# Failed purge valve - 2013 Ford Focus **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 12, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/failed-purge-valve-2013-ford-focus/113564 "2018-03-12T16:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maryjboyce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@maryjboyce](https://community.cartalk.com/u/maryjboyce)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/failed-purge-valve-2013-ford-focus/113564/1 "2018-03-12T16:39:18Z")
Has anyone had the same issue purge valve failed ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/failed-purge-valve-2013-ford-focus/113564/2 "2018-03-13T00:14:36Z")
Do you “top off” your gas tank when you fill up? ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/failed-purge-valve-2013-ford-focus/113564/3 "2018-03-13T03:01:05Z")
purge valves commonly fail . . . on several different brands, not just Ford ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/failed-purge-valve-2013-ford-focus/113564/4 "2018-03-13T03:07:09Z")
Yes, that’s a common problem reported here on many brands. The purge valve opens when the computer decides it is time to move fuel vapors stored the charcoal canister to the engine. So it is an emissions issue, and if it doesn’t work will trigger a code and a check engine light. It can affect drivability too, if the purge valve opens when it shouldn’t.