Is it true what they about say about ford vehicles? They are the worst vehicles you can purchase.?

Answer 1

"THEY" can "say" whatever they want to.

I prefer to base my statements on FACTS.
As for dependability & reliability: J.D. Powers & Assoc. studied millions of vehicles. Their study (which they conduct every year) involves vehicles that have been on the roas for 3 years and calculates how many service visits or problems each manufacturer has. Their most recent study (of model year 2003 vehicles) just released in August 2006, proves that Ford, Lincoln & Mercury ALL are ABOVE the industry average.

So obviously they are NOT the worst vehicles you can purchase. I will list all 37 manufacturers (in order of their dependability, best being #1 , worst being #37) according to FACTS rather than biased OPINIONS .

1 Lexus
2 MERCURY
3 Buick
4 Cadillac
5 Toyota
6 Acura
7 Honda
8 Jaguar
9 BMW
10 Infinity
11 LINCOLN
12 FORD
13 Oldsmobile
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<(industry average)
14 Chrysler
15 Pontiac
16 Subaru
17 GMC
18 Mercedes-Benz
19 Chevrolet
20 Nissan
21 Mazda
22 Porsche
23 Hyundai
24 Dodge
25 Mitsubishi
26 Jeep
27 Volvo
28 Audi
29 Mini
30 Isuzu
31 Saturn
32 Volkswagon
33 Hummer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(not reliable)
34 Kia
35 Suzuki
36 Saab
37 Land Rover

Also some FACTS you might take into consideration:

* Henry Ford revolutionalized the entire automobile manufacturing process & if it weren't for this there probably wouldn't be all these other manufacturers.

* Ford F-Series Trucks have been the best selling trucks in America for 29 consecutive years.

* Ford was the 1st manufacturer to produce Flex-Fuel vehicles (1995) and has more alternative fuel vehicles on the road than any other manufacturer.

* Ford still has electric vehicles on the road (GM destroyed theirs) (again FACT--see the documentary movie, "Who Killed The Electric Car ?)

* Ford has electric mail carrier trucks in use in California.

* Ford-1st manufacturer to produce hydrogen fueled vehicles in the U.S. (in use in Florida)

* Ford- 1st full hybrid SUV (also the most fuel efficient suv on the road) Hybrid Escape.

So you ask for TRUTH.
There you have it.

I could go on ........or you could continue to listen to what "they" say...................

I prefer to trust FACTS

Answer 2

Actually, Ford as with any other vehicle will last you depending on how well you take care of it. They have a good service life providing you give it good service. Everyone has their opinion, but Ford is one of the better vehicles you can buy. I say that because I dont see as many come in for repairs like chevy, dodge, and many foreign makes. The most that I Ford's is that they come in for regular service such as oil changes, tire rotation and balance, and so forth. When you buy foreign made vehicles, you are basically giving your money to foreign countries, and yes, they are dependable, but when they do break down, it hits you really hard and most of the repair parts can only be found at a dealership parts department. So no, it is not true what they say about Fords,

Answer 3

No, FORD is WORSE than you've heard.

Our family owned 5 FORDs and they were all CRAP. Imagine stalling in the middle of the road with only 10,000 miles on a brand new car. Tranmission blowing at around 50,000 miles and everything else breaking before 100,000 miles. If that isn't bad enough, FORD dealers are crooks. They would never fix the problem correctly, just fix something else that we didn't need and charge us a fortune.

I'm fortunate that my first car was a Chevy. It was actually very reliable until 120k miles when I sold it. We actually had good luck with GM products.

As for Dodge.... just as bad as FORD. Recently bought a RAM truck and after only 3000 miles needed to rebuild the engine.

But the best are Honda and Toyota. My second car was an Acura and it was so reliable. Never had a single problem for 50,000 miles when I traded it in for an Accord. Since then, my family has only bought Japanese cars. None of them has ever had any engine or transmission problems. Not perfect but hell of a lot better than FORDs.

We will NEVER buy another FORD again. Only Japanese.

And to the person who says buying Japanese is bad because profit goes to Japan... WRONG. While domestics are laying off workers and moving plants to Canada and Mexico, Japanese are opening more and more plants in the USA and hiring more Americans. There are over 100,000 Americans working due to the Japanese. Koreans are also opening more plants in the USA. So the rhetoric "Buy American" has far different meaning than in the past.

Answer 4

I really like the style and capacity of chevy's but I know from my sister being Ford only for 25 years that Ford are more reliable and stable than most makes of vehicles.

Answer 5

Every vehicle has a problem or more. I have owned Chevy, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Toyota and VW.
Dodge electronics nickle and diming me (airbag controler caught fire, switches don't work, Wiper motors etc.....
GEO Prism (by GM and Toyota, like corola) - Everytime battery died, had to replace alternator because it burnt out due to excessive load.
Honda tranny grinded real loud in cold weather, (mech said drive until it drives no more) suspension parts extreamly expensive
Ford truck brake lines rusted, heater relay rusts up and only gets 1 speed,
VW frame rusted in 5 years, went to scrap

So other new corola, every car has seen problems. by the way, my mom bought a new corola, at 7500 miles, she had a wheel bearing failure, so I think since cars are made by human, they willl have flaws. check consumer reports for best average info though.

Mike

Answer 6

It all depends, their quality isn't the most stable. You can still find a good one amongst the bad and vice versa. If you are car savvy and have a garage to fiddle with it, by all means. If not, would be a safer bet to go with either a Japanese or german car.

Answer 7

I hate to say it, but american made cars quality, is still not there.
We buid them too fast. we average thousands put together a day, while our foreign competitors put a thousand together by the end of the month. that leaves not much time to "qaulity check" the vehicle, before it gets sold.

Answer 8

I think the Ford trucks are better. You see lots of those on the road years later.
The cars I know for sure aren't that dependable.

Answer 9

FORD = Found on road dead
****** old recycled datsen
Fix Or Repair Daily.

Thats all I know... ford is slowly going out of buisness caues they have crappy unsafe cars/trucks. Best to stick with Dodge.

Answer 10

Yes. FORD means Found On Road Dead.