r/Ford

The vehicle has been in for the recall for cracked dpf, upon picking the car up I was told that only a software update had been done, and no inspection of the dpf has been done. How is this acceptable for a dpf cracking safety recall?

Has an obvious knock/tick. Not sure what the normal things are to fail on these engines. Rod bearing, lifter? Any guesses?

Hey guys, got a 2009 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Ztec Engine. I am about to do a full service for this car as a bought it second hand I noticed this leak by the oil filter. The filter looks like it has never been changed, but I was wondering if the leak is coming from that filter or from what looks like the oil cooler below it. I want to do it myself, wondering if this is an easy fix or I should bring it to the shop. And also want to know if this is a problem on their cars. It's not leaking a lot of oil as there is never a spot on the ground when parking and the oil is at a good level as well on the dipstick. Also aware of the coolant leak which is going to be fixed.

The UK had had no rain until today prompting me to notice this is loose. Is there a way I can tighten this?

Hi,

I bought a certified car last week that was advertised and having a Ford Blue Advantage Certified 90 day warranty. As part of the warranty, there is a 14 day or 1k miles Money Back Guarantee. I bought the vehicle and one week later there are multiple mechanical issues, I had the vehicle inspected by a mechanic and they made a report with all the problems and I went back to the dealership.

When I bought the vehicle the policy was explained to me by the salesperson while looking at the paperwork, which when I checked had this specific page missing from the file they gave me for my records. The return policy is detailed the brochure they gave me for the warranty with all the paperwork, on the Ford corporate website and even on the dealership website in the small print of their own website's certified vehicle page. I do not have a signed copy of the warranty detailing the return policy, just the terms of the warranty and the vehicle inspection checklist.

They are refusing to honor the return policy and said they would take the car into service for repairs and "do their best to have it looked at by friday". They also gave me the runaround to get me copies of the signed certified warranty paperwork and inspection check list. I was only able to obtain it when I spoke to the sales manager, who repeated this claim that they do not participate in the return policy. The original salesperson changed their story saying it was only in case of mechanical failure and then later said there is no return policy.

I spoke to Ford corporate via chat and they claimed that dealerships participating in the certified program are supposed to honor the return policy. The customer service I called afterwards to confirm, said to refer to the website. Here are the details and wording of the guarantee.

At this point I no longer feel confident about the sale and I would prefer to return the vehicle. They have been unresponsive and inattentive. After I visited the dealership, I emailed them with all the details of the situation and the mechanic report. I asked them to clarify in writing their position on the return policy. No answer.

I have four days left in the return policy. The vehicle was financed through the dealership. I just want to know if there's anything that can be done.

Have any of you had success returning a vehicle or having the dealership honor the warranty repairs? I'm pretty worried here.

TLDR: The certified car I bought has issues, they won't honor the return policy.

6 years and still making me smile.... I think it might be serious 🤣

https://youtube.com/shorts/gP34Sm8bEYM

I think the Chevy LMDh finally has some competition in the sound department. What a time to be a fan.

Bronco pickup will be produced along side the next gen Bronco and its Lincoln version in the Michigan Assembly Plant with the Ranger leaving the plant.
Source: AutoNews Future Product Pipeline

Very impressed with the build quality and effort they put into it. As much as people whine about the name, the car itself is way higher quality than I expected from Ford. It has so many little details/extra features that show they didn't just phone in an EV like Toyota. I got a 2025 premium and the longer I have it, the more I'm impressed by it.

• Phone as a key is so awesome, not sure why it's only available on F150, Expedition, and Mach-E but I can't live without it now. Also love the welcome lighting and pony puddle lamp.
• Interior is so much nicer than the other Ford's I've driven/been in besides top trims of certain models.
• Reliability so far is really solid. This guy's 2022 has 300k miles on it and battery is still at 90% health. Little to no maintenance.
• Performance is fantastic. 0-60mph in 4.1s (on my trim, not GT) is on par with the actual Mustang. Handling is also great for a crossover/SUV, it's a really fun car to drive for how comfortable it is. It's one of the reason I chose it over other EVs.

I feel like the car is over hated just because of the name and feel like they should've omitted the "Mustang" part, but at the same time, I personally really enjoy the pony emblems on it and the pony puddle lighting and the Mustang style headlights/taillights. Wish more people would give it a chance.

EDIT: A lot of people don't understand marketing huh? Thinking the Mustang name really hurt sales is non-sensical. The venn diagram of die hard Mustang fans and prospective EV buyers is basically non-existent. No one is cross shopping the Mach-E with a Mustang lol and no EV buyer is like "Wow I really like the Mach-E but because they called it Mustang, I'm going to get an Ioniq/Tesla instead". What Ford didn't do a good job of was actually marketing all the extra features, because I didn't know about half of them until owning the car lol. A big one for me is that the Ford Pass App is free, and you can schedule the remote start.