confused ford owner

How does a person delete their account on this God forsaken forum?

Just when i thought i was out,they pulled me back in..quote from the God Father. I fell for all the hype and even to my surprise i purchased a car made in Mexico, guilty as charged. Cracked studs, Cracked gas tanks, bad purge valve, bad airbags, overly designed expensive to replace wheel lugs, parking brake that freezes in winter if you use it, sensors that give you false alarms, and the list goes on. My choice was not uninformed but very informed. The sources of the information were, in hind site, may have been folks who hold Ford stocks or have something to gain by giving a favorable review. I think you call that a biased opinion. Ford cannot compete anymore and it is starting to show up in raised prices for their cars and services. Example,... i was never charged a diagnostic fee with my previous ford ,but now $125 to $150 just to tell me whats wrong. Ford is finished being a leader, no more original ideas from their engineers. They seem to copy from everyone else. This is why Ford is always 2 years behind on everything , from 8 speed transmissions,hydraulic or electric parking brake and the stupid dial trans shifter, which not everyone is doing yet thank God. It is bad and will get worse for Ford.

@ sirtanon: While you were driving "Turds" i was driving Japanese and enjoying the trouble free miles. Fords have improved, but are still notorious for turning into pumpkins at any given time. Also a diagnostic fee at the dealers are $125 to $150 per repair, which is a stand alone fee, plus +++ the actual cost of the repair. We need to look at the overall track record of the Brand we are spending our money on. If your Ford is mostly highway miles, you may do better than the usual Ford owner who drives mostly city and a little highway. All in all Toyota is tops. Currently i am driving a Fusion between 2008 and 2012 year model. I am seeing things even now around 89,000 miles which is telling me it is time to bail out. Cars made in Mexico and Malaysia cannot be trusted.

That has been my experience with Fords. Sorry if you disagree.

After about 90,000 miles or so, all Fords turn into money pits.

Get a Toyota fusion...aka corrolla

special feature on most fusions. when your about to have a flat tire the trunk opens anticipating your need to access the spare tire.

i like the Toyota fusion

corolla hybrid battery is about $1700

I can't believe - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - Good grief!! Hi Confused. Your post has been edited. No need to spam or be insulting to others or their classified ads.

Why bother buying a car with A TURBO CHARGER ? Seems to me it is a peripheral add on to make you think your engine is more powerful than it really is. Also another thing that can break or malfunction. My fusion has a 2.5 4cyl. engine and seems powerful enough and gets 40.5 highway and 26 city miles per gallon.

An auto parts store may offer a free diagnostic check to see if there is "really" no code. I had this done and a code was found, even tho there was no check engine light, on my dashboard. The code pertained to my throttle. Lucky for me it just needed a cleaning and my problems were solved.

Perhaps the throttle needs to be cleaned? or even replaced? It is located right after the air-intake. Recently i had a "Valvoline" system cleaner done. The technician sprayed a solution into the air intake, which cleaned the throttle hinge, and the rest goes into the gas tank. My car stopped die ing out and after re-learning its idle, runs very smooth. To replace the throttle could be upwards to $500 dollars at a car dealer. I am sure the car dealer does not want to take the loss. Also i burn the premium gas now and in my mind it seems to help. At 84000 miles i had a new set of spark plugs put in for good measure. My fusion runs well now. You may need to find a good private mechanic. Dealership mechanics, even tho they know your car, they may be waiting for your warranty to expire, so their boss at the dealership can charge you for the repair.... Hope this info helps.

Sexist ? LOL ?

To much glare from sunlight prevents reading of dash board controls. The control that directs the air is not calibrated right. When i choose the floor vents, the air comes out on the floor but also the dashboard vents. What i don,t like about future ford vehicles is the new Dial Shift for the trans. Women may like it, i don,t know, but it just seems awkward and very breakable.