Originally posted by red99sesport:
Anyone else had this many problems with their tour in one year. I bought mine in Aug 2002 with 12K on the odometer. since then:

Car won't start (PATS)
Car won't start (Loose wiring)
Gauges won't work (Gas, Speedo, Temp)
Dash lights flicker
Courtesy lights flicker while door is closed
Car dies with any accessories on (Radio, Fan, etc.)
Spolier fell off
Antenna fell off
Passenger's side ground effect fell off
Speakers made a hissing sound even when radio was off
Dash started to warp
Car was aligned three times, still won't track straight
Steering sticks when wheel is turned to the right
Lound popping noise when braking hard
Tires wore out at 23K
Exhaust fell apart at Cat
Cruise quit working

It has been in the shop for at least 15 days since I bought it. Pretty pathetic in my opinion. I'm getting tired of not having it to drive. I'm trying to get rid of it. I like the car, but I can't put up with all the repairs.



I feel your pain. My car's history:
Bought it in May 2000 brand new in southern california. Bought LoJack along with it and had to take it back 1 weej afte I bought it to have it installed. Got home and realized they scratched the ever loving hell out of my fron fender while they had it. Took it back and they buffed it out...acted like it was a big putout for them and as if I was being picky.

Jun '00: Drove it to NM where I am currently stationed. 1 week later had: Condensation in the left headlight, interior lights and horn not working, cd player worked when it felt like it and worst off the sunroof gear busted WHILE it was fully opened with a rainstorm coming.Took it to their body shop and they forcibly closed the sunroof until I could get it fixed. I didn't have a chance to get it all fixed until December due to being deployed.

April 2001: Driving up to Vegas for temporary duty. Got there and every time I put my car into 3rd it grinded bad. Took it to the local Ford dealer who told me that my syncro needed to be replaced..downtime 1 week and he refused to give me a rental car even though I was working on Nellis AFB and staying at a hotel 12 miles away and had people depending upon me fora ride. Called Ford main customer service and [censored] until I got a rental car.

Aug '01: Had to take it to a body shop to have the spoiler tightened as one bolt was completely off and the other was about to be that way...stupid spoiler almost came off.

Jun '01: Tire spun off while driving down the highway so I had the car towed to the dealership to: 1) See if it was a defective tire that caused it 2) Check the rim and front end for any damageand 3) Fix my warped dash. They told me it wasn't a defective tire and that the rim was slightly bent and I should buy a new one for $150. Took the rim to another tire shop where they did a thorough check and told me there was NOTHING wrong with the rim. Also, the bastards didn't fix my dash. Got a follow up call from Ford customer service from the dealership and basically shredded them and scheduled a time to bring the car back to get my dash fixed. Went to pick up my car afterwards and my dash was fixed but they left epoxy (that's what it looked like anyway) all over the inside of my windshield and white powder of some sort ALL over the dash AND the inside of my car. Again I got a call from their customer service and again I shredded them at which time their main guy attempted to bribe me into giving them good marks on the mail in feedback form on the grounds "Well sometimes our customers have problems and the warranty has JUSt ran out and we are more willing to help out customers in that situation if they give us good feedbacks" so I called main Ford customer service and BBB and reported the dealership and I haven't had my car there since.

Apr '03 Driving back from Cali to NM after being home for a death in the family, got about 100 miles out from Cali and my cruise control, speedo and odometer all stopped working. Turned around and went back to Cali as I wasn't gonna drive 900 miles with no speedo or cruise. Speed sensor was bad and needed replacing. 1 week downtime that caused me to lose 7 days of leave (military vacation time) that I didn't have. Got it back to NM and had problems every once in a while with trying to put it in gear (usually ona downshift) and the thing wouldn't go in. Dealership said they couldn't duplicate the problem but did notice my transaxle was FUBAR and needed replaced.
On top of all this my paint is cracking chipping and I'm gettin spots where the clear coat is sort of bubbling up (for lack of a better way to describe it) and of course I got the "acid rain" and "not waxed often enough" excuses.

After all this you'd think Ford would at least give me or cut me a deal on an ESP (I tried to lemon law it but it didn't meet the criteria) but instead of helping me they just ignored me completely.

I love my car when it runs but I hate and loathe Ford Motor Company with a passion and I will NEVER EVER EVER EVER buy another new car from them AGAIN! Grrr I'm gettin all pissed again just thinking about this crap.


Formerly known as Sneaku I MISS MY BABY!!! '00 Blk CSVT #1087/2150 built 12/23/99