Has Ford just gotten insanely good at hiding recalls?

[Pressure Ratio]

#becauseFord

 

[dun4791]

or just make a minivan that doesn't have the rear end fall the fuck out of

Or, just don't build minivans anymore because you can't build one that isn't shit...... oh, wait....... and don't build cars anymore while you're at it because your warranty costs are so high on them you can't make money on those either regardless of country of origin.

Something seems weird, other car companies have figured it out.

Elon was correct calling them morgue.

 

[dun4791]

Plus about 300k of those 500k cars are in junkyards already.

They were junk when they were new.

 

[AWDCD3]

My coworker said he went to the dealer and they changed what they're covering since they sent that letter. They told him it is 100% covered because everyone, like you, said they're just going to keep driving their car because they're not going to pay for a rental. So make an appt with your local dealer and they should confirm that and set you up.

I just got off the phone with my local dealer. Ford is covering the cost of the rental. But, because of July 4th week, no rentals are available. So, I'll check back on July 9th to get the process started. The service writer did confirm that parts will be available in late September/early October. We'll see what happens.

 

[10sec]

I just got off the phone with my local dealer. Ford is covering the cost of the rental. But, because of July 4th week, no rentals are available. So, I'll check back on July 9th to get the process started. The service writer did confirm that parts will be available in late September/early October. We'll see what happens.

You'll probably get some piece of shit Versa as your rental car

 

[AWDCD3]

You'll probably get some piece of shit Versa as your rental car

I got a Prius C a few years back. Nothing could be worse than that.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

lol I'm paranoid when I end up in an Edge or similar rental and wondering which recall I am going to come across or maybe even generate by beating the ever living shit out of it

 

[Mike K]

Was the Windstar recall the one where the brake fluid would leak into the cruise control sensor and burn the thing to the ground?

 

[DEEZUZ]

They all did that. Almost every ford had that fuse kit installed. I knew a f150 that burned a house to the ground cause of it

 

[radioguy6]

the Windstar recall is for the rear axle. It corrodes and eventually breaks, not something you'd want to experience at highway speeds.

 

[bikrboy128]

the Windstar recall is for the rear axle. It corrodes and eventually breaks, not something you'd want to experience at highway speeds.

it happened to the front subframes too. i remember seeing windstars with the engine/trans hanging on by the axles.

ford quality

 

[Mike K]

Jesus, say what you will about the cost of maintenance with German cars but you're *generally* not dealing with the car rusting apart. How anyone still buys anything GM after the W Bodies all had their strut towers rust away is perplexing to me. It's like, even if I wanted to maintain this car properly and keep it forever I really can't because it's going to disintegrate.

 

[boostedguy05]

That's fucking nuts. I can't imagine owning something, possibly making payments on it, and being told I can't use it.

It all would depend on the rental car I'd be given. Base Cruz, I'd be pissed. Mid to high charger, keep the car as long as you need.

 

[Rent Free]

Wife HAD a 2016 Ford Edge and NEITHER front Airbags deployed when she wacked a deer hard enough to require 14k in damages.

Short quick list of what was replaced.

Windshield since hood smashed it.
Radiator support.
Both headlights
Both Foglights
Bumper cover
Bumper support/ Crash bar.
Engine cover since rad support cracked it.
Front passenger side inner fender apron straightened and pulled out.

Im sure a crap load of other items to refit all the bodywork.

Vehicle got finished and returned to her then we put snow tires on it and it wouldnt drive straight down the highway.

Bodyshop never sent it for an alignment after it was on the frame rack da fuck?

Anyways it went back to the dealer for an alignment and since it was a lease we explained why we wanted an alignment again because it was in a deer crash and we put snow tires on it.

I mentioned "Hey ummm how come the shop didnt replace the bags since I knew and asked them about it when it was getting rebuilt"

They said they needed the vehicle to see if it was in the NTSB airbag recall.

Sooo after its rebuilt and in for an alignment sure as shit it got 2 new airbags too.

That accident could have been a hell of a lot worse.

Buuuuuuttttt no worries now we turned that rolling pile of garbage back in about 3 weeks ago and my wifes got a 18 Malibu now.

Meh Id rather her be in a bigger SUV but shes happy with the car. Happy wife happy life. So whatever keeps her happy.

I wonder why we didnt know about the airbag recall until after the deer collision!?? Especially since it was a lease directly through FoMoCo.

 

[bikrboy128]

Jesus, say what you will about the cost of maintenance with German cars but you're *generally* not dealing with the car rusting apart. How anyone still buys anything GM after the W Bodies all had their strut towers rust away is perplexing to me. It's like, even if I wanted to maintain this car properly and keep it forever I really can't because it's going to disintegrate.

bmw, benz, and vw all had their fair share of rust problems in the 90s/early 2000s.
benz with their control arms rusting in half, bmws and their rear subframe mounts crumbling away.....vw you need a tetanus shot just looking at one

not defending GM because you really can't but to say the german cars aren't rusty shit from that same era is laughable

 

[Yaj Yak]

My e39 bmw that has been washed with steel wool and lived near the ocean at first, has some rust on the trunk lid but aside from that the underside of the car is just cometely rust free somehow it's mindfucking.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Honestly think some of the domestics have rust areas built in as planned designed obsolescence measure

 

[Mr_Roboto]

the Windstar recall is for the rear axle. It corrodes and eventually breaks, not something you'd want to experience at highway speeds.

I had a buddy who bought one of these for 3000 bucks, drove it for 2-3 years putting tens of thousands of miles on it then Ford paid him 6800 for it

One of the things about the airbag recall is that it didn't affect just Ford. It affected Honda too and likely several other brands. One of the problems with not having diversity in the OEM channels.

 

[Fish]

Jesus, say what you will about the cost of maintenance with German cars but you're *generally* not dealing with the car rusting apart. How anyone still buys anything GM after the W Bodies all had their strut towers rust away is perplexing to me. It's like, even if I wanted to maintain this car properly and keep it forever I really can't because it's going to disintegrate.

bmw, benz, and vw all had their fair share of rust problems in the 90s/early 2000s.
benz with their control arms rusting in half, bmws and their rear subframe mounts crumbling away.....vw you need a tetanus shot just looking at one

not defending GM because you really can't but to say the german cars aren't rusty shit from that same era is laughable

Japanese cars as well. My step dads 01 Camry had the suspension jump into the trunk cause the strut towers gave way due to rust while he was backing out of the garage a couple years ago.

He finally bought a new car last year. That camry was held together with hopes, dreams, zip ties, and duct tape. Engine still purred at almost 300K miles, so at least there was that.

 

[cdh027]

I traded my GT500 in with the open takata airbag recall. Someone told me dealers wouldn't take a car with an open recall.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Not true at all. I traded in my 2011 Mustang with the airbag recall. [MENTION=4923]The Beast[/MENTION] thanked me for letting have the car.

Dealerships just take care of the recalls.


But I could see if at one point a dealer didn't want a car due to an open recall that they knew could take months to get taken care of. Due to the lack of replacement parts being available.

 

[2QuikTA]

I thought they were done with the airbag recalls? Our ‘07 Corolla got done a year ago, and that was after like a year of notices

 

[Yaj Yak]

Honestly think some of the domestics have rust areas built in as planned designed obsolescence measure

Hey [MENTION=396]Mike K[/MENTION] thank you for liking this.

I thought it was pretty genius but im kinda sad not more people ran with it

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Jesus, say what you will about the cost of maintenance with German cars but you're *generally* not dealing with the car rusting apart. How anyone still buys anything GM after the W Bodies all had their strut towers rust away is perplexing to me. It's like, even if I wanted to maintain this car properly and keep it forever I really can't because it's going to disintegrate.

The old Chrysler Pacifica's (not the new mini-van), also had this issue too. I think there was a lawsuit or something against DC over it.

My neighbor's nissan maxipad had this happen to them also and it wasn't that old of a maxipad.