Ford's answers to the NHTSA 6.7 Investigation

8iron wrote:

NewsW wrote:

ricatic wrote:
I have to laugh when the very documentation provided by Bosch and Ford is summarily dismissed by the fan boys on the Ford sites.

Rickatic:

The problem is people on forums you mentioned are so out of the science, technical, engineering, and government mainstream that they don't even know whats out there.

If they only know why their bellyaching have no impact on policy making and enforcement.

Sorry but ricatic WAS one of those Ford fan boys he now detests. He was not however part of the "same bunch" who do extreme mods (don't Chev or Ram have any modders?). Ricatic is a guy who bought a truck to drive and got screwed through no fault of his own...hence him now being a Ford terrorist.

Users of the site that he is referring to generated such a backlash towards Ford's unwillingness to cover one of their members HPFP failures through media and directh e-mail to Ford that the dealer did an about face and tore up the cheque that covered the repairs…In this case "bellyaching" did have an effect on enforcement and certainly has the policy makers attention. Only the foolish and the extremely arrogant ignore the power of public opinion. Think BP’s Tony Hayward, AIG and every US Bank exec.



And another thing, we are not all scientists or engineers, most here and other forums are hard working people who just want to learn, like to tinker, enjoy life, and drive our vehicles....sorry if we have an opinion. Speaking down to us is why most hold engineers and other know it alls in such contempt.

.. did I just get called a terrorist??????

You are quite correct on the "used to be" part. There is big difference though. My fervent support for Ford was based on the fact that Ford was selling lots of trucks with only minor but annoying issues. Ford worked with their customers to fix the NOX and transmission issues. They also covered the repairs under warranty.

Big difference when you receive the shameful treatment we got from Ford. It is even more shameful when you see that GM is standing by their identical failures.

There is deserved and genuine concern out there among 6.7 Ford owners that they may be the next member to join the "Shameful Ford Event" club. Yes, the number is small at this time, but it is growing by the week and mile. The thought of having a $ 1O,OOO bill,after spending $ 50,000 for the truck is scary and sickening. Ford has put the owners in this position by ruthlessly denying warranty coverage for HPF system problems. Many of these customers were completely blind sided by this despicable practice. They paid for a warranty when they bought the truck. They were certainly not told that they had to buy fuel additives to ensure long service life from their engine.

Shame on Ford

Regards