Subject: 
2004 FORD PROBLEMS


Mon, 21 May 2007 11:35:8 -0500
Date:    




I BOUGHT A 2004 FORD EXPLORER IN NOVEMBER 2003. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT 
PROBLEMS WITH IT. RIGHT AFTER I GOT I ONE ON THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR 
DOWN, THE MOTOR WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.  I HAVE HAD 
PROBLEMS WITH THE COLD START SENSOR, PROBLEMS WITH IT GOING DEAD GOING AROUND 
CORNERS OR COMING TO A STOP.

RIGHT AFTER I GOT IT THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, I CARRIED 
IT BACK FOR THAT.  I TOO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT SHIFTING HARD OR 
HESITATING.  MY BACK HATCH BELOW THE GLASS HAS A CRACK IN IT, ABOVE 
AND BELOW THE FORD EMBLEM.  I HAVE FOUND BY RESEARCH THIS IS ANOTHER FORD 
PROBLEM/DEFECT.  FRIDAY WAS MY WORST DAY YET. MY CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE 
CLANGING NOISE WHEN YOU WOULD PRESS THE GAS. THE GAGES WERE FINE, NO CHECK 
ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON.  THE OIL WAS FINE.  MY HUSBAND WANTED TO CHECK 
THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL AND WE COULD NOT FIND A DIP STICK.  WE GOT OUR 
MANUAL OUT AND THERE IS NO DIPSTICK.  SO WE DECIDED TO TRY TO TAKE IT TO 
THE SHOP TO GET CHECKED OUT. WE DID NOT GO TO FORD THIS TIME, MY HUSBAND HAS A 
FRIEND THAT OWNS A SHOP AND HE GETS HIM TO WORK ON HIS CAR.  WE HEADED 
TOWARDS HIS SHOP, THIS WAS 3:00 PM, MY HUSBAND CALLED HIM AND HE SAID HE WOULD 
WAIT. WE GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, THERE WAS A WRECK, TRAFFIC WAS 
BUMPER TO BUMPER.  I WAS GOING OVER A LONG BRIDGE IN THE MAJOR PART OF TOWN 
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR DECIDES IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO, THE ENGINE IS STILL 
RUNNING, BUT WHEN I PRESSES THE GAS, IT WOULD NOT GO. I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MY 
HUSBAND, HE WAS BEHIND ME, HE GOT OVER SO I COULD TRY TO GET OVER AND GET OUT OF 
THE WAY. CARS WERE BLOWING THEIR HORNS, I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. 
I HAD TO TRY AND GET OFF THE BRIDGE, THERE WAS NOT WHERE TO GET OVER. HE SAID HE 
WAS GOING TO HIT ME TO HELP ME GET OUT OF THE WAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER.  
WE CALLED AAA AND GOT A TOW TRUCK AN HOUR LATER.  WE HAD HIM TAKE TO THE 
SHOP.  I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THIS MORNING WHEN THEY OPENED TO GO BY AND TELL 
HIM WHAT IT WAS DOING.  HE SAID IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL COST 
$3000.00-$4000.00 IF NOT MORE TO REPLACE IT.  HE WOULD HAVE TO GET IT IN 
THE SHOP AND LOOK AT IT.  THIS IS MY LAST FORD, I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT FORDS, 
I HAD A TAURUS THAT I HAD TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN.  MY HUSBAND HAS A 
MERCURY SABLE WE HAVE HAD TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN.  I HAVE TAKEN CARE 
OF THIS CAR, IT IS GARAGE KEPT AND I CHANGE THE OIL AND HAVE IT SERVICED.  
I DONT HAVE 3000.00-4000.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED.  ITS NOT EVEN PAID FOR 
YET.  YOU WOULD THINK IF A VEHICLE COST OVER 30,000.00 IT WOULD LAST, BUT 
NOT A FORD. I HAVE GOT TO WAIT FOR IT TO GET CHECKED BEFORE I KNOW 
EXACTLY WHAT IT IS AND HOW MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST ME.  I WANT TO GET RID 
OF IT.  IF I COULD GET PAYOFF I WOULD BE HAPPY.

MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL BE A TOYOTA.  I DID NOT PURCHASE AND EXTENDED 
WARRANTY, I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE, WHEN THE TWO SALESMEN ASKED ME IF I WAS GOING 
TO KEEP IT OR TRADE IT IN LATER, I TOLD THEM I WAS BUYING IT TO KEEP, THEY SAID 
OH, YOU NEED TO PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.  AT THE TIME I THOUGHT THAT 
WAS STRANGE, BUT NOW I SEE WHY.

THANK YOU,

TINA FROM BIRMINGHAM AL