I have owned 87 cars and trucks in the last 50 years.
Bought a new 2010 Fusion for my wife. Ran great until Ford recalled it for a mandatory PCM reprogram (notice said if I did not bring it in the transmission warranty would be voided). From the day we got it back it shuddered and vibrated at about 45 miles per hour. My wife was embarrassed to take her friends out in the car it was so bad. Multiple trips to the dealer failed to fix the problem. They would say it was a broken transmission cooling line and it was now fixed or some other bogus fix. No change. Elevated to Ford Customer service and after multiple e-mails and phone calls they finally admitted the Ford was aware of the problem but since it was not a safety related issue, the fix was a very low priority. Traded the POS on a 2011 BMW for my wife soon thereafter. CR rated the Fusion as a great and reliable vehicle. What a bunch of B-S. You could not give me a Fusion.
Second worst was a 1984 Corvette. A nightmare of electrical issues from day 1. The dealer had to gut the cars interior to replace the Liquid Crystal gauge module that shorted out. Was on the way to the port at Oakland in 1985 to send the car to my next duty station (Hawaii). C-rapped out on me in the western badlands of Nebraska at 8PM on a Sunday. Trucker pick me up and took me to the next metropolis (Kimball). Finally found a wrecker and we went out to pick up the POS. I had the driver drop the car at the Chevrolet dealer (sideways blocking the service entrance). I was back there when the dealer opened in the AM on Monday. I traded the POS the day after it arrived in HI.
Bought a new 2010 Fusion for my wife. Ran great until Ford recalled it for a mandatory PCM reprogram (notice said if I did not bring it in the transmission warranty would be voided). From the day we got it back it shuddered and vibrated at about 45 miles per hour. My wife was embarrassed to take her friends out in the car it was so bad. Multiple trips to the dealer failed to fix the problem. They would say it was a broken transmission cooling line and it was now fixed or some other bogus fix. No change. Elevated to Ford Customer service and after multiple e-mails and phone calls they finally admitted the Ford was aware of the problem but since it was not a safety related issue, the fix was a very low priority. Traded the POS on a 2011 BMW for my wife soon thereafter. CR rated the Fusion as a great and reliable vehicle. What a bunch of B-S. You could not give me a Fusion.
Second worst was a 1984 Corvette. A nightmare of electrical issues from day 1. The dealer had to gut the cars interior to replace the Liquid Crystal gauge module that shorted out. Was on the way to the port at Oakland in 1985 to send the car to my next duty station (Hawaii). C-rapped out on me in the western badlands of Nebraska at 8PM on a Sunday. Trucker pick me up and took me to the next metropolis (Kimball). Finally found a wrecker and we went out to pick up the POS. I had the driver drop the car at the Chevrolet dealer (sideways blocking the service entrance). I was back there when the dealer opened in the AM on Monday. I traded the POS the day after it arrived in HI.
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