Poor Factory Quality Control

[Floyd]

Pinto! ?
Futura! ??
Fairmont! ?

Pinto, one of the ten best cars ever built.( a true driver's car!)

Futura,, the most popular of all the Falcons and a Nova killer!
(Also the first Mustang platform)

Fairmont, , platform for the fox body Mustang with more room and a lower price!

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[Tracy Bowman]

Just want to say I just drove from Pensacola Fl. back to Tulsa, flogged the hell out of it all the way because my camera's went off, thought something was wrong at my home. not a hiccup, got 25 mpg on mid grade 89 drove though tons of rain the truck handled great. Have had the truck for 3 months have 6240 miles and it is perfect, guess I got lucky.

Mine is perfect also. Can't say enough good about it!

 

[HenryMac]

I thought the PO found some cut wires with electrical tape wrapped around it, in the wheel well, of his truck that he bought used?

So why are folks still bashing Ford on this?

 

[FloggingBishop]

First car I owned was a 92 caviller..... I’m an 80s kid

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

wasnt that a different thread?
forgive me, i have been drinking

I think most of us on this side of 49 have. ? May 2-4 requirement - Happy Victoria Day weekend.

 

[Racket]

First car I owned was a 92 caviller..... I’m an 80s kid

Mine was a Vega station wagon. The memories made in that shaggin wagon were better than the pride of ownership.

 

[FloggingBishop]

Mine was a Vega station wagon. The memories made in that shaggin wagon were better than the pride of ownership.

You dog you!

 

[HenryMac]

Mine was a Vega station wagon. The memories made in that shaggin wagon were better than the pride of ownership.

Vert-a-Pac: GM’s Weird Way of Shipping the Vega on Its Nose

 

[TunaFresh]

It's not just Ford, in fact, it's not just American brands.

How much of this do you think is related to Covid?

COVID-19 Rules Threaten Vehicle Quality, Experts Say | WardsAuto

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[OFC Ranger]

Off the lot problems I had:

1. Paint defects in multiple places. Basically there were spots where contaminents got on the frame prior to getting sprayed. Caused some sunk in "craters" as I refer to them. My rear passenger door inside frame was not even fully coated. You could still see the primer through the coating. I don't normally make a habit of inspecting door jams and frames on a brand new vehicle. Lesson learned. Took Ford Corporate over a month to approve repairs.

2. Two rust spots in the bed that funny enough were not there the day I picked up the truck. They showed up after it got its first bath. Mmmhmmm.... (was repaired when other paint issues were repaired.

3. Cold Start Shudder / Low Speed Shudder. This was fixed with a TSB that Ford finally acknowledged as a problem. (this is different than the other shudder issue with lifted trucks).

4. Driver side gangster lean. (no idea if shims are present). Never bothered. As I started modding and adding weight to my bed I guess I just stopped paying attention.

5. Piss poor fuel economy (or programming) even prior to my big rack mods. The dealership installed 285/70's with a 2.5" level in the front prior to me even coming along to buy the truck. Best combo mileage I got was around 18mpg if I recall and that was purposefully babying the throttle and adhering to speed limits while the tranny learned. No where near the 24-26 or whateverthe avertised MPG was for 2019 models. I alway used 93 octane. The dealer assured me I would only loose maybe 1 mph with this setup on 17" factory wheels. I am new to trucks so gullible me didn't know any better that lifting/leveling will screw with aerodynamics and same for bigger/wider rubber.

To put things in perspective I had my 93 performance tune installed when I was using version 1 of my custom rack. I was getting about 16mpg at this point through no fault of Ford. Just shitty aerodynamics at this point. After the tune I was getting 18.2 MPG. So I don't know if the tune just made the fuel mapping better, or just fixed some screwed up factory mapping mine came out of the factory with. The tune also corrected the totally craptastic electronic throttle body control so instead of having to press 1/4 of the pedal down to finally get going I can control the gas pedal with my big toe.

6. Back to the dealer installed factory tires. My speedometer was off by 1mph for every 10mph of speed. They refused to correct the issue through a calibration even though they created the problem. (my tune fixed this as well)

Would I buy again? Absolutely. However next go around (will be a long time I usually run a car till it is no longer feasible to repair) I'll have a checklist to go down when inspecting and I'm sure the dealership will think I am nuts.

I will give Ford props where due. In March 2020 they were desperate for sales so I did score 84 months @ 0% with 3 months deferred.

 

[Chuck Lau]

Yep lol. As much as I love my F150 for the mechanics and driving feel, it’s littered with quality control issues.

I'am wondering if Our Workers are Drifting Off Back to the 60's Era...DRINK Your Lunch?

 

[Floyd]

I'am wondering if Our Workers are Drifting Off Back to the 60's Era...DRINK Your Lunch?

Drunk robots?...

 

[RickB]

WTH.. I noticed my front isn’t evenly gapped from a photo of my putco grille I posted on here. This scares me about what I can’t see. Come on man, it’s American made in Detroit. Manufactured 04/2021 (last month).

It is an easy fix and certainly not likely damaged. I replaced my tow hooks with Flat Tow connectors. there is about a 1/2 inch in every direction to line up the bumper to the facia. If you feel like fixing it yourself I would get on the Roadmaster RV Tow website and the is a video to show you how to remove the bumper. Certainly you wont go as far as removing the bumper. but it does tell you how to remove the cover pieces.

At the dealer it less than an hour.

 

[Leftcoast]

I'am wondering if Our Workers are Drifting Off Back to the 60's Era...DRINK Your Lunch?

i would doubt it. I've worked around Fortune 500 companies and the safety is off of the charts. Chevron for example had a very stringent enforcement policy. As subcontractors we had random drug tests. IIRC we would be removed from the job for a day with a .04 alcohol test. We would be fired permanently from all facilities with a .06. I'd tell people especially during the holidays to watch themselves. I had to escort a few off site for stupid stuff.

 

[chuck s]

They put more love in making the lariat.. perfect alignment on everything

not true, i have a 4x2 lariat, my hood extends over fender sides at least a 1/4" on one side and 1/8" on other side. the right rear of my bed sits 3/4" higher than left side..

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