Quality Quality Quality

[Iconic Bionic]

My BF is only 3 weeks old yesterday and im having some quality issues. All are interior at this stage and it was the biggest concern I had before buying one. Probably why it took me so long to get one.

The Issues at 3 weeks are:

1. Rear tail light cracking (inside the lens)

2. Rear tail light peeling (the other side)

3. Door seals on back passenger door hanging down towards the side skirts

4. Interior trim on the roof not overlapping and leaving gaps (everywhere)

5. All 4 metal inserts in door handles falling out (New on BF)

6. Steering wheel vibration at 140kph and beyond

7. Clunking sound under firm cornering in the rear end (I think)

So far, mechanically, its going great and doing more then I expected.

First trip to ford is tomorrow for warranty work at 1800KMS

Hope that's it.

Edited 19/04/06 12:18 AM by Bionic XR6

[drcook]

My BF is only 3 weeks old yesterday and im having some quality issues. All are interior at this stage and it was the biggest concern I had before buying one. Probably why it took me so long to get one.

The Issues at 3 weeks are:

1. Rear tail light cracking (inside the lens)

2. Rear tail light peeling (the other side)

3. Door seals on back passenger door hanging down towards the side skirts

4. Interior trim on the roof not overlapping and leaving gaps (everywhere)

5. All 4 metal inserts in door handles falling out (New on BF)

6. Steering wheel vibration at 140kph and beyond

7. Clunking sound under firm cornering in the rear end (I think)

So far, mechanically, its going great and doing more then I expected.

First trip to ford is tomorrow for warranty work at 1800KMS

Hope that's it.

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good luck getting ford to fix number 6.

Edited 19/04/06 12:46 AM by drcook

[Iconic Bionic]

Im thinking its just a wheel balance and one of the weights has come off during shipping to NSW. Its done it from day one.

[Mondie]

Good luck with getting it all sorted, unfortunatley "Quality Ford" is an oxymoron, l wish that would change

[Paradoxx]

Make sure if they give you ANY grief tell them you will be taking it to another dealer. They tend to pull their fingers out then.

[Schmooth]

Good luck with getting it all sorted, unfortunatley "Quality Ford" is an oxymoron, l wish that would change 

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You can say that again! My wife loves driving the T (it's her car), but she has sworn to never buy another ford (our previous car was a series I AU Futura). She says that after all the warranty fixes (namely gearbox, replaced radiator and ICC, more rattles, squeaks and clunks than you can poke a stick it) we've endured in a 2 year old car that she is sick and tired of it all and can't wait for the lease to end to get something else.

I'd love to step into a Typhoon (hoping that FPV vehicles have a higher quality), but I can't see myself convincing her of that after our experiences.

[HSE2]

I have to say I am not real impressed with the quality of my BF either. My issue is with the quality of the panels. I have small dents that while admittedly only show up when the car is in the correct or unfavorable light. When this happens it isn't a good look. I am undecided as to what action I will be taking. Oh and mine is a BF GT-P. There is a chance that the fix might cause greater problems as matching rapid isn't the easiest thing to do thanks largely to the piss poor Ford paint quality.

[Mondie]

I have to say I am not real impressed with the quality of my BF either.  My issue is with the quality of the panels.  I have small dents that while admittedly only show up when the car is in the correct or unfavorable light.  When this happens it isn't a good look.  I am undecided as to what action I will be taking.  Oh and mine is a BF GT-P.  There is a chance that the fix might cause greater problems as matching rapid isn't the easiest thing to do thanks largely to the piss poor Ford paint quality.

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G'day Ian,

Do you mean the feint factory dints under the door handles they seem to include free with every BA/F at the factory? Fricken ridiculous that this goes on unaddressed, Ford are burning the die hard ford fans such as yourself with ongoing crap quality. How is the rest of the car, got any pics you can post up?

Cheers Simon

[tur]

I think that's, the panel ripples around the door handle, its like the panels are wavy. I think its from opening the doors when you pull on the handle, its should't be like that, its noticable in the sun and on a side view of the car.

Edited 19/04/06 04:12 PM by tur

[geea]

Good luck on getting it all fixed. Let us know how you go. It might be worth your while to tell the dealer that you're on a few of the forums and that we're keen on the results.

Geea.