Tuesday, September 11, 2007

"Built Ford Shoddy" - Why Smart Americans Don't Buy American Vehicles

A 2003 Ford Windstar van with less than 45000 miles on it should NOT have 2 tie-rod ends- a wheel-bearing assembly and it's ABS system go bad.

Yet- that's what happened to my Dad's van- under "extended bumper to bumper warranty" and he STILL has to pay the dealership- Ray Smith Ford- to fix it.

Smith's had the van a total of 4 days in 2 visits- and they STILL can't get it right.

Small wonder Dad is looking at new vans now- none of which are American made.


CLARIFICATION: Dad had to pay the dealership for "a front-end alignment" after the shoddy parts were replaced. Seems to me Ford would have picked up that added cost that was incurred because of their defects- but American corporations don't get rich "doing the right thing."

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