I'm on my 3rd set of motor mounts. Tie rods, 2 sets of AC lines, because both sets leaked out all the Freon, so GM replaced them with the exact same things, and it happened again. The AC/Vent system randomly changes from the dash vents to the floor vents, to defrost, then to the floor, then the blower quits blowing all together. Then the blendor motor the vents off completely slowly, randomly, so the fan is roaring, but nothing comes out of the vents. I have to turn the on/off button 17 times to get it to reboot itself, and then it's normal again, for an unknown amount of time. Then it happens again. I repeat this process approximately 50 times a day.
The cooling fans weren't coming on or cycling with the A/C. I'm in Florida. They should be running constantly, but they weren't and the electronics fried themselves. resulting in new fuses, relays and fan motors.
I have a take home car. We all do. All my doors unlock randomly. I'll go out in the early morning to an unlocked car. My trunk opens on it's own, randomly. Sometimes I find the trunk wide open and all the lights on inside.
Batteries have caught fire in the 2015 models, frying the entire electrical system.
My drivers side door/window leaks.
My harmonic balancer went, or the bearings behind it, so it was wobbling. My belt began to chirp. Day 2 of the belt chirping, the belt flew off and left me dead on the side of the road.
These issues have plagued hundreds of our cars and not just mine.
I do like the car, overall. The exhaust on it is ridiculous and MDS is annoying. I dig the Bluetooth. For the type of work I do, this car is a game changer, coming out of high mileage Crown Vics.
We have ~1100 fleet vehicles with the vast majority 14-17 Caprices and Tahoes. We do have some Crown Vics left. These cars are costing us a fortune. They cannot be compared in any way to the durability of the Crown Vic. That car is/was a workhorse and there will never be anything made that can hold a candle to the simplicity and reliability of those things. Our fleet maintenance does a 30/60/90/120k service intervals, which changes brakes, coolant, thermostats, trans fluid, oil and differentials, as well as lubes everything underneath. I get an oil change whenever it hits 20%, per our policy and we run Wix premium air and oil filters.
I took possession of this thing in March of 2017. I'll have it 3 years and it'll hit the auction with around 140-150k miles.
According to Ford, 1 hour of idle is roughly equivalent to 33 road driven miles. So take your hours and multiply that by 33 and you'll have an idea the wear and tear on the engine. I would assume GM is similar with how they rate them.
Your car looks great though.
