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Ford is recalling more than 850,000 of its cars across the United States because the low-pressure fuel pump inside the vehicles may fail.
Fuel pump failure is “more likely to occur” during warm weather or if there’s low fuel in the tank, the recall report notes. And loss of fuel pressure and flow can be caused by internal contamination of a car’s jet pump, amid other factors. Ford also identified supplier changes during a review of the manufacturing process, the report adds.
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