Motorpsychology Posted July 16, 2025 Share Posted July 16, 2025 (edited) According to the article in Ford Authority, "..that the automaker has made great strides in terms of improving initial quality for 2025 model year vehicles, specifically, and the 2025 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS)...) All well and good, but virtually all of the recalls involve vehicles 1-5 years old. The JD Power Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) better reflects that. It measures owner satisfaction after three years. And despite all of the recalls over time, Ford shows up pretty ok, but has along ways to go to catch up to GM and Toyota. Figures are for 2022 vehicles: Edited July 16, 2025 by Motorpsychology add content Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted July 16, 2025 Share Posted July 16, 2025 Ford COO Kumar Galhotra Says Increase In Recalls Part Of The Plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 16, 2025 Share Posted July 16, 2025 3 hours ago, Motorpsychology said: It measures owner satisfaction after three years. It measures actual defects not customer satisfaction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 16, 2025 Share Posted July 16, 2025 I believe him but we won’t know if it’s working for another 1-2 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted July 16, 2025 Share Posted July 16, 2025 2 hours ago, akirby said: I believe him but we won’t know if it’s working for another 1-2 years. You said that 2 years ago about the other quality guy. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted July 16, 2025 Share Posted July 16, 2025 28 minutes ago, coupe3w said: You said that 2 years ago about the other quality guy. LOL True. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted July 17, 2025 Author Share Posted July 17, 2025 18 hours ago, coupe3w said: You said that 2 years ago about the other quality guy. LOL You know what they say about trying the same thing over and over again..... 😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted July 17, 2025 Share Posted July 17, 2025 On 7/16/2025 at 11:31 AM, Sherminator98 said: Ford COO Kumar Galhotra Says Increase In Recalls Part Of The Plan Nice try on trying to spin a dumpster fire. Doesn’t say much for their quality controls they had in place before does it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan20 Posted August 2, 2025 Share Posted August 2, 2025 The recalls are comin' nonstop at Ford. Literally nonstop in the case of the latest one: Ford Motor Company is recalling 312,120 vehicles due to a potential loss of brake assist that can increase the risk of a crash. The U.S. auto giant is recalling five different models of Ford vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall affects the following models: 2025 Ford Bronco 2025 Ford Expedition 2025 Ford F-150 2025 Ford Ranger 2025 Lincoln Navigator RCLRPT-25V488-4203.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted August 2, 2025 Share Posted August 2, 2025 2 hours ago, morgan20 said: The recalls are comin' nonstop at Ford. Literally nonstop in the case of the latest one: Ford Motor Company is recalling 312,120 vehicles due to a potential loss of brake assist that can increase the risk of a crash. The U.S. auto giant is recalling five different models of Ford vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall affects the following models: 2025 Ford Bronco 2025 Ford Expedition 2025 Ford F-150 2025 Ford Ranger 2025 Lincoln Navigator RCLRPT-25V488-4203.pdf 549.7 kB · 1 download So much for that commitment to quality on the 2025 models. I don’t see how a person, who isn’t a Ford fan, would consider buying a Ford based on the constant reminder of quality problems from all of these recalls. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseodiaga4 Posted August 2, 2025 Share Posted August 2, 2025 5 hours ago, tbone said: So much for that commitment to quality on the 2025 models. I don’t see how a person, who isn’t a Ford fan, would consider buying a Ford based on the constant reminder of quality problems from all of these recalls. agree, this is very worrying. 7.1k 2025 Navigators! 2025 YTD sales for the Navi are 13.1k, we don't have the 24-25 details but considering this, it is 54% of your YTD sales with problems! and probably 100% of the 25 models on your most expensive vehicle! This is INSANE! More numbers: - Ranger: 20.5k - 53% YTD sales - Expy: 26.5k - 51% YTD sales Also both F150 and Bronco over 40% of YTD sales. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 2, 2025 Share Posted August 2, 2025 It’s a Bosch electronic brake booster with software that doesn’t handle voltage spikes properly. Only 37 warranty claims and one low speed crash reported. It’s also remedied with an OTA software update. I’d say the process is working very well. You can’t always find these types of software issues in lab testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted August 2, 2025 Share Posted August 2, 2025 34 minutes ago, akirby said: It’s a Bosch electronic brake booster with software that doesn’t handle voltage spikes properly. Only 37 warranty claims and one low speed crash reported. It’s also remedied with an OTA software update. I’d say the process is working very well. You can’t always find these types of software issues in lab testing. I saw it was not a hardware problem, which is good, and I am not disputing what you’re saying, but the optics just aren’t good. As a former software developer, it’s not unusual for problems to reveal themselves in production. The better question is whether this is a new part number for the booster, or if this was carryover hardware/software. That would tell me whether this is an inexcusable quality error or not in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 2, 2025 Share Posted August 2, 2025 3 minutes ago, tbone said: I saw it was not a hardware problem, which is good, and I am not disputing what you’re saying, but the optics just aren’t good. As a former software developer, it’s not unusual for problems to reveal themselves in production. The better question is whether this is a new part number for the booster, or if this was carryover hardware/software. That would tell me whether this is an inexcusable quality error or not in my mind. Since it only affected 25 models it must be a new part. Also understand this was a voluntary recall. Ford probably could have just done a silent update and fixed it before the NHTSA even started an investigation. I prefer the mfr being proactive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted August 3, 2025 Share Posted August 3, 2025 7 hours ago, akirby said: Since it only affected 25 models it must be a new part. Also understand this was a voluntary recall. Ford probably could have just done a silent update and fixed it before the NHTSA even started an investigation. I prefer the mfr being proactive. I do as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted August 5, 2025 Author Share Posted August 5, 2025 (edited) For those interested, here's a list of Ford's recalls for the year: Ford Recalls 2025 While still not great to have a lot of recalls, the comprehensive list shows that there are a lot of them that only affect a few hundred units or fewer, but media goes with "857 recalls!!" While Ford still does lead the pack in overall number of vehicles recalled, this article breaking down the recalls really paints a truer picture all around. Edited August 5, 2025 by rmc523 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted August 7, 2025 Share Posted August 7, 2025 On 8/5/2025 at 2:36 PM, rmc523 said: For those interested, here's a list of Ford's recalls for the year: Ford Recalls 2025 While still not great to have a lot of recalls, the comprehensive list shows that there are a lot of them that only affect a few hundred units or fewer, but media goes with "857 recalls!!" While Ford still does lead the pack in overall number of vehicles recalled, this article breaking down the recalls really paints a truer picture all around. It has been a little while since I looked, but a bunch of those recalls look worse than they are just because they’re on parts/assemblies that are used across a bunch of vehicles—f’rinstance, if it affects the 10R transmission, it hits all of the RWD/4x4 models. There were some where they only found one or two affected vehicles on the assembly line and none in the holding lots, and only issued the recall in case some of the delivered vehicles were affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted August 12, 2025 Author Share Posted August 12, 2025 Ford Recalls Another 103,000 F-150 Pickups That Could Roll Away - Autoblog Reuters was first to report today that a new recall has been issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, affecting some 103,174 vehicles. The NHTSA warns that vehicles with the fault may roll away when parked or experience a loss of drive power, either of which could increase the risk of a crash. According to the recall documents, certain 2023-2025 F-150s built between January 2, 2023 and May 21, 2025, equipped with the Trailer Tow Max Duty package and a 9.75-inch heavy-duty axle with a 3/4 float axle design, may have been fitted with a rear axle hub bolt that was not strong enough, and if this fatigues and breaks, the axle hub splines could be damaged. This could prevent the parking brake from operating effectively, and in the worst-case scenarios, the splines will be so badly damaged that the vehicle cannot transfer power to the road. A tell-tale sign of the problem is a clicking noise that may be observed while driving, and if the bolt breaks, this turns into a rattle. 20,108 F-150s from the 2025 model year are potentially affected, 38,144 from the 2024 model year, and 44,922 from the 2023 model year, with Ford estimating that around 1% require the fix. Ford plans to notify dealers of the issue over the course of this week, and a remedy is expected to be available to owners from the 18th. However, with so many different vehicles over multiple model years potentially being affected, the remedy program is expected to run until May 22, 2026. In the meantime, NHTSA recall 25V512 or Ford recall number 25S82 refer. For the record, the same issue caused a recall for some 113,000 2021-2023 F-150s last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted August 12, 2025 Share Posted August 12, 2025 At least Ford is number one in one thing...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted August 19, 2025 Author Share Posted August 19, 2025 Ford Recalls 2025 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted August 19, 2025 Share Posted August 19, 2025 Has anyone been terminated yet for this disaster? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted August 28, 2025 Author Share Posted August 28, 2025 Ford Issues Four More Recalls Affecting 1.7 Million Cars Bad Displays Potential Number of Units Affected: 355,656 Models Affected: 2025 Ford F-150 / 2025-2026 Ford Super Duty Brake Fluid Leak Potential Number of Units Affected: 499,129 Models Affected: 2015-2018 Ford Edge / 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX Inoperative Taillights Potential Number of Units Affected: 213,121 Models Affected: 2025 Ford Explorer / 2025 Lincoln Aviator Faulty Airbags Potential Number of Units Affected: 100,900 Models Affected: 2024-2026 Ford Ranger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisH Posted August 28, 2025 Share Posted August 28, 2025 2 hours ago, rmc523 said: Ford Issues Four More Recalls Affecting 1.7 Million Cars Bad Displays Potential Number of Units Affected: 355,656 Models Affected: 2025 Ford F-150 / 2025-2026 Ford Super Duty Brake Fluid Leak Potential Number of Units Affected: 499,129 Models Affected: 2015-2018 Ford Edge / 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX Inoperative Taillights Potential Number of Units Affected: 213,121 Models Affected: 2025 Ford Explorer / 2025 Lincoln Aviator Faulty Airbags Potential Number of Units Affected: 100,900 Models Affected: 2024-2026 Ford Ranger Wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 10, 2025 Author Share Posted September 10, 2025 Another day, another recall..... Ford Recalls 1.9 Million Vehicles Over Failing Rearview Cameras - Autoblog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted September 10, 2025 Share Posted September 10, 2025 23 minutes ago, rmc523 said: Another day, another recall..... Ford Recalls 1.9 Million Vehicles Over Failing Rearview Cameras - Autoblog And the hits just keep on coming. Ford has to get a handle on this. Haven't heard of anyone getting fired over this total embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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