I had a 88 ford wagon that I bought new. I had trouble with everything from the seat belts to the windows leaking. My main problem though was with the transmission, you could pull out in neutral and it felt like someone hit it with a sledge hammer when the gears changed. I contacted the dealer and after no luck finally called Detroit. They told me quote " It would cost to much money for ford to recall my car even though the transmission was defective from the factory, along with all other cars that used that transmission. Since their was therefore no recall I would have to be responsible for the cost of replacing the transmission if I so desired. Now this car was less than two years old and had three years along with an extended warranty on it. And trust me they dont get any better any farther up the line. I have had just as much bad luck and SERVICE from their trucks also. Therefore now I only drive GM products, at least on the rare occasion something goes wrong they are quick to fix it. I have only had to call Detroit once on the twelve GM vehicles I have owned and they settled it to my satisfaction. But ford will never see another penney of my money, I will drive a Yugo first. Gary

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