At a price point of $60,000 and monthly payments of $700 per month, I would have hoped Ford could have actually built a car that wouldn't fall apart in less than a few years and frustrated owners wouldn't have to get their hands dirty and have to solve problems themselves! Guess it was too much to ask for! It is shameful the number of shortcuts, bad decisions and general bad design and build quality, engineereing/testing or lack thereof. They're gonna get their asses handed to them once China enters this market and I'm a loyal 40 year Ford/Mercury/LIncoln customer!
It's quality assurance, each vehicle make and model has it's own gremlins, it's just by chance your vehicle is perfect. 05 mini cooper s: repeat power steering leaking, wheel bearing, rattles, faulty transmission design; 2018 Murano SL-low speed abs noise for first 5 mins of driving and burning smell at high altitudes (after I almost totaled it in the snow); 2010 prius v: crashes like a like a trash can but otherwise no problems and is not safe; bmw 330 forget the year: repeat noise scratching dashboard and repeat failed navigation replacement; 05 murano - nothing destroyed it or failed after 10 years, 2014 bmw 320 xdrive - nothing failed, souped up and drove it like I stole it everyday, 2020 ford edge st - owned for 3, nothing failed, no issues and tuned it, drove it like I stole it. It's literally by chance if your vehicle is perfect.... I like say Ford Explorer quality assurance is just less than that of other models, and I stepped into knowing this from consumer reports, but the Horsepower, stopping power, cargo space, and driving experience on the road where everybody moves out of the way in the left lane because they think you're a police car, is fantastic.
