Wade R. Boaz

A member of the Philip Greenspun's Homepage community since September 6, 1998

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September 6, 1998, on Ford Story:
My 1995 Ford Explorer XLT was probably marked for problems from the start, considering the fact that my dealership had inflated the tires to 65lbs on the day of delivery, making the first ride home wickedly bouncy. They claimed it was not their mistake, noting that my air pressure measurement was "inflated" (hah!) by having driven the car. Letting the tires cool for 4 hours did not deflate their argument. Lots of mild to middling things went wrong with the vehicle in the first year, and to Ford's credit, about 66% of them were reasonably resolved. One particularly troublesome item in the 33% camp was a noticeable resonance, vibration and humming when the passive 4-wheel drive system was activated and driven over 40MPH. After many trips to the dealer, the regional Service rep took a ride and noticed the same problem while _he_ rode. He apologized for Ford Service not responding quicker to the issue, and promised that their folks would take a lo...