Re: Ford Fusion reverse gear

The grinding lasted about a second before it stalled. I have driven it about 15 miles since it happened.

The shift lever will not go into the reverse position; with the engine running or off. There are no noises from the transmission. The car has only 21,000 miles on it.

Good grief..... check your Owner Information Guide.... In Canada the 06 fusion has a 5 year/100,000 km powertrain warranty - one would assume 'similar' coverage in the US....

I'm going to tell you the same thing I have to tell the guys in our shop..... RTFM - read the manual....

Jim Warman wrote: >

There are no noises from the transmission. The car has only 21,000 miles on it.

take it back to the factory shop ... don't think it will cost you a thing ... warrenty thingy as it must be a new car even if it is a 2006 would think.

wow ... what a buy kinda sort of thing.

3 years old and only what ... 500 miles a month roadwork so far.

on the face of it ... you got a good deal and it is worth keeping around perhaps.

sumbuddie just making wild guess now

:?

? indeed. Did your post have a point?

I *THINK* he was telling him to take it do the dealer and try to press for warranty repair. I know Toyota now has 3 years, 36,000 miles, and if they have a warranty like that on good cars, Ford must cover them for life...

*STOP THE FLAMES!!!* I like Fords. Except Focuses. Cool car with the reliablitiy of a Volkswagen...

I guess it depends upon how you feel about VWs. I am very disappointed that VW has not stepped up to the plate and proven that German technology can equal or better that of Japanese.

Hey! NO PROBLEM with the Technology! German engineering is fantastic! My brand-new '85 Jetta only had 85 HP, but felt like a lot more, had room in the trunk for 3 bodies, could carry 5 comfortably and had features found on cars thousands of dollars more!

They should just hand the designs over to the Japanese and let them screw 'em together! ;)

VW has had persistent quality problems, and corporate always backs the dealerships who take responsibility for NOTHING.

VW has the ability to make a really great car. They just dont always do it.

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He has a point, but his hat hides it.

Ah, very good explanation!

Toyota offers 5/60 on powertrain, actually. You may be thinking of Honda who still holds onto their 3/36 bumper to bumper warranty (and seems to still sell cars).

The flames would never have started had you not said that you like Fords! :-) Ironically, if I had to recommend a Ford based on reliability, price, and cost of ownership, I would probably start with the Focus. That's not saying much, but I do love me some devil's advocate.

Guess I really screwed up then. In '92, I bought a 1988 VW Fox GL wagon.

1.8L/4 speed manual. I put alot of money into it, but nowhere near matchng new car payments of any vehicle for a few years. 35 city/highway average. Clutch assembly replaced twice, tranny once, same engine in its lifetime. Was reliable till last year. Car pulled left from opposing lane in front of me. VW was beyond economical repair, beyond total insurance reimbursement. Mileage was over 350K.

Took insurance monies and my some of my own savings to put monies down on a

2008 Focus 5 spd manual, no frills whatsoever. 2 year extended warranty as well. All last year. Took delivery on Aug. 1st. Had dealer change oil/filter 3 times since. That's all the maintenance done. Approx. 6700 miles to date. Should I look for 350K miles again?

Hmmm....same motor as my Jetta. Fox wagon was a cool car. And I know of some Rabbit diesel 'trucks' that have gone >500,000 miles!!

They're too sporadic. If you get a good one, you really have a good car. But if you get a bad one...

Too bad they can't get a better hold of their quality control. VW makes some very cool cars.

I wouldn't hold my breath...

YOU know I'm a Toyota fan. I had one Honda...Had One Never Did Again... Only because Toyotas are more accessible. I almost got a Honda Civic Si in

2006 instead of my Scion tC, but there was a 3-4 month wait. Just like in 1977 when I wanted an 'original' Accord...

The Focus is another cool car gone awry. We had one on the lot; probably didn't sell because it was the funky looking 3-door ZX3 in...yellow.... Now, I like yellow! I matched the color and sprayed a God-Awful Green Krylon Tercel AWD wagon someone gave me, and then pearl-coated it to make it *REALLY* glow!

That Focus was one hell of a car! Fast, comfortable, innovative, and I like quirky looking cars, so I dug it. It was also a 2000, 2nd year IIRC, so being an American product I was a little leery.

The Taurus was a good car. When you stamp out >1/4 mil in 8 months, you're bound to have some troubles. Likewise for the Ranger. Get a halfway decent one, and you have a good little truck.

Personally, I've wanted one of these since I was 9 years old...

When exactly did you buy it? Ford upped the powertrain warranty to 60,000 miles for 2006 models purchased after July 14, 2006.

Derek

I have owned two Passats, and they were both darn good, but I have had friends who owned them (Passats and the new Beetle) and they were a PITA. It IS sporadic.

I wrote to the CEO of VWUSA a couple of years ago and entreated him to become involved to improve the quality and to support the client. I, not unexpectedly, got a reply that he was deeply involved, dedicated to improving quality, etc etc.

Action talks, bullshit walks

That's why VW had to extend warraties long before Hyundai did...

One can say that about any make/model car. They're called "lemons". My personal experience with VWs is before the mid-90s, they were by and large dependable at the very least.

VW quality control went when they went fishing for the bigger market almost a decade ago .

Maybe I won't have to. The rate I'm going, it'll be 12 years until I hit

100K miles. By then, my detached garage roof will be covered with solar cells and the garage will house a Ford electric plug-in.