Tranny needed to be replaced at 2,000 miles.
The paint was awful, and when I went through the car wash, paint spots would suddenly appear.
I went to open the rear lift gate and the glass burst and it fell all over me. It wasn't even cold out, it was in the spring.
Many leaks from exhaust and engine.
Numerous problems with car and spent 42,000. We complained to Ford and they were not helpful with the car.
Sounds like a V8. the older generation was better in my opinion. The front seats are comfortable, but the rear seat is way too small! Ford is getting better, but I do not think that I would buy another one anyways.
The liftgate glass shattered on mine when I was going really, really slow and backed into a truck and the glass shattered everywhere. But we forgot to get it replaced becuz I think there was recall or something but I was still able to replace it under warranty, and the glass was inside the back EVERYWHERE.
I don't see anything here that rises to "death trap". I do get a kick out of the person who is outraged that their rear glass broke when they crashed it into a truck, though!
My mom has a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer AWD. She went to close the lift gate glass, the hinge came loose and the glass shattered. The Ford dealer says they replaced the hinges on her car in 2005 under the recall and there is nothing they can do about it.
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