If i crank the car soon after cutting it off, (while it's still warm) engine sputters then quits, as if it isn't getting enough fuel. so when getting gas, i have to hold down the gas pedal or engine quits. as soon as i start pumping, the engine starts choking. i can't turn off the ignition while pumping gas because it won't stay cranked once i try to drive away unless i rev the rpm's up really high for a period of time. i've had it looked at several times and no one can figure out what's wrong. this has been an ongoing problem for over a year. and now white smoke billows out of the tail pipe when it's cranked. second problem....electrical. some of the steering wheel buttons, such as cruise and hands-free calling stop working over time. third problem.... front cv joints wear out way too soon. i heard of a recall on the news a couple of months ago for my car that sounded like my engine issue, but now i can't locate the recall anywhere. they even took it off of the news channel's website. during the broadcast, they said the recall would begin december 10th. what happened??? did ford change its mind? sure would help me out! i'm entering the occurrence date 1/1/17, but this has been going on well over one year, maybe 2.