# 2013 Ford Focus - Damaged Cat caused by recall issue?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-focus-damaged-cat-caused-by-recall-issue/153059>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [November 18, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-focus-damaged-cat-caused-by-recall-issue/153059 "2019-11-18T22:54:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![MYoung1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@MYoung1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MYoung1)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-focus-damaged-cat-caused-by-recall-issue/153059/1 "2019-11-18T22:54:51Z")

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I was told the damage to the catalytic converter was cause by the purge valve failure that was recalled. Yet nobody at the ford dealer is willing to step up and admit this. Isthis information true?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-focus-damaged-cat-caused-by-recall-issue/153059/2 "2019-11-19T01:11:55Z")

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It could, but I would think a CEL would have come on before that happened.