Ford recalling 150,000 F-150 models for faulty airbag deployment

Ford has announced that she calls 150 000 2005-2006 F-150 pickup trucks for air bags that can be used without warning. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration had originally opened an investigation into 1.3 million vehicles for the disorder. Ford says that the risk of an air bag lifting off for no reason is quite small, although NHTSA has received notification of 238 applications resulting in accidental injuries in 77th

The airbags were supposed seconds was started after the vehicle, and in one case, the driver jumped out of the vehicle while the truck was still parked in a driveway.

Ford says it limits the number of vehicles are being recalled because it is that the problem only with my head on vehicles, raised the discovery of the first layer at its Norfolk, Virginia assembly plant established. The problem occurs because of an improperly installed wire, can cause a short circuit, providing the airbag in the process. The automaker says that the wiring was changed in 2006 to eliminate the potential problem. As a result, the recall applies only to vehicles manufactured in Norfolk between November 2004 and June 2005.

Report: Ferrari bows to Ford legal pressure, renames F1 car F150th Italia [*UPDATE]

According to AutoWeek, Ferrari is a recently filed suit Ford bow, renaming the new Formula One race of the F150th Italia.

Originally called "F150", the name quickly picked up the hackles of the legal team of the Blue Oval, the long-standing demand that alphanumeric names, thanks to its F-150 full-size pickup line. Ferrari F150 had chosen the moniker, in compliance with 150 years of Italian unification.

AutoWeek notes that the revised name was unveiled for the first time today published a new story about the car testing in Jerez, Spain on the official website of Ferrari.

So far Ferrari has no official opinion on changing the name, or the process that Ford lawyers filed on Wednesday in Detroit.

Torture-tested Ford EcoBoost V6 engine torn down at Detroit Auto Show

Just as promised, Ford sent a few engineers the show floor at the 2011 Detroit auto show before a live audience at the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine that was torture for the equivalent of some 100,000 miles of approved break strict Obligation on the dyno and in the engine room of different F-Series trucks.

How did it fair? Pretty good, we would say, and managed to churn took 364 HP and 420 pound-feet of torque to the test after all the abuse it. This fits rather well with the work of 365 horses and 420 lb ratings-ft.

As expected, there was a good amount of carbon build-up on piston crowns and valves - think of how much dust was probably over 1062 miles of the Baja 1000 race that the engine part taken, finishing first overall victory in his Class - along with a 13 percent loss on a cylinder during the leak-down test. All other first measurements were within factory tolerances and Ford will continue to test every single piece of this engine to ensure durability.

No doubt, this is an impressive showing for the EcoBoost engine. See many more pictures and tell first hand of the tear-down process at PickupTrucks.com.