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Recalls happen. Automakers hope they won't, but they do. And that's alright, for the most part, because cars are designed (and to a large degree still made) by humans, and humans make mistakes. So we forgive them, as long as the problem is resolved. Only in the case of the Ford Escape, the problem seems to keep coming back.
That's why Ford is calling in the Escape yet again due to fire concerns. The issue revolves around problematic fuel lines in 9,469 units manufactured between October 5, 2011, and July 11, 2012, all of which use the 1.6-liter EcoBoost inline four-cylinder engine.
As you yourself may recall, the Escape was subject to a string of recalls last year that resulted in a $17 million fine. One of them was over this very same issue, which Ford apparently didn't rectify the first time around. Let's hope this time is the last time.
UPDATE: Ford reached out to point out that the aforementioned $17 million fine imposed by the NHTSA was regarding issues with the MY 2001-2004 Escape and not the MY2013 model in question. Autoblog regrets the mistaken correlation.Continue reading Ford forced to recall Escape over fire risk yet again [UPDATE]
Ford forced to recall Escape over fire risk yet again [UPDATE] originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 26 Nov 2013 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Recalls happen. Automakers hope they won't, but they do. And that's alright, for the most part, because cars are designed (and to a large degree still made) by humans, and humans make mistakes. So we forgive them, as long as the problem is resolved. Only in the case of the Ford Escape, the problem seems to keep coming back.
That's why Ford is calling in the Escape yet again due to fire concerns. The issue revolves around problematic fuel lines in 9,469 units manufactured between October 5, 2011, and July 11, 2012, all of which use the 1.6-liter EcoBoost inline four-cylinder engine.
As you yourself may recall, the Escape was subject to a string of recalls last year that resulted in a $17 million fine. One of them was over this very same issue, which Ford apparently didn't rectify the first time around. Let's hope this time is the last time.
UPDATE: Ford reached out to point out that the aforementioned $17 million fine imposed by the NHTSA was regarding issues with the MY 2001-2004 Escape and not the MY2013 model in question. Autoblog regrets the mistaken correlation.Continue reading Ford forced to recall Escape over fire risk yet again [UPDATE]
Ford forced to recall Escape over fire risk yet again [UPDATE] originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 26 Nov 2013 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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