Complaint 2169913
2018 FORD FOCUS • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING • incident Jan 22, 2026
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 2169913
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- FOCUS
- Model Year
- 2018
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Incident Date
- Jan 22, 2026
- Date Received
- Jan 26, 2026
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Owner Narrative
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and was taken to the dealer to be repaired under the recall. Approximately 2-3 months after the recall repair was completed; while driving approximately 25 - 35 MPH, the engine made a loud thumping sound. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not returned to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.