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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FADP3E29GL••••••2016 Ford FOCUS
That is about average for the 2016 Ford FOCUS — 11 complaints per build across 104 builds.
12on this build
1147on the model
104builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 7Wheels 1Steering 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainDec 2024
Transmission control unit (module) has caused the vehicle to randomly rev the RPM. Causes vehicle to hard shift and delayed shifting. Check engine light came on and produced code P07A3. There is a recall for Ford Focus years 2012 -2018 but my vehicles VIN was not attached to…
Fuel/propulsion SystemAug 2021
Had recall from manufacturer for fuel tank issues. Was inspected and still have engine light on for codes P1450 (fuel tank vacuum bleed error. Was never repaired by dealer
Unknown Or OtherJul 2018
Second time in only two years that the clutches have gone bad. They cause extreme studdering to the vehicle upon acceleration. It has caused some extremely close calls where cars think I am moving forward but the car shudders preventing forward motion for a few seconds
SteeringMar 2018
The contact owns a 2016 ford focus. While operating the vehicle, the "steering fault" message suddenly displayed and the driver noticed a slight difference in the steering ability. After parking, turning off the engine, and restarting the vehicle, the "steering failure" message…
EngineFeb 2018
The contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle was shuttering and stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated.the contact called the local dealer bill pierre ford (11525 lake city way ne, seattle, wa 98125, (866)…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FADP3E29GL293078 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.