The August Consumer Reports contained some results from their survey of car owners that ranked average maintenance and repair costs at 5 years and at 10 years by brand. The least expensive: Chrysler.
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American engineering is following the manufacturing either offshore or downhill. See Boeing's latest problems.I think I'm done with Ford. I've been a loyal Ford product owner my entire adult life. I'd been thinking about getting one of the new Broncos when my current lease ends but I'm a little pissed off now. A little over a year ago the paint on the edges of the hood of my less than 2 year old Ford Fusion started bubbling up and coming off. It was obvious that the aluminum under the paint was oxidizing and turning to white powder causing the paint to come off. I took it to the dealer and they said it was not covered by the warranty. It took a couple of weeks of making a stink with both the dealership and calling Ford directly before they relented and replaced the hood of the car under warranty.
Fast forward to yesterday. I go to put washer fluid in my wife's 2018 Explorer that only has 15K miles on it and the exact same thing is starting to happen to the edges of the hood on this car as well. MFer!!!!
Then I come across this on the web this morning after thinking this is too much of a coincidence for me to have the exact same thing happen on two Ford vehicles manufactured within a year of one another.
.Lawsuit Calls For Recall On Corroding Ford Explorer Hoods
A new lawsuit alleges Ford must issue a recall for corroding hoods on a wide variety of Ford Explorer models, which exhibit a number of aesthetic issues.fordauthority.com