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We have about 60 vehicles,around 30 being Fords in my area alone. For 2004 I outlawed any Ford purchases. We had standards with 5 speeds, standards with German 6 speeds, automatics, and a few gasoline with automatics. They are about to bankrupt us!!! Since we buy so many in our Fleet, we can leverage Ford some on repairs, but they are still costing us a fortune. Here goes the list.
SLAVE CYLINDERS everytime we turn around.
German 6 speed looses 2nd gear syncronizers and cost between $3 to $4,000 a whack.
Gas/Automatics pump the front seal out about every 30 to 50,000 miles and generally cost 900 to 1200 to repair. Both my neighbors with less than 50,000 miles just had the same thing happen and Ford will not admit they have problems. All because Ford reduced the size of the front pump bushing. Generally requires pump, convertor, and seals, and ofcourse the labor.
Virtually no engine problems. Lost about 8 or 10 rear ends just out of warranty. Lost several automatics just out of warranty with Management drivers with NO LOAD. Spent $4,000 on each replacement wiring harness, not covered under warranty for several of them. (Connector problems! and well known!) Our vehicles are serviced at half intervals, including our Chevys. Yes, we lost 1 rearend and two trannys on the Chevy's. The rearend was to a vent hose coming off and water got in it. One tranny under warranty and one with 70,000 miles on it.
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