Some Ford trucks weren’t built tough enough to resist fire.

Two F-150 s have already gone ablaze in Bentonville - and both instances could have been prevented if the owners had paid attention to Ford’s recall notice.

Ford Motor Company announced they will be recalling certain models of the 2002 Ford Excursion. They stated that on certain heavy duty trucks equipped with the 7.3 l diesel engine, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function interminably, possible resulting in an engine stall.

Ford Motor Co., battling a 12-year slide in U.S. market share, negotiates a new contract this week with a United Auto Workers union seeking to extend job guarantees won at General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC.

Toyota’s recall of 470,000 vehicles in Japan announced recently comes as the car industry’s most admired manufacturer faces a string of setbacks.

The Dearborn automaker is widely regarded as Detroit’s most troubled automaker and the least capable of absorbing a strike.

A defective cruise control switch has caused concern from owners about the safety of their cars. As a result, Ford motor company is recalling 3.6 million passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans which contain this potentially dangerous cruise control switch.