Why Ford Is Failing And I'll Never Buy Another One - Share Your Stories!

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Josh, the saddest part of this story is it isn't just Ford. It's many industries. I do HVAC work and so many furnace and ac parts are obsolete it is so disheartening having to tell one of my customers, we can't get parts to fix your equipment anymore you need a new one. Even though it's only 10 years old. Makes me wish we could bring factories back here to manufacture our own parts.

I'm a full time mechanic. I work on new Fords on a daily basis. The quality and problems that I've encountered on near new, low mileage Ford vehicles would blow your mind. In 20 years working on cars, I've never seen anything like this. America is in for some very dark days ahead.

We have a client with an older ford quad cab dually. We couldn’t do an alignment, I think it was too long. He took it to ford. He told them he needed a truck. He runs a farm. They gave him a focus. He packed it with hay bales and ran it all over his farm 😂

Trusting any warranty, service or business in the current climate is unadvisable. Thanks for confirming what I already knew, I'm sorry for your situation

My wife and I bought a used Toyota Highlander years ago at a Toyota dealership. After a few years and having it regular serviced for oil changes and such, a few days before my wife had to make a long trip in the dead of summer, the air conditioner had a problem. We called the dealer and he said it was probably just a sensor and to drop it off around lunch time the next day, get something to eat and it will be ready. He said it would probably cost around $275 to fix it. Great, we did just that, got some lunch, came back, and the guy gave us the keys and said, "well, no charge". I asked why and he said that when they pull the part, Toyota said that sensor should have lasted at least to 180k miles, you only have 130k. So parts and labor are free. That sold me for life! There is a Toyota and a Lexus in my garage and it will always stay that way. Do you think Ford, GM, BMW or any other car maker would even think of doing something like that??? NEVER!

In April I bought a truck nearly 20 years old and invested in restoring it mechanically. It actually cost me less than buying new junk.

I didnt leave Ford. Ford left America.

I get it. I bought 2020 Ford Ranger used with just 24,000 miles on it. Wt 28, 000 miles I took it to the local Ford dealer in Las Vegas for a shifting problem on the 10 speed TCM transmission. Turns out the mechanic recommended a full trans rebuild! So, one month later, I got my Ranger back, but noticed it was still shifting hard. I was told not to worry as the TCM trans was re-memorizing my driving habits. So again, the trans got real bad at 32,000 miles with hard downshifting. Having said that, the dealer did give me a loaner Ford F-150 for that month, and experienced the same shifting issues with the loaner!! It was then I decided to make that problem go away. I traded it in and replaced my Ford with a 2020 Ram which had 61,000 miles on it. I've had my Ram for one year now with NO PROBLEMS whatsoever! Ford, you've lost my business forever....

I get made fun off for my 94 F150 , the best part is that I don’t worry about all that electrical issue the new trucks are having off the lot lol

As a former FORD employee at a dealer, I can attest that you are 100% correct. I could not remain there in good conscience.

Another thing for I have noticed with newer vehicles is the use of LED taillights. When they burn out you replace the whole assembly not a $3.00 bulb.

Your uncle was so nervous about the truck’s longevity/reliability, he sold it to his nephew!😂

As a mechanic for 30plus years I deal with this every day for all makes. It seems like we spend as much time talking and educating customers about poor quality in newer vehicles and lack of support from the manufacturers as we do working on the vehicle.

I learned this lesson many years ago. I’ve always found that it cost me less to do my own work to repair things and takes less time if I don’t have to deal with anyone else if I just do it myself. Since age 15 I’ve pretty much done enough work on all of my vehicles and can call myself the best mechanic I know. I have amassed enough tools to tackle almost any job, and when I’m on the road I generally know the issue just by the sound. those are just a few of the benefits of learning to work on your own vehicles. I am now over 50 years old and have my own car lift, and will never own a home without one. Being a mechanic (an engineer actually) and having looked under the hood of Ford pick up trucks, I would never buy one. I have a 2003 Dodge Cummins 1 ton pick up, and that engine has been so easy to work on. You can actually see the engine unlike a Ford! I just changed my water pump and it took less than one hour. Do that in a Ford! I have never bought a warranty on anything in my life. Financially, I am so far ahead it isn’t even funny. Having never bought a warranty in my life has the added benefit of always knowing that I don’t have to wonder if I have one… and ‘where in that damn receipt!’

Purchase my dream truck 2021 F250 lariat, pinion seal 11,000 miles a total of six trips back for them to replace the seal as per Ford. The seventh trip they replaced opinion gear at 36,000 miles. It finally stopped leaking sold it at 43,000 miles. Will never buy a Ford again. That was the least of my problems.

My wife's Baby Bronco is just over one year old. Last week a tail light quit working. We were billed $800 plus labor to replace an electronic module barely one year old. Ridiculous!

Makes me appreciate my old 2004 Toyota Tundra. Dead simple truck, over 350k miles, and still running strong.

$85k for a used 1/2ton truck is insane.

I don’t plan on ever purchasing another FORD. My wife has a 2018 Explorer. In 2020 we began hearing a noise in front when doing over 60 MPH on the interstate. It was the air cowl under the windshield literally falling apart. I purchased the overpriced piece of plastic at the local Ford dealer for $200.00 and replaced it myself. Then a rock cracked her windshield. We called Safelight and they came out and refused the replacement unless we paid $2K to replace the windshield and “side pillars” -Which need to be removed to replace the windshield. Typically the plastic side pillars crack when they are removed 12:46 and must be replaced. I did research on the rapidly “falling apart” trim all around the windshield and found FORD has been knowing they have a problem since 2004 and have done nothing to correct the problems. This is not an isolated issue. I have spoken to many Explorers owners with the same issues. I was told in 2020 there would be no recall because it was not considered a road hazard and the “bumper to bumper” warranty would not cover the trim cost. I had a local shop replace the windshield for $700.00 with the understanding that I would replace the plastic pillars. Purchased the plastic parts online from Rock Auto for $200.00 and did the repair myself. recently in March 2024 there has been a Federal Recall to replace the Plastic pillars as they have been flying off Explorers on the open highway.