Ford has issued a safety compliance recall for approximately 433,000 new vehicles, including the 2015 Focus, C-Max and Escape.
The company has discovered a problem with the body control module that allows the engine to keep running after the driver has turned the ignition key to the ‘off’ position or pressed the start/stop button.
The company has discovered a problem with the body control module that allows the engine to keep running after the driver has turned the ignition key to the ‘off’ position or pressed the start/stop button.
The company is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to the issue, however the behavior runs afoul of federal safety regulations regarding theft protection and rollaway prevention.
“My Ford Escape 2015 wouldn’t shut off … I didn’t realize [the] car was on after I had [parked] … without the keys in the ignition,” reads one complaint published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The company will update the body control module software in affected vehicles to resolve the apparent glitch.
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