Ford Having Some Really Bad Luck With Its Vehicles

Ford Motor Co.  (F) – Get Ford Motor Company Report would probably like to hide under the hood of its vehicles lately, but that might not be such a good idea with the all bad luck the automaker has faced with its vehicles.

The Dearborn, Mich., company on July 8 issued a safety recall of a total of 100,689 of its 2020-2022 Corsair, Escape and Maverick vehicles with 2.5 liter HEV/PHEV engines because of an under hood  fire hazard, according to a statement it sent to UPI.

“Ford is issuing a safety recall for certain vehicles with 2.5-liter HEV/PHEV engine because in the event of an engine failure, significant quantities of engine oil and/or fuel vapor may be released into the under hood environment and may migrate to and/or accumulate near ignition sources resulting in potential under hood fire, localized melting of components, or smoke,” Ford said in the statement.

Source: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/ford-recalls-200000-vehicles?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO&yptr=yahoo