Bent axle? Replaced tire? Fishy dealership?

MrD · 2004-04-02T07:24:02+00:00

I think I'm being royally screwed by the dealership that I purchased my carfrom in January. I bought a new Mustang Mach 1 and it had problems/issuesalmost immediately:1 ) Passenger side rear wheel made a intermittent "rubbing" noise (as if thepad was hitting the disc on part of the revolution)2 ) The paint (which I hadn't notice until I first washed it) had stranged"caked-on" chips in the seams between the rear/forward bumper where it meetsthe rest of the case - as if the car had been repainted.3 ) On my first trip with the car from Houston to Dallas the ABS dummy lightwould come on intermittently (related to the rear wheel issue?4 ) Passenger side door has is dropped by about 1/8 to 1/2 an inch.5 ) Missing mud guard from the inside of the front bumper...6 ) A/C is not working (clutch would cut off just as soon as it started)7 ) and, various other issues that may not be related to my question...Even though these problems were noticed all within the first week due to avery, very busy work schedule I havn't had time until this week to take thecar back to have it looked at (okay...I had some free time but I was havingtoo much fun driving it despite the problems to put it in immediately -besides nothing appeared to be urgent). The next day, the servicedepartment calls me and asks if I had replaced the passenger-side rear tiresince it did not come from the same lot as the other three tires which, ofcourse, I hadn't replaced. Two days after that I call them to get an updateand am told that:1 ) The right rear axle is bent (not covered by the warranty since it's"damaged" and will cost over $500 to fix)2 ) The strut is leaking severely3) They've ordered a new rear bumper for the car - they said they hadordered a Mach 1 rear bumper but when they got it in it was the wrong oneand they discovered that the Mach 1 took the GT rear bumper instead (Ithought this was weird since they make a Mach 1 bumper and it doesn't fit aMach 1)3 ) and, various other fixes/etc. (AC compressor...

Apr 02, 2004 40 Replies

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Wulf 22 years ago

Depending on the dealership, that might be possible. I'd imagine a big ticket item like a Mach 1 going missing long enough to be repaired would be pretty damn unlikely - impossible at mine.

If it had been fixed under the table, when the Ford rep shows up someone will probably loose their job. Wouldn't be hard at all to find all the Mach

1 rims shipped to that area and where that tire came from.

Wulf

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