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Ford owner says his new car was remotely shut down by the company in middle of busy expressway: ‘I could be killed’
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A Ford Bronco owner’s roadside TikTok has gone viral due to the alarming accusation he makes about the company: that Ford killed his engine remotely, in the middle of expressway traffic, because a payment was late.
He answers it in the next breath — “Ford shut down my car cause the payment is late.”
@scottlubik Ford shut my Bronco off on expressway because I missed payment?
Another user supposedly quoted a Ford employee and said: “Ford does not shut down your vehicle for a missed payment.”
Subprime lenders sometimes fit financed vehicles with starter-interrupt devices that block the engine from turning over after a missed payment (via CBS News).