Ford Issues Recalls To Fix Stalling Problem

(RTTNews) - Ford Motor Co. (F) Wednesday issued a recall of more than 88,000 vehicles to fix a fuel pump issue that could cause cars to stall.

The company said no accidents or injuries have been reported due to the defect, however, the defect pose potential safety risks.

The recall involve about 88,000 units of the 2013 through 2015 model-year Ford Taurus, Flex and Police Interceptor and Lincoln MKS and MKT. All the affected vehicles have 3.5-liter turbocharged direct-injection engines.

According to Ford, the vehicles were equipped with fuel pump control modules that could fail, and the engines may not start, or they could stall.

Dealers will replace the control module at no cost to owners.

Meanwhile, Ford has also recalled about 23,000 units of the 2017 Ford Escape sport-utility vehicle to recalibrate power window software and another 2,500 units of the 3.2-liter diesel engine 2015 and 2016 Ford Transit vans to fix faulty fuel injection pumps.