These older Ford cars, SUVs pose unreasonable safety risks, NHTSA says

DETROIT -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday upgraded a defect investigation in older Ford cars and SUVs over what it believes to be "unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety." Of concern is a risk that the timing belt may fail and cause the vehicles to lose power. The U.S. auto safety regulator opened the investigation into the issue in December, and it covers ...