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"We have disappointed you": Ford does not get the fire hazard under control - and put off SUV customers

2020-10-12T16:10:03.149Z


The Ford Kuga delivery stop worries automaker Ford. The new hybrid model has to be returned to the workshop, the fault has not yet been identified.


The Ford Kuga delivery stop worries automaker Ford.

The new hybrid model has to be returned to the workshop, the fault has not yet been identified.

  • The new

    Ford Kuga Hybrid

    is turning into a drama for the automaker.

    The fault is the

    power supply

    .

  • There is a

    risk of fire in

    the SUV

    - but the exact problem has not yet been determined.

  • The extradition has stopped and there is a

    recall

    , the company apologizes publicly.

Cologne / Valencia - Hybrid drives are considered to be the

bridge technology

par excellence for paving the way for vehicles with electric motors.

Also

Ford

has models with this type of drive on offer.

With one of the brand's long-term bestsellers, the

Kuga SUV

, the manufacturer is unable to get a

serious problem

under control.

In summer 2020, for example, it became known that the new

Ford Kuga Hybrid

could no longer be delivered due to the risk of fire from the high-voltage battery.

In addition, the batteries of the current generation cars that have already been delivered may no longer be charged.

Before the Ford recall can be carried out, however, the problem must first be precisely defined.

And that's where the Cologne-based company has failed so far.

Fire hazard in the new Ford Kuga Hybrid: the manufacturer apologizes publicly

The

extent of the complication is

illustrated by a

message of apology

that the Managing Director of Marketing and Sales directs to people who have already bought a

Ford Kuga Hybrid

or are waiting for delivery:

In a handful of vehicles, "the venting of this battery overheated, which led to a fire," explains Hans Jörg Klein in the video that was

uploaded

to

YouTube

on October 8th

.

He says that customers have been “disappointed” and that it will probably take “months rather than weeks” for Ford Werke GmbH to get the problem with the

high-voltage battery

under control.

Ford recall of the Kuga PHEV - SUV may catch fire even after being parked

The manufacturer's problem, which has long been known, is based on a defect in the

battery charger module

on the

underside of

the vehicle: Damage to this component could cause

overheating

, and in the worst case, the entire vehicle could catch fire.

The fire brigade in Wiesbaden had to deal with such an operation at the end of August.

Over 30,000 Ford Kuga models

across Europe are affected by the battery nuisance.

The narrowing down of the error in the hybrid SUV that is produced in Valencia, however, has so far failed, as Klein describes.

In Germany there are over 6000 models of the third Kuga generation, which at least not currently can be driven electrically.

According to reports, the

internal code for the

recall

is internally identified by Ford as “20S34”.

How dangerous are electric cars?

Debate about fire hazard due to batteries

It

will take some time

until the problem with the

Ford Kuga hybrid models

can be resolved in the workshops.

Currently, the SUV should only be moved under two conditions: The

high-voltage

battery

must

not be charged

, and the vehicle should only be

controlled

in "

EV Auto mode

".

This is the standard mode, in which the battery of the Kuga is only fed through braking force recovery, as a spokesman explained.

With the rise of electric cars, the

fire hazard

debate has also

fueled.

With every registered e-car, the risk of accidents increases, warned a fire brigade north of Munich.

The difficult task: Burning electric cars can hardly be extinguished.

(PF)

Source: merkur

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