The story behind the poster on my truck

If you are reading this, you probably got the address off the back of my truck.  For those who stopped and talked to me, I thank you for listening and understanding just how big this problem is.  One person was balancing the buying of a vehicle between Ford and Toyota.  Both have had problems but she decided to go to Toyota as they were more upfront about issues and fixed what they considered to be a manufacturing defect.  They don’t seem to be as selective and secretive as Ford.

Why the poster on the back of the truck?

The short story.

I bought my second F150 in 2002 based on how my first worked out, under lease.

What I didn’t know was that Ford was aware of an issue when they sold me the truck but said nothing.  It seems that some of the front windows in the F150 and other vehicles were put in wrong and they would leak – often after warranty.  This water leak would eventually cause the electronics to fry.  We’re talking thousands of dollars of damage.  Ford could have at least warned us and thus saved us money.  When notified, after all the damage and not officially by Ford, I had the window remounted – not replaced, but remounted.  Voila – no more damage.

Ford was notified and basically told me to take a walk.  Seems some HIGH BONUS EXECUTIVE MADE THE DECISION. Guess while all the other companies did recalls, Ford made their money by not recalling.

And I’m not the only one.  If you read some of my blog, you will see that others suffered.  If you want to know about more, use www.mycarstats.com.  On the right side, enter Ford, F150, 2002.  If you want to see the larger picture, just use different years.

There are  were 4 major problems with the F150 at least – leaky front window, leaky rear window, blowing spark plugs and falling gas tanks (there has been a recall on this one item – if you were lucky to get one before the tank fell off).  Take your pick.  Three  Two of them have the potential of causing death and/or injury but Ford really doesn’t care.

I appreciate you stopping by and for those who talked to me – thanks for taking the time.

I should note that the Toronto Star has been aware of this problem for over a year and has not acted upon the information.  Seems that big advertisers get not investigations by the paper.  Moral of the story – if you want a newspaper to ignore you, put in advertising.  Just like a payoff or insurance.

FORD SUCKS