I bought the car used in 2004. The transmission blew at 100,000 miles in July '07. The cost to repair was $3200.
The catalytic converter blew in July '08. The cost to repair this problem will cost me $2200.
The reviews on this vehicle were great so I thought it would be a great SUV for my needs.
I love the truck, however I have had nothing but serious problems with the transmission and now the catalytic converter.
The cost to fix the transmission was over $3000.
The cost to fix the catalytic converters (yes, there are THREE) is $2200.
A vehicle should not require $5000+ maintenance work to be done on it after such a short period of time.
I will never buy another Ford.
Ford doesn't stand behind their product and with all the problems people have had with the transmission and catalytic converters, they should recall them.
Ford transmissions fitted to small/medium sized cars will usually never last much longer than 100K miles, maybe 150K if you are lucky. Ford made crappy transmissions 20 years ago. They made crappy transmissions 10 years ago, and they still make crappy transmissions. Remember the Taurus or the Probe auto transmissions in the nineties? I'd say 80-85% failed before 150K. Some as low as 60K. And a used Ford with a failed transmission usually meant that it was a write off. And people shopped elsewhere after that.
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