{"id":9212,"date":"2016-08-25T17:11:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T21:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=9212"},"modified":"2016-09-05T17:03:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T21:03:56","slug":"ford-issues-three-new-recalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/08\/25\/ford-issues-three-new-recalls\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Issues Three New Recalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"869\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/09\/24\/ford-expanding-truck-plant\/ford-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Ford-Logo.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"259,194\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Ford Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Ford-Logo.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Ford-Logo.jpg?resize=259%2C194\" alt=\"Ford Logo\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-869\" \/><br \/>\nFord Motor Company has issued three recalls, affecting about 113,000 vehicles.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A safety recall for some 2013 to 2015 Ford and Lincoln vehicles addresses issues with fuel pump control modules.<\/p>\n<p>The modules could fail in the affected vehicles, causing the engine to stall during driving without the ability to restart.<\/p>\n<p>Ford said it was not aware of injuries associated with this issue.<\/p>\n<p>About 88,151 vehicles worldwide are affected, including:<br \/>\n2013 to 2015 Ford Taurus with 3.5-liter gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine built at the Chicago Assembly Plant, August 25, 2011 to May 31, 2015<br \/>\n2013 to 2015 Ford Flex with 3.5-liter gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine built at the Oakville Assembly Plant, September 12, 2011 to May 29, 2015<br \/>\n2013 to 2015 Lincoln MKS with 3.5-liter gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine built at the Chicago Assembly Plant, August 31, 2011 to May 31, 2015<br \/>\n2013 to 2015 Lincoln MKT with 3.5-liter gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine built at the Oakville Assembly Plant, September 12, 2011 to May 29, 2015<br \/>\n2013 to 2015 Ford Police Interceptor sedan, all engines, built at the Chicago Assembly Plant, September 8, 2011 to May 31, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Ford said dealers will inspect and replace the part if needed at no cost.<\/p>\n<p>A second safety recall affects fuel injection pumps on about 2,500 2015 to 2016 Ford Transit vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The recall will address an issue that could cause the pump to malfunction, preventing the engine from starting or causing the vehicle to stall without the ability to restart.<\/p>\n<p>Affected vehicles include 2015-16 Ford Transit 3.2-liter diesel-equipped vehicles built at the Kansas City Assembly Plant, July 15, 2015 to April 14, 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Dealers will inspect the parts for metallic contamination and replace the parts if needed at no cost.<\/p>\n<p>The third safety compliance recall, which involves about 23,000 2017 Ford Escapes, will update the vehicles&#8217; power window software, because the system configuration may &#8220;exceed the regulatory requirement for remote actuation closing force, increasing the risk of injury,&#8221; Ford said.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries have been associated with this issue.<\/p>\n<p>The affected vehicles were built at the Louisville Assembly Plant, October 5, 2015 to May 12, 2016, the company noted.<br \/>\nSource:  WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford Motor Company has issued three recalls, affecting about 113,000 vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6aKAp-2oA","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-30 05:12:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Ford-Logo.jpg?fit=259%2C194&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9212"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9213,"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9212\/revisions\/9213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}