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Complaint 2184963

2018 FORD FOCUS • ENGINE • incident Mar 10, 2026

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2184963
Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Model Year
2018
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Mar 10, 2026
Date Received
Mar 10, 2026
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

All a sudden struggling to start. Crankshaft was bad and replaced. Still had issues. Checked plugs and they needed replaced less than 18.5k miles since engine and plugs replacement (under previous owner). Still had trouble starting. At least 12 different codes. Dropped off for diagnostics and now they're saying they found coolant in the cylinders and I need a whole new UPDATED engine. If the engine was replaced just under 2 years ago, why was the updated engine NOT used?? Engine replaced at 65k miles in April 2024. I bought the car used in July 2025 with 78k. Car now has 84k. I can tell you the exact miles I was able to get out of it was 7887. That's it. I have not had my car since thanksgiving 2025. This issue is STILL ongoing.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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