general problems of the 2016 Ford Focus - part 1

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated, and the vehicle experienced a loss of motive power and stalling. Additionally, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the purge valve was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 77,974.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the canister purge valve, resulting in fuel tank deformation. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the VIN was included, but parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel system purge valve failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the body shop where it was diagnosed with canister purge valve failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be repaired. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed the diagnosis. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at high speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that his daughter was driving at 65 mph, the vehicle began to stall. The driver pulled over and restarted the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, who informed him there were no open recalls on the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle began to jerk and hesitate, after which the vehicle lost significant motive power and was unable to accelerate above 60 mph. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the fuel sensor. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. While operating the vehicle, the vehicle was shaking abnormally while idling, while low on fuel, while driving long distances, or while driving uphill. The vehicle shut off unexpectedly intermittently. On several occasions, the rpm increased; however, the vehicle failed to respond, and the vehicle eventually stalled. The accelerator pedal was depressed to the floorboard, but the vehicle failed to respond. The brake pedal became firm. The contact stated that the vehicle stopped and restarted several times or shut down unintendedly. After refueling, the contact had to wait for approximately 2 to 10 minutes before the vehicle responded as needed. Occasionally, the contact had to wait for over an hour before the vehicle was restarted. The check engine warning light illuminated intermittently and later turned off. While depressing the accelerator pedal, the engine revved excessively without the vehicle responding as needed. An abnormal sound was coming from the vehicle. The oxygen sensor error code was displayed. The failure persisted over time. The vehicle was previously repaired at an unknown dealer under NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). Additionally, the high-pressure fuel pump was replaced. The local dealer was not contacted regarding the current failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined there was excessive vacuum in the fuel system. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA campaign number 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 107,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly began to surge and shake erratically. The contact was able to exit the main roadway, after which the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the canister purge valve. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA campaign number 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 51,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, he observed that the vehicle was idling abnormally rough. While driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and seemed to hesitate while shifting between gears. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the canister purge valve was stuck in the open position. The vehicle was repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. Additionally, the vehicle stalled occasionally after refueling. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle occasionally after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the canister purge valve remained open causing the failure. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that he noticed that the vehicle was experiencing excessive fuel consumption. The contact stated that after fueling the vehicle, the vehicle consumed three quarts of fuel within 20-30 miles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the canister purge valve (cpv) was malfunctioning, causing an excessive vacuum in fuel vapor management system. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) as the VIN was not included. The canister purge valve was replaced at the contact's expense. Additionally, the contact stated while reversing out of the driveway, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that upon attempting to reverse out of the driveway on another occasion, the gear shifter was moved into reverse (r), but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact shifted into neutral (n) and pushed the vehicle out of the driveway. The contact was able to drive the vehicle, however, the message "car overheating. Stop safely" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission clutch was defective. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v845000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while parked and running the vehicle stalled. The engine warning light was illuminated. The gauges were showing incorrect readings. The contact called the local dealer who informed him that the vehicle was not covered under warranty or recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system gasoline). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that upon refueling the vehicle, the vehicle intermittently failed to start. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and driving, the vehicle stalled while depressing the accelerator pedal. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective purge valve. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed him that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the gas tank was deformed due to a stuck canister purge valve. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA campaign number 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline); the VIN was included, and the repair was already completed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 113,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated, and the vehicle experienced occasional hesitation while driving. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel tank was deformed causing a failure in the fuel delivery pressure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 76,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact used a portable scanner and retrieved dtc codes regarding the fuel rail pressure - low. The contact’s husband replaced the canister purge valve (cpv); however, the contact stated that the failure reoccurred, and the vehicle was jerking, and losing motive power, and hesitating to restart. The vehicle was diagnosed again, and the contact retrieved fault codes for the fuel rail system again. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The contact's husband completed the repair; however, the contact stated that after refueling and driving at an undisclosed speed, the low fuel warning light illuminated. The contact referenced the failures to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made a loud squealing sound. Additionally, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The manufacturer advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the canister purge value on the fuel tank was stuck or was sticking. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that the vehicle was not covered under a recall and informed her about scheduling an appointment. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called another local dealer, crossroads Ford of apex (1501 n salem st, apex, nc 27502) but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided a case number but no additional assistance was provided. The contact stated that the failure was similar to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle was unable to restart after refueling. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speed, the vehicle shut off inadvertently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continued driving. However, the failure reoccurred on three other occasions. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repair. However, the dealer informed the contact that they could not complete the recall repair unless she paid a repair fee for unrelated repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate with the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the fuel gauge failed to indicate the correct amount of fuel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle began to shake. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact continued driving to her place of employment. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the clutch to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign numbers: 18v845000 (power train) and 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to exceed 60 mph while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with transmission and fuel system failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was no longer drivable and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the vehicle intermittently failed to start up and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with oil sensor failure. The mechanic replaced the oil sensor; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic and diagnosed with canister purge valve (cpv) failure. The contact was informed that the cpv needed to be replaced. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the repair would not be made until next week. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,338.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that on multiple occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that she noticed that the fuel gauge would indicate the incorrect amount. The contact stated that if the fuel was below quarter of the fuel tank, then the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank and fuel delivery module needed to be replace. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed of a recall, but no further assistance was provided. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle would suddenly stall while driving at various speeds. The check engine warning light and fuel system failure warning light were illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. A certified mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included. The contact was referred to NHTSA for assistance and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the check engine light would illuminate intermittently. When attempting to accelerate the vehicle would exhibit a slight hesitation to accelerate forward when the check engine light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who diagnoised that the purge valve failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired. The contact contacted the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed that there vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed their vehicle was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving from a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated to respond. The contact continued to depress the accelerator pedal and was able to pull into a parking lot. The vehicle was taken to a pep boys where it was diagnosed that the purge valve had failed; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the water pump, the O2 sensors, and battery were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that while his wife was accelerating from a complete stop, the vehicle stalled inadvertently in the middle of an intersection. The vehicle was pushed to side of the road with assistance. The contact’s wife was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts and continued to drive. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that he would need to pay for the diagnosis of the vehicle before they could complete the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the recall repair was completed in July 2019; however, VIN tool and manufacturer website showed recall incomplete. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

The contact's sister owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving at various speeds and also while in reverse(r) while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle would fail to accelerate above 40 mph while driving. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed him that the vehicle was out of warranty and not under recall. The vehicle was taken to an independent where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was referred to the NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to immediately start up after refueling. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving at various speeds. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle serviced. The contact was later informed by the dealer that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the contact was provided a case number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of gas. The contact stated that the vehicle would consume approximately 12 gallons of gas per week. The contact also stated that a warning message indicating that the fuel tank would be empty after 40-45 miles would illuminate, and the vehicle would shut off though there was still enough gas in the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle would fail to restart immediately after refilling gas at the gas station. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the the canister purge valve (cpv) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer, santa fe Ford (16330 NW us hwy 441, alachua, FL 32615), where it was diagnosed that the failure was associated to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the recall repair of NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) had been completed on the vehicle three years ago. However, at that time the vehicle was not experiencing any failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact was driving at an undisclosed speed when the fuel level sensor warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed a fuel level sensor circuit failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer randy marion Ford Lincoln, llc (1030 gateway crossing dr, statesville, nc 28677) was contacted and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle hesitated to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred increasingly. Additionally, the vehicle would sometimes shudder and stall. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed the contact that there was a failure in communication to the powertrain control module (pcm). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was 143,613.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving or adding fuel the vehicle stalled however was able to restart the vehicle. The check engine warning indicator light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with error code p1450 fuel intake system the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 80. 000. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline).