Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 12/15/2012 | 121042 | ||
| While traveling at 55 mph, power steering stopped working making vehicle very hard to steer. by turning key off and restarting, while tugging on steering wheel, power steering will start working and may last 30 minutes or 3 minutes. while working, steering wheel shakes and makes noise. vehicle pulls to the left. ford denies having had this problem before and wants to replace steering column for $1,396.57. complaints on the internet about this problem are numerous. i do not want to buy another defective steering column and don't understand that power steering problem would be solved. | |||
| 04/23/2012 | 38000 | ||
| My vehicle started leaking fluorescent oil from behind the radiator. apparently, it's the condenser. i have been told that the radiator lines run through the same system, and that if it is not repaired my transmission will eventually fail. this failure was explained to be the transmission locking up, and they said if i'm going over about 30 mph it will be very dangerous. i am about 2,000 miles out of warranty, and the emails i have sent to ford only get a response that they will be happy to take my money and fix it. within a few months of buying it, the intake manifold had to be removed to repair something. then, a transmission solenoid. then, it was shifting funny -because it had very little fluid-noone could explain why. the vibration in the gas pedal at 42 mph could not be verified. the manufacturer was apparently out of satellite receivers, so they just didn't put one in...the lack of quality overall proves that the length of the warranty is to prevent them from costly fixes...and my long term investment makes me feel like i'm putting mine and my family's health at risk by driving it. i spent every dime i saved in iraq on this pos because i knew i wouldn't be able to afford another vehicle until i'm out of medical school. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| The under belly of my vehicle is all rusted | |||
| 05/02/2011 | 32000 | ||
| The vehicle stalls randomly. i may be driving or idling and the car stalls. it is easily started again by putting the car in neutral and turning the key. i have had ford look at it several times and they first changed the battery and then second changed the gas filter. the problem still exists. | |||