FORD POWER TRAIN Complaints

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT ON MY 2004 FORD MISTANG WILL NOT RETRACT. I'VE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING RESTRICTING IT. IT APPEARS THE RETRACTING MECHANISM HAS FAILED.

MY 2013 FORD FIESTA WAS SERVICED AT THE "BEACH FORD" DEALERSHIP IN VIRGINIA BEACH. THE PROBLEM INVOLVED CONCERNS WITH THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITING UNSAFE AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIORS INCLUDING: EXCESSIVE CRUNCHING NOISES, JERKING, SHUTTERING, LOSS OF ACCELERATION, AND UNPREDICTABLE GEAR SHIFTING. AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED THE VEHICLE BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. HOWEVER SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BEACH FORD THREE TIMES SINCE THEN, AND THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIM THE BEHAVIOR TO BE NORMAL FOR THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PERFORM THE NEEDED WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH IT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WON'T EVEN SUBMIT A REPAIR ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM.

OUR 2008 EDGE STARTED BRAKING ERRATICALLY WHEN DECELERATING FROM INTERSTATE SPEEDS. IT WOULD START TO SLOW, THEN RELEASE (AS IF THERE WERE NO BRAKES), THEN REENGAGE WITH A "CLUNK." I HAD IT EXAMINED ON A LIFT AND COULD CLEARLY SEE THAT THE FRONT LEFT ABS RING WAS CRACKED. THERE WAS NO CORROSION OR IMPACT DAMAGE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE JUST CRACKED OPEN ON ITS OWN AS A RESULT OF INFERIOR DESIGN AND POOR MATERIAL (SOME KIND ON POT METAL THAT LOOKS VERY BRITTLE). AS FRAGILE AS THIS PART IS, I BELIEVE MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED ONE OR MORE OF THESE FAILURES AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. FORD SAYS THE PART CAN'T BE REPAIRED..THE WHOLE AXLE HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $650. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID IT'S 1,000 MI. OUT OF WARRANTY SO..."TOO BAD FOR YOU!" WHILE I LIKE THE VEHICLE OVERALL, I AM APPALLED BY FORD'S POOR ENGINEERING ON THIS PART AND ITS UNWILLINGNESS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW OF THESE AND MANY MORE ONLINE. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

I WAS LEAVING WORK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE ALL DAY IN BELOW ZERO WEATHER. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE I HAD NO BRAKES. HAD TO DEPRESS BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD TO GET CAR TO STOP. THE BRAKES STARTED WORKING PROPERLY AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN A MONTH LATER AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 BLOCKS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO BRAKES AGAIN. I STOPPED THE CAR BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD AND SHUT IT OFF AND THEN THEY WORKED FINE AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY FOUND SEVERAL CODES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CHARGED ME $150 AND FIXED NOTHING. THEY SAID THEY COULD CHANGE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PARTS BUT WOULD BE COSTLY AND MIGHT NOT BE THE CORRECT PART. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

2012 FORD FOCUS. DRIVER SEATBELT GOT STUCK. COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. TOOK OVER 15 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD FINALLY GET IT TO DISENGAGE. NOW IT WONT ENGAGE. THE METAL TONGUE GOES IN BUT DOES NOT CATCH. THE SEATBELT WARNING CONTINUES EVEN WHEN I HOLD IT INSIDE THE CLASP. I AM NERVOUS AND DISTRACTED NOW WITH THE SEATBELT NOT WORKING. THIS FOR ME IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

2012 FORD FOCUS. DRIVER SEATBELT GOT STUCK. COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. TOOK OVER 15 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD FINALLY GET IT TO DISENGAGE. NOW IT WONT ENGAGE. THE METAL TONGUE GOES IN BUT DOES NOT CATCH. THE SEATBELT WARNING CONTINUES EVEN WHEN I HOLD IT INSIDE THE CLASP. I AM NERVOUS AND DISTRACTED NOW WITH THE SEATBELT NOT WORKING. THIS FOR ME IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

2012 FORD FOCUS. DRIVER SEATBELT GOT STUCK. COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. TOOK OVER 15 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD FINALLY GET IT TO DISENGAGE. NOW IT WONT ENGAGE. THE METAL TONGUE GOES IN BUT DOES NOT CATCH. THE SEATBELT WARNING CONTINUES EVEN WHEN I HOLD IT INSIDE THE CLASP. I AM NERVOUS AND DISTRACTED NOW WITH THE SEATBELT NOT WORKING. THIS FOR ME IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

2012 FORD FOCUS. DRIVER SEATBELT GOT STUCK. COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. TOOK OVER 15 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD FINALLY GET IT TO DISENGAGE. NOW IT WONT ENGAGE. THE METAL TONGUE GOES IN BUT DOES NOT CATCH. THE SEATBELT WARNING CONTINUES EVEN WHEN I HOLD IT INSIDE THE CLASP. I AM NERVOUS AND DISTRACTED NOW WITH THE SEATBELT NOT WORKING. THIS FOR ME IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

MY REAR DIFF IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AT 50 TO 55 MILES AN HOUR ON MY 2003 FORD 150. THE REAR DIFF IS ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE I HAVE A SALVAGE TITLE. IN NO WAY WAS MY VEHICLE DIFF COMPROMISED IN CONNECTION TO THE SALVAGE TITLE. IT IS SIMPLY DEFECTIVE AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. IM WONDERING IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE LOUD NOISE. *TR

I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT THAT COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT. I HAD TO GO TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. ON INSPECTION IT APPEARS THE INTERIOR REAR DOOR HANDLE HAS STARTED TO CRACK AT THE PIVOT POINT(SPRING RETURN ATTACHMENT POINT). THE BREAK CAUSES INTERFERENCE WITH THE REAR DOOR HANDLE BEZEL AND LIMITS TRAVEL OF DOOR HANDLE (DOOR WON'T OPEN). IT APPEARS THE SAME THING IS STARTING TO HAPPEN ON THE OTHER REAR DOOR. CAR ONLY HAS 85000 MILES. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WILL BE GOING TO FORD TO GET A REPLACEMENT WHICH I HOPE HAS HAD A DESIGN CHANGE TO FIX THIS. THE REAR DOORS HAD BEEN USED VERY LITTLE SO ITS NOT A USAGE ISSUE. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR REAR PASSENGERS. *TR