There's a lot I don't like about my 2021 ST:
- Rattles like a horse-drawn carriage over small bumps and uneven roads at low speeds.
- Random low battery alerts on the Ford App
- Ford App remote start only works 50% of the time
- Third row seats do not fold truly flat, the load floor is slanted in the rear.
- Switching drive modes is very slow and laggy
- Infotainment system is also very slow and laggy
- Fuel efficiency is trash, it's as bad as my old 5.7 V8 Toyota Tundra
- Fuel range is garbage as well, only 450 km to a tank?
- Some of the trim pieces in the interior are not assembled correctly and have uneven gaps
- Stereo system is very poor. I know people on this forum like it, but it's not a good system in my opinion.
- There's a weird clunk when decelerating after first starting driving--comes from the rear of the vehicle, sounds like the gas tank sliding forwards or something.
- Strange behavior: My interior mood lighting disabled itself for no apparent reason, had to be turned on again. Came out to my garage one morning and the rear lift gate was open.
- The exhaust tips are fake and the true exhaust points downwards.
- The fake engine noise (I removed with Forscan)
- The double honk (removed with Forscan)
- The auto-start/stop (fixed with autostop eliminator)
- The need to install an oil catch can (fixed with a JLT can)
- The unnecessary difficulty performing oil changes (have to remove underbody panels with multiple fragile clips that are guaranteed to break).
- The fact the oil pan is PLASTIC!!! On a vehicle that costs this much!!
- The seats aren't the greatest.
I also just don't like the ecoboost engine. I don't trust it. It's a high-strung, high-output engine and I feel like it's going to die and early death.
Honestly the only redeeming features in my mind are the fast acceleration and the firm handling. Otherwise it feels like a cheaply built, planned obsolescence, disposable vehicle.
Sadly i've already invested my cash into this hunk of trash, so I'll have to make the most of it for a little while until I can trade it in on something better. Last time I will ever buy a Ford. I should have known.