http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/10/bc.autos.ford.recall.reut/index.html

This is what the 20th recall this year on their vehicles? It's not always the design that's bad but the parts that use. My roommates ford focus has had a total of 23 recalls issued on it since he's owned it.

This part, that part... jesus christ how does Ford stay in business? OH WAIT! that's right it's not.

10/11/2006 4:07:33 PM

Isn't it common knowledge that Ford makes shit as far as quality and reliability is concerned.

10/11/2006 4:50:25 PM

my dad's 05 f-150 shit a transmission after 1,700 miles

[Edited on October 11, 2006 at 5:01 PM. Reason : it took 2 weeks to fix cause the new one had to come off the assembly line]

10/11/2006 5:00:57 PM

fix
overhaul
repair
daily

10/11/2006 6:54:24 PM

Quote :

"my dad's 05 f-150 shit a transmission after 1,700 miles"

i would have made the dealership take it back for a full refund

10/11/2006 7:20:18 PM

Why I don't drive a Ferd.

[Edited on October 11, 2006 at 9:29 PM. Reason : -]

10/11/2006 7:24:11 PM

not that i like ford...but if you want to make fun of ford, be sure to use the correct words in the title....

10/11/2006 7:25:00 PM

^^^ he got it for $4,000 with a trade in on his '00 durango, basically a no frills work truck with power windows, he is never getting a dodge again after the last two he had, and a silverado w/t was about $12,000 with a trade in

10/11/2006 7:57:41 PM

05 chevy 1500 work truck, at 110k it killed a transmission, new tranny, now 5k later it looks to have killed the new one. The fords ThyssenKrupp used to use were good for 200-300k with no trna problems, every chevy we haev had has shit its tranny around 100-150k

10/13/2006 5:52:20 PM

I'm pretty sure it's safe to say that all of the Big 3 have their problems. It's a game of give and take. Seems to be more of a year/model issue with each manufacturer, as opposed to EVERYthing they produce is shit.

And Toyota and Nissan don't really have anything in the heavy-duty diesel line, so I guess some of us are a little bit bound to them in that regard.

Oh, and I've got a Ford diesel 4x4 for sale. Never had any problems with it.

10/13/2006 8:02:43 PM

yeah dodge had electrical problems with their trucks for a while

10/13/2006 10:05:37 PM

^^You haven't?

10/13/2006 10:33:19 PM

Your friend bought the cheapest vehicle Ford makes and you're surprised it turned out to be a piece of shit? Just be glad this is 2006 and he got a Focus. Had he made this mistake in the past he would have ended up with a damn Festiva or Aspire. Then he'd really be fucked.

10/15/2006 3:35:05 PM

even if you buy an expensive ford you'll be in the same boat. (and in my opinion, all fords are way too expensive for what you get, they should all be given away for free to be used in destruction derbies)

10/15/2006 3:44:51 PM

Hey, they have come a long way from the Pinto where they weighed the odds of profit vs. loss of human life and law suits

10/15/2006 4:51:43 PM

I bought an '04 F-150 new some time ago. Even being brand new I took it in for at least 3 warranty repairs in the year and still had issues. I have since traded it on a (much more reliable) import. The truck is still going into the shop with the new owners (Ford still sends me warranty repair notices.)

After having driven Ford's for most of my driving life I can say that I am done with them at this point. I think the only conceivable Ford I would ever consider would be a PowerStroke F-250. Other than that, never again.

10/15/2006 5:12:27 PM

GM and Ford are both going under for stupid bullshit like this. They spend too much time making everybody do shit tons of paperwork instead of letting the engineers that actually have a clue just fix what the hell is wrong. The fuckers have known about a fuel gauge sending and oil pressure sending unit issue on the vettes since '97 and still haven't fixed it or even admitted anything was wrong...and still put the same bullshit fuel gauge sending unit on the new corvettes. They don't seem to understand that atleast in the corvette scenario, people will be willing to pay a little more for something that has less problems and they need to quit trying to cut so many god damn corners by using old hardware to save money.

10/15/2006 5:12:36 PM