Ford Recalls 322,000 Escape SUVs for Engine Stall
DETROIT (Reuters)
- Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 322,000 of its compact Escape
sport utility vehicles to fix what the automaker described on Tuesday
as an intermittent engine stalling problem.
Vehicles affected
by the recall are from the 2001, 2002 and early 2003 model years
and equipped with 3.0 liter V-6 engines, Ford Motor said.
The second-largest
U.S. automaker said the stalling problem tends to occur during vehicle
deceleration at speeds below 40 miles per hour.
Ford said it
had received reports of eight alleged minor accidents stemming from
the problem, three of which included allegations of minor injuries.
Despite the
reports, Ford said engine stall on the Escapes posed "no unreasonable
risk of accident or injury."
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