Fumes force Austin police to pull Ford Explorers off patrol

The Austin Police Department on Friday pulled nearly 400 Ford Explorer SUVs from its patrol fleet over worries about exhaust fumes inside the vehicles.Ford Motor Co. responded by promising to repair the vehicles, even as it continues to investigate the cause of the problem.The move comes as U.S. auto safety regulators investigate complaints of exhaust fume problems in more than 1.3 million Explorers from the 2011 through 2017 model years. In Austin, more than 60 officers have reported health pro