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Nearly 90,000 Ford, Lincoln Vehicles Hit by Five Separate Recalls in Canada

Ford has issued five separate recalls in the past few days affecting hundreds of thousands of vehicles in North America, including nearly 90,000 in Canada. Let’s start with the most serious problem, which affects 35,398 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans from the 2013-2018 model years (hybrid models are excluded).

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Brake Pedal Problems Surface on Older Ford Mustang, Fusion Models

Ford has announced a recall on nearly 200,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the brake lights may not turn off when drivers release the brake pedal. Not only that, but models equipped with automatic transmissions may also be able to shift out of Park even when the driver’s foot is …

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640,000 GM, Ford Vehicles With Faulty Airbags Recalled in Canada

General Motors and Ford announced massive recalls in November 2020 and January of this year, respectively, due to faulty airbags. Over 9 million vehicles were said to be affected. And now we know exactly how many of those are in Canada. According to recall notices posted by Transport Canada, a …

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Lincoln MKZ on the Way Out, Replaced by New Electric SUV

With Lincoln about to add a new luxury electric vehicle to its lineup, parent company Ford announced on Wednesday that production of the MKZ sedan will end later in 2020 in order for the Hermosillo Assembly Plant in Mexico to prepare for production of more modern and profitable vehicles. Just …

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Exclusive Surprise! The Ford Fusion Isn’t Dead Yet

Around this time last year, Ford made the shocking announcement that it would eliminate all of its cars in North America except for the iconic Mustang. The Focus and C-MAX did not survive the 2018 model year and today we’ve found out that the Fiesta and Taurus will end with …

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Lincoln unveils 400-horsepower 2017 MKZ

As Lincoln looks to reinvent itself— again —the brand is hoping a powerful new version of the MKZ will do the trick. Gone is the Falcon-like look of the second generation MKZ, replaced by a much more understated design that borrows a bit from the Continental Concept Lincoln unveiled earlier …

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Another 1.3 Million Recalls for Ford

Another recall landed on my desk this morning, this time targeting Ford. More than 1.3 million vehicles have to be repaired for various problems. The biggest part of this huge number comes from the 2011-2013 Explorer and 2008-2011 Escape. These vehicles were found to present various power steering problems that …

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The Great Spring of Recalls: it’s Ford’s Turn!

After GM and Chrysler, it is now Ford’s turn to initiate a couple of recalls for their vehicles. They announced two at the same time, but according to the manufacturer, they are not related. The first one targets about 386,000 Ford Escapes built between 2001 and 2004. These cars were …