Its sad to know what our country is coming to
11-18-2012, 07:14 PM
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Its sad to know what our country is coming to
My 2007 v6 mustang poured about 6 gallons of water onto my floor i documented it and now am told that ford wont cover it because my car is 5 years old .
How does it make everyone feel that some person can manufacter a vehicle and get away with this ?
Why should i the buyer who bought this car for 17,000$ plus a 2.6 k $ aftermarket warranty have to fix this myself or pay ford to do it . My aftermarket warranty wont even cover it . I did not assemble this car ford did, i would understand if this was a 12 year old car but this is pure insanity . How can ford get away with this ? Please help everyone .
My double din aftermarket radio is now shorting out and not responding , my airbag light is flickering on and off .
My car is now falling apart
How does it make everyone feel that some person can manufacter a vehicle and get away with this ?
Why should i the buyer who bought this car for 17,000$ plus a 2.6 k $ aftermarket warranty have to fix this myself or pay ford to do it . My aftermarket warranty wont even cover it . I did not assemble this car ford did, i would understand if this was a 12 year old car but this is pure insanity . How can ford get away with this ? Please help everyone .
My double din aftermarket radio is now shorting out and not responding , my airbag light is flickering on and off .
My car is now falling apart
Last edited by IvanRad; 11-18-2012 at 07:24 PM.
11-18-2012, 07:31 PM
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I take it your Mustang has the documented leaks? It is ashamed that Ford didn't solve the issues when the car was in the beginning stages. People complained about it for 3 years and Ford's solution was to put foam around the black box for the '07 & '08 to help protect the electronics.....basically, they put a Band-Aid on it. However, I will say (knock on wood) that I have not experienced any leaks yet. Could be because I do not drive my car in wet weather and I keep a car cover on it to keep out debris....IDK.
11-18-2012, 07:51 PM
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I take it your Mustang has the documented leaks? It is ashamed that Ford didn't solve the issues when the car was in the beginning stages. People complained about it for 3 years and Ford's solution was to put foam around the black box for the '07 & '08 to help protect the electronics.....basically, they put a Band-Aid on it. However, I will say (knock on wood) that I have not experienced any leaks yet. Could be because I do not drive my car in wet weather and I keep a car cover on it to keep out debris....IDK.
I have the foam , it didnt work ? Does this mean i can have ford fix what they have already fixed ?
11-18-2012, 08:02 PM
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Yes, Ford should be ashamed for not standing behind their design and repairing the water leak of all the TSB's. It's reasons like that that I won't own any other Ford products. The same goes for all the other domestic car manufacturers.
As far as extended warranties, I could have told you they're not worth the paper they're printed on. I often recommend to folks asking about an extended warranty to put that money into an interest bearing account. $2,600 would pay to fix that leak and the damage it has caused and still leave you play money.
Sorry to hear about your problem but the leak has obviously already caused corrosion of some of the SJB connections with more to follow.
As far as extended warranties, I could have told you they're not worth the paper they're printed on. I often recommend to folks asking about an extended warranty to put that money into an interest bearing account. $2,600 would pay to fix that leak and the damage it has caused and still leave you play money.
Sorry to hear about your problem but the leak has obviously already caused corrosion of some of the SJB connections with more to follow.
01-22-2013, 08:59 PM
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checked the grommets , looks like 10 fat men threw up in it so basically every 4 months i have to clean these grommets .... might as well trade her in if i got to do that. if i clean the grommets whats to stop them from getting clogged again. I sealed around the 10 grommets they seemed fine. Tomorrow i will continue to seal the known leaking areas. Any other tips? how can ford get away with this.
