Same for the most part *knocks on wood*!   The two open recalls I have are the "low pressure fuel pump failure" and "front seat height adjust pivot bolt and link replacement".  I don't know if they have a fix for those yet....     The only other issues I've had with it were a cracking top (replaced a while back), and lately I've had a squeaky brake pedal - had it fixed (they replaced the brake booster, can't remember what else they did) a month or two ago, and now it's doing it again, not sure why...

I like this video, the Creator goes on and on about how Volkswagen learned from the feedback it received from their earlier models and addressed those issues with this vehicle.    Starting with buttons, enhanced driving Dynamics, other things. The message for Ford is to stop giving up on products after bad press, perseverance is an enduring quality in people and automakers. It's okay to make mistakes and mess up, the key is how you atone for those mistakes and what you learn to put into new products       

You know....I just had a wild idea.  What if we're crossing rumors?   Remember how early on in Bronco rumors, there was talk of a Gladiator-style Bronco truck?  But that they couldn't make the business case work?  Gladiator sales haven't lit the world on fire either.......Have market conditions changed that much since then?   Now, fast forward, and there's the rumor a Bronco truck is back on the table. Ford said the new product at TTP will be a new nameplate. Ford also announced that the truck product at TTP will be "affordable."  And while they might be able to skirt in that definition with a base "Bronciator", that's somewhat questionable....   What if these rumors are actually combined in that they're making a Bronco Sport-based truck (Bronco Sport Trac?)?  Maverick could be the more street/light off road duty truck, with BST being more off road/tough oriented like BS was to Escape.  The problem with this theory is a lot of overlap with Maverick, but regardless in the few scenarios we've come up with, Ford is going to overlap themselves in the truck market.   It'd fit the bill of new nameplate and affordable.   So let's say it becomes a C2 plant essentially, but for "truck" purposes.......The Tennessee Truck Plant designation could be used to make the new rumored van too, which would allow them to keep Maverick/Bronco Sport at Hermosillo?     That doesn't answer the Ranger question with the Lincoln Bronco.  Unless they feel this Bronco product can replace Ranger, and maybe they give the CE1 truck the Ranger name?

I'd argue that Edge sales were dropping because it was due for an update that it didn't get.  It was all new for 2015, got a refresh in 2018, and should've been redesigned for 2021 or maybe 2022 if you gave it a regular 6-7 year cycle.  Instead, in typical Ford fashion, they pushed an aging product out for years past its due date, and then wonder where sales go.     I feel like their home runs come when they don't try to hit one - i.e. Maverick.  I don't think they were expecting a home run, but it's wound up being one.  They like to back themselves into a corner and then get stuck for years.

This is the thing.    If Ford maintained a 3-year refresh in a 5-year redesign product cadence, as they do for the F-150. Would the Escape be as unlikable?    Think about it: it takes 36 to 48 months to design a new vehicle; the Escape has been on the market for 7 years. The announcement of its discontinuation occurred roughly in year 5 of its product cycle. That means Ford, at year two or three of the Escape, decided it wasn't going to get redesigned.   If Ford had maintained a product, Cadence for the Escape at Toyota, we would have had a vehicle with styling that better matched the buyer's expectations. I don't like being negative about this. I know it's a surprise, but if you don't update your products, you can't blame your products for not being successful. The neglect drives sales declines, not an intrinsic failure of a nameplate, factory, or workers; it is the neglect that kills the product.   I'll believe Ford is on the right path if they can get the basics of maintaining their products right. And not base their neglect on the level of effort required to keep that product.

Still waiting on the fix for the two open recalls on mine! Otherwise mine has had zero issues. 

I've had several on my Bronco.  Most of them don't have parts for months after sending out the initial recall notice.  I'd have to imagine the casual customer will just ignore most of them until they come in for a routine service visit.

I understand frustration, but accidents vary in nature. Blaming design flaws isn’t the same as blaming victims. Common-sense safety standards matter, but so does personal responsibility.  

EREV is an interesting vehicle and from what I’ve seen, Ford tends to tip a PHEV with slightly larger battery into the EREV category.   While the benefits of more on site power is there, I think the real point is to add enough electric range to get around some of the tougher government rules, like California and aligned states. Maybe I’m on the wrong wavelength with this but seems like a compliance  vehicle but with enough power and features to avoid being branded a slug.

To me an EREV only makes sense if you normally drive less than 100 miles per day empty but occasionally need to take a long trip or tow something.  Otherwise it's essentially a powerboost hybrid.