NHTSA Complaint #11642457 — 2014 FORD FOCUS

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle failed to restart. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled while the RPM was elevated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road on one occasion, and the vehicle was pushed to the side of the road on the other occasions. The vehicle was restarted after an extended time. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the canister purge valve and the TCM had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the canister purge valve replacement was covered under Ford Campaign Number: 24N07, and a repair fee would be charged for the TCM replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the TCM failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V523000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.