I hope my experience with my 2000 Ford F150 is not typical for you Ford lovers.
The differential was totally replaced at 34,000 miles because it began to leak.
When the technician disassembled it, it had disintegrated internally! Less than
10,000 miles later the transmission began to slip. It ended up being rebuilt.
This was all done under warranty. The truck has always begun to vibrate in
overdrive on the automatic transmission at exactly 64 MPH and stop vibrating at
65 MPH or higher until it fall back down to 64 MPH. The truck has been in for
this problem 4 times under warranty. The first time they said they could not
find it. The second time they told me I needed new tires or a tire balance.
The
third time they balanced the tires. Finally the 4th time the Ford dealer had
new
motor mounts installed to further isolate the vibration, not fix it. Problem is
it still vibrates. The last time I complained about this I was told "They all
do
that" by the service advisor. Anyone with a Ford had any similar problems?
Obligatory LBC content: The Ford truck is used to tow my Bugeye to far
away
shows.
DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/13/2001 11:46:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> eddie@mediarchive.com writes:
>
> > my family has sworn off Fords forever.
> >
>
> That is just a personal opinion. That ford vs. chevy thing has been going on
> among teenagers for decades. I once went to a list about cars, wanting to
> talk about the kind of stuff we talk about here but the conversation kept
> breaking down, by some of the more immature folk on the list, to ford vs.
> chevy.
>
> Actually ford, chevy, and dodge all make good trucks. My preferences are
> ford and dodge in that order, but I would take a chevy any day. They all
> have their good points and their bad, I am sure. But I had great service out
> of the fords I have owned and the Dodge truck I once owned I put about
> 250,000 miles on before I traded it. The "argument" is about as credible as
> a vanilla vs. chocolate argument. Hope this list doesn't get into that
> juvenile-minded conflict. LOL
>
> --David C.
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