2012 Ford Focus Technical Service Bulletins

127 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2012 Ford Focus. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10109047Sep 26, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Some 2011-2016 Fiesta and 2012-2016 Focus vehicles equipped with a DPS6 transmission may exhibit intermittent concerns of loss of transmission engagement while driving, intermittent no start or a loss of power. These symptoms are usually accompanied by an illuminated Check Engine lamp.
• 10109070Sep 21, 2016Engine cooling, Engine. The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a limited refresh rate when reading these PIDs and cannot display quickly enough to validate a concern. The PCM automatically monitors these inputs more accurately and will set diagnostic trouble codes…
• 10092576Aug 16, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Certain 2011 through 2015 model year fiesta and 2012 through 2014 model year focus vehicles equipped with a dps6 automatic transmission - transmission control module reprogramming for overt tcm failure warning.
• 10092575Aug 16, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Certain 2011 through 2014 model year fiesta and focus vehicles equipped with a dps6 automatic transmission - transmission clutch shudder / transmission input shaft seal warranty extension.
• 10092372Aug 16, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Some 2011-2015 fiesta vehicles built on or before 10/15/2014 and 2012-2016 focus vehicles equipped with a dps6 automatic transmission may exhibit excessive transmission clutch shudder on light acceleration. Some vehicles may or may not exhibit transmission fluid leaking from the clutch housing. Follow the service procedure steps to correct the condition.
• 10091429Jul 19, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. 2011-2016 fiesta and 2012-2016 focus with dps6 transmission have a new clutch available. This change affects tcm/pcm calibrations. 2011-2013 fiesta calibrations have not yet been released, continue to service with bv6z-7b546-f clutch, perform any reprogramming with ids release 101.01 only. 2014-2016 fiesta vehicles continue to use fa6z-7b546-a clutch and are not affected by calibration.
• 10091149Jun 24, 2016Equipment. 2012-2016 focus sedan luggage compartment lid won't stay up
• 10091154Jun 14, 2016Equipment, Transmission and drivetrain. Certain 2011 through 2015 model year fiesta and 2012 through 2015 model year focus vehicles equipped with a dps6 automatic transmission - transmission control module extended warranty coverage
• 10091153Jun 14, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Certain 2011 through 2015 model year fiesta and 2012 through 2014 model year focus vehicles equipped with a dps6 automatic transmission - transmission control module reprogramming for overt tcm failure warning
• 10078990May 13, 2016Electrical system. Siri eyes free functional issues using bluetooth and apple ios 9.2 and 9.2.1
• 10078988May 11, 2016Transmission and drivetrain, Equipment. Air conditioning (a/c) inoperative - diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0645
• 10205041Apr 26, 2016Back-over prevention (rear camera). Crunching or creaking type noise from front of vehicle - low speed turns and bumps
• 10183777Apr 26, 2016Suspension. Some 2012-2013 Focus vehicles built on or before 10/22/2012 and 2013 Escape vehicles built on or before 12/3/2012 may exhibit a crunching or creaking type noise from the front suspension on low speed turns and over bumps.
• 10183763Apr 14, 2016Electrical system. Some 2012-2015 Focus vehicles may exhibit inaccurate fuel gauge indication and/or inaccurate distance to empty. The vehicle may also exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0420, P1450, P0443, P0452, P0456, P0460 and/or P2196.
• 10204985Apr 7, 2016Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. 49 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications - March 2016
• 10205009Mar 16, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. DPS6 - no satart and/or transmission engagement or loss of power with DTCS u0100, U00101, U1013, U3003 AND/OR P0606
• 10075274Mar 16, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. DPS6 - NO START AND/OR TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT OR LOSS OF POWER WITH DTCS U0100, U0101, U1013, U3003 AND/OR P0606 ISSUE Some 2011-2016 Fiesta and 2012-2016 Focus vehicles equipped with a DPS6 transmission may exhibit intermittent concerns of loss of transmission engagement while driving, intermittent no start or a loss of power. These symptoms are usually accompanied by an illuminated Check Engine lamp.
• 10204977Mar 3, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Customer satisfaction Program 14M01 - Supplement #5 Certain 2011 thr ough 2014 Model Year Fies ta and Focus vehicles equipped with a DKPS6 Automatic Transmission Transmission Clautch Shudder/Transmission Input Shaft Seal warranty Extension
• 10074653Mar 3, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10056925Sep 25, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Ford: on some vehicles, with light acceleration, transmission clutch would shudder, excessively, and possibly would leak transmission fluid from clutch housing. Model 2011-14 fiesta, focus. *pe updated 9/25/2015
• 10074712Aug 25, 2015Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10074720Aug 4, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10074708Aug 4, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10074707Aug 4, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10072057Aug 4, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10058674Aug 4, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Ford: 2011-2015 fiesta and 2012-2015 focus may show concerns of loss of transmission engagement while driving or loss of power
• 10058673Aug 4, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Ford: 2012-2015 focus and 2011-2015 fiesta may exhibit transmission fluid leakage and excessive transmission clutch shudder on light acceleration on vehicles that have a dps6 automatic transmission
• 10058318Aug 4, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. This tsb contains an owner letter. See document search button. Ford 2011 through 2014 fiesta and focus vehicles: service bulletin regarding excessive transmision clutch and transmission leak warranty extension. *lj updated 10/08/2015
• 10058725Aug 1, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. On certain vehicles, transmission control module (tcm) had developed electrical circuit failures, resulting in an intermittent transmission engagement loss while driving or a lack of power or no start and software needs to be replaced
• 10057834Jul 1, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Ford: no service action is recommended for this condition. Please use at your discretion. Various 2010-2015 vehicles may experience a turbulence noise, similar to an helicopter noise, at highway speeds when the rear door window(s) or sunroof are open.
• 10074789Jun 1, 2015Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10074779Jun 1, 2015Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10057872Mar 27, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Ford 2011-2014 model year fiesta and focus vehicles equipped with a dps6 automatic transmission will experience, on light acceleration, clutch shuddering.
• 10057879Mar 17, 2015Engine. Ford 2012-2014 focus: information regarding certain vehicles equipped with 2.0l gas direct injection engine may cause a concern of a mil engine running rough or loss of power.
• 10057878Mar 13, 2015Fuel system. Ford 2012-2014 focus: certain vehicles may have incorrect fuel gauge indication lamp with diagnostic codes p0420, p1450, p0452,p0456, p0460 or p2196.
• 10205027Jan 21, 2015Fuel system, Electrical system. Inaccurate fuel gauge or distance to empty indication - built on or before 01/21/2015
• 10057830Jan 9, 2015Equipment. Ford: some 2013-2015 ford c-max, 2013-2015 ford escape, and 2012-2014 ford focus equipped with my ford touch may be experiencing compact discs getting stuck while attempting to eject out the system.
• 10057815Jan 9, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Ford: 2011-2015 ford fiesta and 2012-2014 ford focus vehicles equipped with a dps6 transmission when using solvents to clean the dps6 transmission bell housing and clutch, should avoid input shaft seal exposure to solvent.
• 10058090Nov 18, 2014Engine. Ford focus 2012-2014: bulletin information involving certain vehicles equipped with a 2.0l gas direct injection engine may cause a concern of a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated , engine may not start or may run rough, loss of power , or loss of engine.
• 10057678Nov 18, 2014Engine. Ford focus: 2012-2014 ford focus vehicles with gas direct injection engines may malfunction indicator lamp indicator or check engine light.
• 10057597Nov 18, 2014Engine. Ford: 2012-2014 ford focus vehicles equipped with a 2.0 gas direct injection (gdi) engine may produce a illuminated indicator lamp malfuntion.
• 10057865Sep 1, 2014Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Ford: after powertrain control module reprogramming, the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) is on with several diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p06b8, p068a, p2610, if key not left for 30 seconds in off position following programming on some model 2009-15 vehicles.
• 10057745Sep 1, 2014Engine. Ford: diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0217 will appear on vehicles with gas direct injection and a pinpoint test for dtc p0217 has been updated in workshop manual (wsm). Model 2012-14 focus.
• 10056788Aug 1, 2014Engine, Transmission and drivetrain. Ford: some vehicles are experiencing, with or without powertrain diagostic trouble codes (dtc) p0805, p06b8, p0809, p0850, p087a, p087e, p0884, p283a, p2831, p2836, p2837, p2835, an intermittent or delayed engagement, automatic transmission shifting from park, drive or reverse, noise during start, intermittent start, no crank, no start or hard start. Model 2012-13 focus.
• 10057723Jul 1, 2014Equipment. Ford: a job aid was developed and now available for the ptu internal or external fluid leakage for all wheel drive vehicles.
• 10056146May 28, 2014Fuel system. Ford: an early shut off regarding a slow filling of fuel or filler fuel nozzle. Model 2012-2014 focus.
• 10056234Apr 23, 2014Latches, locks and linkages. Ford: the front door (left or right) fails to operate due to an intermittent ia smart unlock function. Model 2012-2014 focus, c-max, escape.
• 10055320Mar 11, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Ford: when taking off from a stop, using light acceleration, the automatic transmission would exhibit an intermittent transmission shudder and may or may not be leaking transmission fluid from clutch housing. Model 2011-2014 fiesta, focus.
• 10055354Mar 1, 2014Equipment. Ford: some vehicles may exhibit diagnostic trouble code (dtc) b1d06:15 after the replacement of the body control module (bcm) and should be ignored and no repairs or diagnostics perform. Model 2012-2014 focus, c-max, escape.
• 10055324Mar 1, 2014Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system, Brakes. Ford: there are multiple communication module diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) due to hs-can circuit located on underside of front passenger seat shorting to ground. Model 2012-2014 focus.

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