Yah, some people still don't get it........... MF sh*t happens!....
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like they say in that cadillac commercial......."when you turn your car on.....does it return the favor?" i agree some of the mechanical issues have really sucked but i still get a chub when i look out at that bad ass stang sittin in the driveway. makes me giggle like a little school girl. i work in a garage and we see every manufacturer rushing the design and build to get new cars to market and fixing those problems is what makes my paycheck. special thanks to GM and CHRYSLER!!!!! they make my stang payments!! lol
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Really? I thought GM and Chrysler stepped it up a notch when it came to reliability.
they are getting better, but they are still far behind ford according to pretty much every survey. I agree my mustang has been relatively disappointing in terms of quality, but most of my problems are with rattles and just poor interior quality. Mechanically the car is sound, and I think that is reflected on most surveys, the mustang does very well mechanically, but when it comes to interior, rattles, squeaks, and audio it seems to do poorly. Anyway my point is the car seems sound mechanically and most of my problems have been mere annoyances. Enjoy your cars and I hope they don't cause much trouble, at least it looks damn good.
If Ford is so bad compared to fart cans and other imports, why then, my 06 (22K miles) and my 01 F150 (67K miles) have had any problems yet, what so ever (Nada) under hard driving conditions? I don't pamper them.
My best friend's wife 99 explorer (170K miles), his 01 F150 (105K), his brother 00 F150 (80K+,His neighbor's Crown Vic (200K+) only now has a slipping tranny) and all they did is replacing belts and light bulbs.
One bad Stang ain't gonna make me get another brand. No sir
I wonder what the guy owns that isn't giving him trouble? How much goes wrong around him? It never ceases to amaze me how certain types drive otherwise perfectly good running vehicles off the lot only to have them come back with all kinds of problems, then when they leave it for a diagnosis, nothing can be found wrong with it. Then they come pick it up and lo and behold, it starts friggin up again. Hint hint!
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If Ford is so bad compared to fart cans and other imports, why then, my 06 (22K miles) and my 01 F150 (67K miles) have had any problems yet, what so ever (Nada) under hard driving conditions? I don't pamper them.
My best friend's wife 99 explorer (170K miles), his 01 F150 (105K), his brother 00 F150 (80K+,His neighbor's Crown Vic (200K+) only now has a slipping tranny) and all they did is replacing belts and light bulbs.
One bad Stang ain't gonna make me get another brand. No sir
I agree Ford has significantly improved quality in the last decade. Look at any recent survey or magazine publication and Ford consistently is in the top 10 (or higher) for quality (out of 55 nameplates) lincoln and mercury have been making the top 5. The mustang has some annoyances (rattles, noisy T5) but overall it is a very reliable car. There is a TSB for the strut mount problem and the water leaks, yeah it sucks for the people they happened to, but Ford is trying to make it right, that is what the warranty is for. Overall I am happy with my mustang and hope it lasts like my 02 did (90k miles relatively trouble free) before I traded it in for this one.
Everything has a context, if you know what I mean... I feel bad for the guy, I think he really has a true bad one.
But without being anal, if you do your maintenance with discipline, your Ford product will last you.
As far as rattles (not yet in my car though), let's not forget that our cars are a mass production item that sells for $25/27 Grands. We're not talking high luxury here, and it's fine by me.
I wonder what the guy owns that isn't giving him trouble? How much goes wrong around him? It never ceases to amaze me how certain types drive otherwise perfectly good running vehicles off the lot only to have them come back with all kinds of problems, then when they leave it for a diagnosis, nothing can be found wrong with it. Then they come pick it up and lo and behold, it starts friggin up again. Hint hint!
What the hell is wrong with you dude? Why don't you stop flaming me? Are you looking for drama? Are you one of those types that cannot go a day without insulting or condescending someone? I'm happy for you that your brand new 2007 mustang is giving you no problems. But some of us bought older models with lacking engineering that leads to known problems. But yours isn't bulletproof either and don't come crying here when your passenger side starts leaking water. Thanks.
I wonder what the guy owns that isn't giving him trouble? How much goes wrong around him? It never ceases to amaze me how certain types drive otherwise perfectly good running vehicles off the lot only to have them come back with all kinds of problems, then when they leave it for a diagnosis, nothing can be found wrong with it. Then they come pick it up and lo and behold, it starts friggin up again. Hint hint!
What the hell is wrong with you dude? Why don't you stop flaming me? Are you looking for drama? Are you one of those types that cannot go a day without insulting or condescending someone? I'm happy for you that your brand new 2007 mustang is giving you no problems. But some of us bought older models with lacking engineering that leads to known problems. But yours isn't bulletproof either and don't come crying here when your passenger side starts leaking water. Thanks.
Hi sliek0722, sorry, I did pick on you a little bit. But the word condescending doesn't fit the crime. I was quite overt about what I said and meant. Anyway, why don't you quit crying about your problems and get something effective done about it! Others are. Join the club. Later
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if had mine a year, and i got 30,000 lol, i had to take mine to baltimore and canton ohio to the football hall of fame from the va and i drive bout 100 miles a day to work and school, so it sux
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I wonder what the guy owns that isn't giving him trouble? How much goes wrong around him? It never ceases to amaze me how certain types drive otherwise perfectly good running vehicles off the lot only to have them come back with all kinds of problems, then when they leave it for a diagnosis, nothing can be found wrong with it. Then they come pick it up and lo and behold, it starts friggin up again. Hint hint!
What the hell is wrong with you dude? Why don't you stop flaming me? Are you looking for drama? Are you one of those types that cannot go a day without insulting or condescending someone? I'm happy for you that your brand new 2007 mustang is giving you no problems. But some of us bought older models with lacking engineering that leads to known problems. But yours isn't bulletproof either and don't come crying here when your passenger side starts leaking water. Thanks.
Hi sliek0722, sorry, I did pick on you a little bit. But the word condescending doesn't fit the crime. I was quite overt about what I said and meant. Anyway, why don't you quit crying about your problems and get something effective done about it! Others are. Join the club. Later
Now you are just outright tooling me here. You don't even have any reason to, I feel like you're just trying to be a jerk for no reason. But I do know you have no arguement because I've owned a 97 mustang that went to 150k with just an altenator failure along the way and a 2002 mustang that went to 64k with zero problems whatsoever and then I get a 2006 that has had more problems in 30k miles than the other two combined, among with half the other users who own a 2005-2006 mustang. And this is the fault of my own, and my lack of "being handy" rather than Ford's quality slipping? Yeah okay there buddy. Stop flaming me now, you have nothing.
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i have to agree with sliek, the quality is missing in a lot of ways, and it is very disappointing because I spent a lot of money on this car. anyways best of luck getting the problems fixed, and realize that how much you know about cars has nothing to do with whether or not your car is more likely a lemon than someone elses. Find a good Ford dealer that you trust and get good service at, and realize that all makes have problems, and hopefully you get your issues resolved because I know how frustrating it is to have crappy service and a broken car.
Yeah I would have to say that 70% of my frustration has been from the horrible customer service of the Ford Dealers. I'm not the most handy with cars but I do know it only takes a few hours to fix a fuel pump, not a week and a half. And I do know that water leaking on the passenger side is a TSB that's supposed be covered under warranty - I'm not just being a finicky customer and NO I didn't have the windows open when it was raining (can you believe that?)
I really love the way my car looks and I get lots of head turns (go torch red) when I'm driving down the road.
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I love my Mustang. Have done 1 cross-country trip and 2 trips to Iowa from California with it. The only problems that I have had were minor. (Front End Alignment, fuel filler neck problems, and an old lady opening her car door into me at Palm Springs) I have owned a gamut of both foriegn and domestic vehicles, and this one has topped the list for reliability. It makes the Tundra I owned look like a lemon. Every cross country trip (X4) and trips home (X9) in the 6 years I owned the Tundra, I had to have some work done. The worst being a timing belt. I even told my brother, who drives only GM (I think he is mental), he needed to get one.
Sliek0722 - I can understand your frustration with Ford dealerships. I had to call the regional office on the one in Califronia, because of their poor performance. My only advice in dealing with horrible Customer service is remember, everyone has a boss. Do not be afraid to call the regional service manager if you need to or insist on talking to the owner of the dealership. Sometimes they are so concerned about selling cars that they don't keep as close an eye on their service department as they should. So keep fighting the good fight.
BTW I have an '06 with 32K. Most of those are from my trips and move to Virginia from Cali. I drive a total of about 58 miles a day in Washington DC traffic to work and back. I would go insane if I had to drive anything else.
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