The vehicle's canister purge valve malfunctions, the company said. Ford Motor Co. on Thursday said it was recalling nearly 1.5 million Focus vehicles in North America over a malfunctioning ...

Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 1.3 million Ford Focus vehicles in the U.S. over an issue with the canister purge valve that may trigger engine stalls, the automaker said Thursday. In a ...

Vehicles Affected: Approximately 1.3 million model-year 2012-18 Ford Focus cars equipped with either a 2.0-liter GDI or 2.0-liter GTDI engine The Problem: The canister purge valve may become stuck ...

The issue stems from a defective canister purge valve that could become stuck in an open position, causing deformation of the fuel tank. In certain instances, the defect could cause the Focus to ...

One likely cause, reports Honda, is an internal glitch in the canister purge valve. Replacing the purge valve with an upgraded design, Part No. 36162-RNA-A01, H/C 8048126, should eliminate the concern ...

The affected cars have canister purge valves that can refuse ... a reprogrammed control module that detects if the purge valve is malfunctioning and prevents the above from happening.

To repair the issue, Ford dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module with the proper software calibration as well as replacing the canister purge valve if necessary. Shares of Ford stock ...