Unsure Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I have only owned foreign SUV's (Honda, Toyota) for the last 15 years. I am currently thinking of buying the new 2011 Ford Edge. What will my ownership experience be like? Will I experience a relatively trouble free ownership experience as I have found with the Honda's? I need an AWD should I be concerned with the PTU problem? If I have a problem how will the service compare to what one receives at a Honda dealership? Sorry for all the questions but I think I am willing to buy a domestic vehicle and take a chance to move to Ford but these are the hurdles I am facing. If anyone has any insight in moving from a Honda to a Ford experience I would greatly appreciate it. Bottom line, can I be fairly assured that the experience of owning a Ford will be as relatively worry free if I switch back to a domestic vehicle? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I have only owned foreign SUV's (Honda, Toyota) for the last 15 years. I am currently thinking of buying the new 2011 Ford Edge. What will my ownership experience be like? Will I experience a relatively trouble free ownership experience as I have found with the Honda's? I need an AWD should I be concerned with the PTU problem? If I have a problem how will the service compare to what one receives at a Honda dealership? Sorry for all the questions but I think I am willing to buy a domestic vehicle and take a chance to move to Ford but these are the hurdles I am facing. If anyone has any insight in moving from a Honda to a Ford experience I would greatly appreciate it. Bottom line, can I be fairly assured that the experience of owning a Ford will be as relatively worry free if I switch back to a domestic vehicle? Thank you. Hi Unsure. :D According to JD Powers and other recognized experts on automotive quality, Ford's quality is now at least the equal of Honda, Toyota and the other imports. Concerning the "PTU' problem: Every vehicle has a certain percentage of defects. The vast majority of AWD Edge's and MKX's do not have PTU problems. Concerning Dealer reliability: By Federal law, Dealerships for all automakers are independent franchises. So like all automakers, Dealer reliability depends on the individual attitude of the Dealership. Ask others for recommendations as to the best Ford Dealer Service Departments in your area.. And check out the Service Department before you buy. People often make the mistake of thinking that the relationship with the Salesperson is the most important aspect. Well, once you purchase, you will usually not deal with the Salesperson again until you purchase another new vehicle (if they are even still there). But you will see the Service Personnel for scheduled maintenance for the life of your vehicle, so they are the important people to get to know. In my opinion (and the opinion of automotive quality experts) you can be fairly assured that the experience of owning a Ford will be at least as worry free as any other vehicle, foreign or domestic. Good luck. :beerchug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 the ptu problem was an easy fix (of course it took us 3 day's to get it fixed, luckily i have spare car/cars/motorcycle) so it wasn't no biggie. as for their service dept. (i was 50/50. they dealt w/ the problem, but we also had an AC problem (it wouldn't work) when i gave them the EDGE it was not working so i knew they could diagnose it---when i went to pick it up for the PTU fix/AC fix they told me they couldn't duplicate the problem (strange, because when they drove it into the shop it wouldn't work) they told me my wife and I should "school" ourselves on the climate control. i bit my tongue, rather than cause a problem (a business should NOT talk to a customer that way, even if they thought they were being funny. I love to joke/kid/etc. but it still wasn't funny. i've owned: 86 Chevy Camaro 87 Chevy IrocZ28 Camaro 95 Chevy Blazer S10 00 Honda Accord LX 01 Dodge RAM 1500 02 Dodge RAM 1500 02 Chevy Tahoe LT 00 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 08 Ford EDGE SEL-plus 08 Hyunda Accent SE out of these cars the ford EDGE is/was my favorite. (the accent SE is my 2nd best, i love this little thing) i WOULD buy another Ford product at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyEdge Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 My wife and I have owned: 93 Ranger, 98 Ranger, 93 Explorer, 2000 Windstar, 2002 Windstar, 2004 Sport Trac, 2008 Taurus X. 2006 Fusion, and 2007 Edge. Almost NO problems from any of them. These sites by their very nature attract problem reports, but as already said, all the quality surveys out there have Ford looking very good right now. I think you will love your Edge if you purchase one. I would agree that the individual dealer relationship is a key to happiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpm419419 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I have owned these NEW vehicles over the years 1974 Camaro with custom Starsky and Hutch paint stripes on side and hood, trunk (1st favorite) red with white striping 1975 Caprice 1976 MG Midget (my worst car ever!!) 1978 Dodge aspen 1982 Pontiac 2000 (rear main seal issues that were never corrected) 1985 Monte Carlo SS (black paint issues although it was a very nice car)) 1986 Monte Carlo SS 1987 Ford Taurus (Ford quality was not great in 1987) 1995 Ford Winstar 1996 Ford Winstar 1997 Ford Escape Wagon 1999 Chevy Malibu 2001 Ford Taurus 2002 Ford Mustang convertible 2004 Mercury Sable 2005 Saturn Ion 2007 Ford Edge (2nd Favorite) 2009 Scion Xb (my wife's favorite) Not counting the used vehicles we have owned I am definitely a Ford guy and have a very good local dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unsure Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Thank you very much your input is appreciated. I am quite excited to buy a domestic car again so it is nice to hear it will be a "typical" experience. Which is realistic that any car can have issues but the quality of the build is not one of them. Thanks again, I will keep you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwtc Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I have always owned domestic vehicles, all new vehicles have been Ford, Lincoln or Mercury's since the late 70's, I have owned used Ford and GM products, have driven company vehicles from Ford, GM and Chrysler. out of all of the vehicles I have owned/driven I have only had 3 vehicles that I would say had problems/issues. Ford's quality has improved but I have not had may problems with them in the past. (the problem cars I had were a 1978 Pinto, 2002 Focus SVT and a company vehicle 1999 Windstar ) I have a 05 Ranger with a 3.0 with 152000 miles that runs great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike08EDGE Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 I've owned 10 cars - 9 Ford products and 1 Toyota. The only trouble maker car? The Toyota! New transmission, ECU, water pump, timing belt tensioners, radio...all before the warranty ran out. The real question is...IS IT SAFE TO BUY FOREIGN??? My cars... Past: 85 Cougar XR7 88 Thunderbird TC 87 Merkur XR4tI (2) 84 Mustang SVO 88 Merkur Scorpio 91 Escort GT (2) Current: 08 Edge LTD 03 Toyota MR2 Spyder - the trouble maker Wifes car - 05 Honda Accord - (vanilla as they come - no soul) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerjmr33 Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 I've owned a few cars myself---- '36 Ford Convertible '36 Ford Tudor Sedan '41 Ford Business Coup '48 Chevy Fleetline '56 Pontiac (bad from the getgo) '62 Ford Station Wagon '63 Chevy Wagon '64 Chevy Wagon '65 Buick Skylark Gran Sport '65 Plymouth Wagon '67 Plymouth Wagon '68 Plymouth Wagon '70 Chevy Wagon '73 Chevy Wagon '75 Chevy Suburban '77 Chevy Wagon '80 Chevy Caprice '83 Ford Van '85 Ford Van '87 Mercury Sable '88 Ford Van ''91 Ford Explorer '95 Ford Crown Vic '98 Ford Windstar '00 Ford Windstar '03 Hyundai Sante Fe '04 Toyota Sienna '08 Ford Edge Does that qualify me as a domestic car buyer? The Hyundai is my wife's car--- And it's as good as anything I have ever owned! The Sienna was mine, but was as uncomfortable as could be--- The Edge is just right so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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