Ford is recalling potentially more than 850,000 of its vehicles due to possible fuel pump failures, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration .

A fuel spill closed a gas station at Calvary Drive and Capital Boulevard on Sunday morning. A fuel spill closed a gas station at Calvary Drive and Capital Boulevard on Sunday morning. Video from the WRAL Breaking News Tracker at 6:30 a.m. shows the Exxon station at 4413 Capital Blvd. completely blocked off with yellow tape.

One component that can easily render a vehicle immobile is a defective fuel pump. Today, many cars utilize a direct-injection fuel system that relies not on one, but two fuel pumps. In an event where either of the fuel pumps fails, the engine will no ...