After being a loyal ford customer for years, purchasing 4 new ford vehicles since 2013 (2013 fusion, 2013 focus ST, 2013 F-350 2016 Explorer) and my 5th march 6, 2017 (explorer) I can say I will NEVER buy another ford product EVER again. I suggest everyone avoid them at all costs!
On Monday March 6, 2017 I traded my 2016 Ford Explorer in for a 2017 Ford Explorer (I wanted more features and The breaks were making a grinding noise, which I was told is normal by Koons Ford in my 2016 explorer) at Koons Ford of Annapolis, everyone was very helpful and accommodating to make the sale happen. On March 16, 2017, just NINE days of owning the car... with 438 miles, the breaks went out. The breaks went TO THE FLOOR 3 times in a row. I immediately notified Jody at Koons Ford of Annapolis and he had me bring it in that same day. After a week of my car being in the shop, the dealer not being able to find any issues, the service manager driving it for 200 miles, I was told by Jody to contact Ford customer care to request a field service tech to come look at my explorer.
I spoke to James with Ford customer support who assured me he'd request a field tech right away. With several calls back and forth to Koons Ford of Annapolis and James with customer care to check the status, I was told on April 5, 2017 no tech can come look at my car until I drove a Koons Ford tech.... WHY DID THEY WAIT THREE WEEKS TO TELL ME THIS?!
I was out of town on April 5, 2017 when I found out they were waiting on me to come drive them. I told Jody I would take the day off work and be in first thing (8:00 am) Monday April 10, 2017 to drive them around to see if I could get the breaks to go out (?!?!)
After driving Andy, the service manager, around for an hour and a half we returned to the shop. Of course I couldn't get the breaks to go out..... the entire drive Andy assured me he'd do everything he could to make sure I was in a vehicle that was safe for me and my family and that I felt comfortable driving, after all that is what you buy a new car for, Reliability!!!
Did I mention we're on day TWENTY SIX?!?
This evening April 10, 2017 Jody called me
To tell me Ford isn't coming to look at my car, they aren't doing anything to fix the issue, they aren't going to take responsibility when (it's only a matter of time) I get into an accident because my breaks go out, and they WILL NOT buy back the vehicle. This is simply a FLUKE that my breaks went out and all I can do it HOPE this never happens again.
Long story short- I'm stuck with a $48,000 vehicle that I don't feel safe putting my family or myself in, that I can't get rid of (unless I want to take a HUGE loss trading it in for another car) and Ford is satisfied putting their customer and everyone else on the road at risk.
Koons Ford of Annapolis assured me they "ARE NOT ALLOWED" (if they could the would) take back my car, it's Ford corporates decision. "They understand I don't feel safe, but they don't have any say"
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