Car check engine light came on and car stalled when approaching a stop light on city road. Took car to mechanic who ran diagnostic and found code p1450 stating unable to bleed up fuel tank vacuum which is related to PCM memory. Stated that this is a known issue with this make and model. Was told PCM needed to be reprogrammed to latest calibration using ids release 99.05 or higher. We feel that this is a known safety issue that should require a fix by ford
2016 Ford Focus fuel system complaints
Page 7 of 9: complaints 161 to 190 of 231, newest first, as owners wrote them.
While driving my car acts like it's not getting any gas it stalled on me couldn't start it , had to push to a safe place now engine light is on. I took and got it checked was told it's a vapor lock. I see there's a recall for fuel system, gasoline: storage but not on mine I am unable to have mine repaired do to finances. Why recalls on some focus and not all.
Engine light came on with "engine fault service now" message. The vehicle went into limp mode and finally car shut down. I took into a ford dealership and they said the turbo and engine were not getting fuel on the highway pumped into them and would both need replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was pulled off the roadway and turned off for approximately 10 minutes before it was restarted. The contact was concerned that the failure was related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taken to healey ford lincoln located at 2528 ny-17m, goshen, ny 10924, (845) 291-1998, to be diagnosed. The contact was unable to recall the part that needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the fuel system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
When I put gas in my car I have trou left restarting the car, when it does start it runs rough for a minute then is fine until I put gas in the car again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the parts for the recall repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the vehicle would suddenly stall at various times; however, the failure occurred most often when coming to a complete stop and accelerating uphill. The vehicle would also shudder when attempting to accelerate. The contact called autonation ford corpus christi (located at 6250 south padre island drive, corpus christi, tx 78412, 361‑444‑0125) and was informed that the repair for the recall was unavailable. The dealer also calibrated the cpu on the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 96,476. *bf
Recall not done I did experience the car stalling while taking off
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). After receiving the notice, the contact stated that the vehicle would stall and turn off without warning when approaching a stop. The contact took the vehicle to frontier ford (3701 stevens creek blvd, santa clara, ca 95051, (408) 533-1488) where the contact was informed that the recall was for the deformation of the fuel tank, not the canister purge valve. When the contact notified the dealer of the recall, he was informed that it was a "public safety notice". The contact was informed that he would have to pay for a diagnostic test to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was in the possession of the dealer to repair the fuel tank. The canister purge valve remained unrepaired. The failure mileage was 62,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Vehicle has a inaccurate fuel gauge and hesitates when refueling the vehicle and has a check engine light on. This is about 50% of the time and is most common after filling the fuel tank.
Check engine light is on and when checked at autozone it comes back as the pvc which is a know issue with focuses. Also, on one occassion, the transmission fault light came on and that is also a know issue with focuses. My vehicle often stalls at intersection when I have to slow down or stop and is difficult to restart in most cases.
Vehicle stalls at stops, vehicle wont start after fueling at gas station, dtc p1450 always present, hard transmission shifting on city streets.
While driving within city limits on a daily basis, my vehicle shutters from the start and at acceleration, sometimes stalls as I start to eccelerate from red lights and stop signs, creating potential hazardous conditions. Engine light has come on and want go off, and smells of fuel while vehicle is being driven.
I took my car in for the recall, and the dealership replaced the evap purge valve. After getting it fixed I had to return the car to the dealership 2 weeks later because it dies every time I get gas, not the problem I was having before. The dealership determined this was because ford sent out a faulty part, and the flap isn't closing on the valve. Ford will not fix the problem the the recall say it is a one time fix, the dealership will also not fix the problem as they state it is is fords responsibility.
My car runs well but after driving my car in motion it begins shaking and then it turns off. I cranked my car again and it runs good in a street but it keeps doing the same thin all over again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called kelly ford (420 cabot st, beverly, ma 01915, (978) 922-0059) and was informed that the part was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
P1450 code purge valve
2016 ford focus se. Vehicle hesitation, stalling. Check engine light on for p2196 and p1450. Vin number does not show in safety recall. Checked by ford dealer.l 18s32-s1/ ford reference # 19s22. Pertaining to large recall for software update and canister purge valve.
Day 1: gas meter is showing I have 1/4 gas left in car then all of sudden car shuts off, I go and put gas in and then when I start it up it started up rough then shut off. I go to turn it on again cranks for a few seconds and then it started. Felt like gas tank was actually empty and struggled to put fuel through gas lines. Day 2: 3 days later I have a little more than a 1/4 tank of gas as I am driving the gas meter started to go up to 3/4 of gas. That is strange. And car is sputtering like if it had no gas.
My 2016 ford focus was serviced for fuel system recall 18s32 on july 12,2019. A code was reprogrammed. This did not fix the problem of the engine sporadically stalling and it still poses a safety risk. Returned to ford dealership on 09/03/2019. Car was still stalling and "check engine light" was on. The check engine light coming on after the powertrain control module had been reprogrammed is a direct indication fuel tank is damaged -ford recall 19s22, with a fuel tank deformity which needs to be replaced to correct the safety issue. Ford dealership power ford in albuquerque,nm refused to do the cpv replacement, carbon canister replacement, fuel delivery module and fuel tank replacement as recall 19s22 clearly states is the responsibility of ford motor company to due because of serious safety concerns.multiple online consumer reports state this that if it is serviced for the recall and then check engine light comes on it is a direct indication it needs to be fixed by ford motor company because of faulty manufacturing- which damages the gas tank(fuel tank deformity. It is their obligation to fix the vehicle before an accident does happen. Passengers in the car daily are a 10 month old and 2 year old , who could be gravely injured because of the car stalling-especially on the busy freeway the car travels everyday..
Sever shuddering when shifting, especially from 1st to 2nd gear; pre-shifting at low RPM's and slipping gears; stalling and near-stalling when attempting to accelerate or when on an incline; back seats come unlocked and fly forward when you brake hard- contrarily the front seats fly back when accelerating . Ford demands payment for estimate/diagnostic even though they are well aware of the problems with this line of vehicle. Extended warranty was offered, at a significant charge- should be free!!!. These problems have been ongoing since I initially purchased the vehicle.
Car stalled while driving. There is a current recall for valve issues but does not cover my vehicle. Tank was less than half full, no engine malfunction light, but it appears not to be working.
Car has stalled twice. Once while at a stop. Once while driving. The latter while my tank was less than half full. There is a vacuum/valve issue that ford has recalled focus vehicles on, but not my vehicle specifically.
The vehicle stalled during a left turn into the right lane of oncoming traffic and was hit as a result. The vehicle was declared a total loss. The vehicle had been taken to ford previously due to concerns of stalling/sluggish acceleration at which time the dealer disclosed an issue was known that was most likely the cause. The dealership kept the car and performed repairs. The acceleration seemed a little better but still not right based on decades of driving experience. I think the cpv issue (18s32/18v‑735) may have caused the car to stall and be hit when it would not have been hit otherwise.
The update was done on the PCM due to vehicle not starting and fuel gage saying empty when I knew it had more than half tank. Now it is doing the same thing only worse. It worries me that this has cause my ignition to go bad as well due to this recall.
On 8/18/19 sent from yahoo mail on android ----- forwarded message ----- from: "[xxx] to: [xxx] sent: mon, aug 19, 2019 at 10:58 am subject: VIN #[xxx] to whom it may concern, yesterday I was driving on hwy 17 in washington state and the transmission issues of my 2016 ford focus almost cost me my life. Hwy 17 is a 60 MPH, two lane highway surrounded by farmland. While driving on that highway, I maneuvered to pass a semi-truck that was travelling at 50mph. There was more than enough distance from on-coming traffic to pass safely; well, that is if as I pulled alongside the semi-truck I hadn't lost all power even though I was pressing the accelerator. The RPM's went up to "the red" 7-8, I started losing speed and pacing beside the semi- truck. I could hope my acceleration ability came back, or I was going to try to brake and go back when I saw another car behind me in the passing lane, making me a sitting duck. For a few seconds of panic, I considered my options- mostly to go off in the ditch to the left. Luckily, the acceleration came back after the needle on the RPM's went haywire and I slowly was able to get in front of the semi-truck before oncoming traffic hit me. The car behind me sped past me as I got over, with a look that I interpreted as he thought I was trying to kill him. At 47k miles the first transmission faults began to appear. I have attached copies of the ford services and tickets opened due to the multiple, ongoing problems. I am not part of the class legal action for the transmission issues of 11-16 focus and fiestas. Respectfully, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact called kalispell ford at 406‑755‑3673 (located at 2000 rose crossing, kalispell, mt 59901) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact stated that the vehicle tended to stall while at a stop, but would restart each time. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 8,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact took the vehicle to hall ford elizabeth city (1310 n road st, elizabeth city, nc 27909, (877) 475-0723) for routine maintenance. The contact was informed of an unknown recall regarding the evap purge valve. The dealer reprogrammed the computer system in january of 2019, but the recall was not remedied. The manufacturer initially denied the claim and was investigating to see if they could assist with the repair costs. The contact also stated that the check engine indicator illuminated and the vehicle shut off while being driven. Also, after refilling the fuel tank, it took four or five times to restart the vehicle. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that the engine failed to start and the power steering assist warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, it was unknown if the failure was related to the recall. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 35,000.
Tamara recall. My fuel pump is gone (no longer working) and my ford focus has just reached 61000/miles. The car stalls when driving and cuts out in traffic, a seriously dangerous issue. This is an issue that has to be related to other ford focus recalls regarding the fuel system and fuel pump. I would like for someone to reach out to me to help me resolve this matter asap! My contact info is [xxx], although I would prefer you call me at [xxx]. This is an issue that needs resolution immediately, it is severely impacting my life. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2016 Ford Focus?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history