That's weird. I've had 3 MKX's and an MKS and never had a single problem with any of them, and I'm not kind with daily drivers.
I'm not getting in the middle of this.............I am totally a Ford Guy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,from my first new car (1968 shelby KR) , to the 7 new mustangs I have now.........Keep me out of this....................but, no matter what , I still love you Joey.......now go to your room...
Im all Ford Blue oval blood my friend, but the recalls, dont lie....Im hoping the New explorer I ordered doesnt have the tranny blow up,rear suspension recalled, doors and windows open at will after the car is off or the seat bolsters power switch units fall off the mks, all are very documented with Ford , just build a better product not looking to make waves....My son just picked up the VW C/C want to compare it to a taurus? $325 a month 2,200 down stick/loaded 30 plus miles to the gallon VERY SLEEK LOOKING and ALL maintenance for the 3 year lease is 100% covered.......Hopefully the new explorer is GREAT , like my LT....If not the Turag/infinity/lexus is on the way......its the same price......Im not breaking stones , just tired of not up to par.....we ahev enough of that every day......I think on another note VW will be the number one sales car next year , there product for all the people is really good..........gtjoey1314.........
So you're telling me that the transmissions blew up and the windows and doors open at random when the car is off? Really? The windows and doors open at random when the car is off? I'm sorry, but that sounds like user error or wizardry. I've driven tens of thousands of miles in those cars never had a single problem, let alone anything crazy like that. I'd like to see that documentation. But beyond anecdotal evidence...
Do you know how many brands Lincoln trailed in the 2010 JD Power reliability rankings? One, Porsche.
Industry average is 155 problems per 100 vehicles in the first 3 years ownership. Lincoln scored 114, Porsche 110. Volkswagen scored near the bottom at 225 and was ranked among the least reliable and least quality vehicles in a seperate JD Power owner survey. Out of the 37 brands in the survey, only Suzuki and Land Rover scored as being more problematic than Volkswagen. I'm not big on recalls, because everyone gets hit with them in a world where cars are supposed to be a) perfect and b) foolproof with increasingly shortened product cycles...but you know what I'm going to say about Lexus/Toyota right? 16 major recalls covering over 10 million cars in 2010. But hey, what can I say, I'm a sucker for hard data.
I got a new Explorer a while ago and it's a really great vehicle. Which of course means yours will apparently turn into KITT and drive itself into wall. :lol
J.D. Power Ranks Porsche Tops in Reliability, Lincoln Second
Published March 18, 2010 | AP
NEW YORK - Porsche shot to the top of a closely watched study of long-term vehicle dependability, overtaking U.S. and Japanese rivals, J.D. Power and Associates said Thursday.
The German sports car brand took the No. 1 spot in the annual study, which gave it ninth place last year. Lincoln came in second, while Buick and Lexus tied for third. Mercury and Toyota rounded out the top five.
The annual study measures problems experienced by the original owners of vehicles after three years. In last year's study, Buick and Jaguar tied for fewest problems, but both brands lost ground to rivals this year.
Toyota, whose reputation has come under scrutiny in the face of massive recalls, fell two spots from its third-place standing last year. While average vehicle quality across the industry improved from last year's survey, Toyota's quality score fell slightly.
However, the Japanese nameplate still swept four segment awards, more than any other brand. Japanese rival Honda took three segment awards, while Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln brand took two awards.
The industry average was 155 problems per 100 vehicles, J.D. Power said, or less than two problems per vehicle. That's a decline from 167 problems per 100 vehicles last year.
"The improvements in long-term dependability and component replacement rates are good news for both consumers and manufacturers," said David Sargent, vice president of global vehicle research for J.D. Power, in a statement.
J.D. Power's 2010 dependability study surveyed more than 52,000 original owners of 2007 model-year vehicles between October and December 2009. The results are watched closely by automakers and are often used in advertising. Owners' opinion of a car after three years can be a major influence on their opinion to buy that brand again.
The firm also releases an initial quality study, which measures problems in the first 90 days of ownership. That study usually comes out in June.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010...ops-reliability-lincoln-second/#ixzz1B1dcZ8x7
It's called "Global Open". Read your owners manual Joey! It's also too bad your dealer didn't know about that feature. It is supposed to help cool off the car before you get into it on a hot day. This feature first appeared on the Mustang in 2005.