Boy oh boy am I glad that I spent all that money on getting an extended protection plan from Ford. See my Taurus is doing that nifty little trick that it did last winter, where if it gets below 10 degrees, it wont let me in the car. Locks come up and then go back down almost instantly. Getting in my car now requires timing. Pull the handle in that split half second when the lock is up. Thats a fun game. I wonder how long it will take for it to not start and sit there flashing the theft light in the tach gauge again while I am trying to leave for work in the morning. That was also a fun game. Did I mention that even if it starts, theres nothing to stop it from dying again while you're driving down the road? This was an even more fun problem to run across about 9 days after buying the car, and its a fun problem to come back across about a year later after they "fixed" it. Im so glad this happened on a weekend when there is no dealership to call and ask about it, so I get to sit here and stew on whats going on with my 28000 dollar car for the rest of my weekend. Oh, did I mention that when it gets this cold, the back up camera displays an upside down picture with out the little green, yellow, red lines, and the sensors dont work? Thats fun too. Then theres all the damn rattling noises this car makes. Passenger seat back rattles, trim behind the back seats rattle, under the steering wheel rattles, the steering wheel itself makes noise when you go lock to lock in a parking lot. This car has been one of the worst cars I have ever owned and Im glad that I wasted that money on an extended plan yesterday when I could have put that towards a different ride.
Also, I got the Philips HIR 9011 bulbs installed. They didn't make any difference. Thanks again Ford, for using a cheap halogen system on a car that retails over 30K. Couldn't just make HID's an option, or hell, even standard on a car this expensive.
Couple all the above joy with the fact that it was just in the shop for a week for transmission issues. This will probably be my last post on here, and most likely my last ever Ford. I cant take this crap anymore. The only vehicle I have ever owned that was worse than this was a 25 year old Caddy, which was 1/15 the price. My 89 ranger that I paid 600 bucks for has been more reliable than this POS.
Also, I got the Philips HIR 9011 bulbs installed. They didn't make any difference. Thanks again Ford, for using a cheap halogen system on a car that retails over 30K. Couldn't just make HID's an option, or hell, even standard on a car this expensive.
Couple all the above joy with the fact that it was just in the shop for a week for transmission issues. This will probably be my last post on here, and most likely my last ever Ford. I cant take this crap anymore. The only vehicle I have ever owned that was worse than this was a 25 year old Caddy, which was 1/15 the price. My 89 ranger that I paid 600 bucks for has been more reliable than this POS.