I currently have 28,000 miles on my Navigator. The rear brake pads were worn down to 1mm and the fronts were worn down about 75%. The front rotors were heat scorched. I trailer about 10% of the mileage and generally do not brake that hard. We are in TX, so conditions are typically hotter. Anyone else have these issues?   I decided to fix this correctly and install the Powerstop K8026-36 kit for towing. This includes front and rear slotted and drilled rotors and high performance brake pads. The kit was just under $500 on Amazon and my mechanic charged $200 for the installation. I expect this will solve the problem, but only time will tell. I thought this was a better option than going with OEM again that would likely have the same issue or cheep after market. I had a similar problem on my 2008 Sequoia and this solved the problem (Toyota later admitted to the problem and retrofitted additional brake cooling).   Anyone else experience this issue?

I’m down for this. He hasn’t done anything that has impressed me, well I guess unless you’re talking about a $400,000 plus Mustang. How exciting.  I see no clear vision for Ford.   As a counterpoint to this, can anyone explain what exactly has gone well under Farley‘s leadership and why he should be retained?   

E10/87 was $2.51/gal when I filled up on Monday evening.    The winter storm that hit later that night sure did wonders for my gas expenditures this week. 

This is the second time recently that they’ve done this with a nearly ready model….they did the same with Airflow….they may be more lost than Ford product wise.

As reported in another thread, CE1 BEVs were developed at $0.30 on the dollar of what Ford Engineering would have cost. A lot of the issue at Ford is the built up bureaucracy, the big book of Ford design and development rules that must never  be ignored lest bad things happen…….   Perhaps it’s time for ICE developments to become small efficient brownfield projects. Maybe start with what’s already there and implement all the cost saving and efficiency ideas and root out all the nonsense.

Now that’s a huge kick in the ass to Ford Engineering but Farley is not ready to drop the other shoe just yet.. (maybe future ICE programs should be run that way too….)        

Ah, get your point...but he did hire Mulally....but then again he hired "furniture man"🤔

The goal should be to try and stabilize prices rather than massively reducing them, CE1 is the only exception to that more or less. A 50k mustang gt is acceptable, but if that price keeps climbing by thousands with each model year, that's really gonna hurt it. 

Yes, longer term if Ford now expects ICE will be around much longer than previously anticipated, they may introduce new engines and transmissions, perhaps in an effort to reduce costs.  As I’ve expressed before, some engines today are more complex and therefore expensive than necessary, and perhaps entry-level trucks may work just fine with an 8-speed automatic as example instead of 10-speed; though new multi-speed transmissions may be a very low priority if HEV and PHEV end up with completely different drivetrains (I think a serious possibility).  I just can’t imagine an electrified 10-speed will be used for very long to drive HEV and PHEV; seems too much of a compromise, and expensive on top of that.  

It has nothing to do with my income, Ford needs to sell cars to the average Joe and their average salary cannot afford 45k Mustangs. Your statement makes no sense, "so how are manufactures actually going to make $$ on selling new cars that cost almost the same as a used car?" I sell homes and there are new homes being sold for the same price as existing homes and guess which ones get sold. So if builders can do it why can't the automakers? They can make a profit the problem is they are being greedy with the high sticker prices plain and simple. Stock in Ford is tanking because of JF's comments at the last meeting.