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Some older Ford vehicles pose 'unreasonable' safety risks, regulators warn
['Landon Mion']
Latest News | FOX 5 NY
Some older Ford cars and SUVs pose "unreasonable" safety risks, according to federal regulators, warning that the timing belt may fail, causing them to lose power or engines to seize.
FORD RECALLS NEARLY 388,000 VEHICLES OVER SECOND-ROW SEAT INJURY HAZARDThe three affected models, the Fiesta, Focus and EcoSport, have all been discontinued by Ford.
The probe suggests failures can happen without sufficient warning and loss of power or engine seizure is imminent.
Some drivers reported engine failures that cost thousands of dollars to fix.
Data showed an average failure mileage of roughly 70,000 miles, and 98% of the failures happened before the 150,000-mile suggested timing belt replacement, the NHTSA said.