NHTSA Complaint #11308866 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE PURGE VALVE AND FUEL TANK DEFORMATION RECALL. IT WAS CHECKED AND DETERMINED TO BE FINE; BUT 30-45 DAYS AFTER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT BEGAN STALLING WHEN STARTING, ESPECIALLY AFTER I WOULD FILL UP MY GAS TANK. THE INITIAL RECALL SAID IT WOULD REPLACE FAULTY PURGE VALVES RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT SINCE MY CAR WAS CHECKED ALREADY THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. MY SPOUSE ALSO HAS FORD FOCUS AND HIS WAS RECALLED A SECOND TIME FOR THE PURGE VALVE BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SECOND RECALL. I THINK IT HAD BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR YEARS. AFTER I PAID FOR THE PURGE VALVE REPLACEMENT MY MPG WENT FROM 26MPG TO 32MPG ON THE SAME DRIVING PATTERNS I'VE ALWAYS HAD.