Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute SUVS: Regulators investigating complaints that the throttles can stick
Ford Motor is recalling 465,000 models including the 2013 Ford Explorer, Taurus, Flex, Fusion, Interceptor Utility and Interceptor Sedan, as well as the Lincoln MKS, MKT and MKZ, due to a fuel leak that poses a fire risk.
Photographer: William Walker/CNN
Posted: 07/17/2012
DETROIT (AP) — Federal safety regulators are investigating complaints that the throttles can stick on Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute SUVS and cause them to crash.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that the investigation includes 730,000 Escapes and Tributes from the 2001 to 2004 model years. The recalled SUVs all have six-cylinder engines.
The safety agency says it has received 99 complaints about the problem. The agency says there were 13 crashes, nine injuries and one death.
The throttles on the SUVs can fail to return to idle when the driver takes their foot off the gas pedal. The agency is investigating whether some of the complaints stem from repairs made on a previous recall.
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