Most of the things I have heard about are car are little nuisance items. Most were also fixed with the 04 and the later 03's.
Some things to look for include:
Creaky Steering Passenger seat rubbing against door Rear-end Clunk (Attributed to the size bolts used in rear control arms) Body panels mis-aligned
Now the early 03 models had stall issues, and a ticking noise in the heads. These two were supposedly fixed by the later runs.
Most people that I talk with have never experienced any of these issues. I just noticed the creaking with mine earlier and decided to have it fixed. You had to really listen to hear it and it will not cause problems, but I wanted it right.
All in all, it's a great car and I believe that Ford got more right than wrong with it.
Thanks for the reply. I love my car too, sounds great and looks great. I can't wait to get all the little very minor problems fixed. Hopefully nothing major pops up. I would think that Ford has had a long time to fine-tune this car, most if not all the bugs should be worked out.
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