What 1,022 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ford Focus RS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FINALLY ACCELERATED AFTER APPLYING STRONG PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BARTOW FORD (9090 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619 (813) 246-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT ONLY PART OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,600.

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TOOK MY CAR FOR TCM REPAIR - DEALERSHIP FOUND ANOTHER SENSOR ISSUE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED 4 DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW AND HILLSIDE ASSIST UNAVAILABLE ERRORS CAME ON. WHEN ACCELORATING FROM A STOP THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING GEARS. CAR IS BACK AT DEALERSHIP BUT THE MECHANICS AND SERVICE DIRECTOR SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH ISSUES. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET(OVER 4971 COMPLAINTS) ABOUT FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES

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THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT FORD AS HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH, HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE SHUDDER AS THEY SAY IT FALLS OUT OF THE BUILD DATES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY RECALLED OR PUT OUT A TSB FOR HE DPS6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, IT SHOULD BE FIXED. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THERE IS TRANSMISSION SHUDDER OCCASIONALLY. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, BUT A LOT OF THE TIME. THIS IS THE SAME THING OTHER PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING WITH JUST A FEW WEEKS PRIOR BUILD DATE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE TAKING OFF, SOMETIMES WHEN IT SHIFTS TO 2ND GEAR. MOST EVERY TIME IT DOES IT YOU CAN BET YOU ARE PULLING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ITS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THIS I HAD JUST DRIVEN ABOUT 400 MILES. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN NOTICED MORE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING, SHOOK, AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. LARRY H. MILLER FORD MESA (460 E AUTO CENTER DR, MESA, AZ 85204, (480) 569-7713) STATED THAT THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE ON A COMPUTER AND IT CHECKED OUT WITH NO ISSUES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PRIOR TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WORSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST GEAR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROB SIGHT FORD (13901 WASHINGTON ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64145, (816) 396-6100) WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE DOUBLE CLUTCH SYSTEM AND DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,086.

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I WAS DRIVING THE FORD FOCUS (2015) ABOUT 40 M/HR WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT WEIRD. SERVICE ENGINE CAME ON AND I READ THE CODE AS P090C. I HAD TO CONTROL THE CAR RIGHT AWAY AS IT STALLED. READ A LOT ABOUT THIS CODE ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS, AND THERE IS HIGH SAFETY CONCERNS AS WELL AS REOCCURRING ISSUES EVEN AFTER REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED WHILE SWITCHING GEARS. THE VEHICLE JUMPED VIOLENTLY AND BEGAN TO FAIL AFTER 20,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIBERTY FORD VERMILLION (4215 LIBERTY AVE, VERMILION, OH 44089, (440) 967-6191) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TEST STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH, AND OIL CHANGE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE REPAIR FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOUR TIMES, BUT NONE OF THE REPAIRS SERVICED THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *JS *AS*JB

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I HAVE HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR AND AS A SINGLE MOTHER, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING EVERY OTHER DAY. THIS TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS. IT SHUTTERS AND JOLTS VERY HARD AND IS CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR ME AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN I AM NOTICING THE PROBLEMS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS MY FAULT AND THAT THE JOLTING AND SHUTTERING IS NORMAL....WHICH IT IS NOT.

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I HAVE A 2015 FORD FOCUS SE AND I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO HAS STARTED SLIPPING. IT SHOWS NO CODES BUT THE POWER IS DECREASED, IT HESITATES AND JERKS WHEN PULLING OUT AND IT STICKS WHEN SHIFTING. I WORK AT A TIRE AND AUTO GARAGE AND HAVE HAD IT LOOKED OVER.

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WHEN PUTTING MY 2015 FORD FOCUS IN REVERSE FROM PARK IT WENT FORWARD. I REPEATED THIS ACTION 3 TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY REVERSED! I COULD HAVE GONE DOWN INTO A RAVINE! TOOK THE FORD FOCUS TO RIVERTOWN FORD AND THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS BUT COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" THE COMPLAINT SO THEY COULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION JERKS FORWARD WHEN PUT IN MOTION AND SHAKES WHEN SLOWING DOWN.

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UPON ACCELERATION MY CAR WILL SKIP AND JUMP. I AM TOLD BY A FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THE CLUTCH HAS TO BE REPLACED AND STOP AT ANY POINT WHILE DRIVING. I'VE REACHED AND FOUND OUT THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.COSTING $1980.00 IN REPAIRS. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE , IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE.REPAIRS ON SAME TYPE OF CAR ARE BEING DONE WEEKLY 2 TO 3 AT A TIME.

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MY VEHICLE SHUTTERS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN PUSHING ON ACCELERATOR, ESPECIALLY AFTER STOPPING AS AT A STOPLIGHT. FORD HAS REPLACED THE CLUTCH ONCE ALREADY FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS SURFACED AGAIN. NOW, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE RPMS WILL ESCALATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALSO THE TRANSITION FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER SEEMS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING OR MISSING, AT ANY SPEED. FORD DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE PRICE IS $1253.00.

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WHEN ACCELLAERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE TRANSMISSION JERKS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, FELL OUT OF GEAR, AND DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK UP TO THREE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERRING FORD (LOCATED AT 820 MEMORIAL BLVD, PICAYUNE, MS 39466, (601) 798-8682) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND CLUTCH ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

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I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FORD FOCUS 2015 (75000 MILES). WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY INTO AN INTERSECTION, THERE IS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. WHEN IT COMES TO DECELERATION, MY VEHICLE CANNOT PROPERLY DOWNSHIFT, EVEN WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TOLD NO LIGHT ON DASH, NO TMC. THEY KEEP INSISTING IS THE CLUTCH THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND DON'T WANT TO REPLACE THE TMC. DEALERSHIP IN RUTHERFORD

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I PREVIOUSLY MAILED SOME INFORMATION IN ABOUT THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION ERROR, THE FOLLOWING IS AN INTERACTION WITH FORD IN 2017 ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THIS CONCERN: "360NOANS@FORD.COM TUES 8/1/2017 8:20 PM NAME[XXX] FIRSTNAME[XXX] LASTNAME[XXX] VIN[XXX] ZIP CODE63101 EMAIL[XXX] A FORD REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE WITH YOU SHORTLY. [XXX] SAYS: HELLO [XXX]. MY NAME IS [XXX]. HOW CAN I HELP YOU? [XXX] SAYS: GREAT DAY, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIND OUT WHAT TYPE OF TRANSMISSION MY VEHICLE HAS AND WAS WONDERING IF YOU ALL COULD FIND OUT FROM THE VIN? [XXX] SAYS: I'LL BE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU! PLEASE GIVE ME A MOMENT TO LOOK INTO THAT. [XXX] SAYS: THANKS SO MUCH FOR WAITING. UPON RESEARCH, YOUR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION DPS6. I THIS INFORMATION HELPS. DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS [XXX]? [XXX] SAYS: YES, IS THIS MODEL A POWERSHIFT, OR SOME OTHER TYPE OR IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE IN POWERSHIFT WITH OTHER TRANSMISSION TYPES? [XXX] SAYS: LET ME CHECK FOR YOU. [XXX] SAYS: I AM STILL RESEARCHING. I'LL BE WITH YOU SHORTLY. [XXX] SAYS: COOL, NO RUSH ♥ [XXX] SAYS: I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. IT APPEARS YOUR VEHICLE HAS A DUAL POWER SHIFT. [XXX] SAYS: THANK YOU... I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THE MOMENT.... CAN I REACH BACK OUT IF I DO? [XXX] SAYS: ABSOLUTELY! WE ARE AVAILABLE MON-FRI 8:30AM-10:30PM EST, SATURDAY 11:00AM-7:00PM EST. [XXX] SAYS: THANK YOU SO MUCH, HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEK [XXX] SAYS: YOU'RE WELCOME, ENJOY YOU WEEK AS WELL! ____________ THANK YOU FOR CHATTING WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, PLEASE TAKE A SHORT SURVEY TO RATE MY SERVICE. CLICK ON THE SMALL "X" IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER TO LAUNCH THE SURVEY." VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED BY BOMMARITO FORD FOR FUEL PUMP.TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *TT

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WILL DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE OTHER DAY MY CAR STALLED OUT WELL DRIVING THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED NOT ONLY THAT BUT WHEN YOU ACCELERATE MY CAR GRINDS WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE FORD DEALERSHIP ALREADY TOLD ME IT'S DUE TO MY RECALL ISSUE BUT WHEN ASKED TO FIX IT THEY TOLD ME I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THEM FIRST MY CHILDREN WERE IN MY CAR HAD WE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WE COULD HAVE BEEN DEAD SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I AM TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY I WILL HOLD WHOEVER IS READING THIS EMAIL AND FORWARD PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. WHEN THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE JERKING STOPPED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHAWNEE MISSION FORD (11501 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY, SHAWNEE, KS 66203 (913) 631-0000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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CLUTCH IN TRANSMISSION SLIPS. RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE. CAUSES CAR TO NOT TAKE OFF SMOOTHLY, JITTERS BAD ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE CAR.

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I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AS NORMAL AND PULLED IN TO PARK. I REVERSED AND TRIED TO GO FORWARD BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T BUDGE. I TOOK MY CAR IN ABOUT A MONTH A GO TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND I WAS TOLD TO JUST COME IN ON MY NEXT SERVICE AND GET THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS TURNED INTO MY CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD

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BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, ENJOYED DRIVING IT BUT THEN A YEAR LATER THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WOULD STALL BUT IT WOULDN'T STALL THEN WHEN BRAKING IT WOULD ACCELERATE MORE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT HONOLULU FORD 1370 N. KING STREET HONOLULU, HI 96817 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT ALSO TOLD THEM I GOT A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL AND SHOWED IT TO THEM BUT ALL I GOT WAS "OH YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW"! RECENTLY I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL AND STILL NOTHING. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TERRIBLE AND VERY RUDE.I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS CALL THEM EVERY WEEK AND ASK ABOUT THE RECALL.

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TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO SHIFT AND SOMETIMES WORKS UN-EXPECTEDLY. TRYING TO MAKE IT GO IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT JUMPING INTO ACTION MAKES IT DANGEROUS AS WELL DOUBLE CLUTCH IS NOT CONSISTANT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED IMPROPERLY AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV VERY HIGH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. KING COLONIAL FORD (3565 COMMUNITY RD, BRUNSWICK, GA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORRISTOWN FORD INC (LOCATED AT 1112 W MORRIS BLVD, MORRISTOWN, TN 37813, (423) 586-5520) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V169000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. .*BF CONSUMER STATED CAR RUNS WELL EXCEPT TRANSMISSION, IT SHUTTERS AND SHAKES HAS BEEN FIXED ONE TIME IN 2017. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY AND THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN POWER AND SPEED, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. NORTH COUNTY FORD (450 W VISTA WAY, VISTA, CA 92083, 1-(888) 833-0634) STATED THAT CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18S32 (STUCK CANISTER PURGE VALVE MAY CAUSE A STALL) COULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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