Steering wheel popping over bumps/rough terrain
06-30-2012, 01:09 PM
#621
Originally Posted by wernst
Feifel.. Do you live in Mississippi? If so what dealership is doing the repair for you? I too got in touch with Anne Marie about a month ago. At the time she had never heard of the issue. I tried to educate her. I think this reps are area specific that is why I'm wondering if you are in my area.
07-01-2012, 04:04 PM
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And to the paid stuffed shirts that say you've never seen or driven a ford like this you are right. My wifes 07 focus has 90k kms and has only requires brake rotors it's entire life besides oil changes. My new truck has factory equipped EPOS (you can fill in the blanks) and is busted at 700kms. Epic fail ford...epic fail.
07-01-2012, 08:15 PM
#623
Here are our options:
1) File a vehicle saftey complaint. We are very concerned if these racks will fail - especially at highway speeds. If something is making a knocking sound - it doesn't take an engineer to figure out something is not right. Is something making contact, and will eventually snap? Can Ford put this in writing? NO
In Canada - contact https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur....aspx?lang=eng
In the U.S. - contact https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/Vehicl...nt/index.xhtml
OPTION #2 - as stated before - make our own youtube commercial where the media suprises a Ford owner and asks him questions about his new F150. Something like the commercials they have which make it sound as if everything is great, no problems, etc. etc. Only this time ...the customer voices there shock with the steering.
I love my truck - but holy $%^& this steering is not right. Are they waiting for a major failure. You would think the auto industry has learned their lessons from each other : Ford Explorer tire failure, Toyota cruise control, etc, etc, etc. Why don't they just fix the problem.
If Ford uses their lame excuse = nothing wrong with the steering, normal characteristics than why aren't all of them doing this. AT THE VERY LEAST FORD THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING DRIVING DISTRACTABILITY WHICH IS DANGEROUS. GET OFF YOUR A#$ESS AND FIX THE PROBLEM! STAND BEHIND YOUR MEDIA CAMPAIGN, WHERE IS THE NEW FORD?
1) File a vehicle saftey complaint. We are very concerned if these racks will fail - especially at highway speeds. If something is making a knocking sound - it doesn't take an engineer to figure out something is not right. Is something making contact, and will eventually snap? Can Ford put this in writing? NO
In Canada - contact https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur....aspx?lang=eng
In the U.S. - contact https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/Vehicl...nt/index.xhtml
OPTION #2 - as stated before - make our own youtube commercial where the media suprises a Ford owner and asks him questions about his new F150. Something like the commercials they have which make it sound as if everything is great, no problems, etc. etc. Only this time ...the customer voices there shock with the steering.
I love my truck - but holy $%^& this steering is not right. Are they waiting for a major failure. You would think the auto industry has learned their lessons from each other : Ford Explorer tire failure, Toyota cruise control, etc, etc, etc. Why don't they just fix the problem.
If Ford uses their lame excuse = nothing wrong with the steering, normal characteristics than why aren't all of them doing this. AT THE VERY LEAST FORD THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING DRIVING DISTRACTABILITY WHICH IS DANGEROUS. GET OFF YOUR A#$ESS AND FIX THE PROBLEM! STAND BEHIND YOUR MEDIA CAMPAIGN, WHERE IS THE NEW FORD?
I think if you made a simple video, like lets say, your friend or neighbor just got a new F-150 and you got out your camcorder and went over to their house to take a video of his new truck. While you are taking the video you are talking to your friend about the truck and he just happens to mention the steering is driving him NUTS. And he's been to the dealer and gone through ford and had it up to here with run around and afraid it going to break when on the highway. Then you might say "oh, I'm sorry I didn't relize you were having so much trouble with your truck." You get the idea? Just make it so casual and normal.
EDIT: Also if the video is put on youtube the title needs to be something that will get everyones attention. Like "Death Trap F-150" or "$40,000 Death Machine"
Last edited by sobingpos; 07-01-2012 at 08:26 PM.
07-02-2012, 10:19 AM
#624
I have read a number of different post about making a commercial to put on youtube. And everytime the word caution comes to mind. Because I think it is a federal law that you cannot degrade, insult, discredit, mudsling (so to speak) a company in a public way. I'm not too sure about this but check the laws or you might get arrested or sued.
I think if you made a simple video, like lets say, your friend or neighbor just got a new F-150 and you got out your camcorder and went over to their house to take a video of his new truck. While you are taking the video you are talking to your friend about the truck and he just happens to mention the steering is driving him NUTS. And he's been to the dealer and gone through ford and had it up to here with run around and afraid it going to break when on the highway. Then you might say "oh, I'm sorry I didn't relize you were having so much trouble with your truck." You get the idea? Just make it so casual and normal.
EDIT: Also if the video is put on youtube the title needs to be something that will get everyones attention. Like "Death Trap F-150" or "$40,000 Death Machine"
I think if you made a simple video, like lets say, your friend or neighbor just got a new F-150 and you got out your camcorder and went over to their house to take a video of his new truck. While you are taking the video you are talking to your friend about the truck and he just happens to mention the steering is driving him NUTS. And he's been to the dealer and gone through ford and had it up to here with run around and afraid it going to break when on the highway. Then you might say "oh, I'm sorry I didn't relize you were having so much trouble with your truck." You get the idea? Just make it so casual and normal.
EDIT: Also if the video is put on youtube the title needs to be something that will get everyones attention. Like "Death Trap F-150" or "$40,000 Death Machine"
07-02-2012, 10:38 AM
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