battery cable

This can cause the battery cable to short circuit or overheat during a crash, regulators said.

The low-tech solution is to disconnect the negative battery cable, but you’ll lose the car’s stereo presets and other settings.

Ford is also recalling 41,000 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with 3.0-liter gas engines because the battery cable wire harness may not be properly secured.

The short circuits are caused by contact between the positive battery cable and a fuse attachment post.

The short circuits are caused by contact between the positive battery cable and a fuse attachment post.