Ford Recalls 650,000 Trucks
DETROIT (Reuters) — Ford Motor (F) is recalling more than 650,000 of its top-selling F-150 pickups as well as a Lincoln-branded truck because of a problem with the brake hose that could cause the vehicles to lose braking power. The automaker has recalled 2005 and 2006 model year Ford F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT trucks, according to the recall notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on its website Wednesday.
Ford trucks covered by the recall are equipped with 5.4-liter engines. The brake hose on those trucks can detach from an intake manifold, causing the driver to lose the “assist” function that provides additional power to the brakes, according to the safety notice.The trucks could still be stopped with remaining braking power but it would require drivers to apply “more force to the pedal,” Ford spokesman Wes Sherwood said. He said Ford had received reports of 11 minor accidents but no injuries because of the brake hose defect.
The sweeping recall covers almost 606,000 vehicles in the United States and comes just as Ford is gearing up to launch all-new versions of its F-Series pickup line. U.S. sales of the Ford trucks are down 16% this year in a downturn tied to high gasoline prices and a slumping U.S. housing market. In addition to the trucks covered by the U.S. government recall, there are another 50,000 of the trucks on the road in Canada covered by a similar recall procedure, Ford said. Ford said customers in the United States and Canada affected by the recall could have brake hoses replaced at Ford dealerships starting in late June.
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March 10th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
i wish ford would include my f 250 in all the recalls. 2006 paint bubling on the bed. needed to have three dashboards put in it, before 8000 miles needed 3 three sets of front tires put on it before 10,000 miles. No resalution to the front end shimmy(that is what tears up the tires).The letter that i recieved from ford to fix the front end shimmy was to take my foot off the gas and apply pressure to the brakes until shimmy stops —————————Does ford and toyota have the same engineers.—————–ford should be totally be ashamed of themselves for taking three years to come up with an idiotic solution