I think Ford is headed the way GM went because in the last 8-10 years they've produced a lot of junk. I really like the look of the newest Super Duty, but no way in he** I'll buy one. The 6.7 is fast becoming the 6.0 in problems caused by pure stupidity. Absolutely tiny valve stems that drop the heads off, the valve heads are so thin that they crack. The injector hold down bolts are too thin. If they don't snap off going down the road, they break off when you replace an injector. The hold downs themselves will break. They can't seem to install the vacuum pumps tight so they don't leak. Main water pumps are very common failures. Turbos are another common problem and it's not unusual to get a bad one right out of the box. 6mm bolts in the exhaust manifolds, what was someone thinking there? You'd think they would have learned their lesson on pulsing injectors in the exhaust stroke to regen the DPF with the 6.4. With no tabs on the main and rod bearings, along with the fuel that gets in the oil, spun bearings are another major problem. Then the problem we hate the most is the code from hell, P207F. Could be a NOX sensor, could be the complete aftertreatment system, could be half the whole truck. Once you do figure it out it's a pain in the a$$ just to get the 207F to clear.
The Ecoboost engine in the Fusion and Escape is bad about cracking heads, and they don't seem to be able to build a door latch that stays closed. The dual dry clutch in Fiesta and Focus shudders enough that Ford added a test in IDS to measure the shudder. If it doesn't exceed their predetermined value, it won't generate the code required to replace under warranty.
Then there's the lousy warranty times, so poor that there is a class action lawsuit against Ford for intentionally lowering the times to save on warranty cost instead of spending enough time on R&D.
Quality hasn't been Job 1 for quite a while now...
Edited by Brian Jasper co. Ia - 01 Jan 2019 at 1:38am
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