Ford warns 11,000 2013 Escape owners to park their cars in recall: Motoramic Dash

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In an unusual emergency recall this morning, Ford warned anyone driving one of 11,500 2013 Ford Escapes with a 1.6-liter engine to immediately park their cars, saying a faulty fuel line could split open and start a fire. There's been three reports of fire and no injuries so far, but the move is the second recall on the new Escape in a few days -- raising some questions about quality.

Ford says the 11,000 Escapes with that engine include unsold copies on dealer lots, which will not be allowed into customer hands until the recall repairs are made. Ford told owners to call dealers for a tow and a loaner vehicle, saying while the repair itself should take less than a hour, dealers won't immediately have parts on hand to perform it, a process that Ford wants to finish within two weeks. The recall does not affect new Escapes built with one of two other engines.

While it's rare for an automaker to warn buyers to park their cars in a recall, it's not unheard of, and previous cases have also involved newer models where serious problems developed early in the manufacturing run. It's also the second recall for the Escape since Saturday, when Ford said it would call back 10,000 to fix carpets that could get in the way of the brake pedal.