Problems towing a Ford Focus

I have a 2012 Ford Focus and been towing 4 down for over two years now with no problems.
Just follow instruction in Manuel.
Great car for towing.

What trouble are you having, I tow a 2014 Focus and my daughter tows a 2012 Fiesta 4 down all with no problems. Just make sure you disconnect the negative battery cable. Both cars make great TOADS.


Battery disconnect on top of fuse pannel

donniesmash wrote:
Is anyone having trouble towing a 2012 Ford Focus with 6 speed transmission? Manufacture date: 04/11. If not, what am I doing wrong? Any help greatly appreciated!!

What kind of trouble are you having? How are you setting it up for towing? It's impossible to say what you're doing wrong if you don't post what you're doing.

When I flat tow, it ruined the transmission twice. I put it in neutral, shut the key off, disconnect the battery, reconnect after towing and start the car within the 15 minutes. I seem to be doing all that is recommended but I'm worried to ruin the transmission again.

when we decided to flat tow our Escape, I had the dealer we bought it from confirm it could be towed four down. I would contact the dealer and confirm your ok - also take the manual to them and ask what it is you are doing wrong- your towing per their manual, maybe they changed something? JMHO

The DCTs have had problems burning up when flat-towing because the ignitions are getting shut off prior to the transmission finishing going all the way into Neutral. Ford has a TSB that will re-program the computer, and provide a dashboard message letting you know it has completed shifting and can safely be shut-off for towing.

We were on our second transmission and it started acting up again. We got rid of it. Ford did give us an extension on the warranty. Dealer had it a week the first time and I just did not see going thru it again as it is a problem in the design I believe. Liked the car but not the problems with the tranny. One of the reasons we purchased it was to tow. Good luck with yours.

You have to put the car in nuetral turn key on and wait till it says ready to tow or in nuetral something like that then disconnect battery cable.

I thought of buying one to tow but after reading all the reports on that fancy trannie I passed. One would have thought that by now they would have fixed the trans but according to consumer reports it ranks in the list of worst cars on the market. Mostly because almost everyone has trannie problems. I am surprised as I thought Ford was producing some nice cars.

Moisheh

I thought of buying one to tow but after reading all the reports on that fancy trannie I passed. One would have thought that by now they would have fixed the trans but according to consumer reports it ranks in the list of worst cars on the market. Mostly because almost everyone has trannie problems. I am surprised as I thought Ford was producing some nice cars.

Moisheh