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2010 Ford Focus fuel/propulsion system problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2010 Ford Focus6% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
6%
share of all complaints
43,250 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Engine stalls while driving and will not restart. I suspect that it is related to similar issues drivers are having with the evap canister purge valve in other model years: "the canister purge valve may malfunction and create excessive vacuum in the fuel vapor management system, which can result in…

    filed Jan 1, 2021

  • My yellow wench check engine light came on,I was stopped at a 4 way city intersection and when I stepped on the gas pedal the car would not pick up any speed. I was stuck with traffic behind me. I had to go through the intersection at idle speed pull off the road, turn the car off and wait a few…

    filed Jul 12, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Focus years

YearReportsShare
2018 Focus12916%
2017 Focus11513%
2016 Focus16514%
2015 Focus13613%
2014 Focus29711%
2013 Focus20810%
2012 Focus2828%
2011 Focus22%
2009 Focus136%
2008 Focus31%
2007 Focus92%
2006 Focus105%
Focus fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.