Why ford is bad

While I had concerns about its useful lifespan, my Focus did a low average job of getting me from point A to point B until recently. As someone who believes in getting value from their purchases, I had hoped to drive the car for 10 to 15 years from the time of purchase. This should not be an unreasonable expectation for someone who makes certain that their cars have good maintenance and put only limited mileage on a vehicle as I no longer have a daily commute.

In April of this year, the car developed an excessive shudder. The vehicle was in the shop for several days and the clutch had to be replaced. One week ago, the vehicle would not start and seemed to be just a bad battery but the diagnostics showed a transmission control module problem. The part is on back order so as a previous post suggests it could be in the shop indefinitely.

The mileage is still in the low 60s and the vehicle has been well maintained. The problem is the lack of quality in a failed transmission system rendering a vehicle useless before even reaching the 10 year milestone. I most definitely will never purchase another Ford product again. Current owner of 2 Ford vehicles. I have a Ford F and a Ford Edge. Both vehicles have ran awesome for the last several years we have had them.

We have loved them since the day we got them. Well, 1 Day after Powertrain warranty expires on the Edge, the check engine light comes on. Odd, but we figure we better get it checked out ASAP. Take it into the shop the following day as that is when they could get us in. Codes P and P pop up for a cylinder 3 misfire. Turns out vehicle needs a TSB performed. For those of you that don't know, that is a whole Long block replacement Needs a new motor because cylinder 3 burning up coolant.

I am frustrated to say the least that ford will not take ownership of the issue, even though they have came out with a full service bulletin for this issue. Keep in mind the vehicle has a perfect service record and only 45, miles on it which is well below average. This issue has got me thinking about switching completely to another brand because their customer service on this event has been horrible and no understanding from them. Just them telling me I am out of luck.

I have owned so many vehicles and finally purchased a Ford focus this past year. By far the worst experience of my life. I brought a Ford focus that had a recall on the transmission control modular.

After taking it to a Ford dealer they told me the part was on backorder and they had no estimate of when it would be fixed. Fast forward 8 weeks later, still not fixed, they refuse to give me a rental saying there is none available, I've called and spoke to supervisors of Ford company and get nowhere. They have the worst customer service. We are currently looking to buy another car while we wait for that piece of junk Ford to be fixed which could take anywhere from a day to years at this point and the second we get it back, we are listing it for sale!!!

I own a Fusion and a Ford focus. Both have almost 80, miles on it. The transmissions went out in both vehicles 2 weeks from each other. No recalls and unfortunately Ford's joke of a warranty is out too. How can you charge people this much money and have issues like this? I will never buy an American-made automobile again. Find a manufacturer that will give you , miles out the gate. That tells you they believe and stand behind their product.

Without having to spend thousands on an extended warranty. I've owned 6 Fords in my lifetime, the last 3 were junk.

Never will you see a Ford in my driveway again. Bought a used Ford F in This again was the engine management system, but there have also been reports of problems with the battery and the stop-start system. These include:. Consumer reports and surveys gather their data by asking those who actually drive the cars which means we are given a better idea of how reliable they really are.

All produce both city cars and more executive models, and are in the same price range. But, which one is more reliable? Or what about British made Vauxhall? Have reported very few issues with the Vauxhall Corsa , and those that have been reported are considerably less severe than the ones reported with Ford, as we mentioned above.

However, the Vauxhall Insignia has had problems with the on board computer software, which appears to be quite a common problem in modern cars with infotainment systems.

This is also the same for the Volkswagen Golf and the Passat , with Which? Reporting that the on board software was the main problem for both of these models. So, when comparing the three, it appears that none are considerably more reliable than the other.

That said, Volkswagen and Vauxhall both appear to suffer with more on board system faults than Ford. Though Ford did score much higher when it came to engine reliability. So it depends what you consider more important. We have mentioned some of the most dependable Fords above, but here are some of the most reliable according to J. D Power;. All of these have either 4 or 5 out of 5 for predicted reliability by J.

These three models all scored 2 out of 5 on J. There are some models that are very reliable, scoring 5 out of 5 on J. D Power, but others that are not reliable at all. It seems that their main downfall, according to Which? Is their non-engine electrics, as they seem to be the cause of most faults. However, this is quite common in modern cars, as technology gets more complex, faults are more likely.

Compared to Vauxhall and Volkswagen it fares quite well, Volkswagen seems to come out on top, but it does score more highly than Vauxhall for many things, including engine quality. Ultimately, Ford still make good cars, you just have to choose the right model. Need advice from an experienced Vehicle Specialist on what vehicle is right for you? Today her mileage is , She will hit , tomorrow. She is the best car I have ever had.

Laurie logan. The first car that was launched was the Ford Escort, with an idea of having a product on the Indian roads rather than spending time designing one for the Indian market. Later Ford India set up its plant near Chennai with the Tamil Nadu government offering attractive tax incentives like sales tax deferral for some years. The first car that was rolled out of the Chennai plant was Ford Ikon. Since then, Ford India has been largely an 'one model' company, that is, only one model will log higher sales.

Read Ford to stop manufacturing cars in India, shut down plants. But market share growth was negligible from 1. A company runs into loss not only due to lack of sales but also due to its investment decisions," V. Then it becomes part of the Asia Pacific product plan and then the global product plan," Ramakrishnan said.

Viewing the Indian market from the global level the numbers might not have been encouraging for developing a new product for Ford. It was not so for others. According to Unwalla, nearly half of the units that Ford sold in India were utility vehicles with popular model offerings like Ecosport and Endeavour. Within the multi-utility vehicle segment, Ford's share peaked to 9. In FY21, this fell to 3. Also, Hyundai Motor India Ltd market share grew from 0.

Hence, this shows that Ford has been unsuccessful in gaining or maintaining its market share," Unwalla added. With Ford India not a major player in any car segment, its absence will not result in any substantial windfall for other players. In Pics Chief Ministers who have resigned this year.