source record 10044119 at NHTSANHTSA communication ID: 10039118
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FORD: THERE MAY BE STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHTS AS WELL AS WELL AS A STORED TROUBLE CODE. 2012 FOCUS. *RM
Source components: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM.
Source record 10039118 at NHTSA