The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact called the dealer where she was informed that her vehicle could not be inspected the same day. The contact then had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who linked the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V735000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The mechanic called the manufacturer and it was confirmed that the VIN was not included. The vehicle remained in the possession of the mechanic and was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
2018 Ford Focus fuel system complaints
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The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated while driving out of the parking space. The vehicle was taken to Advance Auto Parts where the diagnostic code showed the canister purge valve failure. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer a month later as he was advised that an immediate fix was not required. The dealer diagnosed the failure as a canister purge valve failure that was stuck in the open position. The valve needed to be replaced as the vehicle was currently at the dealer for repairs. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V735000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with code P1450 (Control System failure of fuel tank vacuum). The dealer was made aware of a recall but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V735000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The failure mileage was 55,261.
Check engine light came on and when a diagnostic code check was done error code P1450 appeared which appears to be a defective fuel tank pressure sensor. Gas tank is 3/4 full. Car is available for inspection. There was no accident. Just the CEL error code
Purge valve. Yes. Code p1450 Vacuum in gas tank. Yes. Yes no yes - 2 days ago
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle hesitated while accelerating. The contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the roadway and turned off the vehicle. The contact waited for approximately 5 minutes to restart the vehicle. The vehicle resumed its normal function. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the gasket, fuel pump, fuel tank, and purge valve failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated while that while his daughter was driving 30 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated. The driver continued to drive to her residence. The contact then took the vehicle to the local dealer to have the vehicle diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to an evap leak. The dealer repaired the vehicle by replacing the defective part. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,100.
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle would not restart. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 18V735000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the Vin was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
My car just stalls when gas get below a quater tank of gas and when getting gas car wont start after gas gets in tank needs a couple of tries before it starts without stalling yesterday we were driving we had 31 miles on dash the car died out in middle of road wouldnt start walked to gas station to get gas my car has every problem that there is a recall for same vehicle..
Vehicle stalls when driven. Consistent with the 2018 Ford Focus deformation recall. Dealership says this vehicle was not part of this recall. Vehicle has been repaired by dealership.
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the check engine warning light disappeared but re-appeared prior to the vehicle losing motive power and stalling. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer who inspected the vehicle and stated that the failure was related to the purge valve. The contact was advised to unlock the fuel cap and tighten to remove air from the fuel tank however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.
Vehicle stalles, stutter on startup.evap faults. Problem with the canister purge valve. Seems the car has some recalls issues.
First the car engine light came on. Auto put on computer said it's was a emissions thing ..Now Everytime I put gas in it the car stalls and it is hard to keep it going. Also when pulling out it will jerk like the transmission is falling out
On 3-28-21 I got an oil change. Shortly after my engine light came on with error code p1450 which it didn't have beforehand. We first took the car to a mechanic and he said that the code is consistent with a known recall for that year and model for a problem with the fuel system. We took it to a Ford dealership to get an evaluation done and they confirmed that the problem was consistent with the recall the mechanic mentioned however there is no recall for my VIN number. When we put gas in the tank and turn it on again, the engine stalls. It runs rough when idle and sometimes has a problem getting up to speed from sitting at traffic lights.
My car has stalled immediately after putting gas in my car the last two times I've put gas in my car. The last time was May 16, 2021. My car stalls two or three times after I put gas in it. After it starts the idle is rough and will even stall again after running rough for a bit. The potential danger there is that it will stall after leaving the gas pump. I assumed it was the fuel system because the issues I'm getting match the issues that led to a recall of other cars like mine. There are no warnings when this happens.
Our 2018 ford escort has the same problems described in: nhsta campaiign #18v7350000 recal id 298184 but this VIN is not on recall. We pulled out into traffic and the car just died luckily it was not on a highway. We need to keep the tank as close to full as possible and fill the gas tank at the coolest part of the day and it takes a while to get the car started. One time after filling the tank we had to wait 15 mins and the car ran fine then it just died, nearly getting rear ended by a tractor trailer. That was on 4-20-21 and otyher times before.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford focus. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary, the vehicle would not start after refueling. The contact stated the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact believed that the failure was related to the purge valve. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford focus. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary at a gas station, after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start-up. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated she had to attempted to start-up the vehicle five times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
Fueled the vehicle and drove it later and it stalled. Warning lights came on. It is a 2018 with only 26,000 and we owned it a week. Bought from what we thought was a reputable dealer. Hillyers ford
Car keeps idling up at a stop or when I slow down skips and acts like its gone cut off when it does idle down
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford focus. The contact stated that upon refueling the vehicle, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to cloninger ford (511 jake alexander blvd s, salisbury, nc 28147) and was provided a diagnostic fee to inspect the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
My canister purge valve needs to be replaced. It is not under warranty but it should be. Many people are complaining online and the dealership itself confirmed a lot of people are having this problem.
When coming from a complete stop at a red light upon pressing the gas to put yhe vehicle in motion again , it stalls before taking off. The airbag under the steering wheel deployed when my knee bumped it. When putting gas in the car the car will not start back up , it starts n turns off on its own.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford focus. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated at vehicle start-up. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who informed him that the vehicle had a defective stuck open canister purge valve. Days later while at a stop light, the vehicle stalled without warning while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact restarted the vehicle after some time and resumed normal driving. The contact then called ourisman ford lincoln of alexandria (6129 richmond hwy, alexandria, va 22303) where he was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact discovered the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
Sometimes when I run the car early off in the morning I usually let it warm up. But even though I do that it seems like it kind of like struggles if I accelerate slowly, and I'm doing so it kind of like jerks the vehicle forward a couple times until it just clicks. That's for the,for the speed control I think I put it under. As for the other issue I will take it to autozone and I needed to get codes because my check engine light is on. And now I'm wondering if it's under recall, because the code p0456, evaporative emissions system and it says there's small leak or it's considered a small leak so I'm just wondering but if you guys can please tell what it could be that would be awesome
Issue with the fuel purge valve. After getting gas, check engine light comes on and vehicle will not start. Also, problems with the clutch. Vehicle stutters and stalls, as well as leaps while in gear.
Scan code p1450..according to ford 1.28 million of this type vehicle had a faulty gas vacuum valve (?) that had to be replaced. Although I'm having the exact same problem the dealer has stated it's 'not their problem'.
My car has been having a issue staying on, it constantly has to get jumped after I pumped gas, while I was in the middle of driving the car cut completely off. I'm having a problem also reversing and acceleration, my car is not going past 10 miles. I only have 85000 miles
The cars evap system has a leak
Evap purge valve went bad. There is a recall on focuses 2012-2018 for the purge valve but not my particular VIN. I have owned this car for 26 months. I don't expect something like this to go bad that soon. Repair not covered under the emissions warranty nor the power train. This defect caused my engine light to come on, the car to run rough and prompt several engin codes.
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