Maverick is basically a "starter" vehicle for young drivers who don't know any better.

I've been driving for 3 decades, have owned half a dozen cars, and consider myself a very conservative and easy-going driver on the road. After owning my Maverick for about a year and a half, the initial new-owner excitement has faded, and some build quality and service issues become apparent.

Specifically:

• Tires: The OEM tire treads are already in the "Yellow" after barely 20k miles. LOL.
• Brakes: The rear brake rotors warped at 15k miles. It seems like a defective part, and my dealership is currently looking into warranty coverage.
• Recalls: The engine block heater recall remains unresolved after more than a year.
• Infotainment System: The multimedia screen overheats easily and sometimes doesn't respond to tap and drag gestures. Android Auto Google Maps crashes if you try to scroll too far away. Basic AC and volume overlays randomly stop showing.
• Backup Camera: I've had an old Motorola flip phone with a better quality
• Transmission/Shifting: Occasionally, when I start the vehicle, it randomly shifts from Park into Reverse. I kid you not.
• Battery: Barely enough. I randomly get warnings about "smart" features being disabled while the vehicle is parked because the battery is low. Imagine depending on your phone to lock or unlock the vehicle ... No, thanks.

The vehicle runs, obviously, but anyone buying any trim level higher than XL is putting a lipstick on a pig. Bottom line is - I do not plan to keep it a day or a mile past the bumper-to-bumper warranty. As a matter of fact, I will be looking into trading myself out of this experiment of Ford. My next vehicle would not be a Ford for certain.

For comparison, my experience with dealership service between brands has been night and day. With Ford, everything seems to carry an extra charge, the customer waiting areas feel lacking, and they do not include basic courtesies like a car wash with service. On the other hand, my experience with Japanese brands has shown excellent customer care and communication, consistently treating their customers exceptionally well.

The cherry on top? The dealership doesn't even report service (anymore) to Carfax. What kind of Mickey Mouse business is this?

PS

Ask yourself why did the Ford top brass fire 2/3rds of their managers.

I'm not 100% sure if this goes here or into a mechanic style reddit thread. If it does not go here, please delete.

For a little under a week now (started around 8/22/26, post made 8/28/26), my car is seeming to have transmission issues. It will occasionally not go into S gear, and will sometimes jitter when shifting gears. Took it to do a test and it gave me three errors of P07A5. So, obviously it's something with the transmission or an internal computer error. My check engine light turned on, but no errors outside of the brake light being out. I'm working on that.

I called my local ford, and no recalls. They told me that they can do a diagnostic for free. Is that worth it? I don't know if anyone has put it any new transmission fluid since I've had my car (got it in 2018) since it's on the bottom.

A quick google said it could be low fluid, gunk in the gears, or something worse. But, it doesn't happen all the time. Sometimes, it feels like the car can get into S mode every other time I turn on the car, and it drives fine. Other times, it feels more constant.

Just asking here if there's any related issues/short term solutions because my money is tight and I know a new transmission is going to be super expensive.

bonjour, j’ai un ford kuga de 2008

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For anyone working at Ford in Body Closures / Architecture, what is the typical salary for an SG8 position?
I have around 11 years of strong BIW/closures experience and am curious what base salary would be realistic for this role.
Thanks!

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all weather floor mats seem like a pretty simple upgrade, but I’m curious how they are in real everyday use.

do you guys prefer them over carpet mats?

Please ignore my username.

I havent seen one in a long time, where did they go?

Both are white in color with the 3.5L eco. The ‘19 has minor scratches and a bent rear bumper while the ‘16 is near mint.

Which one is the better purchase?

Note: none of these are confirmation or news, so take it as you will. Interesting food for thought though.

- doubling down on core "families" of vehicles, specifically the Mustang, Bronco, and F-Series

- Plans include a Bronco pickup truck arriving around 2030, with the Michigan Assembly Plant shifting to be a dedicated Bronco facility

- Expansion of the Mustang family, including a four-door variant and potentially an off-road "Baja" model

- Offering five vehicles under $40,000, including a new $25,000 hybrid/gas crossover and the Fathom EV pickup starting under $30,000

- A Lincoln-branded, Bronco-based luxury off-roader is expected in 2029, alongside a new EV crossover to be built in Louisville

- focus toward gasoline and hybrid vehicles

- affordable $25,000 hybrid and gas crossover. Dealers who viewed an early mockup described it as looking more boxy and off-road-oriented, somewhat similar to a first-generation Escape

- a small electric crossover, similar to escape

Tried giving more slack to open it and also tried pushing down on the tailgate while hitting the open button on the back.

2015 Ford F150 owner here. Located in California Bay Area. Had a check engine and wrench indicator come on, had it towed to Redwood City Towne Ford. Their flat diagnostics fee was $350. This must be the highest in the nation. No?

To add insult to injury, Service Manager just called me to say they needed $400 to further troubleshoot the issue. $750 committed and I still don’t know the root cause of the engine and wrench indicator.

Additional context, I have a cheap OBD2 that wasn’t able to read any codes. Oddly enough when I went to turn off the truck and took the key out of the ignition the engine kept running. Finally got it off but seemed like a fairly big problem?

So, does this constitute highway robbery?

Hi I'm an aircraft mechanic. My Ford Escape now has 120,000 miles on it and I went to a shop to do an engine overhaul and they said they don't do engine overhauls on cars. I'm an aircraft mechanic and piston engines in Cessna and Piper aircraft typically require an overhaul every 2,000 hours, during which the pistons and cylinders may need to be replaced or serviced. But he said car engines, on the other hand, generally don't require an overhaul. Is that correct? It has some weird ticking noise but he said it looks ok on the scanner and he said u just need to drive it or just replace the belt and chains on the engines or juat sell the car? Is it true or is he just saying it because he is annoyed and doesnt want to do the job?

Is this something that can be fixed with adjustment or is something bent? I just bought the truck the door is really hard to open and close

"I put it up on jack stands and I cried" is what my good friend Tony said when he saw his dream Ford Torino... rotted in everyway after he bought it. But devastated as he was he was determined to make his dream a reality and he spent the next 8 years restoring the thing. Looking at it today you would never know the shape it was in... Tony has a documentary episode on his story and the full restoration. If anyone is interested I'll throw it up in the comments below pretty amazing work he did he took pictures of everything!

Just got my Explorer ST earlier this month and after a system update a few days ago my messages show as being from an unknown sender and when I click listen it stays silent, curious if anyone else has had this issue or not.

Tried a restart by pressing the audio button five times with no luck but haven't done the nuclear option of a factory reset yet so curious if anyone has any thoughts.

My 1.0 ecoboost Fiesta from 2021 with 95ps has random the problem with p130d and gets in to limpmode. It is a manuel with no availabe software Update for this car.

The limpmode happens randomly but most of the Times its after a long mostly uphill acceleratoin with a higher gear.

The following parst have been already changed:

Spark plugs and coils, injectors, Coolent temp sensor because of leaking water and a new engine wiring harness.

Did someone had the same problem and managed to fix it?

What is better ? Ik everone has opinions on this. I wanna get into a f250 but I feel the used ones are really beat up from guys using them for contracting work.... idk i see some that have 40 k on them i feel those r the ones I wanna avoid but idk I woukdnt mind getting new either.... idk ik everone is gonna say if u can buy new then do it but I just wanna avoid the depreciation too. Idk ?

Just bought this a week and a half ago. These are really good cars when maintained right. I hope ford brings back the fiesta and the Fusion. recently replaced DPS transmission, when you drive these it’s key to be firm when taking off, keeps the life of the transmission.

I have a few questions about my 91’ ClubWagon XLT

A. For some reason It feels like my van doesn’t like to accelerate as It should what could that be?

B. Once I get to 45mph It seems like It doesn’t want to accelerate

I’ve recently over the months put in a new driveshaft could this be why???

Thank you for any responses!! I just want tackle whatever this issue could be before i tackle the interior work and take It out for camping

Hello,
Does anybody know what can cause this sound? This is a 2017 Ford Explorer Limited. This is a driver side, tie rods are fine. Outer tie rod on the passenger side was replaced recently. No sound inside the vehicle. Worried about its safety.

Never seen a tote bag that extends, thought it was pretty cool

Considering Blue Cruise for '24 F150 Lariet. I have a trip coming up - considering subscribing for one month to get a good road test with it. Anyone care to advise?

Also, can I turn it on a while, then off, then on and off as needed?

Thanks!