Having the engine on my ’91 Bronco suddenly die while rolling along the interstate at 70 mph with big rigs and cars all around is one of the most unnerving situations I’ve been in, on or off-road.

SAN FRANCISCO — While Ford Motor Co. maintains that alleged defects in its ignition system in 20 million cars don't cause stalling or endanger passengers, a series of lawsuits nationwide blame ...

Also, internal Ford memos indicate the company was concerned that the ignition design could make engines stall — resulting in “rapid catastrophic failure” — at high temperatures. Most of the records ...

A California judge declared Wednesday that Ford Motor Co. had deceived safety regulators and consumers concerning a stalling problem in millions of its vehicles and ordered the firm to replace faulty ...

An Alameda County judge gave final approval this morning to a nationwide settlement in five class-action lawsuits against Ford Motor Co. over an ignition problem that causes vehicles to abruptly stall ...

Superior Court Judge Michael Ballachey met privately with attorneys before confirming that settlement talks are ongoing. He sealed the transcript of the meeting and slapped a gag order on attorneys.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) _ Ford Motor Co. must replace defective ignition devices on an estimated 2 million California vehicles prone to stalling, a judge ruled Friday. The order, which would cost Ford ...

We can hear the howling already. "Why do I want to put some junk GM ignition on my (insert AMC, Mopar, or Ford)?" The answer is: Don't—unless you like the idea of a higher-performance, more-efficient ...