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CarComplaints.com Notes: How can we give the 2001 model year a "seal of pretty good" when it has some problems with a slipping transmission and a known problem with the speed activation control switch? Because it's not the 2002. That's how.
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really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 147,650 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 4 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace body mounts (3 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
body / paint problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
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Ford installed defective body mounts, whoever the supplier was, unless they were internally built. Body mounts are a non-maintenance item. The original, factory body mounts deteriorate regardless of vehicle use. That is easily verified, and obvious, and established fact; i.e., there are numerous instances of mount deterioration.
One can see body mounts in perfect condition, even in cars going back to the 1940s or 1950s. I have worked on those cars. Ours is a clean example, used in city/hiway driving, that has not been off-road or to the beach.
These defective body mounts may produce accidents due to loss of control, including fatal accidents. One would think that Ford Motor Company would have learned from its history of prior lawsuits, which included fatalities due to defects, and not just, again, weighing costs related to deaths vs simply replacing the defective body mounts. One would also hope that someone at the company, with authority, has a conscience.
- Ray S., Corpus Christi, TX, US