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Equinox passenger front seat belt was jammed when he took delivery. Part on order.
Front door upper sill molding is loose. (at the belt line) you can push it down, and it pops back up. He'll have it 2 years, then it goes back.
 
Dead------Personification

A machine is never alive to begin with. They are made by humans who have faults though.
I have seen almost every make of vehicle broke down along a road some where, some time.
I owned both a 1989 Taurus, and a '95. Yes I had to fix them a few times, but I could depend on both.
Our son neither designs nor builds Ford cars or trucks, but is part of a team which is developing better ways to make them.
 
Ford Kuga

Not wanting to add further misery to the Ford post, but here in South Africa Ford has created a very bad reputation in the last few years, and I know it's way different model than the original poster, I am just saying the way Ford handled themselves and their paying customers were atrocious.

The Ford Kugas, that were manufactured in the last few years, spontaneously combusted. As far as I know one guy actually burned to death when apparently the car caught fire and he could not escape the car as the car's locking mechanism also failed.

Ford vehemently denied any wrong doing or fault on their side, but the fires just continued, a lot of insurance companies also stated that Ford cars are becoming a liability for the insurance companies, there are 52 cases and counting, of Ford Kugas that spontaneously combusted.

I think Ford has lost a lot of the glamour it once adorned.

But a lot of the big companies these days has lost their luster.

Regards

http://https//mg.co.za/article/2017-01-26-00-how-to-survive-your-kuga/
 
Yes Aldo,

our son drives one as well. A 2018 model Escape as it is named here. He commutes about 25 miles each way daily to Dearborn in it.
Ford has had other fire problems since the Pinto in the 70's. There was even a class action federal law suit.
Next was the E series full size van fires in the 90's. Then the full size Panther platform Crown Victoria/Police interceptor, Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car rear end collision fires. The watts link on the rear suspension punctured the fuel tank, as it was mounted between the rear axle and boot wall. At least one police officer burned inside his cruiser because the body buckled from the collision seizing the doors shut, and he could not exit the car in time.
Each time Ford shares plumeted in the stock market, but recovered upon settlement of the law suits.
I think each 2013 Kuga may at least be at risk of fire, given the hot climate in South Africa. So they need to be repaired with materials the can withstand the heat, or bought back from their owners and replaced, or compensation paid so they can be. Ford is insured I'm certain. No doubt current model year and earlier ones have already had design changes.
 
I'm generally a GM guy but I like this acronym below:

Cracked

Head

Every

Valve

Rattles

Oil

Leak

Every

Time

 

But seriously,  We swore off Cadillacs and went back to Lincolns a few years ago and haven't regretted it so far.  Although our new Lincoln is in the shop right now for a radio issue...it turns the volume up by itself even though the automatic level adjustment is turned off.  Still under warranty so it will be fixed...could just need reprogramming.  The Mexico-built Fusions, Milans, and MKZ's have had pretty good reliability around here.  I'd love to have an AWD one for my commuter, or a new AWD Buick. 
 
Good one Greg!

Older Chevy cast iron small blocks were notorious for rear main oil seal leaks, tapping lifters, and some bad cams on early 305's.
The THM 200 was junk. It fried clutch packs in 28,000 miles when mounted behind a small V8. Mime did twice at that exactly. Not even an I.V. central line or an E.P. catheter with Dexron feeding it could help it shift. A 350 turbo trans was the fix.
The Buick Enclave is nice, but pricey, even used. So is a LaCrosse. Good resale value.
I also like the Caddy XT5. We could have gone for an MKX, but our Edge is nice too.
Not even a Titanium trim level, just an SEL but still has a 10 way pwr. driver seat, 6 way pwr. passenger seat, reclining rear seats, w/auto flip down, no leather, heated or cooled, but dual zone auto climate, and 6 speaker blue tooth audio. No Sync 3, no big deal. No remote start, we don't need it from the garage. No eco boost, but a plenty of go 3.5 V6.
So far liking it. It's a lease.
 
The only car my family ever had catch fire was a '73 Buick Electra 225 Limited, and this was in June of '80. It was originally my mom's car, but she had a new Pontiac by this time, so it was now dad's.

We'd been having some issues with the electrical system, such as the headlights getting dim when driving, and the battery being dead for no reason. It had been to the shop several times, and my dad had told the service dept. to order a new wiring harness if it acted up again.

My parents went out of town to my sister's college graduation, and my vehicle had a flat, so I drove the Buick to work and back. I had no issues with it, but not long after parking it in the driveway, it caught fire. It was heavily damaged, including the interior, so the insurance totaled it. A shame for it to end that way as it was in nice shape up to then.
 
The Edge has the 6F50 transmission, those weren’t so prone to failures like the earlier 6F35. And the 6F35 definitely had issues through 2012 model year Fusions, didn’t matter whether 4 cyl or V6 even though it seems logical that more power would put more strain on the trans. The issue was valve body failures which lead to the clutch packs burning up due to slippage, kinda like the Aisin in the 06 models suffered but was fixed early on.
They didn’t properly address issues in the 6F35 despite updated parts being installed. Not sure what they did for the 2013 MY to address it finally.
 
'73 Buick fire;

I bet I know what caused it. My ex had a '78 Pontiac Phoenix that also did that. The headlight dimmer switch on the floor shorted out. All the wiring under the dash burned up, and had we not cut the battery cable pronto, it would have totally burned up.
 
Maybe it was the heat today;

Took a lesiurely drive this afternoon. Saw these broken down vehicles: Toyota Tundra, VW Passat, Exacalibur (yes, I know Ford), and one semi tractor.
This was within a 20 mile stretch of highway.
 

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