

Engine (14%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (26%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (15%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (19%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (15%)
Other (7%)
$2500+ (6%)
$1000 - $2499 (19%)
$500 - $999 (9%)
$100 - $499 (13%)
< $100 (53%)
Engine not specified
41000 mi | at slow speeds around 35 mph, the engine rpm race an exrtra 1500 rpm and shifts irregular,it may be a speed sensor going bad |
101000 mi US $550 |
output shaft sensor failed, causing transmission to enter limp mode |
265-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
114000 mi | Fuel injectors needed to be replaced - they began to leak on to the engine. |
124700 mi US $2100 |
Had to replace the leaking fuel injector rail after a heavy and continuous smell of gas from the engine block for several weeks. |
109000 mi US $625 |
Water pump failed. Water pump is inside front cover. Coolant spills into the crankcase. To make matters worse timing chain must also come off to get to water pump. Oh yeah and of course engine must come out of car to replace all this. Engine spun a bearing. Cause water in crankcase caused by water pump failure repaired 400 miles earlier. Located engine at salvage yard and convinced dealer to install at their expense given that damage from water pump failure wasn't diagnod |
123000 mi US $1500 |
Transmission mount broken. Caused occassional clunking when reversed engaged. Transmission mount and engine isolator mount were also replaced. |
1500 mi | REPLACED FUEL CAP.WARRANTY REPAIR |
42000 mi | Car felt like gears were "slipping". Took car to dealer and they "could not duplicate" problem. Car continues to do this intermitently. Needless to say I will be turning the car in at the end of the lease. Something is wrong. |
159000 mi US $100 |
Engine and Transmission mounts |
79000 mi US $1450 |
2 Coils went bad, ECM (computer) went bad |
80000 mi US $1500 |
Both catalytic converters failed as a result of raw fuel spilling in when coils failed a week prior. |
145000 mi US $300 |
Replace engine mounts |
14500 mi | Service techs admitted that they are stumped. The service techs are still trying to figure out what the problem is. Something wrong with the transmission though. |
76700 mi US $644 |
Fan electronic computer controller quit working so whole fan assembly needed to be replaced. |
Check engine on, Taken to dealer, no problem found |
265-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD
44200 mi US $200 |
Jiffy Lube improperly replaced air filter causing debris to enter engine. After two days, began to have check engine and transmission light and engine misfire. Cleaned and repaired by dealer. |
19000 mi | There was a burning oil smell. This was traced to a leak in one of the CAM sensors - the seal was not sealing properly the whole cam sensor unit was replaced |
25425 mi | Check Engine light came on. Replaced VCT Solenoids. Covered under warrenty. Dealer had the vehicle several days, gave me a free rental. |
24000 mi | After the car sits for several hours or overnight the transmission stutters between 1st and second gear. They said they flashed the trans program. Next morning same problem. |
3000 mi | Engine had low tapping noise when delivered - noise got worse as the miles went up. Traced to a bad cam assembly on the rear head. During this first visit, dealer said not a problem. |
7000 mi | Valve tap since delivery. Dealer said not a problem during first visit. Tap became a metal on metal hammering sound - dealer had to replace valvetrain parts on rear head assembly. |
10910 mi | Check engine light. The Variable Cam Timing (VCT) solenoids were bad. Tech replaced and found other timing issuses. Tech then had to remove valve covers, intake and front cover plate to replace a internal lower timing gear and another component. Runs goo |
3844 mi | Oil leak. Ford said the fault was leaking oil filter seal. Changed oil and filter. Next day even more oil was found on ground under car. |
107980 mi C $40 |
Fan belts replaced |
62000 mi | Bad coil causing missfire under high load. Used car dealer fixed it with out question and keeped at it until We were happy with the work. |
71200 mi | Heater core leaking, replaced. |
127700 mi US $7100 |
Failed water pump bearing caused water in oil - ruining engine. |
56000 mi | Three idiot lights stayed on for 1 day. Turned off by themselves after driving 15 miles. |
108300 mi US $242 |
Replaced Evap Vent Valve |
114000 mi US $1264 |
Replace cooling fans and relay, $1090. |
105200 mi US $3600 |
Replace water pump |
155000 mi | Cylinder 3/C misfire. Replaced all coils and plugs. Problem was failed computer (PCM) Computer causing engine misfire. Opted to trade vehicle in due to consistent issues with it. PCM failed, |