I'd pull a fuse... Which? Not sure.

 

Heh, I actually tried pulling one. It was the Ignition one under the glove box. #78 to be exact. Nada. It was a wild stab in the dark though anyways.

How long did you hold down the button to stop? I seem to remember another car make that wouldn't stop unless you held it down for more than a few seconds.

I did try that too actually. I tried multiple pushes. Push and held for 3 seconds then even 10 seconds. Nothing.

It's like the push button is completely dead.

I was searching some more and came across this thread...

http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=291711

Doesn't seem like the issue was resolved though.

 

How long did you hold down the button to stop? I seem to remember another car make that wouldn't stop unless you held it down for more than a few seconds.

 

If the IA key is far enough away, and you hit the brake, won't it shut off? You shouldn't be able to drive it without the IA key.....

 

You can drive it without the IA key.
You would get a message but that's about it.

 

Pull the fuel pump relay. That should def kill it.

 

ok. Pulled the "fuel pump supply, tmaf. " - #56 (hard to reach) that killed the engine. All electronics are still on though.

Ugh, I want to drive it to dealer in the morning but not sure she's going to even start again.

Thanks for all the help so far.

 

Remove battery cable to kill the electricals.

 

If you pop the hood, you should see the battery box and battery. Yes, the car is running off of the alternator, but usually a blip of the throttle with lights and everything you can think of 'on' will bog the load down enough to kill the engine.

And of course; fuses are a great solution! Fuel pump, injectors, maybe even the ECU.

Another 'desperate' solution would be to open up the airbox (where the filter goes) and carefully take a rag and 'suffocate' the engine by blocking the intake. Maybe do that with one hand while grabbing the throttle on the engine with your other hand and giving it some gas. Kind of 'snuff' the engine out.

Ultimately though, if a tow truck is coming; you're not using much fuel idling and it might be best just to wait for them!

EDIT: Nevermind, I see you got it figured out!

 

Oh man! I'm going to be such a wreck tomorrow. It's going to be a long day and I'll be running off very little sleep. Once again, thanks for all the help!

I did pull the battery cable and as soon as I did all kinds of warnings popped up. "TPMS fail", "Hill park assist fail", "Engine malfunction." Ah, good stuff. The power on the electronics was still on though. I'm guessing it takes a bit for those to die...?

I'll be waking up in four hours to take it to the dealership tomorrow. I just pray it starts and I can get a loaner car. I have a motomaster battery booster charged and ready for what I suspect will be a dead battery in the morning.

Oh, someone mentioned something about bluetooth and a phone possibly messing things up. Funny, I just added my new Galaxy Note 3 to SYNC when I was leaving work and when I got home is when this issue with the push button start/stop began. Maybe just a strange coincidence.

Just last night I was talking to a friend and I was giving a lot of credit to Ford for heading in a good direction. After this, I'm about ready to trade this car in!
Maybe what he said was true, "American cars are shht!"

 

Just last night I was talking to a friend and I was giving a lot of credit to Ford for heading in a good direction. After this, I'm about ready to trade this car in!
Maybe what he said was true, "American cars are shht!"

You have a lot of electronics on that car. Things are prone to fail. It's the unfortunate truth! Often the very high end, high dollar cars are some of the least reliable. Having new and unproven technology sometimes comes with the territory.

I'm still excited about where Ford is headed, even with the reliability issues they've had.

 

Good luck with your car, hope it gets fixed. Keep us informed as I'd like to know what Ford is going to say happened. I also have the push button start, but haven't had issues....yet.

 

Another suggestion was to disconnect battery (I don't know how to do that) but I was also told it probably won't kill the car because the car is on and already running off the alternator.

That was a very bad idea.
Never disconnect the battery when the engine is running.

 

I'm curious, what harm would removing the battery cause to a running vehicle?

 

...I got home from work over 2hrs ago and I go to shut off my 2012 Ford Focus Ti via the Push Button START/STOP and it will not turn off! This is the weirdest thing I've ever seen happen with this car. It's like the T1000, it just won't die!

I have tried putting the car in park w/parking brake up and down. Nothing...

Hello Techwarrior,

I'd like to put you in touch with your regional customer service manager, who'll work with you and the servicing dealer on a resolution. Please send me a PM with your full name, daytime phone number, VIN, mileage, and dealership.

Todd

 

Any update?

 

Yes, after he showed up at the dealer they [smackbum] for posting this thread [woot][joke]

 

That is a weird defect.

My Focus ST with intelligent access and push button start has never failed to shut off with a press of the off button, even while moving to simulate an emergency shut down.

However I've only got around 9700 miles on the car so far.

 

How this end it up?

 

I don't know but was just wondering, doesn't the car have a key start option? I thought there was a plug in the column that you can remove to use the key. If so, could that be used to turn the car off or on?

 

These overly electronic laden cars are great! Surprised this doesn't happen more often with the electronics.