I want a car with a good mechanical reputation.
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“Federal regulators say that bolts holding the wheels on can fracture, causing a vibration.”
Regulators need to first regulate the union thugs.
Almost never a good thing...
Drivers are encouraged to periodically pull over to the side of the road and check their nuts.
fun to deride, but ...
The most reliable car I have ever owned is:
2001 Ford Escape V6 AWD with 142,000 miles and NO repairs except maintenance items like brakes, tires, plugs.
Next in line is our 1996 Jeep Cherokee (the old style) with the in-line 6. Only issue beyond maintenance is that you simply cannot lean this car out, so it runs through O2 sensors every 50K miles.
Lastly, I also drive a 2010 Fusion SEL 4 cyl that has been a FABULOUS car. I average 29 mpg and can get easily 35 MPG on the highway at 70 MPH. ZERO repair costs. Great fit and finish. SO if it turns out Ford wants to recall my car to replace bad bolts from a supplier, so be it.
I want a car with a good mechanical reputation.
There are always teething problems with new technology.
Never had a lick of a problem with any Ford product I’ve owned - had a CV I bought with 129k miles that was still driving better than most other cars with half the mileage. The last time my family had a problem with a Ford product was with a 1990 Taurus sedan - the trannie started to chew itself up after about 50k miles.
Reminds me why I haven't ridden rides at the Fair anymore. Mental picture of a ride attendant buying worthless bolts at the local "big box" "home improvement" store to fix the Ferris wheel!
Just when FORD was starting to look like they might have figued out how to do it right.
No excuse for something as basic as this to go wrong.
Manufacturers have only had 100 years and 1 trillion wheels manufactured to get lug nut technology figured out.
Speed kills; play it safe; buy a Ford
The bolts were cracking because they received too much heat from driving by those burning Chevy Volts.
Thanks for posting. Now can you direct me to the threads you started regarding all...and I mean all...the Toyota recalls?
Actually, the Fusion is one of the more reliable cars on the road, overall.
Wife talked me into getting a Volkswagen Passat when we bought our last car. I was pushing for a Fusion Sport AWD, but she hated it.
The Passat was hauled back to the VW dealer twice on a flatbed in the first three months we owned it.
I have a buddy who bought a Milan around the same time. Never had a single problem with it.
ChiCom bolts???I’ve got a 2006 Fusion that I absolutely love and has performed just as well as any one of those ‘lofty’ imports have. I also have a ‘98 Explorer that sits out in the hottest of summers and the coldest of winters and has been an extremely reliable vehicle for me for the last 13 years, so I think the Ford bashing is a bit childish.
The Fusion, Milan, and MKZ are built on a Mazda platform and assembled in Mexico. Are these red-blooded “American” cars?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Fusion_(Americas)
“The Fusion is manufactured at Ford’s Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, where the similar and now discontinued Mercury Milan and the Lincoln MKZ are also built.[4] All three cars utilize the CD3 platform, which is, in fact, Mazda’s current GG chassis as used for the Mazda6 (M/Y 2003–2008).”
“Fix Or Repair Daily. “
AHEM.....
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