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09-12-2014, 12:09 PM
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) is recalling about 70,209 examples of the 2005-2008 Ford Escape Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+escape+hybrid/) and the 2006-2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mercury+mariner+hybrid/) because the cooling pumps for their hybrid systems could fail.
According to the company's defect notice, it's possible for the original "Motor Electronics Coolant (MEC) Pump" to wear out and fail, which would could cause the hybrid system to overheat. If this happens, the vehicle goes into a safety mode that takes away most or all of its power. However, braking and steering still operate normally. After cooling down, the affected models restart normally. The company says that it's not aware of any accidents or injuries related to this problem.
Ford will begin repairing the vehicles in late October, and dealers will be installing improved, brushless pumps on the affected models at no charge to owners. If drivers had their pumps fail before this recall, they can contact Ford for a possible reimbursement. Scroll down (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/12/ford-escape-mercury-mariner-hybrid-recall/#continued) to read the recall announcement from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/) or download the full defect notice as a PDF, here (http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/UCM461457/RCDNN-14V526-5627.pdf).Continue reading Ford Recalling 70k Escape and Mariner Hybrids for cooling issue (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/12/ford-escape-mercury-mariner-hybrid-recall/)
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) is recalling about 70,209 examples of the 2005-2008 Ford Escape Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+escape+hybrid/) and the 2006-2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mercury+mariner+hybrid/) because the cooling pumps for their hybrid systems could fail.
According to the company's defect notice, it's possible for the original "Motor Electronics Coolant (MEC) Pump" to wear out and fail, which would could cause the hybrid system to overheat. If this happens, the vehicle goes into a safety mode that takes away most or all of its power. However, braking and steering still operate normally. After cooling down, the affected models restart normally. The company says that it's not aware of any accidents or injuries related to this problem.
Ford will begin repairing the vehicles in late October, and dealers will be installing improved, brushless pumps on the affected models at no charge to owners. If drivers had their pumps fail before this recall, they can contact Ford for a possible reimbursement. Scroll down (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/12/ford-escape-mercury-mariner-hybrid-recall/#continued) to read the recall announcement from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/) or download the full defect notice as a PDF, here (http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/UCM461457/RCDNN-14V526-5627.pdf).Continue reading Ford Recalling 70k Escape and Mariner Hybrids for cooling issue (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/12/ford-escape-mercury-mariner-hybrid-recall/)
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