Ford ruft rund 150.000 Escape/Kuga zurück:

hier der entsprechende Text dazu:
"US auto giant Ford ordered a recall of nearly 150 000 of its popular Escape models — known as the Kuga in Europe and South Africa — on Tuesday, citing a potential risk of engine fire.

The vehicle in question is a 2013 model equipped with the 1.6-litre EcoBoost engine, manufactured between October 2011 and June 2013.

Some 139 917 vehicles affected by the recall are at risk of localised overheating of the cylinder head, which could lead to an oil leak resulting in fire.

The automaker said it was aware of 12 incidents where this was believed to have occurred in the United States and Canada.

Ford also wants to reinspect some 9469 vehicles which were already subjected to a recall last year, because of concerns of the possibility of a fuel leak leading to a fire.

Reports of petrol odours in the affected vehicles had prompted concerns that repairs had not been properly carried out.

Last year, some 85 000 Escapes were recalled in two phases between July and November.

AFP"

"Ford Motor Co. ( F ) announced two recalls of its popular sports utility vehicle (SUV) Escape of the model year 2013. With these two recalls, the automaker's total number of recalls of Escape increases to seven since the vehicle was redesigned and marketed in the spring of 2012.

The first recall announced yesterday covers 161,334 Escape SUVs globally. Of these, 139,228 vehicles are in the U.S. market, 18,917 in Canada and the remaining in other markets. Ford is recalling the SUVs to fix oil leaks that may lead to fire.

The 2013 version of Ford's Escape is equipped with 1.6-liter engines. The compny is recalling the vehicles as the engine cylinder head may crack due to overheating and thereby result in leakage of oil. This may eventually lead to fire.

Ford will alter the engine shielding, cooling and control systems under the recall. Ford said that it is aware of 13 incidents of fire due to this problem, but there is no report of any injury.

The next recall covers 11,821 Escape vehicles, which are included in the above-mentioned recall as well. Of these vehicles, 9,469 vehicles are in the U.S.

Ford announced the second recall due to the improper installation of the engine compartment fuel line during a prior recall. This also may lead to oil leakage. Under this recall, Ford will examine the engine compartment fuel line and replace it if required. The owners will be informed about both the recall by Jan 23, 2014.

nasdaq.com"

In wie weit davon auch die europäischen Kuga betroffen sind geht leider aus dem Text nicht hervor.
Vielleicht sollten die Besitzer des 1.6 Eco-Boost mal bei ihrem Händler nachfragen und den Kuga-Freunden hier ein Feedback geben.

Sind das Kinderkrankheiten bei neuer Produkteinführung? Dieser Motor ist doch bei anderen Modellen auch bestückt.
Es zeigt sich oft, dass zuerst eine Lernkurve abgewartet werden sollte, bevor man auf hippe Technik setzt.
z.Bsp. Smartphones mit neuem OS kennen Bluethoots und WLAN nicht mehr. etc
Sollbi

Da will ich mal hoffen, dass das Problem seit Juni beseitigt ist. Ich warte ja noch auf meinen mit diesem Motor und die Produktion des Individual läuft ja erst seit Anfang November.