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Recall a big blow to Escape, Fusion

USA Today -- As embarrassments go, Ford Motor couldn't face a worse recall than one that wraps together two critical 2013 vehicles and a technology that it has spent the most time and money trying to burnish: Fusion sedan, Escape crossover and the EcoBoost turbocharged engine.

Yet on Monday Ford was at a loss to explain why the 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine in two big-selling models was overheating and might catch fire — or how it plans to fix the 89,153 vehicles involved. Ford is urging owners to park their vehicles, contact their dealers and arrange for loaners.

So far, 12 fires were reported in the Escapes and one in the Fusion, which just went on sale, says Ford spokesman Said Deep. No injuries were reported.

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Submitted Dec 04, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,350 Points:1,242,350 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 7:02:16 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse Recalls happen to most car makers.
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,520 Points:533,235 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 1:52:51 PM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse It is only appropriate that BurntOrange brought this hot topic to our attention!
SUNOIL Champion Author Toledo Posts:5,240 Points:1,925,030 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 5:51:01 AM Ignore SUNOIL Report Abuse Minor setback unless you own one
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,764 Points:1,865,020 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:36:32 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse Scruffy little cars !!!
iFueler Champion Author Durham Posts:64,378 Points:178,525 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:08:45 AM Ignore iFueler Report Abuse a fact of life for for things like man made cars
GAS1251 Champion Author Texas Posts:5,148 Points:1,626,230 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:07:12 AM Ignore GAS1251 Report Abuse Not a good sitruation , but most people with eco-boost F150's haven't had any problems.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,718 Points:1,660,815 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:53:34 PM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse It's a shame but it happens.
grandamgt1 Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,341 Points:1,239,350 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:53:32 PM Ignore grandamgt1 Report Abuse Ouch! Not Ford.
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,896 Points:772,270 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:52:19 PM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse Fix it & move forward.
KrsnaDragon Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,407 Points:530,550 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:49:15 PM Ignore KrsnaDragon Report Abuse How unfortunate for Ford.
CivicMA Champion Author Boston Posts:1,892 Points:535,095 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:49:07 PM Ignore CivicMA Report Abuse So they are just burning up the sales figures?
probedude2 Champion Author Akron Posts:12,553 Points:2,380,205 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:47:56 PM Ignore probedude2 Report Abuse How much do you want last year's model now?
jpgilmor Champion Author Houston Posts:2,160 Points:602,975 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:43:14 PM Ignore jpgilmor Report Abuse Hot car!
snky2k Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,398 Points:302,815 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:42:54 PM Ignore snky2k Report Abuse Very happy with my 38 mpg Focus. No engine recall for me.
WIWalt Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:1,726 Points:415,545 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:42:39 PM Ignore WIWalt Report Abuse I will keep my Toyota
WhiteTreeIndian Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,649 Points:1,121,135 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:42:35 PM Ignore WhiteTreeIndian Report Abuse E scrape
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,249 Points:2,254,020 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:40:11 PM Ignore 10k Report Abuse Bigwayne: or "Found On Roadside Dead"..
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,472 Points:2,080,760 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:37:50 PM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse All you need is more..."Fix Or Repair Daily"
WhiskersTheCat All-Star Author Austin Posts:815 Points:1,320,705 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:36:04 PM Ignore WhiskersTheCat Report Abuse I would describe my Ford Pick-Up as a piece of junk.
wshokie12 Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:1,320 Points:215,810 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:33:57 PM Ignore wshokie12 Report Abuse Not good.
ican2step Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:1,681 Points:426,650 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:30:12 PM Ignore ican2step Report Abuse Found on road dead (F.O.R.D)
GRUMPY55 Champion Author California Posts:1,629 Points:423,500 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:28:18 PM Ignore GRUMPY55 Report Abuse It's a Ford (Fix them or repair daily)
Beau2140 Champion Author New York Posts:8,291 Points:1,656,185 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:27:38 PM Ignore Beau2140 Report Abuse Sorry for Ford.
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,334 Points:569,095 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:25:40 PM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse Fords need to take time to do it right.
ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,026 Points:1,854,745 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:24:26 PM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse oh well... hope they get to the bottom of that design flaw
TxDaleJr88Fan Champion Author College Station Posts:4,080 Points:325,675 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:22:03 PM Ignore TxDaleJr88Fan Report Abuse Stuff happens. Just get it fixed and move on. Don't make the same mistake twice though.
cheaper0ON All-Star Author Ontario Posts:978 Points:397,080 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:21:31 PM Ignore cheaper0ON Report Abuse Too bad for FORD.
CarefreeVT Champion Author Burlington Posts:1,806 Points:258,055 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:15:16 PM Ignore CarefreeVT Report Abuse It's ok, they have 12 years to figure it out and increase the mileage by 75%
pa79th Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,777 Points:1,215,875 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:14:21 PM Ignore pa79th Report Abuse That's a lot of fires.
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,692 Points:538,045 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:12:01 PM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse Ford quality?
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,515 Points:1,668,610 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:11:51 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse That's the understatement of the day.
Wanda127 Champion Author Florida Posts:2,494 Points:914,030 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 9:31:01 PM Ignore Wanda127 Report Abuse This is really a bad thing to happen to them & especially since they did not take government hand outs like Chevrolet did.
Lugi1967 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,783 Points:1,001,270 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 8:30:10 PM Ignore Lugi1967 Report Abuse Not good thing to happen
E-Squirrel Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,012 Points:819,060 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 6:57:57 PM Ignore E-Squirrel Report Abuse Ford makes four different Eco-Boost engines, the one that seems to be involved here is the 1.6 liter. This engine, which is built in the UK, originated some years ago as the 1.6 liter "Cortina" engine. That engine has been used in a number of vehicles for years, and has generally been regarded as a good engine. UK also builds the 1.3 liter 3 cylinder engine as well. The other two, the 2.0 liter 4 cylinder started life in German Fords, and seems to be well regarded in all successor models. The 3.5 liter V6 is the newest and was designed here in the US in 2006. The overheat problem seems to be in just the 1.6 liter engine. Has anybody heard of a widespread overheating problem with the other engines? Note that certain Volvo models also use this same engine.
csblesson Champion Author Texas Posts:1,811 Points:352,150 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 6:29:19 PM Ignore csblesson Report Abuse Haha. They were laughing when Japanese cars were being recalled.
unipanini All-Star Author New York Posts:903 Points:264,575 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 5:59:55 PM Ignore unipanini Report Abuse Uh oh.
car253 Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,293 Points:1,468,620 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 5:19:47 PM Ignore car253 Report Abuse Tiny engines with large power increases can be a problem for durability. The old motto " No replacement for displacement"does hold true.
drobbbb Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,475 Points:811,485 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 4:11:41 PM Ignore drobbbb Report Abuse not the best timing
ObieDog Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,961 Points:850,920 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 1:52:56 PM Ignore ObieDog Report Abuse That's gonna hurt.
LostInNY Champion Author New York Posts:1,716 Points:647,070 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 12:08:30 PM Ignore LostInNY Report Abuse yeah, no one wants to go through what happened with Toyota, but how's about that motto Ford: Quality #1???
vjs3 Champion Author Denver Posts:2,536 Points:648,940 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:52:36 AM Ignore vjs3 Report Abuse Take responsibility and fix them so that you can move forward.
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,962 Points:1,275,025 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:08:22 AM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse Owning one of these would drive me nuts knowing something could go wrong while on the highway.
ss70 Champion Author Detroit Posts:9,653 Points:1,869,125 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:06:15 AM Ignore ss70 Report Abuse sloppy US brand with mexican builds
fuel2use Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,483 Points:732,350 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 10:40:23 AM Ignore fuel2use Report Abuse Fix them.
Mota Sophomore Author Louisville Posts:102 Points:171,675 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 10:02:24 AM Ignore Mota Report Abuse I thought the 1.6L engine was already proven in Europe before they brought it over to the US. If so, someone made a bad choice on a component change...
bbchevy Veteran Author Ontario Posts:345 Points:308,265 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 9:52:33 AM Ignore bbchevy Report Abuse This is a bad thing.
pbalmeo All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:885 Points:186,365 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 9:48:46 AM Ignore pbalmeo Report Abuse That is not good news at all..
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:7,550 Points:1,786,600 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 9:25:45 AM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse Ford had been impressing until now.
scu227 Champion Author New Haven Posts:4,147 Points:770,905 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 9:23:34 AM Ignore scu227 Report Abuse Ouch !!!
Shaduu Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:318 Points:84,960 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 9:21:51 AM Ignore Shaduu Report Abuse I would bring it back and never drive a Ford again. Ford might have to change it name to Forb for Found on road burned.