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A Low-Cost Model Is a Big Headache for Ford


By DANNY HAKIM
New York Times
November 6, 2000




DETROIT, Nov. 5 - The Ford Focus might be the most error-prone car in the industry.

Ford to Repair Springs on Focus


By Christopher Jensen
Plain Dealer Auto Editor

Tuesday, May 20, 2003

RETROFIT DEVELOPED FOR GM SIDE SADDLE PICKUPS - press release

GM Fights Class Action Remedy Designed to Save People From GM's Rolling Firebombs

Ford 3.8L Head Gasket Trouble

Dear Consumer:

Vehicles with Gen3 Belts

 

Vehicles with Gen3 Belts

Fords Trouble Prone Focus Hit With Safety Recalls, Service Campaigns & Investigations

With 12 safety recalls to date and 7 defect investigations, the Ford Focus proved to be an embarrassment to Ford Motor Company and its President William Clay Ford, who was trying to stress quality in the wake of the Ford Explorer/Firestone ATX, Wilderness AT tire debacle. Not since General Motors introduced its ill-fated X-car in 1980 (Buick Skylark, Chevrolet Citation, Oldsmobile Omega and Pontiac Phoenix) which had 13 recalls in its first two years has a manufacturer had so many recalls.

Quest to find corporate soul of Ford leaves mom gagging

Quest to find corporate soul of Ford leaves mom gagging

By Christopher Jensen

PLAIN DEALER AUTO EDITOR

Sunday, June 24, 2001 Edition: Final, Section: Driving, Page 1F

The talk from Ford's Big Boys is enough to make Shirley Edwards gag.

Ford president Jacques Nasser talks about how he plans to make Ford the benchmark for a consumer-oriented company.

Ford chairman William Clay Ford Jr. muses about Ford having a corporate "soul" and being a responsible corporate citizen.

Ford Focus Recalls


Ford Focus Recalls

Chrysler Bankruptcy Could Leave Victims of Defective Vehicles With No Legal Recourse; Taxpayers Bail Out Detroit While Companies Resist Safety Improvements

May 21, 2009

Consumer Advocates Testify on Need for Safety Improvements, Importance of Preserving Civil Justice Protections for Victims of Defective Chrysler Vehicles

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