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2014 FORD FOCUS — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

crash · 1516712 · 2018-11-19

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
82,000
Speed
78 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING LAST FEBRUARY, 2018, LOW ON GAS. ABOUT TO PULL OFF INTERSTATE TO REFUEL. LESS THAN A MILE FROM EXIT, ENGINE CUT OFF COMPLETELY. NO INDICATOR LIGHT EVER CAME ON THAT I WAS LOW ON FUEL. I PULLED OVER INTO EMERGENCY LANE. WHILE WAITING FOR TOW OPERATOR, MY FOCUS WAS SIDE SWIPED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND TOTALED BY CAR INSURANCE. LUCKILY, NEITHER MYSELF NOR BROTHER WERE INJURED. WE WERE IN VEHICLE. IT WAS TERRIBLE. I JUST WANTED SOMEONE WITH NHTSA TO KNOW. I DO NOT BELIEVE I HAD A TWO LITER ENGINE IN THE THING, WHICH IS WHAT THE INCOMPLETE RECALL INDICATES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11152445
Machine
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