WTF is up with Ford, now the Mustang has problems!

[NFS4]

Explorers with exploding tires
Focus' that catch on fire
F-150's and F-250 will fuel line problems
Now '94-'01 Mustangs with manual transmissions w/ineffective parking brakes

Come on Ford, GET WITH IT!!

*I'll post a link when I find it, just heard it on the news*

 

[Aquaman]

I guess the old saying 'When it rains, it pores' really does apply in this situation. I wouldn't give for a bad time thought. I bet if you look at other car makers they will have just as many problems. It's just that with the tire thing, more people are focusing on Ford.

ps. I used to drive a 79' Mustang 5.0, very sweet car (although it only had 140 hp but 200+ torque).

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Paul]

That's why you buy Japanese

 

[Soulflare]

Does that make the Ford Probe the only Ford car not to be
recalled over the past decade? Of course, the fact that Mazda built
most if not all Probes probably has something to do with that.

I don't recall the Crown Victoria/Marquis being recalled at any
point either but nonetheless I'm sure someone will correct me :frown:

 

[Soulflare]

:frown:

 

[soup or man]

my friend's 93 mustang's Parkring breark is useless as well...

 

[Pacfanweb]

<<Now '94-'01 Mustangs with manual transmissions w/ineffective parking brakes>>

Actually, the Mustangs with automatics have the same parking brakes, but they also have the parking pawl in the trans. to help out.

I never have understood why people take a manual trans out of gear and engage the parking brake on any car. The parking brake is meant to help, not hold the car by itself.

That being said, you guys don't know even half the recalls Ford has. If any other manufacturer has more, I'd hate to see it. Explorers have multiple recalls, as do Expeditions, F-150's, Taurus, Contour, Focus, the new Escapes came off the delivery truck with 6 recalls, and the list goes on and on. All this and at the same time, Ford has been progressively cutting back the times they pay technicians to fix cars under warranty, and now they are hammering the dealers with the new &quot;Blue Oval&quot; quality program. They expect the dealers, particularly the service dept, to have high customer satisfaction, fix it right the first time, etc, or they will basically sell that dealer cars at a higher price than a Blue Oval certified dealer can buy them for.
Needless to say, it is not a good time to work in the svc. dept at a Ford dealer.

 

[Buddha Bart]

If my Nissan were within arms reach, i would pet it.

bart

 

[Poontos]

What's up with the focus?

 

[IBhacknU]

Here's my FORD story:

While driving our 97 Ford Ranger, my wife rear ends a 60-something Chevy PU. The force of the impact causes the engine and transmission to slide forward 10&quot;. The transmission support and engine mounts 'bent' allowing this to happen. The bumper, hood, and front end are also messed up pretty bad.

What is so unusual about this? This occured at a speed below 10 miles per hour. The airbag didn't even go off.

My problem is, how does such a small impact cause so much damage? I understand things get engineered to protect the occupants, but come one. $7000 damage for this :|

 

[Vaneleus]

F=FOUND
O=ON
R=ROAD
D=DEAD

Unless it's a Ford Ranger. I had one for my first vehicle. It took everything I threw at it and asked for more.

That's all I gotta say.

 

[IBhacknU]

I thought it was:

Fix
Or
Repair
Daily

 

[extra]

arent rangers based off of the mazda truck though, or is it hte other way around?
heh

 

[IBhacknU]

Ford or Mazda, the Ranger is a POS

 

[Soulflare]

The Mazda truck is based on the Ford truck, just like their stupid
&quot;zoom zoom&quot; SUV is based on the Ford Escape.

 

[Angrymarshmello]

My parents 1990 Aerostar has never had any problems except for a broken water hose (a $7 part) and it's been through 3 accidents

 

[PCAddict]

I am kinda suprised about a 10MPH collision causing that much damage. My Ranger got ass-ended at 35MPH by a dumb chick driving an F150. She didn't even hit the brakes, as she was looking for her cell phone. Both airbags depolyed in the F150 and the grille and front bumper are both wasted. My truck needs a bumper and new bumper mounts. I was in the truck sitting at a stop sign. I wasn't hurt, and my truck was and is still perfectly driveable.

If you don't look at the bumper, you can't even tell my truck was hit.

My truck is a '97 as well. Check my profile and click on my webpage for a picture.

My father has an '89 Ranger with over 210,000 miles on it. It drives like a dream. I might grab it from him if he gets a new truck and keep it as a spare vehicle.

I belong to a club that is comprised of Ranger owners who go offroading, etc. Some people have had accidents, and like me came out better than the other vehicle involved. They are tough little trucks. A friend of mine's roomate fell asleep of the wheel of his Ranger and cracked the thing up. He rolled it 5 times and it came to a stop once it hit a tree. The police told him that the truck saved his life.

Also, the Mazda pickup is a Ford Ranger with different badges, grille, tail lights, and other cosmetic items. For some strange reason, Mazda offers a better warranty, although it's the same truck built in a Ford plant. Mazda also has a leather interior available.

 

[IBhacknU]

I'm sure not all Rangers are crap.

My friend had a late 80's one, and that seemed pretty solid for him. For me, I had two 95's (the first lease I took back in 3 months and got one with more options). Anyway, both of those and the '97 my wife crunched had problems with the rear wheels locking up. Even though the rears are suppose to be ABS, they would lock up rather easily.

I know this is being sort of picky, but when you take 3 different Rangers to the dealer to complain that your Anti-lock brakes don't work, and you're told... &quot;Yea, we know. It's a problem they have&quot;, you start to wonder.

As for the rear-ending my wife was in, I wasn't in the car and who knows what really happened. Again, she was in stop and go traffic. She had come to a complete stop, thought the truck in front of her was going again, and then BUMPED it, or RAMMED it, or whatever. If it wasn't that hard of an impact, then why all the damage. If she really nailed it, then why no airbags?

If I were going to buy a Ford, I might consider one of their larger trucks, but never that little ranger.

 

[PCAddict]

The RABS is a crappy system. For some reason, alot of people have trouble with them. I have 4WABS on my truck and it has been trouble-free.

I'd rather have a full-size myself. But, I couldn't come up with 30 grand to get a 4x4 extended cab. I do know that I'll never buy another car again. It's going to be a truck or SUV for me from now on.

 

[Vaneleus]

Extra, I don't know about today, but when I had mine it was all ford exept the transmission was mazda, i think anyways.

IBHackNU, I am not sure about the new ones, but I had a 1989 model with like 100,000 miles on it when I bought it for 1000 bucks. That thing was as solid as a rock. Drove it like I stole it for about two years, only thing that broke was the a/c fan but it was like 15 bucks at autozone and a snap to change.

 

[Angrymarshmello]

<< Drove it like I stole it >>



LMAO!

 

[IBhacknU]

I imagine FORD couldn't sell so many of them if they were entirely worthless. If I ever get another truck, it'll be a full size. Then again, that's not gonna happen until gas prices come down.

 

[perry]

I dunno. We've been a Ford family for years. First car was a 91 Escort wagon (that I took over from my mom in 94). Never a problem out of that car.

My car now is a 96 Contour. No problems out of it either.

Better than all of the GM clone cars. Can we say Plastiac? Good. I thought we good.

Chrysler. Don't get me started.......

 

[prontospyder]

Soulflare:

It's the other way around....the Ford Escape is based on the Mazda Tribute.

 

[Ornery]

What a troll thread. I thought this was going to be a &quot;real&quot; problem. Once upon a time Ford had transmissions that would jump into gear from park. Now THAT'S a problem! The rest of these things are nit-picking BS.

A friend of mine has a Camry that he can't get into the drivers side. The door handle is broken on the inside. He said it appears to be made of a complicated molded plastic part, which is now broken. He figures it will cost over $100 to have it fixed. I don't know about you, but I've never had a door handle problem in all the Ford based products I've owned. And I usually only buy them when they're ten years old. I generally drive them for at least 5 years after that! Then again, I don't buy the economy type Fords either.

Anyway, the Mustang's biggest &quot;problem&quot; to me is being slower than a Camaro. I'd like to know how long they intend to let that go on. How long has it been now, 10 years?