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2012 Ford Focus latches & locks problems

134 complaints about latches & locks have been filed for the 2012 Ford Focus, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
134 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
68,000 miles 98 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When latches & locks problems show up

Latches & locks complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 68,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 13 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 22 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 23 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 68,000 miles
Based on 98 complaints that include mileage. 43% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles13
40k to 60k miles22
60k to 80k miles23
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 98 latches & locks complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact started the vehicle and the vehicle accelerated rapidly even with the brake pedal engaged. The vehicle failed to slow down and crashed into a cement wall. There were no personal injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. In addition, the manufacturer issued a customer satisfaction program under reference number 123b7 (transmission control module) and after the recall repair was performed, the vehicle rolled away with the gear in park.

Reported at 12,917 miles, February 2012 Crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford focus. The contact stated that the door latches fractured and warning lights illuminated. The rear and front driver side doors would not latch. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact notified the manufacturer and the vehicle was repaired. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000. Updated 04/13/16

Reported at 71,000 miles, August 2015

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