Ford's massive recall

[Mighty Thor]

WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 235,000 pickups, vans and sport utility vehicles from the 2006 model year because of potential problems with the windshield wiper motor.

The models include the E-150, E-250, E-350 and E-450 vans, the Escape, Expedition and Explorer SUVs, F-150 and Ranger pickups and Taurus sedan. It also includes the Lincoln Navigator SUV and Lincoln Mark LT pickup and Mercury Mountaineer and Mariner SUV.

It is Ford’s second large recall in two days. On Wednesday, the automaker said it was recalling 220,000 vehicles from the 2005 model year amid concerns a battery cable rubbing against the frame could cause fires and worry that a fuel tank strap could separate after tens of thousands of miles.

[Mogobs30th]

And someone here says GM sucks......lol

[Skinny]

"Large" recalls happen all the time. That's nothing out of the ordinary for Ford, GM, or any other manufacturer for that matter.

[JohnD.]

Originally posted by Skinny:
"Large" recalls happen all the time. That's nothing out of the ordinary for Ford, GM, or any other manufacturer for that matter.

Yeah, but they typically don't involve the possibility of the vehicle catching on fire or the gas tank falling off.

[Skinny]

If you read the full recall bulletin, things like that are mentioned all the time. The recall always states the worst case scenerio.

Envoys and Trailblazers have a recall on the tail light circuit boards. The full detail of the recall states that an inoperative turn signal can cause a wreck. While of course this is possible, it's not very likely.

[Fredless]

Originally posted by Mogobs30th:
And someone here says GM sucks......lol

Oh yeah like GM doesn't do it as well. I think recalls are a good thing, better than denying it.

[Mighty Thor]

But I notice ever since I've taken interest in cars that Ford seems to have more recalls than any other car companies out there.

I don't think recall is a bad thing either, especially when it has something to do with fuel. I guess they don't want another Pinto.

[Earnhardt132000]

Originally posted by Mogobs30th:
And someone here says GM sucks......lol

GM does suck.

[Mogobs30th]

Originally posted by Earnhardt132000:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Mogobs30th:
And someone here says GM sucks......lol

GM does suck. </font>[/QUOTE]Happens everywhere nowadays. Car companies are not the only one hurting in this economy. People are getting laid off everywhere, no matter what you do.

[99davenport]

Originally posted by JohnD.:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Skinny:
"Large" recalls happen all the time. That's nothing out of the ordinary for Ford, GM, or any other manufacturer for that matter.

Yeah, but they typically don't involve the possibility of the vehicle catching on fire or the gas tank falling off. </font>[/QUOTE]well recalls are only about safety otherwise they just go under customer intrest bullitens