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In Reply to: RE: It's all off-the-shelf. posted by ghost of olddude55 on June 08, 2021 at 14:12:34
I'm thinking FORD is designed to fail.
Neighbor had the big Eco V6 in his truck. Told it was unfixable, basically, after a cam chain / timing chain issue. He DID get it fixed aftermarket.
And it's not just the cars which are awful, the SERVICE stinks, too. I'm not going into detail, but I had several fixes done right IN the check out line....Rattles? Leaks? No clean up AFTER? And a fuel tank not put in right which caused a leak / spill when I went for a fill right after 'fix'.....
No Mas 4 Me....
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It's been replaced twice under that "we don't have any choice but to cover this thing" warranty Ford offers. The Focus would be a great car with a manual, but she can't drive a manual.
My son in law traded in his first gen Escape for a 2013, 1.6 EcoBoost. Did it without asking me first. I'd have told him to run like Mexican water through a first-time tourist.
The transmission has a known fault caused mostly by inferior factory parts. Had to be rebuilt, luckily covered under his used car warranty. Ford and GM developed that transmission jointly, it's used in the Fusion, was also used in the Malibu, Cruze, and IIRC Impala. The rebuild was done with Sonnex parts, so he's good now.
But that engine has an issue with ingesting coolant and contaminating the engine oil under boost.
He traded the old Escape (had the V6) because of a rattle from the rear end. Never asked me to look at that either. Probably just a sway bar end link.
You should watch some of the FordTechMakuloco vids on YouTube. By the way, that's pronounced "Ford Tech Make You Loco."
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
Wife had a Taurus. Used oil like my my last name was GETTY.
But the tranns seemed OK. Ford sourced it from AISIN and maybe a couple others......so you had to check your cars VIN to determine the exact replamement part for some jobs....
Too much is never enough
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