2012 FORD FOCUS — Complaint #2045090
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NHTSA Complaint about FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER filed December 3, 2024
NHTSA complaint #2045090 (ODI reference 11628601) concerns a 2012 FORD FOCUS and was filed on December 3, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on August 3, 2024. The vehicle had 147,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Michigan based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as fuel system, gasoline:storage:evaporative emissions:canister, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD FOCUS cohort independently describe similar fuel system, gasoline:storage:evaporative emissions:canister failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2012 FORD FOCUS shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. While the contact's fiancé was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle sputtered. The contact's fiancé, who is an independent mechanic, diagnosed the vehicle with fuel pump failure. The contact was informed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. Additionally, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic and diagnosed with purge valve canister failure. The contact was informed that the purge valve canister needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that after the vehicle was started, the vehicle sputtered and then lost motive power. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised to contact the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was informed that NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V73500
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2045090 |
| ODI Number | 11628601 |
| Date Filed | December 3, 2024 |
| Failure Date | August 3, 2024 |
| VIN | 1FAHP3J2XCL |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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