1. Check engine light on at 24,000 miles.
2. Speedo, cruise control and odometer stopped working at 64,000 miles.
3. Replaced catalytic converter per recall at 91,000 miles.
4. Blown head gasket 110,000 miles.
Overall a good car. Very good handling,
reasonable comfort and performance with 5 speed, decent value for the money.
My wife noticed that I wasn't driving as quickly after I replaced the cat, I couldn't, it sapped a good deal of power. The car lost a lot of my affection at that point.
Blown head gasket was catastrophic - it was quite expensive to get fixed. The car was then sold as slag. I was quite disappointed and was hoping to get at least 30-40k more out of vehicle.
Other family members also endured premature catastrophic Ford failures.
I agree. The gasket started leaking and made horrible noise.
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