They can't do that. It's what people expect from the Blue Oval. It's in their name Fixed Or Repaired Daily

If there's a standard feature Ford should drop from their vehicle lineup, it's the "guaranteed recall feature".

Wrong. A hybrid still relies on engine power alone to propel the vehicle most of the time.  To replace a 1.5eb requires a 2.5l NA engine.  To replace a 2.0eb requires a 3.5L NA v6.  Unless you’re willing to compromise performance with a much smaller NA engine.  Ecoboosts use turbos to downsize the engine making it lighter and more efficient while still providing adequate power when needed.  Even a 2.0L NA engine could be replaced with a 1.0 or 1.5eb.   This whole push for “less complexity” without turbos is a red herring.  The technology is reliable enough that it’s a non factor.

Let’s see the data.  Nothing I said has anything to do with income or affordability.  In fact it supports using cheaper engines for base models because most buyers don’t care.  But you think bargain buyers want simplicity like a NA 2.5 over a 1.5 turbo and we’re trying to tell you they just don’t care.  What matters is price, price, price, styling and mpg.

Another lovely headline, and not from some auto rag…   Ford Breaks Annual Record for Safety Recalls Within First Six Months of Year   https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ford-safety-recall-record-df03416d

Well I care and notice the things because I'm a massive car enthusiast. But most buyers don't care about that. They want good design, good features, and good quality at an affordable price. Your typically buyer won't be able to tell the difference between a 1.5 and 2.0 engine, but they'll be able to tell the difference between a 1.5 engine and an EV. 

Wow..if suppliers were allowed to sub out, that is a huge problem.  I would hope Ford did due diligence when it came to picking a vendor..."what you see should be what you get".  But good procedures costs money..for a supplier to cut corners unknown to Ford, unbelievable IMO.

If my memory serves me right, didn't Mulally  have weekly meetings with key staff and status of prior meeting issues were reviewed?  "What gets measured gets done" to use a worn out slogan. Anyone have an opinion of the recall  history during his regime?   Also my opinion, the difference when  a guy with operations/engineering roots runs the show vs. a guy who got the job because  he was a marketing "genius". Human nature IMO, a guy tends to concentrate on his area of expertise..no doubt Mulally and Farley came up via very different paths.

Agree, but they have had plenty of time to fix this and they keep making the same mistakes over and over again. They need some one or team as you say, to really look at what is wrong and fix the root problem(s)

Completely disagree based on data.  Sales data doesn’t support your position for gasoline engines anyway, excluding diesel.  You are not an “entry-level” buyer, and in my opinion are not objective regarding the needs of buyers who struggle daily and live from paycheck to paycheck.  I don’t want to offend but many of the comments that have been expressed on this topic by various posters are condescending to “normal” people who still want to drive a new car, but have limited financial resources.   Regardless, as I’ve predicted many times, the best known technical solution going forward at this time is to rely on electrification to a higher degree and on engine power to a lesser degree.  This was true at least until CAFE was recently altered.  Ford no doubt has a lot invested in EB technology but its future may be threatened by hybrid’s growth.  I’m not criticizing EB advantages, just saying electrification may limit application.  Below quote is from an article I happen to be reading comparing naturally-aspirated versus turbo engines.  As they stated, turbos may become a moot point, especially for entry-level vehicles where economy matters most.