Ford warns some escape owners to stop, driving

The Detroit Bureau

The new 2013 Ford Escape is facing its second recall in only a week-this one interfere with 11,500 vehicles.

By Paul A. Eisenstein, the Detroit Bureau
Ford Motor Co. advises owners of an estimated 11,500 new escapes to park their vehicles until they line leaks can be repaired by dealers due to potential fuel, could cause fires.

New 2013 escape crossover can commercial vehicle Ford's well with consumers but security have made not so good with the supervisory authorities of the Federal Republic, after that recall Detroit maker the second, on which the new model announced in less than a week. Earlier versions of the escape are assemblies also because of concerns about potentially sticky accelerators.

Remember the latest escape is aimed specifically at new 2013 models with 1.6 liter engine of the manufacturer. Other versions are not in the recall, involved where Ford takes the unusual step questions owners can be not made with the vehicle repairs. Retailers offer a loaner vehicle for free and to handle the transport of vehicles to the service bays for repairs.

Reminds in contrast to most where decision makers take up to one month begin to notify owners repair, urges immediate action in this case Ford the manufacturer's safety after Ray Naevi, Assistant Director operations. "As soon as possible repair our intensive investigation and testing the identified problem, and we are moving us vehicles for our customers." "In the meantime, it is extremely important that the affected customers can't ignore this product recall and contact your dealer immediately."

The manufacturer says he knows no injuries as a result of the defect but does not specify when, or may have taken place as many fires due to the possible fuel line leaks.

Ford owner wants to act quickly, not to wait to get the normal notification process. Owners of the 11,500 asks her 2013 escapes from the recall covered, to contact its customer relations at 1-866-436-7332-Center or go online to www.fordowner.com how to do.

The latest announcement is a further blow to the popular escape line. The new crossover was the target of a recall Monday covering announced 10,000 2013 models that could experience so-called "carpet entrapment," where loose floor mats jam the pedals and lead, that the vehicle by running could control.

Meanwhile, Administration announced beginning a study of 730 000 Ford escape and Mazda Tribute SUVs from the 2001 to 2004 model years this week at the national highway traffic safety. The vehicles could sticky accelerators - ironically, as a result of repairs, which experience due to a previous callback. Still no decision about whether vehicles back order this decided.

This week headlines could a setback, as Ford wants to convince that it has solved the last quality issues it driver behind of the industry as the 2012 j.d. power quality initial survey average in such well-tracked studies have left.

But the industry, usually an increase in the number of recalls in recent months according to industry analysts. This can be the result a crackdown by federal authorities after the Toyota safety scandal of 2009/10.

Honda announced today that it by 172,000 CR-V crossover and Acura ILX limousine door locking problems would remember.

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Toyota warns us dealer of summer car deficiency

DETROIT-Toyota Motor Corp is revealing that U.S. dealer, new cars could be short specify this summer due to the production slowdowns in Japan and North America.

A memo to traders get Monday by the associated press said Toyota U.S. general manager Bob Carter, Toyota produces cars and trucks at significantly reduced levels in April and adopted not the capacity planning table for may to July.

"The potential exists, the delivery of new vehicles may be significantly influenced this summer" Carter said memo.

Production shortage has parts was disabled after hundreds of suppliers from 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Japan damaged were. Colors are affected even color. Carter said in the memo that the company due to the lack of a chemical from a supplier changed exterior colors on some vehicles manufactured.

Toyota's North American plants are a series of one-day shutdowns begin on Friday because of parts shortages faced. All 13 have its some downtime, even though the duration on some can vary. For most, the a day shut down between April 15 and 25 will happen April. The temporary shutdowns affects 25 000 workers, but there will be no layoffs, the company said.

Under the vehicles, Toyota makes the US and Canadian plants are the Camry and Corolla sedans, the tundra pickup and the Sienna minivan.

Japan Toyota plans production at all its factories from April 18 through April 27, but resume only on half of their normal volume. The Japanese plants can become 10 for an annual holiday break down then by may. The hybrid Prius and Yaris compact cars are the cars, which makes the company in Japan.

Carter said Toyota has now available in the United States taking into account, that 300,000 vehicles Toyota sold 176,222 cars and trucks in March, the current stock stock supply means of the company slightly less than two months.

"What we do know is summary, today we have good levels of inventory, but inventory is always close," said Carter. Toyota's U.S. sales off to a strong start in April, he said.

Earl Stewart, a car dealership selling Toyota in North Palm Beach, Florida, of whom 88 Prius hybrids last month, but now has no stock. He hopes as many this week find he received.

"I am sure, it's not nearly as many as we could sell," he said. Stewart said he put the orders from customers and hopes to fill in the next few months.

Carter said Toyota will all two weeks shipping vehicles to North America and not on six or more ports per trip. He said he told how many vehicles will come to each port as soon as he receives each ship manifest dealer.

The contents of the note were first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

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