A year after the investigation, Ford issued a summons affecting about 694271 cars in the United States due to fuel leakage problems that might cause a fire. The summons includes 2021 to 2024 Bronco Sport and 2020 to 2022 Escape SUVS.
The problem includes fuel injection, which may contain a crack, allowing fuel to leak into the head of the cylinder, and land on the hot surfaces in the engine, such as exhaust systems or turbo, which leads to a fire or breakdown if it is ignited by a small heat source.
The affected vehicles are equipped with a 1.5 -liter 3.5 -liter engine. About 0.3 % of the population who owns the recovered bronko has appeared with the defect.
According to an article from Reuters, Ford estimates that the total cost of recall procedures is about $ 570 million, which will be transferred in the financial results in the second quarter of 2025 of the company.
Malcon who are affected will get a mail notification and will be directed to take their cars to Ford or Lincoln near them and they have a temporary solution that includes the installation of the update of the program capable of discovering a fuel injector. If a leak appears, it will reduce the engine energy and close the fuel connection.
At this time, Ford is developing a permanent reform, and the owners will be notified for the second time when this final treatment is available. The owners can check Nhtsa The web site to see if their cars are affected.