WASHINGTON (AP) - More than half a (m) million S-U-Vs are being investigated by federal safety experts, worried about the risk of engine fires.
Ford Escapes and Mazda Tributes from model years 2001, 2002 and 2003 are being looked at. The government says it's already got eight complaints of fires breaking out around the anti-lock braking system's electronic control module. Five of those fires occurred after the vehicles were parked.
Ford says it hasn't heard of anyone being hurt, and that it's cooperating in the investigation. Both Ford and the feds say this has nothing to do with an investigation into engine fires in some newer trucks, vans and S-U-Vs. Nearly six (m) million of those Fords were recalled.