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[Gmas15]

Ford Expedition blamed in fire of vehicles rented by Secret Service

Officials point to a Ford Expedition in a fire involving vehicles rented for President Biden's visit to Nantucket Island over Thanksgiving weekend.

www.freep.com

 

[SyndicateZ]

Ford Expedition blamed in fire of vehicles rented by Secret Service

Officials point to a Ford Expedition in a fire involving vehicles rented for President Biden's visit to Nantucket Island over Thanksgiving weekend.

www.freep.com

Ford....

 

[GlennSullivan]

Gonna generate some serious bad press, when the Federal government stops purchasing, leasing and renting Fords.

Maybe this will light a fire under some butts to get their quality control and customer repair service where it should be.

 

[AJ82]

I heard on the news this morning they believe this vehicle didn't have the battery box fix done yet.

 

[Rob6805]

This is Hertz's fault for not getting the recall fix completed .

 

[maxlim2022]

This is Hertz's fault for not getting the recall fix completed .

it is indeed, however, I am glad the issue hit the airwaves again. Hopefully the fire burns a butt or two at Ford and makes them try to get to the bottom of their quality issues faster....which would then benefit all of us who own their products!

 

[ExpyNole]

it is indeed, however, I am glad the issue hit the airwaves again. Hopefully the fire burns a butt or two at Ford and makes them try to get to the bottom of their quality issues faster....which would then benefit all of us who own their products!

The news hitting the airwaves won't affect Ford, but it'll affect Hertz for having knowledge of a problem, surely receiving notices from Ford, and not getting a critical issue resolved.

 

[GlennSullivan]

The last 5 cars I rented were not cleaned properly, or at all. I have no expectation that a rental company would have a process responsible for making sure cars with recalls were taken out of service and scheduled to receive them.

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

This is Hertz's fault for not getting the recall fix completed .

The “fault” lies with Ford for building and selling a defective, dangerous product. Hertz was the consumer - and there was no mention in the article if Hertz had received a recall notice.

My 2015 Expedition has been under a safety recall since August 2022 - with the potential for the front HVAC blower fan to catch fire while the vehicle is in operation.

The letter I received from Ford stated the repair part may be available during the first three months of 2023.

Who’s fault is it if my Ford catches fire - since Ford is unable or unwilling to fix it in a timely manner?

The only saving grace is that it has been parked at my local Ford dealer for 3 1/2 weeks - awaiting a steering gear that is on national backorder (with no estimate of when the part will be available).

 

[cptbligh]

The “fault” lies with Ford for building and selling a defective, dangerous product. Hertz was the consumer - and there was no mention in the article if Hertz had received a recall notice.

My 2015 Expedition has been under a safety recall since August 2022 - with the potential for the front HVAC blower fan to catch fire while the vehicle is in operation.

The letter I received from Ford stated the repair part may be available during the first three months of 2023.

Who’s fault is it if my Ford catches fire - since Ford is unable or unwilling to fix it in a timely manner?

The only saving grace is that it has been parked at my local Ford dealer for 3 1/2 weeks - awaiting a steering gear that is on national backorder (with no estimate of when the part will be available).

This.

Mine won't be fixed until Jan 9th, 2023. Not my fault if the POS burns down before then.

 

[Rob6805]

The “fault” lies with Ford for building and selling a defective, dangerous product. Hertz was the consumer - and there was no mention in the article if Hertz had received a recall notice.

My 2015 Expedition has been under a safety recall since August 2022 - with the potential for the front HVAC blower fan to catch fire while the vehicle is in operation.

The letter I received from Ford stated the repair part may be available during the first three months of 2023.

Who’s fault is it if my Ford catches fire - since Ford is unable or unwilling to fix it in a timely manner?

The only saving grace is that it has been parked at my local Ford dealer for 3 1/2 weeks - awaiting a steering gear that is on national backorder (with no estimate of when the part will be available).

I would agree if there was no fix out yet. But there was. Quite some time ago. And most definitely Hertz was notified that the vehicle was impacted by the recall and that there was a fix for the issue. No doubt Hertz put profit above customer safety and delayed getting the vehicle to the dealership to be repaired.

 

[Herby]

Poor quality by the manufacturer. PERIOD!