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2012 Ford Focus stability control problems

48 complaints about stability control have been filed for the 2012 Ford Focus, which is <1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
48 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When stability control problems show up

Stability control complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 45 complaints that include mileage. 38% 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 miles6
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 45 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes.

What owners wrote

I purchased a basic ford focus in 02/2012, the car has no ability to turn off the traction control system. This caused me to become stuck in about 2 to 3 inches of snow and subsequently caused me to have my rear bumper damaged when I was pulled out by a good samaritan. I think that this a sever safety issue. I think ford should have to provide the ability to turn off the traction control system. I could disable it by removing the ABS fuses, but the I lose my ABS system.

Reported at 4,900 miles, February 2013 Crash

The traction control in the vehicle operates in an unsafe manner in snowy road conditions. When climbing a slight grade in snow, the traction control continually reduces engine power to the point that the vehicle will no longer move forward. As the vehicle slows to a stop while modulating the accelerator, the engine will not rev above 1500RPM without the traction control cutting off power. Controlled and sustained forward momentum is required for safe driving in snowy conditions.

Reported at 32,000 miles, March 2015

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