Ford Sucks!

[M4Fundi]

Late 2009 my brother got a letter on a free upgrade to his F350 for a vortex valve for the radiator to run more efficiently and not get over compressed. He took it in had it done. So, this week discover it had a pin hole leak in the radiator seam. I took her in to get repaired. Turns out this is a very common problem and design flaw. Guess what they are too complicated to repair a pin hole leak and you must replace entire radiator and the extended warranty does not cover it

How much you ask... $1906.00 WTF, Over?!
After 2 days of bitching and proving this is a design flaw and their upgrade does not work and threats of lawsuits, class action suits, blah, blah, blah I got it down to $1548.00 what a deal

[CLHC]

Hmmm. . .I'm still partial to Ford(s).

I have a 2003 F-150 that I wrecked badly this past December 30/31 2010. Thought it was totaled. But no! The $6k+ in repairs is a go ahead from the insurance. Sound Ford Collision Center is doing the repair work, hence an official Ford company is doing the repairs. Up till the accident, my truck ran fine all this time with some 150k miles on it. I know not much miles, but still not even a leak!

Now will see how it runs after the fix from Ford. . .

[Army Chief]

Although I never was a Ford man in the past, they have earned my respect over the past few years, have fielded a very impressive product line, and recently won me over as a customer. I've been pleasantly surprised at every turn thus far, so I'm fairly confident that a single post on the Internet probably isn't going to win my consensus here.

Sorry, I don't believe that Ford sucks.

AC

[500grains]

What sucks are the complex designs that make repairs absolutely outrageously expensive. I saw a 1972 Chev 4x4 that I am considering because I can keep it running. Or maybe a surplus deuce.

[LHS]

When I was 16, some idiot in an F250 backed out into the highway in front of my S10 Blazer. My Blazer was totaled. The F250 drove away, despite being T-boned amidships by a light SUV going 30 mph.

I've been a Ford guy ever since.

[mr_smiles]

When I was 16, some idiot in an F250 backed out into the highway in front of my S10 Blazer. My Blazer was totaled. The F250 drove away, despite being T-boned amidships by a light SUV going 30 mph.

I've been a Ford guy ever since.

I've seen an f350 with it's cab sheared off by a miata, and the driver of the miata walked away. Life can be strange.

[Skyyr]

Interesting fact: More millionaires drive Fords than any other car.

I've got a Taurus approaching 170,000 miles. Aside from a replacing the coolant tank, PCV, and rear wheel cylinders, it's been running like a champ.

[6933]

We have used Ford F models for years on the family farm. Compared to neighbors with other brands, the Fords seem to hold up much better. This might be a fix that lasts until the truck hits 250K. We have found that the overall costs associated with owning F models is lower than other competitors. We arrived at this conclusion while having farming friends that ran other brands. We get to see the long term results.

[HES]

Late 2009 my brother got a letter on a free upgrade to his F350 for a vortex valve for the radiator to run more efficiently and not get over compressed. He took it in had it done. So, this week discover it had a pin hole leak in the radiator seam. I took her in to get repaired. Turns out this is a very common problem and design flaw. Guess what they are too complicated to repair a pin hole leak and you must replace entire radiator and the extended warranty does not cover it

How much you ask... $1906.00 WTF, Over?!
After 2 days of bitching and proving this is a design flaw and their upgrade does not work and threats of lawsuits, class action suits, blah, blah, blah I got it down to $1548.00 what a deal

Look at it this way. I had an 03 GMC 1500HD. At 84K the stupid thermostat failed and I had to get a new engine. Then @ 120K the new thermostat failed but this time the radiator was damaged. Each time the repairs ran into several thousands of dollars. So both have their problem. The solution?

Pray like hell that Toyota makes a 3/4 and 1 Ton P/U and a Suburban sized SUV.

[M4Fundi]

Look at it this way. I had an 03 GMC 1500HD. At 84K the stupid thermostat failed and I had to get a new engine. Then @ 120K the new thermostat failed but this time the radiator was damaged. Each time the repairs ran into several thousands of dollars. So both have their problem. The solution?

Pray like hell that Toyota makes a 3/4 and 1 Ton P/U and a Suburban sized SUV.

They do they just don't sell them in US

And for everyone who thought this was a grab your torch and pitchfork we should all go kill Ford post it OBVIOUSLY is not. Its a rant over Ford building a defective (proven defective) radiator and not backing up their product until the numbers are high enough for a formal recall. Which is BULLSHIT! These are the words from the Ford Dealership about parent Ford and when the manager at the dealership is telling you how Ford is screwing you, but the dealer can't really do anything there is something wrong with that