I loved my little SVT all the way up until I traded it in... even after I had to have all of the following fixed.
Had the moosing prob - Fixed by dealer
Numerous recalls - Fixed by dealer
spider gear in tranny broke in half and went through the top of the tranny (found half of it in the driveway) - Also, fixed by dealer.
Hydraulic Control Module went out - Fixed by dealer
Control arm was bent - Fixed by dealer
O2 Sensor was bad and Mass Air was dirty - Fixed by dealer but it took 2 dealers and 4 trips for them to figure it out.
Water pump shelled out at 75k - Yup, you guessed it! Fixed by dealer.
Had an airbag sensor go out - Fixed by dealer.
Dealership didn't properly attach the shift cable when they replaced my transmission (with a new one thank god) so I pulled it loose while driving at 5:00 in the morning - Fixed by dealer.
I did love that little car, but it was time to trade it off. 84k miles in 2.5 years. All I can say is, thank god for extended warranties. Although I had to shell out my own money every time it went to the shop, regardless of the warranty, for some misc. component or something that wasn't covered... that was irritating.
I'd buy another one if I could afford it... but alas... I cannot. My Supercrew F-150 4x4 Lariat keeps my checkbook thoroughly depleted.
