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Ford knew about it but let it slide? Bad optics.
1 posted on 01/29/2020 4:55:13 PM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

“Ford knew about it but let it slide? Bad optics.”

I’m more concerned that anyone buys this UAW-built crap...but then again, maybe it’s mostly government entities.


2 posted on 01/29/2020 4:58:56 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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Their CVT transmission is terrible, too. Son in law went through 3 in less than 100K miles and is going after them under lemon law.


3 posted on 01/29/2020 4:59:46 PM PST by Two Kids' Dad (((( Wake me when a prominent democrat actually gets prosecuted. ))))
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To: Libloather

Not the first company who’s done it, and they won’t be the last.


4 posted on 01/29/2020 4:59:53 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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I wonder if I am the only one who thinks auto transmissions are incredibly complex.

My older Brother had a 49 Chrysler with an auto transmission. It worked fine.


5 posted on 01/29/2020 5:12:27 PM PST by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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I remember the “reverse clutch piston” in the Taurus transmissions back in the late 80’s and 90’s. Blew up a lot of transmissions back then too.


6 posted on 01/29/2020 5:12:36 PM PST by headstamp 2 (There's a stairway to heaven, but there's also a highway to hell.)
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Bought one used for my daughter before I knew about the transmission. Despite the slight shudder at some speeds, it’s a fairly decent car.


7 posted on 01/29/2020 5:13:18 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (If gun ownership by private citizens scares DemocRats, the 2nd Amendment is doing its job.)
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Sounds more like Boeing than Ford.


8 posted on 01/29/2020 5:15:24 PM PST by Rio
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To: Libloather

I had some issues with my old Edsel,
should I contact Morgan and Morgan?


10 posted on 01/29/2020 5:17:31 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life)
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To: Libloather

A friend has one of these. The trans has been fixed and or replaced several times. He has less than 40k on it. Ford paid for the service, but never gave a loaner, forcing him to pay for towing, Uber, having to share rides, etc.
Ford’s Research and Development team is the American public.


17 posted on 01/29/2020 5:24:21 PM PST by Aut Pax Aut Bellum (CW 2.0 coming soon to a theater near you.)
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To: Libloather

Why do we have to have so many threads about trannies.


20 posted on 01/29/2020 5:38:20 PM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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And you wonder why people don’t want to buy American cars anymore? There you go. There is no quality control.

But most cars today aren’t made like they used to. They are practically all outsourced that uses parts made in different parts of the globe. In other words the transmission may be made in Japan, the engine made in Europe, and the car assembled in Mexico. There is so many places something can go wrong in that supply chain if the quality control is not top notch.


25 posted on 01/29/2020 5:47:10 PM PST by david1292
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Good...now do the Ford EXPLODER transmissions...like the that made my beautiful (on the outside) 2010 Ford Explorer a huge paperweight, leaving me $12k in the hole. I am not alone.


27 posted on 01/29/2020 5:52:35 PM PST by montag813
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How much for the lawyers and how much for the car owners?


33 posted on 01/29/2020 6:02:17 PM PST by posterchild
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The new 2020 Ford Fiasco


44 posted on 01/29/2020 6:36:00 PM PST by Bobalu (The Golden Globes should just be 3 hours of Gervais roasting everyone)
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$30,000,000 is a total garbage settlement ... if only 100,000 of these known-to-be-faulty vehicles were sold during this time period, then that would be only $300.00 per buyer ...


45 posted on 01/29/2020 6:36:02 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Libloather

It’s my understanding that Ford and GM were coworking on a 9 sp auto. For what ever reason Ford dropped out. I bought a Chevy Equinox on New Years Eve, with a 9 sp auto. That is a bad assed transmission. For now at least. I love the car but the gas mileage really sux. 23.1 right now. Damn shitty.


48 posted on 01/29/2020 7:25:18 PM PST by Rannug (When you're dead, you're dead. Until then fight with everything you have.l)
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To: Libloather

Lawyers make the money, customers get whats left....like a couple bucks.
I wonder how many people.


52 posted on 01/29/2020 11:50:29 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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